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Welcome to Illinois State's Datatel Support website. Here you will find accurate and detailed information about every aspect of the Datatel Accounting System.

Datatel's Web UI Interface

Users can connect to Datatel from any location, either from any PC or MAC on campus, or from off campus using the University's VPN client, which enables users to access restricted services from off campus. The VPN client is available from the University Help Desk's download site or by going to https://webvpn.ilstu.edu

The Datatel Web UI interface is available at: https://datatel.illinoisstate.edu/

  • Web browsers are moving away from supporting Silverlight, a component that Datatel requires. Until such time as Datatel changes their delivery mechanism, you may be limited in which browser(s) you can use to access Datatel.
  • Internet Explorer should work with Silverlight and Datatel, so if you are having trouble, try opening Datatel in Internet Explorer.
  • Datatel no longer works with Google Chrome.
  • Datatel does not work with Microsoft Edge, the browser which is delivered with Microsoft Windows 10. 

    To access Internet Explorer on a Windows 10 machine, you will need to search for it in the Start Menu. Press the Start key on your keyboard or click the Start icon, then type “iexplore” or “internet explorer” and Windows 10 will search for the program. Once you have it running, you can right-click the icon to pin it to your taskbar for quicker access.

Datatel's Newest Version is UI 4.6..

The most recent Datatel interface is UI 4.6, which includes several enhancements to the user experience. The primary user-related enhancement is the change to the Report Browser, which no longer requires users to scroll down to view the last few lines on report pages. This enhancement, as well as others, are detailed on the list of Datatel UI 4.4 Enhancements.

Web UI 4.6 is the latest interface to the Datatel Financial System. While there is little change to processes, there have been significant enhancements to Datatel's appearance and user functionality. Datatel UI 4.6 runs through your web browser (Internet Explorer) and requires no special software installation on your computer. Java is no longer required, eliminating version conflicts. UI 4.6 uses the Microsoft Silverlight plug-in which will be installed during your first login, if it is not already installed on your computer.

Change In Password Policy

The Datatel Financial System now uses AD (Active Directory) authentication, making it unnecessary to maintain your Datatel password separately. You will continue to log into Datatel using your Datatel User ID, but you should use your ULID password. If you Datatel User ID is different from your ULID, you should use the Datatel User ID but the ULID password.

Quick Tips For UI 4.4:

  • Enter CF-XQTP in Form Search to access XQTP reports
  • Enter CF-ORGP in Form Search to access ORGP in inquiry mode
  • Print Local no longer exists; click on Export PDF and then print the PDF
  • If you select Save As from the Report Browser, open your .txt document with Wordpad and your formatting will be intact
  • To create a shortcut to https://datatel.illinoisstate.edu/, grab the icon to the left of the URL and drop it onto your desktop--and there is your shortcut!
  • To Delete an AP Type or Vendor ID, use Alt+Ctrl+D (used to be Ctrl+D)
  • If you are using a Mac and have problems creating vouchers in VOUM, try Internet Explorer, which is only available in PC mode.
  • If you are using Datatel and have installed Cisco CUPC (Cisco Unified Personal Communicator), you may have a problem when using the Datatel Alt+Control+D hotkey sequence to delete fields. The Cisco installer puts a Windows shortcut in the Start Menu, but that can be easily unmapped, using this solution: solution to ctrl+alt+d issue.
  • Please click on "Logout" when you are ready to close a Datatel session. Avoid using your browser's X button unless you have no other option.

What Has Changed in User Interface 4.X?

The most significant change with UI 4.X is that it is entirely web-browser-based. There is no Datatel software on your workstation. Otherwise, for the average user, you will notice a new cosmetic appearance, but the screens you use have not changed functionally.

Here are some of the new features that Datatel has delivered with UI 4.X:

  • You can save forms to your personal “Favorites” list
  • You can access screens by searching on a keyword or description, without having to remember screen mnemonics
  • You can set personal preferences for screen size and appearance
  • You can sort on specific fields in LookUps
  • You can export grid contents to Excel
  • You can save reports to PDF format
  • You can print a form/screen by clicking on a Print button within Datatel

Before launching UI 4.X, you will need to either disable all pop-up blockers or add the UI 4.X site as an exception to the pop-up blocker in your browser. Be sure to also disable any third-party toolbars that may have additional pop-up blockers. Instructions can be found on the initial Datatel login screen, in the Logging into UI 4.3 PDF, or you can contact your technical support staff.

Helpful information

You can read and/or print the following topic-specific PDFs.

If you have any questions, please contact the Datatel Assistance Desk at (309) 438-2270 or Shirley Murphy at (309) 438-7613.

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Datatel + SGHE, Inc.
2017-07-10T08:56:32.564-05:00 2017