ITS outlines plan for ANGEL during finals week May 3-7
To optimize the performance of ANGEL during fall finals week, the Import Wizard and Export Wizard tools will be turned off from 4:00 a.m. Saturday, May 1 until 6:00 a.m. Saturday, May 8. In the event that ANGEL does begin to experience performance problems, Information Technology Services staff will take proactive measures to temporarily remove access to nonessential features from the ANGEL My Profile page to alleviate load.
From L-ANGEL-NOTIFICATION@LISTS.PSU.EDU
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To optimize the performance of ANGEL during fall finals week, the Import Wizard and Export Wizard tools will be turned off from 4:00 a.m. Saturday, May 1 until 6:00 a.m. Saturday, May 8. In the event that ANGEL does begin to experience performance problems, Information Technology Services staff will take proactive measures to temporarily remove access to nonessential features from the ANGEL My Profile page to alleviate load.
Following are the nonessential features that would be temporarily unavailable on the ANGEL My Profile page, if necessary, to alleviate load. Alternative means to access these features in ANGEL, where feasible, are noted. Access to these features on the My Profile page would be restored once ANGEL is stable.
* What's New notification icons for courses. New items can be viewed by entering a course, expanding the course guide, and selecting What's New. Please refer to the Course Guide topic (http://angelkb.ais.psu.edu/display/1n/articleDirect/index.asp?aid=1135&r...) in the ANGEL Help & Information Guide for additional information on the course guide. The notification icons are still available for groups.
* My Announcements. Course and group announcements can be viewed by entering a course or group and selecting the Resources tab. Please note that course and group editors have the option to remove the announcements component from the Resources tab or to add it to the Communicate tab.
* My News. Course and group news can be viewed by entering a course or group and selecting the Resources tab. Please note that course and group editors have the option to remove the news component from the resources tab or to add it to the Communicate tab.
* My Tasks. Course and group tasks can be accessed by entering a course or group, expanding the guide, selecting Tasks, then Personal Tasks. Please refer to the Course Guide topic in the ANGEL Help & Information Guide for additional information on the course guide.
* Course Mail. Mail can be viewed by entering a course or group, selecting the Communicate tab, then View Inbox. New messages are shown with bold text.
* Today's Calendar. Course and group calendars can be viewed by entering a course or group and selecting the Calendar tab.
* RSS Headlines. No alternative within ANGEL.
If you have any specific questions, please contact the ANGEL Help Desk at https://cms.psu.edu/psad/psad20/support.asp