Operations Support and Innovation
Operations Support and Innovation
The Operations Support and Innovation (OSI) Department provides access and support for a variety of systems used across CSUMB, including:
- Common Financial Systems (CFS)
- Finance Data Warehouse (FDW)
- CMS Employee Resources (soon to be CHRS)
- Transact (eCommerce)
- Student Financial Systems
- Concur Travel & Expense
- System Interfaces between the systems above
- Business process improvements to enhance efficiency and workflow
Getting Access
To request access to CFS, Finance Data Warehouse, or CMS Employee Resources, please complete the appropriate Data Access Request (DAR) form found in the links below:
Note: OSI does not provide access to Student Information Systems such as OASIS or Onbase.
Updates
Common Financial System (CFS) MP 6.0 Upgrade:
CFS will undergo an upgrade from Friday, April 25 at 5:00 p.m. to Monday, April 28 at 9:00 a.m. CFS and Finance Data Warehouse will be unavailable during this time.
In preparation for this release, CFS users are advised to complete their processes as early as possible on Friday, April 25 to avoid any issues during the upgrade. Additionally, users should clear their browser cache before logging into the CFS application on Monday morning.
While the system's functionality is not changing for end users, the look and feel of the home page, searches, and entry pages are changing slightly. Look for more information and guides in the upcoming weeks.
If you have any questions or issues with any of the systems above, please contact us at: osi@csumb.edu
Common Financial System (CFS) MP 5.0 Upgrade:
The CFS application will undergo an application upgrade beginning 5pm Friday, November 18, through 9am Monday, November 21. The CFS and Finance Data Warehouse applications will be down during this time. The upgraded CFS MP 5.0 database will be available again on Monday 11/21 at 9am.
In preparation for this release, CFS users are advised to clear browser cache before logging into the CFS application on Monday morning.
While the functionality of the system is not changing for end users, the look and feel is slightly changing for the home page and navigation.
To assist with these changes and to learn more about the upgrade, the CSU Chancellor Office (CO) has created an online video explaining the changes and enhancements. The CO also posted the following FAQ document for this upgrade.
Finance Data Warehouse Upgrade (OAC):
The CSU Chancellor’s Office announced that the current Finance Data Warehouse (OBIEE) version will be migrated to Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC) version. The upgraded data warehouse will go-live on Wednesday, November 16th.
Once the upgrade is completed, the CSUMB dashboard Finance Data Warehouse link will be replaced with the new upgraded link. Any saved customizations and user defaults should transfer over to the upgraded version. The Chancellor Office has posted the following document explaining the changes and enhancements.