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Setting Semester Dates for Bursaring in Alma

Setting Semester Dates for Bursaring in Alma

  • We receive a ticket from the Bursar's office (usually from Marlon Dotson) giving us the next semester's dates.
  • Go to [alma@vmch-turing bin]$ build_bursar_list.py
  • Scroll down until you see this text:
   """
     SFS defines an academic term based on their own calendar.
     an SFS academic term is coded as follows:
       5YYT , where YY is the last two digits of a year; and
              T=1 or 5, or 9.
              1=spring;
              5=summer;   (NOTE!!! THIS IS ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO BE A 6!!!)
              9=fall.
      if a transaction date (YYYYMMDD) doesn't have a defined SFS term, the
      function produces "5999" and it issues an email message to core-services
      members asking that they contact SFS office to get more SFS academic terms.
   """
  • Add an elif for the upcoming semester.