Category: Definitions

Tuesday’s Totally Tubular Terms 6

I have been asked what all of the terms mean on the Draft High Level Timeline, so here is the Draft High Level Timeline and what each item means.  Apologies, as this is a long post, but I wanted to cover everything.  I will also present this information at the February College meeting and add…
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Tuesday’s Totally Tubular Terms 5

With classes starting this week, I think this week’s Totally Tubular Terms should be about students and how they pay.  Academic Calendar – Defines the landmark dates that drive much of the day-to-day business at the academic institution. Contains cancel, withdrawal, drop deadlines, quarterly start and end dates, census date, and other key dates.   –…
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Tuesday’s Totally Tubular Terms 4 – Happy New Year’s Eve!

I missed posting yesterday. I need to get back into the groove! With the new year 2020 starting tomorrow it makes me think of all of the changes we will go through during 2020. While we won’t actually go live until 2021, 2020 is the year we will make most of the decisions regarding the…
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Tuesday’s Totally Tubular Terms 3

Happy Winter Grazing Day! It seems appropriate on the day the college celebrates the holidays, Tuesday’s Totally Tubular Terms should be about the people at the college – your new ID number in ctcLink, your self service abilities, etc. Enjoy your day! Empl ID Pronounced – “em pul eye dee” A single identification number for…
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Tuesday’s Totally Tubular Terms 2

ctcLink Pillars: The ctcLink software is made up of three main Pillars. One for Human Capital Management (HCM), one for Finance (FIN), and one for student information, Campus Solutions (CS). The CS Pillar includes Financial Aid, Curriculum, and Student Financials. ctcLink Modules: Within each Pillar there are modules. Modules are a group of processes that…
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Tuesday’s Totally Tubular Terms

There are lots of old and new terms, both for the project and the ctcLink Software. I am going to go over some each week so hopefully everyone can understand what is going on. If you ever have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask. ctcLink is PeopleSoft 9.2 configured for Washington State. PeopleSoft is an…
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