JAM Academy Live Program
An Extensive Catalog of In-Depth Training Labs Leading Into JAM 2023
Explore How to Maximize Your Use of Jenzabar on Your Campus
#701 Jenzabar One System Administration (Self-Managed)
This is an advanced-level course specifically designed for database and system administrators to understand and manage Jenzabar One. This course includes installing the DSU and DDU, installing Jenzabar One client and web, managing database security, configuring web servers, and creating custom database profiles. We will also examine the process for changing and restoring the te_pgmr password as well as auditing Jenzabar One task list permissions.
*Please Note: This course continues on Wednesday morning. Lunch on Tuesday is included.
Expertise Level: Advanced
Platform: Jenzabar One, Jenzabar EX
Software Version: Most recent version
Tracks: Information Technology
Instructors: Brian Boettger
Type: 1.5-day lab
Day: Tuesday & Wednesday
Date: 5/30/2023 - 5/31/2023
Day 1 Time: Tuesday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Day 2 Time: Wednesday 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cost: $800
#702 JICS System Administration
Are you involved with setting up tabs, portlets, custom roles, and security in JICS? This advanced-level course will introduce these concepts. You’ll gain an understanding of how JICS fits into your environment, learn valuable tips and tricks, and become well-versed in various tasks in the site manager, including JICS configuring options, enabling multi-factor authentication, and theme management. This course will also showcase numerous helpful JICS resources, including MyJenzabar.net, the MyJ Wiki, and JICS list serves.
*Please Note: This course continues on Wednesday morning. Lunch on Tuesday is included.
Expertise Level: Advanced
Platform: Jenzabar One, Jenzabar EX
Software Version: Most recent version
Tracks: Information Technology
Instructors: Steve Kessinger
Type: 1.5-day lab
Day: Tuesday & Wednesday
Date: 5/30/2023 - 5/31/2023
Day 1 Time: Tuesday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Day 2 Time: Wednesday 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cost: $800
#703 Reporting With Power BI: From Data Model to Visualization
This hands-on workshop will teach you how to quickly glean insights from your data using Power BI. During this session, you’ll learn about topics like connecting to data, modeling data, building measures, implementing what ifs, adding visualizations, and more.
*Please Note: This course continues on Wednesday morning. Lunch on Tuesday is included.
Expertise Level: Advanced
Platform: Jenzabar One, Jenzabar EX
Software Version: Most recent version
Tracks: General; Information Technology
Instructors: Matthew Arndt
Type: 1.5-day lab
Day: Tuesday & Wednesday
Date: 5/30/2023 - 5/31/2023
Day 1 Time: Tuesday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Day 2 Time: Wednesday 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cost: $800
#801 Making FormFlow/Workflow Work for You
This hands-on lab will highlight everything from identifying how FormFlow works and discussing permissions to learning how to create forms and leverage data sources and lookups with forms. It will also cover how to report forms and use stored procedures to push data directly into Jenzabar One. We will provide you with sample forms, sample data sources, and sample stored procedures to work through and examine the full effect of FormFlow. This is an excellent session for any person interested in learning about the robust features and benefits of utilizing FormFlow.
* Lunch is included.
Expertise Level: Intermediate
Platform: Jenzabar One, Jenzabar EX
Software Version: Most recent version
Tracks: General; Information Technology
Instructors: Michael Poma/Ryan Pretlow
Type: 1-day lab
Day: Tuesday
Date: 5/30/2023
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Cost: $600
#802 Streamlining Your Financial Processes
Are all your finance processes up to date and relevant? If you’re not sure, then this lab is for you! We’ll work with you on your general ledger accounts to make sure they are accurate. We’ll also dive into source journal posting, processing month- and year-end close, as well as reporting. Additionally, we can review your fixed assets and purchasing and budget modules to be sure you are running smoothly.
* Lunch is included.
Expertise Level: Intermediate
Platform: Jenzabar One, Jenzabar EX
Software Version: Most recent version
Tracks: Finance; Business Office; Human Resources & Payroll
Instructors: Kevin Brown
Type: 1-day lab
Day: Tuesday
Date: 5/30/2023
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Cost: $600
#803 Creating Reports in InfoMaker
This course will lead attendees through the process of creating reports within InfoMaker. Attendees will learn how to do different types of table joins, conditional formatting, as well as prompts and grouping. This course will also cover report formatting, nesting reports, and compositing reports. Once this course is complete, you'll have created custom reports that you can take with you.
* Attendees should have some familiarity with InfoMaker prior to this course.
* Attendees must have their own InfoMaker license and Appeon login.
* Lunch is included.
Expertise Level: Beginner
Platform: Jenzabar One, Jenzabar EX
Software Version: Most recent version
Tracks: General; Information Technology
Instructors: Melissa Unruh
Type: 1-day lab
Day: Tuesday
Date: 5/30/2023
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Cost: $600
#851 Using SQL for Non-IT (Basic)
This hands-on workshop is designed to give you a foundation in SQL language – the language that is used to write reports and queries against databases. This course is designed for non-IT staff and will start at the very basics. By the end of this course, you should be able to write simple queries and begin to read more complex queries. Learning SQL will pump up your ability to use the data stored in your database and will make InfoMaker reporting more powerful. During this course, we’ll learn:
- Tables, columns, and database structure
- Basic syntax
- Sorting
- Where statements (AND vs. OR)
- Where statements (=, <>, <, >, Like, In, Not Like, Not In, Between)
- Joins (Inner and Outer)
- Aliases
- NULL values
* Please Note: This session is offered twice - Tuesday morning and a repeat session on Wednesday morning.
Expertise Level: Beginner
Platform: Jenzabar One, Jenzabar EX
Software Version: Most recent version
Tracks: General
Instructors: Chris Schwing
Type: 0.5-day lab
Day: Tuesday
Date: 5/30/2023
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Cost: $300
#901 Using SQL for Non-IT (Intermediate)
Building on the basic course or a beginner's understanding of SQL, this course will allow us to get a bit more complicated with the questions we ask of the database. This course is designed for non-IT staff, or anyone who wants to get a little bit better at using SQL. During this hands-on course, we’ll learn:
- CASE statements
- Complex joins (joining tables to copies of themselves, joins for 1-many or many-many tables)
- WITH statements
- Union statements
- Grouping/having
- Computed fields (SUM, TOP, AVG, etc.)
Expertise Level: Beginner & Intermediate
Platform: Jenzabar One, Jenzabar EX
Software Version: Most recent version
Tracks: General
Instructors: Chris Schwing
Type: 0.5-day lab
Day: Tuesday
Date: 5/30/2023
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Cost: $300
#902 Turning on Online Registration
New to online registration or want to start? Join this session to walk through all the checkpoints needed for students to have a successful online registration experience. We’ll also explore the options for controlling registration for your business process.
Expertise Level: Beginner
Platform: Jenzabar One, Jenzabar EX
Software Version: Most recent version
Tracks: Student Administration: Advising, Registration, Student Life
Instructors: Donna Adams
Type: 0.5-day lab
Day: Tuesday
Date: 5/30/2023
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Cost: $300
#903 Exporting COD With Jenzabar Financial Aid
This workshop will focus on the origination and disbursement of Federal Direct Loans and Grants using Jenzabar Financial Aid. We will build the COD export parameters, review the results, and look at various scenarios involving loan and grant adjustments and cancellations.
Expertise Level: Intermediate
Platform: Jenzabar One, Jenzabar SONIS
Software Version: Most recent version
Tracks: Financial Aid
Instructors: Olga Kitkaeva
Type: 0.5-day lab
Day: Tuesday
Date: 5/30/2023
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Cost: $300
#951 Using Advanced FormFlow Features
This hands-on lab will dive deeper into the world of FormFlow. We’ll look at additional features such as data validations and responsive questions. In addition, we’ll utilize data sources to populate data and use the session as a form that you can bring back to your school.
Expertise Level: Advanced
Platform: Jenzabar One, Jenzabar EX
Software Version: Most recent version
Tracks: General; Information Technology
Instructors: Michael Poma
Type: 0.5-day lab
Day: Wednesday
Date: 5/31/2023
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Cost: $300
#952 Using Advanced Workflow Features
Want a more in-depth understanding of Workflow? In this session, we’ll create a workflow that has an approval process and emails. We’ll also tie the workflow to a form from the previous FormFlow/Workflow session or create a new form during the session if you are a new attendee.
Expertise Level: Advanced
Platform: Jenzabar One, Jenzabar EX
Software Version: Most recent version
Tracks: General; Information Technology
Instructors: Ryan Pretlow
Type: 0.5-day lab
Day: Wednesday
Date: 5/31/2023
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Cost: $300
#953 Processing Disbursements in Jenzabar Financial Aid and Jenzabar One
This workshop will focus on processing disbursements in Jenzabar Financial Aid and Jenzabar One Desktop. We will walk through the setup needed in Financial Aid Manager and Jenzabar Financial Aid to process disbursements and anticipated aid, several scenarios involving disbursement adjustments, aid cancellation, and common errors. Whether you are new to Jenzabar Financial Aid or a longtime user, this session will provide useful information about disbursement processing.
Expertise Level: Intermediate
Platform: Jenzabar One
Software Version: Most recent version
Tracks: Financial Aid
Instructors: Olga Kitkaeva
Type: 0.5-day lab
Day: Wednesday
Date: 5/31/2023
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Cost: $300
#954 Using SQL for Non-IT (Basic)
This hands-on workshop is designed to give you a foundation in SQL language – the language that is used to write reports and queries against databases. This course is designed for non-IT staff and will start at the very basics. By the end of this course, you should be able to write simple queries and begin to read more complex queries. Learning SQL will pump up your ability to use the data stored in your database and will make InfoMaker reporting more powerful. During this course, we’ll learn:
- Tables, columns, and database structure
- Basic syntax
- Sorting
- Where statements (AND vs. OR)
- Where statements (=, <>, <, >, Like, In, Not Like, Not In, Between)
- Joins (Inner and Outer)
- Aliases
- NULL values
* Please Note: This is a repeat session from one that is scheduled on Tuesday morning.
Expertise Level: Beginner
Platform: Jenzabar One, Jenzabar EX
Software Version: Most recent version
Tracks: General
Instructors: Chris Schwing
Type: 0.5-day lab
Day: Wednesday
Date: 5/31/2023
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Cost: $300
#955 Nuts and Bolts of Graduation
Are you seeing the graduation stages in Jenzabar One Web but don’t have them set up? This session will provide tips for graduation stages and graduates, including commencement-only walkers, tricks for handling confer degrees en masse, and best practices for using lock degree rows.
Expertise Level: Intermediate
Platform: Jenzabar One, Jenzabar EX
Software Version: Most recent version
Tracks: Student Administration: Advising, Registration, Student Life
Instructors: Donna Adams
Type: 0.5-day lab
Day: Wednesday
Date: 5/31/2023
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Cost: $300
#956 Jenzabar One System Administration (JaaS)
Even if you are utilizing Jenzabar’s Managed Services, you will still want to learn about administrative topics like creating local groups and users, generating reports, auditing user activity, monitoring password changes, integrated security, and options for user preferences. This advanced-level course is specifically designed to provide you with the information you need as an administrator to manage your system within a managed environment.
Expertise Level: Intermediate
Platform: Jenzabar One
Software Version: Most recent version
Tracks: Information Technology
Instructors: Brian Boettger
Type: 0.5-day lab
Day: Wednesday
Date: 5/31/2023
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Cost: $300
#957 Using Advanced Features Within InfoMaker
Have you taken our basic InfoMaker course? Are you ready for more? This course will dive into some of the more advanced features withinInfoMaker. It will cover topics such as unions, nested select, and groups. You'll also learn about crosstab reports and treeview reports. Once this course is complete, you'll have created custom reports that you can take with you.
* Attendees must have their own InfoMaker license and Appeon login.
Expertise Level: Intermediate
Platform: Jenzabar One, Jenzabar EX
Software Version: Most recent version
Tracks: Information Technology
Instructors: Melissa Unruh
Type: 0.5-day lab
Day: Wednesday
Date: 5/31/2023
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Cost: $300
#958 Maximizing Financial Reporting for Your Institution
This workshop will focus on all things for financial reporting. You'll learn how to manage report line items which includes report line item type, adding GL accounts to report line items, and adding, modifying, and deleting report line item functionality. We'll then explore all the pieces of managing and running financial reports.
Expertise Level: Intermediate
Platform: Jenzabar One, Jenzabar EX
Software Version: Most recent version
Tracks: Finance, Business Office, Human Resources & Payroll
Instructors: Kevin Brown
Type: 0.5-day lab
Day: Wednesday
Date: 5/31/2023
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Cost: $300
#959 Leveraging Degree Audit Reports in Jenzabar SONIS
This hands-on lab will allow you to explore the benefits of using the Jenzabar SONIS degree audit and how to utilize a degree audit that is specific to a student’s chosen program of study. In addition, we’ll walk you through the setup and customization of your school’s degree audits so you can enjoy a simpler and less time-consuming process.
Expertise Level: Intermediate
Platform: Jenzabar SONIS
Software Version: Most recent version
Tracks: Student Success: Advising & Retention
Instructors: Scott Carpenter
Type: 0.5-day lab
Day: Wednesday
Date: 5/31/2023
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Cost: $300