University of Southern California - and Vivantech

USC joined Kuali in 2007, as a development partner for KFS and a founding member for Kuali Student and Kuali Ready. USC’s resource investments support multiple Kuali projects    including KFS, KC, Rice/KEW, and KS.

The relationship with VivanTech, a Kuali Commerical Affiliate and USC began in late 2007. Since that time, USC is among the first institutions to “go-live” with a KFS 3.0 module, and now 4.1 module in production, running on MySQL. During the initial phase of their KFS implementation, USC and their implementation partner, VivanTech, developed some custom features and tools. The FFD tool found in KFS 3.0 is a USC contribution to the Kuali Community.                   

USC is taking advantage of VivanTech’s iPhone apps that allow administrators to access and work with tasks in their KFS and KC Action List. The KFS mobile app boasts many features including Action Item Notifications, VivanTech Secure Authentication Proxy (V-SAP) integration, VivanTech ColorKue ™, “Push” Synchronization, and more, while the KC mobile app allows users to login in on their mobile device and allows them to customize personal settings, page views, and more.

The following is a sampling of notes from the project:

  1. Tools
    • Functional Field Definition (FFD)
    • Data integration and ETL
    • SchemaSpy – Database schema analyzer
    • Jasper Reporting Framework
  2. Features
  3. Modified data elements and field sizes
  4. Support single sign-on environment with Shibboleth authentication
  5. BI component incorporated into KFS project plan
  6. Many customizations/enhancements such as add/remove fields and adding business rules
  7. Modified credit card transaction process: entry of merchant number triggers auto-populate bank and credit card number
  8. LDAP Integration
  9. Turbo-charged KFS: Increased system performance with quicker batch jobs and document searches
  10. Highly successful phased implementation
  11. KFS functionality enhanced with KEW (e.g., a gift processing workflow to accompany the Cash Deposits process)
  12. Generic KEW e-Docs allow departments to create ad hoc internal workflows
  13. Journal Vouchers and Procurement Card modules in production August 2010
  14. Kuali Mobile App for administrators
  15. KFS 4.1 upgrade
  16. General Ledger in production-July 2011
  17. Highlights

 

This Adopter Story was prepared by members of the USC / VivanTech Implementation Team

USC Profile

  • Located in Los Angeles, CA
  • Graduate and Professional Students – 18,000
  • Undergraduate Students – 17,000
  • Faculty(full time) – 3,200
  • Staff – 10,800
  • Colleges and Schools – 19
  • Sponsored Research – $500M
  • ERP Systems:

In Production

  • KFS 4.1 Cashiering
  • KFS 4.1 GL
  • Financial Transactions
  • KFS COA
  • Gift Processing
  • KFS Procurement Card
  • KEW Tuition Assistance
  • KFS E-Statement

In Development

  • KFS 4.1 Capital Assets
  • KFS 4.1 PURAP

For more Information about USC and Kuali, go to:Kuali at USC/kuali