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Financial Information Services


KFS 7 Overview of Capital Assets Webinar

This webinar will cover the recent changes to KFS including a review of the new look and feel as it pertains to Capital Assets and Capital Asset e-docs.

KFS 7 Overview of Capital Assets Webinar, April 19, 2017

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KFS Overview of Changes and Upgrades to Version 7 Webinar

This webinar will cover the recent changes to KFS including a review the new overall look and feel and the new look for the Disbursement Voucher (DV) and Requisition (REQS) e-docs.

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Performance Issue - Scheduled Power Outage for Ithaca campus

<div>There will be a brief, scheduled, widespread power outage for the Ithaca campus at noon ET on Friday, January 9, 2026. Power outages may impact CIT services like networks and Wifi. CIT will monitor outage and restoration announcements.</div>

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Unplanned Outage - Wifi, Network Impacted by Ithaca Campus Power Outage

<div>A large scale power outage is impacting the Cornell Ithaca central campus, north campus, and east campus (Vet School area). Wifi and Network services may not available in these areas. CIT is aware and monitoring the situation.</div>

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Scheduled Service Change - KFS 01/11/2026 patch release

<div>KFS, Cynergy, eShop, and Cynergy Applications will be down for a patch release this Sunday, January 11, from 6am to 12 noon EST.</div>

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Scheduled Service Change - Many e-Lists will be reconfigured to prepare for DMARC compliance

<div>This&nbsp; will affect all E-lists that include non-“@cornell.edu” members, and who post by email.

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Scheduled Service Change - Replace WDM pre-amplifiers

<div>Network Engineer will replace network equipment on one of our redundant paths to NYC on the 13th of January. Network connectivity between Ithaca and NYC will be re-routed via the two remaining paths.</div>

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Scheduled Service Change - Upgrade Wi-Fi infrastructure and implement WPA3 and 6GHz campus-wide

<div>On Wednesday, January 7th, 2026 at 5:00 am the Cornell University Wi-Fi system will be unavailable for 10-15 minutes to apply routine firmware patching. All three Wi-Fi networks will be affected including eduroam, RedRover, and Cornell-Visitor.<br><br>Locations affected include:</div><ul><li>Ithaca Campus</li><li>Cornell AgriTech in Geneva</li><li>Cornell Tech Campus, Roosevelt Island</li><li>Cornell Ruffian Equine, Elmont, NY</li><li>570 Lexington Offices, New York, NY</li></ul>

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Scheduled Service Change - PeopleSoft: Windows and Linux OS Patching

<div>PeopleSoft Student Center, Faculty Center, Student Essentials, ePay, Student Admissions, Contributor Relations, Financial Aid, Student Financials, Student Records, Student Employment (PSES) will be unavailable on January 4, 2026, from 5:00 AM until approximately 10:00 AM for regularly scheduled server maintenance. This maintenance may not require the fully scheduled time.</div>

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Scheduled Service Change - e-List servers down for Oracle Database patching

<div>On Sunday, Dec 21, 2025, between 7:45-9:45am ET, all three e-list servers will be unavailable during Oracle Database patching.

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