Please review the latest updates from your State Board Student Financials Support Team:

1. 1098-T News:

• UPDATE: Electronic consent is linked to the student ID#, covering all institutions.
• Next Work Session/Training: 12/4/2023 @ 1:00pm. Please share any 1098-T topics for the agenda.
• Latest 1098-T Session/Training Recording: Available in the Work Session Information Canvas Course.
• Status Updates: SF Team will send periodic emails on 1098-T activity until 3/31/2024.

2. Winter/Spring Term Roll:

• Prepare for the Winter term. Ensure fees from fall are rolled, and payment plans are set up.
• Utilize the Reference Center's Term Rollover Checklist.
• ***Submit a ticket when Winter term is ready for nightly tuition calculation jobs.***

3. Select Charges to Pay (in Student Self-Service):

• Refer to the new QRG for information. Submit a ticket for enabling this feature in the PCD environment.

4. 2024-2025 Academic Year Tuition Rates UPDATE:

• Tuition rates from the State Board expected in February 2024. SF Team to assist with the update.

5. Item Type Form in Solar Winds:

• "Product" field now available on the SJS tab.

6. SFRA (Student Financial Responsibility Authorization):

• On hold until Spring. Aiming for global terminology impact. State Board Policy and Business Operations developing parameters.

7. PCD Environment & SF Testing:

• Test environment crucial for changes, updates, or new features. Use ctcLink environment markers for proper selection. PLEASE DO NOT TEST IN PRODUCTION!
  • Environment Marker info: Chrome:
    • https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/environment-marker/ahjhdebcnlgmojdmjnhikhakkghcchkk?hl=en
  • Firefox:
    • This extension adds a color to the top of your browser, you can make it different for each environment.
      • https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/envify/
    • This extension is for the ribbon/environment marker.
      • https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/environment-marker/
• Here are the environment links to make it a little easier for you 😊
  • PRD: https://csprd.ctclink.us/csprd/signon.html
  • PCD: https://cs-pcd.peoplesoft-nonprod-aws.ctclink.sbctc.edu
  • PQA: https://cs-pqa.peoplesoft-nonprod-aws.ctclink.sbctc.edu

8. View Customer Accounts:

• ORACLE BUG Alert: Issue with the "View Customer Accounts" page. SR ticket open with Oracle. No fix date yet.
• When following this navigation: (Navigator > Student Financials > View Customer Accounts > Academic Information link > Enrollment link > show all columns button) a client can view a student′s drop dates and drop reason comments. To recreate the issue, click on Class Info and then close and return to Enrollment Summary screen. The Drop reason comments disappear. When a client navigates out of Academic Information and navigates back in, the Drop Reasons reflect as expected.

For any questions or concerns, contact the SF Team at [email protected].

-Your SF Team