PeopleSoft 9.2 Upgrade Information

Please be sure to review all the information below. This upgrade is new and Central has updated all their web content to support questions you might have. Extensive preparations were made before the upgrade for the affected users of the upgrade and this is reflected in the documentation provided. If you need help navigating the new upgrade please review the General Navigation document provided by Central below.

The PeopleSoft 9.2 upgrade provides many CUNYfirst user interface improvements and ensures vendor support for years to come. For more information on these upgrades, please view an introductory video available from the recently revamped CUNYfirst web page as well as a student demo video shared at the most recent Council of Presidents, Admin Council and IT Steering Committee meetings.

Download CUNYfirst Upgrade to PeopleSoft 9.2-General Navigation Guide.pdf — 585 KB

Upgrade Timeline

The upgrade is planned to start at 7:30 PM on Thursday, December 16 and finish by 10:00 PM on Monday, December 20th. During this time, the Human Capital Management (HCM) and Finance pillars and related functions will not be available. Students and faculty will have access to the Campus Solution pillar and functions, including vaccine entry and end of semester grading and reporting. Employee vaccine entry will also not be impacted during this time. The CUNYfirst Campus Solutions upgrade to 9.2 is scheduled to occur in the spring 2022.

Once the upgrade is complete Central will be holding daily conference calls with all campuses to insure any and all issues are front and center should there be a need. If you experience any issues after the upgrade that is not related to getting used to the new look and navigation please contact York IT.

Business Office Reminder

Please be advised that the CUNY CIS will be upgrading its current version of PeopleSoft 9.0 to the PeopleSoft 9.2 version. At this point, no new requisitions should be entered into CUNYfirst. Any requisitions entered into CUNYfirst and not approved at COB today will be deleted.

Please also note that there will be a pause in the Business Office’s functionality in CUNYfirst through Friday, December 17, 2021 (End of Day). Phase 1 of the PeopleSoft 9.2 upgrade is scheduled to be completed on December 20, 2021.

We expect to have full functionality on Monday, December 20, 2021 and/or thereafter.

The following entities will be impacted:

York College (YRKPR)

York College Auxiliary (YRK02)

York College Association (YRK03)

York College Child and Family Center (YRK04)

We will update the community once additional information becomes available. Thanks in advance and for your cooperation.

The Business Office.

HCM Staff resources

Central has added a SharePoint resource video training you can find at this link:

CISTraining SharePoint

Central is encouraging HCM staff to visit this SharePoint site as updated information will be added there first.

IT Support

Please be aware that information on this page pertains to the upgrade of CUNYfirst HCM and Financials. If you have inquiries about roles, navigation, and access these should be addressed with your supervisor or subject matter experts of the various pillars. The links on this page are specifically provided to inform on the upgrade. IT can escalate issues to Central as they relate to the upgrade but will direct any inquiries related to the upgrade to the documentation that Central has provided for this.

To reach the IT Help Desk directly call 718-262-5300

If your issue is not urgent please use the preferred method above and create a YConnect submission

You can email us at helpdesk@york.cuny.edu for general questions but if you have an incident to report use the YConnect path