SIS - Default Settings for Using SIS
Overview
Make your life easier by setting defaults in SIS so you don't have to type in UWMSN again. Also learn how to set tab overs (e.g. skip the magnifying glass when tabbing). This is also where you learn how to keep your email address up to date for SIS communication.
Table of Contents
Setting Student Information System (SIS) Defaults
These settings only need to be set and saved once.
- Log in to SIS.
- Navigate to the Navigation Bar
in the top right corner then, Menu | Set Up SACR | User Defaults. - On the "User Defaults 1" tab, enter UWMSN in Academic Institution, Career Group SetID, and Facility Group SetID.
- On the "User Defaults 2" tab, enter UWMSN in Set ID and Institution Set, enter MAIN in Campus, and set any other desired field defaults.
- Note for Financial Aid users: Enter the Aid Year you view most often; update each new aid year annually.
- Note for Admissions users: Set Application Center, Recruiting Center, and Admit Type.
- On the "User Defaults 4" tab, check Carry ID if you want a student’s ID to carry from page to page.
- Select "Save."
Editing Your Email Address
Please keep your business email address up to date in SIS. This is the primary address that SIS uses for email communication.
- Log in to SIS.
- Navigate to the Navigation Bar in the top right corner then, Menu | My System Profile.
- Enter your @wisc.edu email address.
- Select "Save" on the General Profile Information page.
Personalizing SIS
- Log in to SIS.
- Navigate to the Navigation Bar in the top right corner then, Menu | My Preferences.
- If needed, expand the "Navigation Personalizations" section.
- Change any Navigation Personalizations that would be helpful to you, such as the "Tab over Calendar Button," "Tab over Browser Elements," and the "Tab over Navigation Bar" toggles.
- Select "Save" in the upper right corner of the My Preferences page.
- If you want to remove your personalizations, select "Restore Defaults" and then "OK."
- Select the Home icon.
