Kevin Groff

Melissa Sepos

Watchirawan Santayodom

Stephen Raney

Why DASL?

McSIS software is outdated technologyOpenVMS running on VAX SystemRMS index file

Two upgrade optionsE-SIS – Created by AAL, Inc.DASL – Created by NOACSC

DASL Pros and Cons in 2003 Developers know the old

software and are creating the new software

Few file conversions SQL licenses already

purchased Lower cost for

enhancements Customizable for Ohio

School Needs

Not fully developed Ohio Department of

Education not supporting development of DASL

DASL write version not tested in Ohio Schools

Hardware specifications have not been made

e-SIS Pros and Cons in 2003 Already being used in 5 DA

Sites Has been in use at two DA

Sites for five years Fully integrated

modules/screens (24 integrated student-based applications)

Endorsed by the Ohio Department of Education

EMIS and SMRS screens are integrated into one package

Over 600 standard reports

Progress Book module is untested

Created in Canada and used in other states but has many unnecessary data fields

High Cost of Oracle Licenses File conversion from McSIS to

ESIS have not been tested Fewer local support staff Enhancements cost more and

are harder to request Extra module costs High Training Costs

Cost Analysise-SIS DASL

Application Software Maintenance $0.00 $72,000

Database Software Licenses $118,600 $32,000

Database Support and Maintenance $37,097 $0.00

Implementation $13,800 $20,000

Training $41,010 $0.00

Hardware $56,396 $55,000

Total $266,903 $179,000

McSIS

Circa 1996 Designed to take advantage of existing

telecommunications and business technologies of the time

Record management services (RMS) on a VAX/Virtual Memory System (VMS).

Features such as menu creation, user administration

McSIS limitations

Requires a dumb terminal or terminal emulator

Does not take advantage of pointing devices or color

New menus needed created every time new information was added.

Inappropriate number of fields (i.e. Phone numbers)

Not as user friendly as it claims ->

Example

To perform a search in the McSIS system:When the cursor is placed at the student ID#

prompt, press the Backspace/Delete key and you will be prompted for the “Enter Last Name.”   This will appear at the bottom of the screen.

McSIS

Conversion encounters

When coverting from old system to new there were difficulties experiencedContact Menus in McSIS vs Contact screen

in DASLOverlapping Date allowance in McSIS

versus Non-Overlapping date allowance in DASL

Training

Training completed by ITC personnel 8 weeks to learn new system and verify

data Limitations encountered due to short

time period Trainees not always receptive to new

information and training