Jane, Chuck's suggestion is the path we plan on taking at my institution. We have been using Proposal Tracking for years and have now supplemented with Human Subjects, Lab Animals and Proposal Development in the building of the kind of comprehensive "front end" Chuck mentions. InfoEd currently is developing a postaward financial package that will integrate with their tracking module. We have implemented the PeopleSoft financials and HR modules, but the PS grant module remains significantly behind what InfoEd has developed. Our plan eventually is to interface the InfoEd "front end" with PeopleSoft, with InfoEd's assistance. Dick Keogh -----Original Message----- From: Herbert B. Chermside [SMTP:xxxxxx@VCU.EDU] Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 5:33 PM To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG Subject: Re: Peoplesoft Projects Modular Jane, InfoEd' InfoOffice could be a good "front end" for handling proposals. They posted an announcement some time ago about creating interfaces with various accounting systems, and Peoplesoft was one. I'm cutting and pasting below because I am not sure that attachments work on this listserve. Chuck NEWS RELEASE Contact: Maria = Michael FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Director of Marketing = InfoEd International, Inc. = (518) 464-0691 InfoEd Works With SAP and SCT to Develop System Interfaces GUILDERLAND, NY, October 5, 2000 - InfoEd International, Inc. is pleased = to announce they are working in collaboration with Systems Application Products in Data Processing (SAP) and SCT to develop system interfaces = for the seamless integration of their accounting systems and Info.Office, InfoEd's software solution for electronic research administration. This approach provides institutions with the option to select the accounting system that best suits their needs knowing that InfoEd is committed to, = and actively developing these interfaces. InfoEd is the premier research administration systems vendor, currently with 14 integrated modules in operation. InfoEd is now adding another facet to their product mix by taking functionality and integration even farther, directly into an institution's financial system. This functionality will increase the reporting capabilities of the = Info.Office system and remove the need for accounting systems to be customized. Attached, is a news release from InfoEd Europe, detailing our = relationship with SAP to provide complete pre-award to post-award business solutions = for research administration. In addition, under an agreement with the University System of New Hampshire, InfoEd is working with SCT to = develop an interface between InfoEd's Proposal Tracking module and SCT's Banner Financials system. These are just the first steps of InfoEd's commitment to providing the research administration community with a solution that meets all their business needs while giving them the flexibility to choose the products that are right for them. InfoEd expects that within the next year, interfaces with all primary accounting system vendors will be complete. InfoEd International, Inc. is the world's leading provider of systems = and services supporting research and intellectual property administration. There are currently more than 800 installations of = systems and services supporting hundreds of thousands of users worldwide. = InfoEd International is headquartered in Guilderland, New York USA with offices = in Manchester, England UK. The InfoEd International, Inc. web site is = located at http://www.infoed.org. -30- At 10:15 AM 1/11/01 -0600, you wrote: >Gerri, > University of New Orleans (and actually the whole LSU System) is in = the >process of installing the various modules of Peoplesoft. I'm not an >accountant so can't say exactly how the functions & modules are = classified >by the software, but I know we have Payroll and General Ledger up and >running. There might be more in the background that I'm unaware. The >General Ledger provides us in research administration (and PI's) some >things in general accounting that are useful, however, my understanding = of >the real "bread & butter" that we need, i.e. Proposal Tracking is >w-a-a-a-y far from implementation. Anyone out there know about this? >Our dilemma is going to be that we have now 5 years of accumulated data = in >the system we are using that will somehow need to be converted. I = believe >the grants tracking functions of Peoplesoft are still "vaporware" (I = could >be wrong on this, have not investigated in a while), but aside from the >basic functionality of that module, the conversion process is going to = be >our real issue. Thus I'm interested in the responses to your inquiry. > >- Jane Prudhomme > > *************************************** > Jane E. Prudhomme, M.A., M.S. > Asst. Vice Chancellor, > Research and Sponsored Programs > University of New Orleans > 2000 Lakeshore Drive > New Orleans, LA 70148 > Phone: 504 - 280-7154 > FAX: 504-280- 3896 > E-Mail: xxxxxx@uno.edu > http://www.uno.edu/~orsp >***************************************** > >Gerri Hobbs wrote: > > > Dear Research Administrators: > > The University of Delaware is currently working towards = implementing > > Peoplesoft Projects. We are interested to see how many other = schools > > are currently using Peoplesoft Projects or are considering using > > Peoplesoft Projects or Grants. I would appreciate any information = you > > can provide me. > > > > Thank you for your time. > > Gerri Hobbs Herbert B. Chermside, CRA Director, Sponsored Programs Administration Virginia Commonwealth University PO BOX 980568 Richmond, VA 23298-0568 Express Delivery Only: Sanger Hall, Rm. 1-073 11th & Marshall Streets Richmond, VA 23219 Voice: 804-828-6772 Fax 804-828-2521 OFFICE e-mail xxxxxx@VCU.EDU Personal e-mail xxxxxx@vcu.edu http://views.vcu.edu/ospa/ ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================
