Tag: SIS

Release GA rooms for sections that will not be taught/have 0 enrollment

What would Elsa do with a GA classroom assigned to a section with 0 enrollment? Let it go! If you have class sections that will not be teaching in the upcoming term that are still active, you should cancel them ASAP. This is particularly important for sections that have a General Assignment classroom assigned — …

Updating Combined Sections with Schedule Class Meetings

A mysterious envelope appears on your desk, addressed to you (and lightly smoking). It reads: ‘Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to update an instructor on a class section.’ You crack your knuckles and log into SIS. You seamlessly navigate to the class in question, ready to update the information but wait- …

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 …