BFS Update - March 2025

Overview

The Berkeley Financial System (BFS) team is updating the BFS system to stay up-to-date with security recommendations and best practices. The upgrade will take place from Friday, March 14, 2025, from 6 AM to 6 PM. The update is to streamline the current system and enhance BFS functionality.

Updates in This Release

New Campus Deposit Module Initiative

Our legacy campus deposit system (CDS) will be replaced with the BFS Accounts Receivable module known as direct journals. The enhanced functionality in BFS will reduce complexity and costs to the university by leveraging a single enterprise system.

User feedback on the new system is important, and we have involved representatives from key stakeholder groups to gather their input. Before the campus rollout, there will be a testing phase and a pilot group. Current CDS users will receive essential updates as we move through the deployment and transition phases and when specific actions are needed.

The targeted date for campus-wide implementation begins in April 2025, with the full transition completed by June 2025. If you have any questions about transitioning from CDS into BFS, please feel free to reach out to the Cash Handling and Banking Services team at cashiers@berkeley.edu.

User Acceptance Testing

User acceptance testing is occurring between February 26, 2025, and March 7, 2025. Direct communications will be sent to those participating in the test cycles.