my.umich update

12 July 2001

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Overview

Recently added applications– Already in production

Upcoming new applications– In beta testing this month

Performance improvements New Directions Q & A

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Recently Added Applications

U-M CourseTools Announcements– Direct output from U-M CourseTools– Not student? “No courses available”

Address Book– Offered in compose screen if not in use– Creates mini view with e-mail mini view– Integrated with U-M Directory & e-mail– Imports from typical campus e-mail clients

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Steps for Adding Services

New services don’t just “pop” up Announced in my.umich updates Added through page customization Available through List of Services

– Must be added to pages by customization

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Upcoming New Services

News E-mail 2 Sponsored services (IT Com)

– Residence hall long distance auth code– Residence hall telephone statements

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News

New & improved! Defaults to Michigan Daily Uses RSS format 13 categories

– Arts, Business, Entertainment, Health, International, Local, National, Politics, Science, Society, Sports, Technology, UM

Specific newspapers and aggregations Add your own preferred channels

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E-mail 2

General– Address book integration

• Enable “add to” functionality if address not already in address book

– Appearance preferences• Allow user to set size of message body text• Choice of absolute or relative dates

– Browser detection

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E-mail 2…

Viewing list of messages– Move inbox, sent-mail, postponed

messages folders to top of list– Implement trash can metaphor– Include From:/To: fields as sort options– Make persistent list order & number

messages displayed

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E-mail 2…

Reading messages– Make attachments more visible– Implement printable version– Enable viewing of HTML-formatted

messages– Allow user to set “next” & “previous” prefs– Enable viewing new messages in window– Develop “reply to” preferences

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E-mail 2…

Composing messages– Include recipient’s full name in “To:” field– Create draft function– Enable use of multiple signature files– Add “select all”/”unselect all” functionality

for message list– Develop sending mail preferences

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E-mail 2.1

After September Add ability to set filters Implement “block sender” filter Add spell checking Add limited search capability Add ability to view IFS, CAEN AFS, etc.

folders

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Sponsored Services

Developed for IT Communications Residence hall long distance

authorization codes Residence hall itemized long distance

call statements– Not a phone bill– No longer available in paper format

Service associated with uniqname only

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Performance Improvements

Mail, login, & bug tracking changes in production

HTML reduction being implemented– Cascading stylesheets for font– Link names for static assets shortened– New skin with fewer images, nested tables– HTML optimization script to remove

unnecessary spaces, line breaks

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New Directions

Do not anticipate development budget Working with units on specific projects

– IT Communications– Law School service suite– Welcome Class of 2005

• Residence Operations, ONSP

Other projects in works

Questions?