M-Pathways PeopleTools Upgrade

M-Pathways Human Resource Management System - May 2023

The PeopleTools infrastructure that supports the M-Pathways Human Resource Management System is being upgraded.

Service Interruption

The M-Pathways Human Resource Management System will be unavailable from 8 a.m. Saturday, May 6, to 7 a.m. Sunday, May 7, while the system is being upgraded.

Known Issue

  • When performing multiple searches, if you click Return to Search after selecting results from the second search, then the search fields will display the search criteria from the first search (instead of the second).

 

What's Changing

New Style to all Pages

All pages in the M-Pathways Human Resource Management System will have a new look, but the impact to users will be minimal. Processes and procedures will remain the same.

New Homepage and Search 

The top banner of the homepage has been updated to include two new buttons: Recently Visited and Favorites. A new Search field is also available. This field replaces the Global Search.

Navigate to homepages using the Homepage Selector  or the Previous Homepage and Next Homepage buttons.

Personalize Homepage is now in the Actions  menu next to the Previous Homepage and Next Homepage buttons.  

Note: Default Homepages may need to be reset through the Actions  menu and Personalize Homepage. For more information, see Navigating the New M-Pathways.

The new Search field is responsive. Much like Google, you can start typing and the drop-down suggests possible results. 

NavBar

The NavBar also has a new look.

 

Breadcrumbs are now available and display navigation.

 

NavBar: Menu is now alphabetical. 

 

You can personalize your menu/navigations. Click the Personalize NavBar Screenshot of Personalize NavBar icon icon to change to Standard from the default of Alphabetical (which is what is seen today).

Recent Searches and Saved Searches

Two new drop-down menus are available on all Search Criteria pages: Recent Searches and Saved Searches. The Recent Searches drop-down menu displays values from recent searches on the current page and all other pages. The Saved Searches drop-down menu displays searches that were saved. To save a search, enter the applicable search criteria, click Search and then click Save Search. To edit either of these searches, click the Edit button next the applicable search.  

Search Results

After searching, search results display even if only one line exists for an EmplID. For example, if you searched on EmplID 12345678 and only one row/Emp Rcd# exists, a row now displays below the Search Criteria. Previously, if only one row/Empl Rcd# existed, the applicable page would open. 

 

New Back Button

The Back button is now an arrow in the top banner.

Process Monitor

New Clear and Reset buttons. The Clear button clears all filters and resets each to default values. The Reset button retrieves saved filter values from the database. 

The Actions/Related Actions drop-down menu allows your to navigate directly to the Message Log, perform a Hold Request on the process instance, or apply actions such as Hold/Delete/Restart/Cancel right from the Process Monitor page. 

 

Financials PeopleTools 8.59 Upgrade - February 2022

The PeopleTools infrastructure that supports the M-Pathways Financials & Physical Resources system is being upgraded.

Service Interruption

The M-Pathways Financials & Physical Resources system will be unavailable from 5 p.m. Saturday, February 12, to 8 a.m. Sunday, February 13, while the system is being upgraded.

What's Changing

New Style to all Pages

All pages in the M-Pathways Financials & Physical Resources system will have a new look, but the impact to users will be minimal. Processes and procedures will remain the same.

Screenshot of old versus new pages in M-Pathways Financials

New Search and Homepage

A new Search field is available. This field replaces the Global Search.

Navigate to homepages using the Homepage Selector Screenshot of Homepage Selector icon or the Previous Homepage and Next Homepage buttons.

Note: Default Homepages may need to be reset through the Actions Screenshot of Actions menu icon menu and Personalize Homepage. For more information, see Navigating the New M-Pathways.

Screenshot of old versus new homepage in M-Pathways Financials.

The new Search field is responsive. Much like Google, you can start typing and the drop-down suggests possible results. The results display past navigations you have visited in the system (blue icon) along with top visited navigations by other users (green icon).

Screenshot of Search field in M-Pathways Financials.

NavBar

The NavBar also has a new look.

Screenshot of old versus new NavBar in M-Pathways Financials.

Breadcrumbs are now available and display navigation.

Screenshot of new NavBar Menu with breadcrumbs in M-Pathways Financials.

You can personalize your menu/navigations to display alphabetical. Click the Personalize NavBar Screenshot of Personalize NavBar icon icon to change to Alphabetical from the default of Standard (which is what is seen today).

Screenshot of Personalize Menu in M-Pathways Financials.

Notifications

A Notifications Panel can now be displayed at all times while working in M-Pathways FIN.

To add the panel to your screen:

  1. Click the Actions Screenshot of Actions menu icon menu in the header.
  2. Click Personalize Homepage.
  3. Click to slide the Show Notifications Panel field from No to Yes.

     

Screenshot of Personalize Homepage in M-Pathways Financials.