Project Description:
In it’s current implementation, WebEnroll uses a vendor product to screen-scrape SIS data into a web application where students may drop and add courses. Although it is a web application, this initial phase essentially duplicates the functions and navigation of the previous 3270-based “Computer Enrollment” system. Phase II introduces significant changes. The largest is the use of replicated SIS data (see the AIS “IDMS Database Replication and Messaging” project) to display the student’s enrollments. The student’s enrollments, currently displayed on multiple pages, will be displayed on a single scrollable page to simplify navigation. Phase II will also introduces integration with the Registrar’s “Course Planner” (part of the Schedule of Courses), allowing students to build a schedule in the planner and then transfer it to WebEnroll where the actual enrollments will be done automatically. The WebEnroll course search functions will be expanded to parallel those in the Course Planner and will move from the mainframe to the server through the use of IDMS Replication. Project Status:
To build expertise and experience, this project is organized in two parts: In the first part, replicated data on section enrollments will be used to move WebEnroll’s open section search functions from the mainframe to web servers, reducing the processing load on the mainframe during high activity periods. This subproject was put in production in mid-October 2006. In the second part, replicated data will be made available to the Schedule Planner function within the Schedule of Courses. The Schedule Planner function will be coupled to the WebEnroll application to allow students to plan their desired schedule and submit it to WebEnroll as a unit rather than a series of individual enrollment requests. WebEnroll will also be enhanced to provide a more “web-like” experience for the students. This part, the larger of the two, is currently in the requirements phase and is scheduled to be implemented in late 2007. |