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***PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO VIEW MULTIPLE MESSAGES*** Updated on February 22, 2019 Information regarding our last release can be found: https://oracle.fss.finance.harvard.edu/oracle-ebs-findini-4014-release-notes Additional Tips: For Windows PC users, using Oracle requires a base level of Java JRE version 1.8.0_141 which all of our users have already. There is no harm for windows users to update to JAVA JRE 1.8.0_181. MAC PC users only, when logging in for the first time after October 22, will be required to update to Java JRE version 1.8.0_181. If users receive a popup message that a more recent version is available, they should NOT act upon the request. MAC users should use Safari as their Browser. To Learn more about Java Web Start, it is highly recommended to go to our site https://oracle.fss.finance.harvard.edu/user-resources found under https://oracle.fss.finance.harvard.edu/ Always clear your browser cache if you encounter any screen issues or errors. Oracle Financials Users should always review the desktop standards after each FINDINI Release to be better informed of desktop requirements. These can be found on site https://harvard.service-now.com/ithelp?id=kb_article&sys_id under the EnterpriseApplication Supported Desktop Configurations section. Please review the HUIT Service Status Dashboard for all System operational status. This can be found on site https://status.huit.harvard.edu/ If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact the HUIT Service Desk at 5-7777.

Upcoming April System Access Outage for Oracle Financials Systems: Oracle Financials will be unavailable due to the implementation of our Spring FINDINI 4.0.15 Release beginning Friday, April 26 at 6:00pm until Monday, April 29 at 7:00am The Spring FINDINI release will be available to users on Monday April 29. The Oracle EBS Financial systems that will be offline during this time include: Accounts Payable, Accounts Payable Adjustment Form for Assets, Accounts Receivable, iReceivables & Collections, Bottomline, CAPS, Cash Management (CMRA), Chart Security Maintenance Application (CSMA), Chart of Accounts GL Validator, FedEx, General Ledger, Oracle Assets, HCOM & iProcurement, PCard, Vendor Request, Web ADI, & Web Reimbursement. CPATH (Capital Planning at Harvard), DMS Financial Data Warehouse, & HART reporting will also be offline during this same outage window. CPATH & DMS Financial Data Warehouse are also having a release during this weekend.