BUSIPlus Bloggy Blog » schedule updates http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog ...updates and insight from the developers Mon, 29 Aug 2011 05:40:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Fall 2011 Schedules Available… No, Really! http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2011/08/29/fall-2011-schedules-available-no-really/ http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2011/08/29/fall-2011-schedules-available-no-really/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 05:40:13 +0000 Saugata http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/?p=99 Well, as usual, I’ve been sucking lately at updating BUSIPlus.  Rest assured, though – we haven’t given up!  The Fall 2011 schedules are now available.  Please let us know if you have any issues with them.  Our humblest apologies for being so behind on this.

We have also fixed an issue with the course descriptions.  They should now be available for most of courses.  Nice to have links that work when you click them, huh?

Anyhow, good luck to you as the new semester starts!

]]> http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2011/08/29/fall-2011-schedules-available-no-really/feed/ 0 Winter, Spring, Summer 2011 Schedules Finally Posted http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2011/01/13/winter-spring-summer-2011-schedules-finally-posted/ http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2011/01/13/winter-spring-summer-2011-schedules-finally-posted/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:20:53 +0000 Saugata http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/?p=93 Many apologies that this has taken so long this semester, but we have finally updated the schedules on BUSIPlus to include Winter 2011, Spring 2011, and Summer 2011 classes. We will not take this long next time – it was just a lot of poor timing on my part, and the inability to easily access the database remotely over the last month prevented this from getting done in December :-( . You will find all of the latest updates to your schedules online now. Please let us know if you discover any errors.

]]> http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2011/01/13/winter-spring-summer-2011-schedules-finally-posted/feed/ 1 Schedule Updates for Fall ’10 Being Mailed http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2010/08/30/schedule-updates-for-fall-10-being-mailed/ http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2010/08/30/schedule-updates-for-fall-10-being-mailed/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:15:56 +0000 Saugata http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/?p=87 We just ran an update of the BUSIPlus database, and are in the process of mailing changes to user’s schedules.  Please check your email to see if there are any new changes to your room numbers or class times.  Also, shoot us an email if you see any classes that are incorrect or missing.  Good luck this semester!

]]> http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2010/08/30/schedule-updates-for-fall-10-being-mailed/feed/ 0 BUSIPlus Updated; Changes Emailed http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2010/01/27/busiplus-updated-changes-emailed/ http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2010/01/27/busiplus-updated-changes-emailed/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:36:45 +0000 Saugata http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/?p=75 It seems that the earlier slowdowns experienced are now gone, and our course roster has been updated.  As such, emails have been sent out to notify users of changes to their schedules.  If you are unsure of whether your schedule has changed, please log into BUSIPlus and verify your schedule and room numbers.  Good luck to everyone this semester!

]]> http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2010/01/27/busiplus-updated-changes-emailed/feed/ 0 Check Your Schedules – Issue with Updates http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2010/01/25/check-your-schedules-issue-with-updates/ http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2010/01/25/check-your-schedules-issue-with-updates/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:58:23 +0000 Saugata http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/?p=72 Please make sure you verify your schedules manually against BU Brain. There is an issue where our updates against Banner seem to have been slowed down significantly. As a result, we are unable to update the roster of classes temporarily, and cannot guarantee that your schedules do not contain obsolete information.

We will not email schedule updates until the roster is up-to-date. This is to ensure that we do not send incorrect information to our users. We will notify you when the issue has been resolved, and you will receive an email with updates to your schedule. We apologize for this inconvenience, but hope to have the issue rectified shortly.

]]> http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2010/01/25/check-your-schedules-issue-with-updates/feed/ 0 Spring 2010 Schedules Now Posted! http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2009/10/27/spring-2010-schedules-now-posted/ http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2009/10/27/spring-2010-schedules-now-posted/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:06:31 +0000 Saugata http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/?p=70 The Spring 2010 course roster is now up!  Please make sure to notify us by either using the feedback form or sending an email if you find any errors!

Also, we’ve noticed that the course descriptions are broken.  We are looking into the best way to bring those back, as BU Brain seems to lack consistency these days.  We’re also looking into what to do to restore the grading option (letter vs. pass/fail) information into BUSIPlus.  We’ll keep you updated once we figure out what to do for both of these issues.

]]> http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2009/10/27/spring-2010-schedules-now-posted/feed/ 0 Spring 2010 Schedules Coming This Weekend http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2009/10/22/spring-2010-schedules-coming-this-weekend/ http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2009/10/22/spring-2010-schedules-coming-this-weekend/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:30:31 +0000 Saugata http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/?p=67 Just a quick note that we are currently working on adding in the Spring 2010 schedules to BUSIPlus.  There have been a couple of small issues that need to be fixed (thanks, BU Brain…), but we should have it up and running by Monday.  Once we do, we’ll post an update on the blog, so make sure to check back here!

]]> http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2009/10/22/spring-2010-schedules-coming-this-weekend/feed/ 0 Course Listings Fixed; Schedule Updates Being Emailed http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2009/09/01/course-listings-fixed-schedule-updates-being-emailed/ http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2009/09/01/course-listings-fixed-schedule-updates-being-emailed/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:34:03 +0000 Saugata http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/?p=65 The two bugs in our database updater have finally been fixed.  You should find that all Fall 2009 courses are appearing on BUSIPlus with updated enrollments.  Please email us if this isn’t the case.  Summer ’09 courses are currently being updated and should be fixed shortly.

Despite our hopes of doing this before the first day of classes, these bugs kept us from emailing users with changes to their schedules.  Now that the errors are gone, we have started sending these immediately.  You should receive any updates within a few hours.  Hopefully they’ll be of some use to you guys.  That said, this is a good time to remind users that BUSIPlus cannot be relied on for real-time updates.  It may take us a day or two to detect a schedule change.  As a precaution, always verify your schedule against Banner to make sure you don’t miss a class!

]]> http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2009/09/01/course-listings-fixed-schedule-updates-being-emailed/feed/ 2 Errors Resulting from Latest Updates http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2009/08/28/errors-resulting-from-latest-updates/ http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2009/08/28/errors-resulting-from-latest-updates/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:30:17 +0000 Saugata http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/?p=58 Update: August 31st

One of the two bugs has been solved, but unfortunately the major bug still remains.  Unexpected events have prevented us from working on this as intended, though the second bug will be addressed Monday. Once the bug is fixed, we will email schedule updates. Please bear with us and accept our sincere apologies for the delay.

Sorry for the inconvenience, but it appears that BU Brain has changed the underlying code for its schedule of classes somewhat, and that’s screwing up our database updater.  The following errors have been noted so far:

  • Courses from the following departments are missing: COLI, ENG, LACS
  • Gened information is missing
  • Some partial semester classes may not have durations listed

Please keep in mind that schedules you have already saved in your account are unaffected.

This currently affects both Summer 2009 and Fall 2009 schedules.  For the time being, we have halted updating to prevent the situation from worsening.  This issue will be addressed tonight, and we hope to have updated schedules in our database by Saturday morning.  Again, our apologies for any trouble this may cause.

]]> http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2009/08/28/errors-resulting-from-latest-updates/feed/ 0 Fall ’09 Course Descriptions Back Up http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2009/03/27/fall-09-course-descriptions-back-up/ http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/2009/03/27/fall-09-course-descriptions-back-up/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:38:15 +0000 Saugata http://busiplus.jemts.com/blog/?p=51 Well, it looks like Banner’s course descriptions are back up, so they now show up on BUSIPlus.  Hope that helps with setting up schedules.  Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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