SUBJECT:

New FinancialLink Portal

We are pleased to announce that FinancialLink has been completely redesigned with campus users in mind. Not only did the redesign project consolidate and standardize how financial information is presented, it modernized the underlying technology improving flexibility and efficiency. Faculty and staff will experience the single portal concept that recognizes who is signed in and tailors relevant information to that faculty or staff member.

Below is a sample of the main benefits:

* Changes FinancialLink from a static page of tool bookmarks into a portal for financial campus users, tailored to their specific needs, with content updated in real time.
* Uses newer, Blink 2.0 design framework with new technology widgets and responsive design (dynamic UI) that will adapt to any device's screen size.
* Consolidated financial information in one place, with organization and relevance based on campus user feedback.
* Uses easier user workflow and navigation, plus a customizable bookmarks section for each individual user's workflow preferences. * Puts complete control over content with the business stakeholders.
Changes to FinancialLink content can now be done in the content management system (CMS) without the need for IT staff assistance.
* Updates and displays important information (such as fiscal calendars and training courses) in prominent locations relevant to the actions being performed, which previously was buried and hard to find. * Provides new "Alerts" section as an easy and fast way to communicate central office messages that need to reach the campus financial community in a timely fashion.
* Delivers new "Release Notes" section in an easy and fast way to see what new tools, reports and applications are now available.
* Offers new "Search Knowledge Base" section to answer common questions and issues.

To view the new portal website, please visit:
https://act.ucsd.edu/financial

We would like to thank the members of the campus financial FOCUS group who helped us redesign the content and navigation. Also, we thank both the Financial Web team and Campus Web office for their work in building the new website and creating new content. If you have any questions or comments regarding the new FinancialLink Portal, please contact Bill Sweetman, Financial Web manager, at wsweetman@ucsd.edu, or Kian Colestock, Director of Financial Systems, at kcolestock@ucsd.edu.

Min Yao Assistant Vice Chancellor Administrative Computing and Telecommunications