University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: SIS

Keep Those Associations Classy

When adding new courses and/or class sections, the Associated Class number will no longer default to “1”: the field will now be blank. Be sure to enter the correct value based on the course set up. If you do not fill in this field, you will receive a warning message stating “Highlighted fields are required. …

Associated Class Number Updates

When adding new courses and/or class sections, the Associated Class number will no longer default to “1”: the field will now be blank. Be sure to enter the correct value based on the course set up. If you do not fill in this field, you will receive the warning message seen below stating “Highlighted fields …

Scheduling Course Sections in the Appropriate Range

Course sections must be scheduled in the appropriate range. There are 3 ranges and sections should be scheduled and numbered as follows: Reminders: do not ever repeat a section number, even if sections exist in different sessions. For additional information related to course section and association set up, please review the Class Associations KB.

Keyword Search for RO KB

The RO KnowledgeBase is dense, but the keyword search takes the guesswork out of trying to sift through the details. The search box on the homepage  and at the top left of each KB page  work incredibly well and return great results when searching for specific info or keywords. This is a recommended first step …

Temporary service impacts possible in SIS during Workday transition

SIS Users: You may experience temporary service impacts due to UW–Madison's transition to Workday.

Primary reps: you’re awesome! But you could be awesomer…

Curricular reps are responsible for a wide variety of tasks and have unique access to making edits in SIS. Each subject should have a Primary curricular rep who manages the schedule of classes and at least one backup rep. Backup reps have the same access to making edits in SIS and can assist the Primary …

Requesting Essential Room Characteristics

A wise man named Mick Jagger once said, “you can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes…you get what you need!” Now that Initial Call is open for Spring 2026, be sure to only request GA room characteristics that are pedagogically essential and that align with the rooms available in the GA …

Managing Enrollment with Section-Level Requisites

Enrollment season is underway! One way to manage enrollment is by using section-level requisites. These requisites are placed at the section level on the Adjust Class Associations page in SIS, and can temporarily limit who is able to enroll based on things like academic standing, or declared major. For example, a subject may choose to …

Reports! But the fun kind

The Curricular Rep WorkCenter contains a bookmark to the Query Report Viewer where you can run reports as needed to assist you with your work and review data related to your scheduled course sections. This KB provides the report title and what it shows, so you can find what you need.  For additional reporting, you …

Loop in Curricular Services on Room Swaps

Final Call for 1262 begins tomorrow, and it’s the first opportunity to view room assignments in SIS. If you are not satisfied with the classroom that was initially assigned to a class section, it may be tricky to find a new room that is currently available across the entire semester. Instead, it may be appropriate …