❏ Modified the program to display the TSDS extract message at the beginning of the EOM closing process for accounting period 10. The message notifies users that once accounting period 10 is closed, the TSDS Budget and Payroll extracts will be paused until the Fiscal Year Close process is completed. Displaying the message earlier gives users the option to cancel the process and keep the period open.

❏ Removed this utility from Finance due to increasing challenges over time including:

• Functionality issues
• Conflicts with Ed-Fi integration
• Lack of an audit trail

For additional information, review the Business announcement (Upcoming Change: Discontinuation of Mass Change Account Codes (Mask Crosswalk) Utility in ASCENDER Finance) sent September 15, 2025.

❏ Modified the program to allow employees to have multiple responsibility records for the same year, provided that each record has a different Staff Service value.

❏ Added validation to the Monthly Minutes field to default to 00000 if left blank.

❏ Added validation to the # of Students field to default to 0 if left blank.

❏ Modified the TSDS extract to allow multiple responsibility records to be extracted (as defined on the Responsibility tab). However, a known issue may cause -6 errors during extraction if records are submitted and then changes are made to the Campus, Staff Classification, and/or Begin Date.

❏ Modified the program to correctly update records based on the new allowance of multiple rows for a school year on the Personnel > Maintenance > Staff Demo > Responsibility tab.

❏ Modified the Staff Responsibilities section to display multiple rows if an employee has more than one responsibility record defined for a school year on the Personnel > Maintenance > Staff Demo > Responsibility tab. This change is effective in both Payroll and Personnel.

❏ Added the following fields to align with TSDS Web-Enabled Data Standards:

• TRA Teaching Experience (YearsTRATeachingExperience (E3129)) - Indicates the number of verifiable years of teaching experience as a classroom teacher as described in TEC §48.158.
• TRA Eligibility (LEADeterminedTRAEligibility (E3130)) - Indicates the local education agency (LEA) has determined the teacher (StaffClassification is 087) is employed by a school system and teaches not less than an average of four hours each day, in an academic instructional setting or a career and technology educational setting.