Resource Center - My Hamilton

Backup

SSS File Manager on the WWW Backup Provided you have access to the World Wide Web, it is possible to work with files you have stored in your SSS HOME directory from anywhere in the world. Your HOME directory is the folder on SSS that bears your e-mail name. For example, it might be alincoln if you were Abe Lincoln. You will not have access to department or special shared folders through this interface. Accessing Your Files and Folders on SSS via the Web Open your Internet browser (Internet Explorer for Windows, Netscape for Macintosh, etc.) and navigate to the My Hamilton page: http://my.hamilton.edu/. Login in using your e-mail address (e.g. alincoln) and your e-mail password. It is important to note that you do NOT use your SSS password. The web interface will authenticate you via your e-mail login and will not require you to enter your SSS password. Click on the Submit button. Click on the Files tab. You will see a list of the folders and files you have previously created in your SSS folder. To open a folder, simply click on the folder name. In this example, I clicked on the folder called Documents. You can see this by looking at the top of the screen following the word Folder: To return to the level above the folder you are in, you can either click on the Back button in your browser or click on Parent Directory in the list of files and folders. Reading and Modifying SSS Files You will have to save files to your computer in order to read or work on them. To do so, simply click on the file you wish to access. If you are prompted to choose what to do with the file (open or save), Save it to a convenient location on your computer (e.g. the desktop.) After saving the file, go to the location you chose (e.g. the desktop) and open it there. It is not recommended that you choose Open since the file will be saved in a temporary folder and won’t be easy to find. IMPORTANT NOTE: After making modifications to your file you must upload it back to your SSS folder. Clicking on “save” within the application (e.g. Word) will NOT save the modifications on SSS. Saving Modified Files Back to your SSS folder NOTE: If you download a file (MS Word document, PowerPoint presentation, etc.) to your computer and modify it, you must upload that file back to SSS to overwrite the unmodified file. To upload a file from your computer to your SSS folder, click the Upload File link. If you are uploading a modified version of a file to replace the unmodified version of that file on SSS, place a check mark in the box next to Check to overwrite existing file names. If you aren’t replacing a file, leave this unchecked. Click on the Browse button. Browse to the file that you wish to upload. Highlight the file and click Open. Click Submit. The little box will close, the page will refresh, and the file will show up in your SSS folder. Deleting Files and Folders To delete a file or folder, click on Delete next to that file or folder (NOTE: folders must be empty in order to be deleted. If you want to delete a folder with files in it, you must first delete all of the files in that folder and then you can delete the folder. Unless you have no other choice, it is best to save this task for when you return to campus.) A box will pop up asking, “Are you sure you want to delete this file?” Click OK. If the file deletes successfully, the page will refresh and the file will now be deleted. If you attempted to delete a folder that was not empty, you’ll see an error message like the one below. Click Close in order to close the message. You should either delete all of the files within that folder and then delete the folder or wait until you are back on campus to delete the folder. Renaming Files and Folders on SSS To rename a file or folder on SSS, click Rename next to the file or folder In the space provided, enter the name you want to give the file or folder and click Submit. The page will refresh with the new file name showing up. IMPORTANT NOTE: WHENEVER you are finished using My Hamilton or leave your computer, be sure to Log out!

ESS

ESS File Manager on the WWW ESS ESS File Manager on the WWW Provided you have access to the World Wide Web, it is possible to work with files you have stored in your ESS HOME directory from anywhere in the world. Your HOME directory is the folder on ESS that bears your e-mail name. For example, it might be alincoln if you were Abe Lincoln. You will not have access to department or special shared folders on ESS through this interface. Accessing Your Files and Folders on ESS via the Web Open your Internet browser (Internet Explorer for Windows, Netscape for Macintosh, etc.) and navigate to the My Hamilton page: http://my.hamilton.edu/. Login in using your e-mail address (e.g. alincoln) and your e-mail password. It is important to note that you do NOT use your ESS password. The web interface will authenticate you via your e-mail login and will not require you to enter your ESS password. screenshot Click on the Submit button. Click on the Files tab. You will see a list of the folders and files you have previously created in your ESS folder. screenshot To open a folder, simply click on the folder name. In this example, I clicked on the folder called backups and then the folder named Tbird. You can see this by looking at the top of the screen following the word Folder: screenshot To return to the level above the folder you are in, you can either click on the Back button in your browser or click on Parent Directory in the list of files and folders. screenshot Reading and Modifying ESS Files You will have to save files to your computer in order to read or work on them. To do so, simply click on the file you wish to access. If you are prompted to choose what to do with the file (open or save), Save it to a convenient location on your computer (e.g. the desktop.) After saving the file, go to the location you chose (e.g. the desktop) and open it there. It is not recommended that you choose Open since the file will be saved in a temporary folder and won’t be easy to find. IMPORTANT NOTE: After making modifications to your file you must upload it back to your SSS folder. Clicking on “save” within the application (e.g. Word) will NOT save the modifications on SSS. Windows screenshot screenshot Macintosh (You may or may not see the second screen because the file may automatically download to a default download location on your computer’s hard drive.) screenshot screenshot Saving Modified Files Back to your ESS folder NOTE: If you download a file (MS Word document, PowerPoint presentation, etc.) to your computer and modify it, you must upload that file back to ESS to overwrite the unmodified file. To upload a file from your computer to your ESS folder, click the Upload File link. screenshot If you are uploading a modified version of a file to replace the unmodified version of that file on ESS, place a check mark in the box next to Check to overwrite existing file names. If you aren’t replacing a file, leave this unchecked. Click on the Browse button. screenshot Browse to the file that you wish to upload. Highlight the file and click Open. Windows Macintosh screenshot screenshow Click Submit. The little box will close, the page will refresh, and the file will show up in your ESS folder. screenshot Deleting Files and Folders To delete a file or folder, click on Delete next to that file or folder (NOTE: folders must be empty in order to be deleted. If you want to delete a folder with files in it, you must first delete all of the files in that folder and then you can delete the folder. Unless you have no other choice, it is best to save this task for when you return to campus.) A box will pop up asking, “Are you sure you want to delete this file?” Click OK. Windows Macintosh screenshot screenshot If the file deletes successfully, the page will refresh and the file will now be deleted. If you attempted to delete a folder that was not empty, you’ll see an error message like the one below. Click Close in order to close the message. You should either delete all of the files within that folder and then delete the folder or wait until you are back on campus to delete the folder. screenshot Renaming Files and Folders on ESS To rename a file or folder on ESS, click Rename next to the file or folder screenshot In the space provided, enter the name you want to give the file or folder and click Submit. screenshot The page will refresh with the new file name showing up. IMPORTANT NOTE: WHENEVER you are finished using My Hamilton or leave your computer, be sure to Log out! screenshot

Hamilton Website

My Hamilton Hamilton Website My Hamilton is your personalized view of information at Hamilton, as well as a starting point for accessing information and entertainment from all over the Web. My Hamilton gives you customizable control over the Web resources and information that are available to you, such as your Hamilton E-mail, calendar, ESS/SSS space, Hill Card and Blackboard accounts. My Hamilton uses tabs to group certain resources. Each resource is called a channel. There is an [EDIT] button on each channel which enables you to manage display settings and content for the channel. Home The main section in which you can add channels for direct access to your E-mail, WebAdvisor, Blackboard, Facebook, Personal Calendar etc. Communities These provide access to Listservs to which you are subscribed, campus messages and events and messages from the Hamilton community (e.g marketplace, lost and found, ride board). Tools Access to the following: Resource Applies To Academic Resources Employees Budget Center Employees Campus Safety - statistics Students,Employees Card Services - for making deposits and activating/deactivating the Hill Card Students, Employees College Business - for paying bills online Students Course Tools - for accessing your WebAdvisor account Students Financial Aid - for accessing your award letter Students, Employees Human Resources Employees Library - for accessing the Alex Library Catalog, Reserves, E-Journals, and Databases Students, Employees Mail Center - for retrieving your mail number and combinations Students Personal Information - view and edit your contact information Students Physical Plant Students Student Organizations Students Transportation Students News Access to the most recent college news new feeds from ABC News, BBC, CNN, New York Times, Washington Post etc.. You can also add your own news feeds. Links Add your own collection of links to your My Hamilton page. To begin adding your own collection of links, click the "Add Link Group" button. Files Access your personal space through My Hamilton ESS SSS Courses Access Blackboard through My Hamilton. Setup Layout Options - change the number of columns on your home page. You can also reset your tabs, channels, and settings back to the original layout by clicking the RESET CHANNELS. Your data (contacts, links, news, etc.) will not be lost, but your display preferences will be removed. My Profile - update your Hamilton College Profile and your Hamilton Community profile. Passwords and Security - Sync passwords - Your network password will be the same as your My Hamilton/E-mail password. Themes - change the color scheme on your My Hamilton page.
SSS File Manager on the WWW Hamilton Website Provided you have access to the World Wide Web, it is possible to work with files you have stored in your SSS HOME directory from anywhere in the world. Your HOME directory is the folder on SSS that bears your e-mail name. For example, it might be alincoln if you were Abe Lincoln. You will not have access to department or special shared folders through this interface. Accessing Your Files and Folders on SSS via the Web Open your Internet browser (Internet Explorer for Windows, Netscape for Macintosh, etc.) and navigate to the My Hamilton page: http://my.hamilton.edu/. Login in using your e-mail address (e.g. alincoln) and your e-mail password. It is important to note that you do NOT use your SSS password. The web interface will authenticate you via your e-mail login and will not require you to enter your SSS password. Click on the Submit button. Click on the Files tab. You will see a list of the folders and files you have previously created in your SSS folder. To open a folder, simply click on the folder name. In this example, I clicked on the folder called Documents. You can see this by looking at the top of the screen following the word Folder: To return to the level above the folder you are in, you can either click on the Back button in your browser or click on Parent Directory in the list of files and folders. Reading and Modifying SSS Files You will have to save files to your computer in order to read or work on them. To do so, simply click on the file you wish to access. If you are prompted to choose what to do with the file (open or save), Save it to a convenient location on your computer (e.g. the desktop.) After saving the file, go to the location you chose (e.g. the desktop) and open it there. It is not recommended that you choose Open since the file will be saved in a temporary folder and won’t be easy to find. IMPORTANT NOTE: After making modifications to your file you must upload it back to your SSS folder. Clicking on “save” within the application (e.g. Word) will NOT save the modifications on SSS. Saving Modified Files Back to your SSS folder NOTE: If you download a file (MS Word document, PowerPoint presentation, etc.) to your computer and modify it, you must upload that file back to SSS to overwrite the unmodified file. To upload a file from your computer to your SSS folder, click the Upload File link. If you are uploading a modified version of a file to replace the unmodified version of that file on SSS, place a check mark in the box next to Check to overwrite existing file names. If you aren’t replacing a file, leave this unchecked. Click on the Browse button. Browse to the file that you wish to upload. Highlight the file and click Open. Click Submit. The little box will close, the page will refresh, and the file will show up in your SSS folder. Deleting Files and Folders To delete a file or folder, click on Delete next to that file or folder (NOTE: folders must be empty in order to be deleted. If you want to delete a folder with files in it, you must first delete all of the files in that folder and then you can delete the folder. Unless you have no other choice, it is best to save this task for when you return to campus.) A box will pop up asking, “Are you sure you want to delete this file?” Click OK. If the file deletes successfully, the page will refresh and the file will now be deleted. If you attempted to delete a folder that was not empty, you’ll see an error message like the one below. Click Close in order to close the message. You should either delete all of the files within that folder and then delete the folder or wait until you are back on campus to delete the folder. Renaming Files and Folders on SSS To rename a file or folder on SSS, click Rename next to the file or folder In the space provided, enter the name you want to give the file or folder and click Submit. The page will refresh with the new file name showing up. IMPORTANT NOTE: WHENEVER you are finished using My Hamilton or leave your computer, be sure to Log out!

My Hamilton

Adding New Students to the Transition System My Hamilton Before You Start: Fall Admit new students typically enter the transition process in Mid-May. Spring admits typically enter the process in Mid-September. User accounts have already been created by Debby Quayle. You will need for her to provide an export containing username, password and Colleague ID. There is typically an export \\ess\its\Account Details\Students\Class of {year} but it's not always accurate. Ask her to double-check. New Student user acounts must have the New Students group membership assigned to them. This is typically done during the bulk new student upload process, but occasionally when an individual account is added it doesn't have this group membership assigned. New Students must be included in the Student LDAP nightly job in order to have the Students group membership assigned. They will need to have records in the file CIS generates at \\polaris\hamiltonweb\fileexchange\scheduledjobs\LDAPF. Make sure new students are in the student_ldap table. If not, ask CIS to include them then run https://preview.hamilton.edu/applications/scheduledtasks/studentldap.cfm. Steps to Bulk-Add New Students to Transition Process Update the following settings in /myhamilton/parameters.cfm as appropriate: showNewStudents (Anne Riffle) showNewStudentsTerms newStudentOldAccountExpiration newStudentJanuaryOldAccountExpiration placementexamdeadline (Anne Riffle) roomhidestart (Jean Burke) roomhideend (Jean Burke) Obtain import file Debby Quayle provides and import it into the portal_users_transition table. Be sure to replace the existing records. Spot check your work by logging into My Hamilton as a few new students. Keep in mind that you may need to manipulate the showNewStudents variable to temporarily access the system. Notes The transition page will likely need to be reviewed and updated (Esena Jackson) In May, the Campus Life Tour is the first step in the transition process. In September the Advising Tour is the first step. Esena will likely have updates to them. Late additions to the transtition process are managed using the Add Students feature in the Advising Tour SiteManager module, located at https://my.hamilton.edu/sitemanager/myapps.cfm. During the Campus Life Tour Cindy Reynolds manages additions and during the Advising Tour Anne Riffle manages them.
ESS File Manager on the WWW My Hamilton ESS File Manager on the WWW Provided you have access to the World Wide Web, it is possible to work with files you have stored in your ESS HOME directory from anywhere in the world. Your HOME directory is the folder on ESS that bears your e-mail name. For example, it might be alincoln if you were Abe Lincoln. You will not have access to department or special shared folders on ESS through this interface. Accessing Your Files and Folders on ESS via the Web Open your Internet browser (Internet Explorer for Windows, Netscape for Macintosh, etc.) and navigate to the My Hamilton page: http://my.hamilton.edu/. Login in using your e-mail address (e.g. alincoln) and your e-mail password. It is important to note that you do NOT use your ESS password. The web interface will authenticate you via your e-mail login and will not require you to enter your ESS password. screenshot Click on the Submit button. Click on the Files tab. You will see a list of the folders and files you have previously created in your ESS folder. screenshot To open a folder, simply click on the folder name. In this example, I clicked on the folder called backups and then the folder named Tbird. You can see this by looking at the top of the screen following the word Folder: screenshot To return to the level above the folder you are in, you can either click on the Back button in your browser or click on Parent Directory in the list of files and folders. screenshot Reading and Modifying ESS Files You will have to save files to your computer in order to read or work on them. To do so, simply click on the file you wish to access. If you are prompted to choose what to do with the file (open or save), Save it to a convenient location on your computer (e.g. the desktop.) After saving the file, go to the location you chose (e.g. the desktop) and open it there. It is not recommended that you choose Open since the file will be saved in a temporary folder and won’t be easy to find. IMPORTANT NOTE: After making modifications to your file you must upload it back to your SSS folder. Clicking on “save” within the application (e.g. Word) will NOT save the modifications on SSS. Windows screenshot screenshot Macintosh (You may or may not see the second screen because the file may automatically download to a default download location on your computer’s hard drive.) screenshot screenshot Saving Modified Files Back to your ESS folder NOTE: If you download a file (MS Word document, PowerPoint presentation, etc.) to your computer and modify it, you must upload that file back to ESS to overwrite the unmodified file. To upload a file from your computer to your ESS folder, click the Upload File link. screenshot If you are uploading a modified version of a file to replace the unmodified version of that file on ESS, place a check mark in the box next to Check to overwrite existing file names. If you aren’t replacing a file, leave this unchecked. Click on the Browse button. screenshot Browse to the file that you wish to upload. Highlight the file and click Open. Windows Macintosh screenshot screenshow Click Submit. The little box will close, the page will refresh, and the file will show up in your ESS folder. screenshot Deleting Files and Folders To delete a file or folder, click on Delete next to that file or folder (NOTE: folders must be empty in order to be deleted. If you want to delete a folder with files in it, you must first delete all of the files in that folder and then you can delete the folder. Unless you have no other choice, it is best to save this task for when you return to campus.) A box will pop up asking, “Are you sure you want to delete this file?” Click OK. Windows Macintosh screenshot screenshot If the file deletes successfully, the page will refresh and the file will now be deleted. If you attempted to delete a folder that was not empty, you’ll see an error message like the one below. Click Close in order to close the message. You should either delete all of the files within that folder and then delete the folder or wait until you are back on campus to delete the folder. screenshot Renaming Files and Folders on ESS To rename a file or folder on ESS, click Rename next to the file or folder screenshot In the space provided, enter the name you want to give the file or folder and click Submit. screenshot The page will refresh with the new file name showing up. IMPORTANT NOTE: WHENEVER you are finished using My Hamilton or leave your computer, be sure to Log out! screenshot
How to Add a News Feed to MyHamilton My Hamilton A “news feed” (also known as an RSS or “Really Simply Syndication” feed) is a specialized link that allows publishers to distribute their news to you without you having to visit the publisher's web site. It is sent in a format that allows you to display it using an RSS reader or display it on a web page (like we do in My Hamilton). A convenient way to collect news feeds is to add them to the NEWS tab in My Hamilton. Hamilton College provides you with a list of popular feeds when you click on the NEWS tab and select “Add news feed”. However, there are times when the feed you want to add isn’t in the list. This document explains how to add one that is not already provided. To add a news feed, you must first know the web address (URL) for the news feed. These are normally clearly marked either with RSS screenshot or with a symbol like screenshot . For example, if you go to the following web site: http://www.us-cert.gov/, you’ll see several links for news feeds. screenshot In this example, you would click on the RSS button for Security Tips. It takes you to a web address that looks like: screenshot Highlight the entire address and then copy it by clicking on your Edit menu (or Page menu in Internet Explorer 7) and then select Copy. Next go to http://my.hamilton.edu and login using your Hamilton e-mail ID and password. Click on the NEWS tab. Click on the button labeled, Add news feed. screenshot At the top of the page that lists the feeds provided for your convenience, click on the link labeled add your own news feed. screenshot In the spaces provided, type a descriptive name for your news feed. In this example you could enter “Cyber Security Tips” in the Feed name (title) field. Paste the web address you copied in step 2 into the space labeled Feed URL by clicking on the Edit menu (or Page menu in Internet Explorer 7) and then select Paste. screenshot Click on Add. You should see a message indicating the feed was successfully added. Now, click on the NEWS tab again (to refresh the page) and your news feed should appear!
My Hamilton My Hamilton My Hamilton is your personalized view of information at Hamilton, as well as a starting point for accessing information and entertainment from all over the Web. My Hamilton gives you customizable control over the Web resources and information that are available to you, such as your Hamilton E-mail, calendar, ESS/SSS space, Hill Card and Blackboard accounts. My Hamilton uses tabs to group certain resources. Each resource is called a channel. There is an [EDIT] button on each channel which enables you to manage display settings and content for the channel. Home The main section in which you can add channels for direct access to your E-mail, WebAdvisor, Blackboard, Facebook, Personal Calendar etc. Communities These provide access to Listservs to which you are subscribed, campus messages and events and messages from the Hamilton community (e.g marketplace, lost and found, ride board). Tools Access to the following: Resource Applies To Academic Resources Employees Budget Center Employees Campus Safety - statistics Students,Employees Card Services - for making deposits and activating/deactivating the Hill Card Students, Employees College Business - for paying bills online Students Course Tools - for accessing your WebAdvisor account Students Financial Aid - for accessing your award letter Students, Employees Human Resources Employees Library - for accessing the Alex Library Catalog, Reserves, E-Journals, and Databases Students, Employees Mail Center - for retrieving your mail number and combinations Students Personal Information - view and edit your contact information Students Physical Plant Students Student Organizations Students Transportation Students News Access to the most recent college news new feeds from ABC News, BBC, CNN, New York Times, Washington Post etc.. You can also add your own news feeds. Links Add your own collection of links to your My Hamilton page. To begin adding your own collection of links, click the "Add Link Group" button. Files Access your personal space through My Hamilton ESS SSS Courses Access Blackboard through My Hamilton. Setup Layout Options - change the number of columns on your home page. You can also reset your tabs, channels, and settings back to the original layout by clicking the RESET CHANNELS. Your data (contacts, links, news, etc.) will not be lost, but your display preferences will be removed. My Profile - update your Hamilton College Profile and your Hamilton Community profile. Passwords and Security - Sync passwords - Your network password will be the same as your My Hamilton/E-mail password. Themes - change the color scheme on your My Hamilton page.
SSS File Manager on the WWW My Hamilton Provided you have access to the World Wide Web, it is possible to work with files you have stored in your SSS HOME directory from anywhere in the world. Your HOME directory is the folder on SSS that bears your e-mail name. For example, it might be alincoln if you were Abe Lincoln. You will not have access to department or special shared folders through this interface. Accessing Your Files and Folders on SSS via the Web Open your Internet browser (Internet Explorer for Windows, Netscape for Macintosh, etc.) and navigate to the My Hamilton page: http://my.hamilton.edu/. Login in using your e-mail address (e.g. alincoln) and your e-mail password. It is important to note that you do NOT use your SSS password. The web interface will authenticate you via your e-mail login and will not require you to enter your SSS password. Click on the Submit button. Click on the Files tab. You will see a list of the folders and files you have previously created in your SSS folder. To open a folder, simply click on the folder name. In this example, I clicked on the folder called Documents. You can see this by looking at the top of the screen following the word Folder: To return to the level above the folder you are in, you can either click on the Back button in your browser or click on Parent Directory in the list of files and folders. Reading and Modifying SSS Files You will have to save files to your computer in order to read or work on them. To do so, simply click on the file you wish to access. If you are prompted to choose what to do with the file (open or save), Save it to a convenient location on your computer (e.g. the desktop.) After saving the file, go to the location you chose (e.g. the desktop) and open it there. It is not recommended that you choose Open since the file will be saved in a temporary folder and won’t be easy to find. IMPORTANT NOTE: After making modifications to your file you must upload it back to your SSS folder. Clicking on “save” within the application (e.g. Word) will NOT save the modifications on SSS. Saving Modified Files Back to your SSS folder NOTE: If you download a file (MS Word document, PowerPoint presentation, etc.) to your computer and modify it, you must upload that file back to SSS to overwrite the unmodified file. To upload a file from your computer to your SSS folder, click the Upload File link. If you are uploading a modified version of a file to replace the unmodified version of that file on SSS, place a check mark in the box next to Check to overwrite existing file names. If you aren’t replacing a file, leave this unchecked. Click on the Browse button. Browse to the file that you wish to upload. Highlight the file and click Open. Click Submit. The little box will close, the page will refresh, and the file will show up in your SSS folder. Deleting Files and Folders To delete a file or folder, click on Delete next to that file or folder (NOTE: folders must be empty in order to be deleted. If you want to delete a folder with files in it, you must first delete all of the files in that folder and then you can delete the folder. Unless you have no other choice, it is best to save this task for when you return to campus.) A box will pop up asking, “Are you sure you want to delete this file?” Click OK. If the file deletes successfully, the page will refresh and the file will now be deleted. If you attempted to delete a folder that was not empty, you’ll see an error message like the one below. Click Close in order to close the message. You should either delete all of the files within that folder and then delete the folder or wait until you are back on campus to delete the folder. Renaming Files and Folders on SSS To rename a file or folder on SSS, click Rename next to the file or folder In the space provided, enter the name you want to give the file or folder and click Submit. The page will refresh with the new file name showing up. IMPORTANT NOTE: WHENEVER you are finished using My Hamilton or leave your computer, be sure to Log out!

SSS

SSS File Manager on the WWW SSS Provided you have access to the World Wide Web, it is possible to work with files you have stored in your SSS HOME directory from anywhere in the world. Your HOME directory is the folder on SSS that bears your e-mail name. For example, it might be alincoln if you were Abe Lincoln. You will not have access to department or special shared folders through this interface. Accessing Your Files and Folders on SSS via the Web Open your Internet browser (Internet Explorer for Windows, Netscape for Macintosh, etc.) and navigate to the My Hamilton page: http://my.hamilton.edu/. Login in using your e-mail address (e.g. alincoln) and your e-mail password. It is important to note that you do NOT use your SSS password. The web interface will authenticate you via your e-mail login and will not require you to enter your SSS password. Click on the Submit button. Click on the Files tab. You will see a list of the folders and files you have previously created in your SSS folder. To open a folder, simply click on the folder name. In this example, I clicked on the folder called Documents. You can see this by looking at the top of the screen following the word Folder: To return to the level above the folder you are in, you can either click on the Back button in your browser or click on Parent Directory in the list of files and folders. Reading and Modifying SSS Files You will have to save files to your computer in order to read or work on them. To do so, simply click on the file you wish to access. If you are prompted to choose what to do with the file (open or save), Save it to a convenient location on your computer (e.g. the desktop.) After saving the file, go to the location you chose (e.g. the desktop) and open it there. It is not recommended that you choose Open since the file will be saved in a temporary folder and won’t be easy to find. IMPORTANT NOTE: After making modifications to your file you must upload it back to your SSS folder. Clicking on “save” within the application (e.g. Word) will NOT save the modifications on SSS. Saving Modified Files Back to your SSS folder NOTE: If you download a file (MS Word document, PowerPoint presentation, etc.) to your computer and modify it, you must upload that file back to SSS to overwrite the unmodified file. To upload a file from your computer to your SSS folder, click the Upload File link. If you are uploading a modified version of a file to replace the unmodified version of that file on SSS, place a check mark in the box next to Check to overwrite existing file names. If you aren’t replacing a file, leave this unchecked. Click on the Browse button. Browse to the file that you wish to upload. Highlight the file and click Open. Click Submit. The little box will close, the page will refresh, and the file will show up in your SSS folder. Deleting Files and Folders To delete a file or folder, click on Delete next to that file or folder (NOTE: folders must be empty in order to be deleted. If you want to delete a folder with files in it, you must first delete all of the files in that folder and then you can delete the folder. Unless you have no other choice, it is best to save this task for when you return to campus.) A box will pop up asking, “Are you sure you want to delete this file?” Click OK. If the file deletes successfully, the page will refresh and the file will now be deleted. If you attempted to delete a folder that was not empty, you’ll see an error message like the one below. Click Close in order to close the message. You should either delete all of the files within that folder and then delete the folder or wait until you are back on campus to delete the folder. Renaming Files and Folders on SSS To rename a file or folder on SSS, click Rename next to the file or folder In the space provided, enter the name you want to give the file or folder and click Submit. The page will refresh with the new file name showing up. IMPORTANT NOTE: WHENEVER you are finished using My Hamilton or leave your computer, be sure to Log out!

Transition

Adding New Students to the Transition System Transition Before You Start: Fall Admit new students typically enter the transition process in Mid-May. Spring admits typically enter the process in Mid-September. User accounts have already been created by Debby Quayle. You will need for her to provide an export containing username, password and Colleague ID. There is typically an export \\ess\its\Account Details\Students\Class of {year} but it's not always accurate. Ask her to double-check. New Student user acounts must have the New Students group membership assigned to them. This is typically done during the bulk new student upload process, but occasionally when an individual account is added it doesn't have this group membership assigned. New Students must be included in the Student LDAP nightly job in order to have the Students group membership assigned. They will need to have records in the file CIS generates at \\polaris\hamiltonweb\fileexchange\scheduledjobs\LDAPF. Make sure new students are in the student_ldap table. If not, ask CIS to include them then run https://preview.hamilton.edu/applications/scheduledtasks/studentldap.cfm. Steps to Bulk-Add New Students to Transition Process Update the following settings in /myhamilton/parameters.cfm as appropriate: showNewStudents (Anne Riffle) showNewStudentsTerms newStudentOldAccountExpiration newStudentJanuaryOldAccountExpiration placementexamdeadline (Anne Riffle) roomhidestart (Jean Burke) roomhideend (Jean Burke) Obtain import file Debby Quayle provides and import it into the portal_users_transition table. Be sure to replace the existing records. Spot check your work by logging into My Hamilton as a few new students. Keep in mind that you may need to manipulate the showNewStudents variable to temporarily access the system. Notes The transition page will likely need to be reviewed and updated (Esena Jackson) In May, the Campus Life Tour is the first step in the transition process. In September the Advising Tour is the first step. Esena will likely have updates to them. Late additions to the transtition process are managed using the Add Students feature in the Advising Tour SiteManager module, located at https://my.hamilton.edu/sitemanager/myapps.cfm. During the Campus Life Tour Cindy Reynolds manages additions and during the Advising Tour Anne Riffle manages them.

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