Glossary

University Information Services (UIS) offers a wide range of efficient and cost-effective enterprise services to support the university’s academic mission and the strategic vision of each campus. Click the service name for an overview and information on faculty, staff and student uses. Open hyperlink for detailed description and access information.

25Live/Lynx

25Live/Lynx is a room scheduling application used by CU campuses.

Automic

Automic is integrated with PeopleSoft, Linux and AUTO-RC to facilitate automated batch processes across multiple platforms. It is primarily used internally by Production Services.

Campus Solutions

CU-SIS Campus Solutions (CS) is the primary component of CU Student Integrated Systems (CU-SIS). It encompasses many functions directly related to student administration, faculty workload and course management.

Campus Solutions Mobile Application

Campus Solutions Mobile Application or Campus Mobile is a collection of eight mobile applications that serve our four campuses via Android and Apple mobile operating systems. Each campus has branded their mobile apps to their specifications. The mobile applications expose Campus Solutions’ Student Center via mobile device, formatting content appropriately.

Central Information Warehouse (CIW)

The Central Information Warehouse (CIW) is CU’s system-wide centralized data repository for information sourced from administrative systems.

Cisco Jabber

Cisco Jabber is an application that allows CU System employees to make calls and chat remotely through a softphone.

Collibra

Collibra is a data catalog that contains metadata, which is data about the data at CU. It does not store actual student or employee data. Instead, it provides visibility and context about data, making it easier to classify, discover and protect.

Concur

The Concur Travel & Expense System (Concur) is the university’s system for booking official employee travel, requesting cash advances, requesting reimbursement and reconciling procurement card and travel expenses.

CU Careers

CU Careers is the university’s recruiting website and software. When CU Careers is down, it can affect an applicant’s ability to apply for open positions. The CU Careers website provides links to both CU applicant tracking systems, CU Careers (Taleo) and CU Boulder’s applicant tracking system, Avature.

CU Careers – Recruiting

The recruiting site for CU Careers is powered by Oracle’s Taleo software is the applicant tracking system used by UCCS, UCD and System. This system is used by departments to track applications through the hiring process.

CU-Data

The CU Reporting System (CU-Data/CU Reporting/Cognos) is a robust tool offering standardized business intelligence reports to assist with analysis and presentation of data contained in the Central Information Warehouse (CIW).

CU Marketplace

The CU Marketplace is the university’s official procurement-to-pay system. The software is used by CU to create and approve purchase requisitions, place purchase orders, receive goods and services and process invoices.

Degree Audit and Transfer Credit (DATC)

The Degree Audit and Transfer Credit (DATC) system tracks academic progress toward graduation. It evaluates CU and transfer courses to a specific academic program.

Enterprise Portal

Enterprise Portal is the main point of entry for self-service applications for students, faculty and staff. It is sometimes called CU Resources, MyCUInfo, myUCCS Portal or CU Access.

eRA

The Electronic Research and Administration (eRA) system automates processes the university uses to apply for research grants and other funding. The interface with HCM shares information related to payroll, benefits and other activities.

eRA InfoEd application

InfoEd is an electronic research portal system used to manage the research lifecycle, from start to finish.

FIN

The PeopleSoft Finance System (FIN) is a Web-based application that allows CU employees to perform the tasks needed to manage financial information.

HCM

Human Capital Management (HCM) software is used for core human resources, payroll and benefits, and other HR-related activities.

HireRight I-9 and E-verify

HireRight’s I-9 Solution satisfies U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services requirements related to the electronic creation, signature, retention and security of the Form I-9. This paperless process enables users to create, view, download, store and print the Form I-9, as well as management reports, on-demand. It also performs the E-Verify portion of the process.

HireRight Background Checks

HireRight’s background check solution is integrated with CU Careers to run background checks for finalists in the hiring process.

International Tax Navigator

The International Tax Navigator application is used for tax treaty administration and annual 1042-S tax reporting for international employees, students and vendors.

Integration Gateway

Integration gateway is a platform that manages the receipt and delivery of messages passed among systems through PeopleSoft Integration Broker.

LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning provides an online library of nearly 25,000 instructional videos covering the latest software, creative and business skills.

Minuet by Inteum

Minuet is the university’s database application used by Venture Partners at CU Boulder and CU Innovations Office at Anschutz. It allows users to manage the data and processes in the intellectual property and technology transfer operations.

My Leave

My Leave is used to collect, review and approve employee time and leave information.

Nelnet

Nelnet is an electronic payment service provider used for electronic student billing and electronic student payment processing using Automated Clearing House (ACH) debits, credit cards and debit cards. The Commerce Manager portal within Nelnet Campus Commerce is available for departments accepting online payments tied to admission applications and program deposits.

ODIN

Open Data and Information Network (ODIN) is a UIS-sponsored GraphQL API with access to near-real-time updates of enterprise data from multiple UIS systems. ODIN can be leveraged as a single-source repository to replace multiple point-to-point integrations between UIS and Campus OIT departments.

OnBase

OnBase is a document management solution that secures business content in a centralized, secure location that is easily accessed from any device or location.

Parchment

Parchment is a digital credential service, allowing learners, academic institutions, and employers to request, verify and share credentials.

PeopleSoft Elasticsearch

Peoplesoft Elasticsearch (PES) provides a secure and user-friendly search functionality for pages and components within PeopleSoft applications.

Perceptive Content

Perceptive Content software enables users to secure and access business content in any format across its entire lifecycle for instant, precise visibility within a business process.

Phire

PeopleSoft’s Phire Architect tool automates file and application migrations and helps manage application development change requests.

Secure File Transfer Protocol

This system is used for the transfer of computer files between a client and server on a computer network.

Skillsoft Percipio

Skillsoft Percipio is an online learning management system that offers CU custom training, instructor-led training courses and books.

Sunapsis or International Student and Scholar System (ISSS)

The Sunapsis-driven International Student and Scholar System (ISSS) application is used by campus International Education and Admissions offices to report and track foreign national students and scholars from around the globe and help keep them engaged in learning at CU.

TeamMate

TeamMate Audit is a comprehensive audit management system designed to help auditors and audit department leadership manage all aspects of the audit process.

Terminal Server

Developer terminal server services is remote desktop access to specific servers allowing multiple developers access for the purpose of doing development work.

VP/CUI Online IDF

Venture Partners/CU Innovations Online Invention Disclosure Form is an online form for CU Anschutz and CU Denver inventors to submit invention disclosures for intellectual property management.

Web Performance Monitoring

Automatically monitors web-based internal and external applications for performance issues, such transaction responsiveness, speed and bottlenecks, to ensure optimal performance for end users.

Available 1800 Grant and Production services:

1800 Grant File and Print Services

The file and print services at the CU System office at 1800 Grant St.

1800 Grant VDIs

Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is virtualization technology that hosts a desktop operating system on a centralized server in a data center.

1800 Grant Phones

The phone system used at the CU System office at 1800 Grant St.

Cherwell

Cherwell Service Management is a platform that enables delivery of efficient services, allows for the automation of business processes and workflows, and service desk functionality.

cu.edu email

The email system used at the CU.

Law Toolbox

Law Toolbox is an integration into Microsoft Office that automates deadlines and rule changes.

Microsoft Suite

Microsoft Suite is a hosted, online version of Microsoft software that includes Outlook, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams and the Office Online applications.

Wired and Wireless network for 1800 Grant

The wired and wireless internet network at the CU System office at 1800 Grant St.

VPN

Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a connection method used to add security and privacy to private and public networks.