CRITICAL Release ASCENDER Update 9.0415 installed 1/11/25
ASCENDER 9.0415
Highlights are below.
ASCENDER Business Highlights:
Release 9.0415 addresses several critical issues to enhance system stability and compliance. Updates include corrections to the edfi_api_connection table reset process to resolve system flags during nightly jobs, ensuring TSDS processing runs without interruption. Issues preventing the deletion of zero-amount records in the budget staging table have been resolved, allowing proper record handling and compliance with TEA standards. Additionally, specific account code fields on the Budget and Payroll tabs are now locked to restrict unintended edits after TEA submissions.
- Fatal error 20030-0016 related to BudgetProgramIntent validation for BudgetObject ranges 6100–6600 addressed.
- Corrected the edfi_api_connection table reset process to ensure proper nightly flag resets for uninterrupted TSDS processing.
- Fixed an issue where zero-amount records in the budget staging table could not be deleted.
ASCENDER Student Highlights:
Release 9.0415 addresses several critical issues affecting TSDS reporting and nightly job processing. Fixes address fatal errors related to orphaned Staff Section records and missing end dates, improving compliance with TSDS submissions. The AsOfStatus nightly job was updated to prevent overwriting manual changes, and validations for TxUID extract processing were refined for accuracy.
- Fatal errors 30090-0007 and 30090-0117 related to orphaned Staff Section records and missing end dates are addressed.
- Corrected an issue in nightly job handling where AsOfStatus updates were incorrectly calculated.
- Addressed an 30090-0117 related issue where non-employees with valid begin and end dates, days employed, and percent day employed were not being extracted for TSDS unless the "Extract for TSDS" checkbox was manually selected. Updates ensure proper extraction without requiring the checkbox.
- Fixed inconsistencies in TSDS extract processing that left original TxUID records alongside new records.
ASCENDER Administrative Highlights:
Release 9.0415 improves data validation and processing across administrative modules. Updates include stricter controls for account code editing, ensuring compliance with financial reporting standards. Additional backend enhancements improve TSDS data processing for both employee and non-employee records.
- Locked account code fields in District Administration > Tables > District Information > Fall Finance TSDS Data to prevent unauthorized updates.
- Resolved an issue where duplicate records were incorrectly processed in budget staging tables.
- Corrected TSDS extractions to ensure valid employee and non-employee data is included.
ACTION REQUIRED by District:
- Complete an extract and send in ASCENDER>District Admin>Options>TSDS-Domains and Entities.
Navigate to District Admin > Options > TSDS - Domains and Entities tab and click extract and send button. Confirm that the extract and send is currently running and began message completes (disappears from the screen). This may require you to navigate away from the screen and return to confirm the message doesn't display.
Also, to ensure an extract and send completed successfully navigate to TSDS>District Administration>Inquiry>TSDS Level 1 Errors and click the Extract Errors Reprint button to confirm that the date on the last line of the latest extract shows a current date and doesn't show a failed message.
PLEASE NOTE: Information about extract/sends:
The Nightly Scheduled extracts/sends data Monday through Friday, starting at 6:15 PM, with the process running hourly until 4:15 AM. On weekends, the servers run hourly for SENDS ONLY, except during the maintenance window from 2:00 AM to 3:00 AM. Please be cautious about manual extract/sends during peak business hours because we have had reports of some districts failing. It is important that you monitor them to ensure they complete before you move on to promote and validate data.
2. Navigate to TEAL and login and then navigate to TSDS>PEIMS:
Promote loaded data - Select All LEA Data and select All Categories. Once the promotion completes ensure there are no errors
Validate Fall PEIMS Submission Data - Select All Categories
View Error report to review fatals/specials/warnings that still exist.
3. Update any current ASCENDER or TSDS Tickets to resolve them or to let us know the status of the ticket(s).