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Updated: April 17, 2013

Implementation Page Archive Information

 

Other Build 18 Implementation Tools

• Revised ~ Cross County Case Concept Document
• CONNECTIONS Build 18 Resource Guide for Managers
• Overview of CONNECTIONS Build 18 Case Management Document
• History of a Site
• FASP Rules
• UCR vs. CONNECTIONS FASP

Guide for Business Process Review and Analysis

• Revised 5/05 ~ CONNECTIONS Guide for Business Process Review and Analysis in Preparation for Build 18 Case Management

CONNECTIONS Case Management Impact Analysis Documents

• Subject: Permanency
  Functional Area: Case Management ~ Permanency Hearing Report
• Subject: Assessment & Service Planning
  Functional Area: Family Assessment & Service Plan (FASP)
• Subject: Family Services Stage
  Functional Area: Interface between CONNECTIONS & WMS
• Subject: Education
  Functional Area: Case Management ~ Education
• Subject: Adoption Subsidy Home
  Functional Area: FAD ~ Adoption Subsidy Homes
• Subject: Family Services Stage
  Functional Area: Child Case Record
• Subject: Family Services Stage
  Functional Area: Electronic Case Record
• Subject: Family Services Stage
  Functional Area:Progress Notes-Build 18
• Subject: Family Services Stage
  Functional Area: Interface between CONNECTIONS and WMS
• Subject: Family Services Stage
  Functional Area: Non-Child Welfare Services Stage Types in Build 18
• (Revised) Subject: Family Services Stage
  Functional Area: Advocates Preventive-Only (ADVPO) Cases
• Subject: Family Services Intake
  Functional Area: Documenting Intake
• Subject: Information and Referral
  Functional Area: Documenting Information and Referral Inquiries
• Subject: Assessment and Service Planning
  Functional Area: Plan Amendment
• Subject: Assessment and Service Planning
  Functional Area: Scheduling and Documenting the Service Plan Review
• Subject: Assessment and Service Planning
  Functional Area: Non-LDSS Custody
• Subject: Assessment and Service Planning
  Functional Area: FASP Part I: Process
• Subject: Assessment and Service Planning
  Functional Area: FASP Part II: Content
• Subject: Assessment and Service Planning
  Functional Area: FASP Part III: Case Planner Summary
• Subject: General Casework
  Functional Area: Handling Cases During Phased Implementation

CONNECTIONS Case Management Issue Briefs

• CONNECTIONS Case Managment Issue Brief ~ Entry of WMS Number Into CONNECTIONS

• CONNECTIONS Case Management Issue Brief ~ Local District Options in CONNECTIONS Case Management

FAQ's on Build 18

• Q & A from the Build 18.9 Forums
• Build 18 Questions and Answers
• Frequently Asked Questions on Interfaces: Build 18
• Frequently Asked Questions: Build 18

Post Build 18 Self Assessment

• Functional Review Letter for Local District Commissioners (dated October 2, 2006)
• Functional Review Letter for Voluntary Agency Executive Directors (dated October 4, 2006)
• Updated: Post Build 18 Self Assessment Instrument
• Post Build 18 Self Assessment Memo

The GIC Highlights

• The Geographic Information Center (GIC) Highlights

Q4-09 Improvement Plan Information (Implementation date 2/26/10)

• A CONNECTIONS Quarterly Improvement - Q4-09 - SharePoint Reporting Services - The Open Caseload Inquiry (OCI) Report "Highlights"
• CONNECTIONS Job Aid SharePoint Open Caseload Inquiry (OCI) Worker Report

CONNECTIONS Transformation

• CONNECTIONS Transformation Update (July 2009)

Q2-09 Improvement Plan Information (Implementation date 6/27/09)

• Q2-09 Improvement Plan - Release Notes
• Q2-09 Improvement Plan - Highlights and Implementation Information
• Q2-09 Impact Analysis ~ Changes to the FASP

Q4-08 Improvement Plan Information (Implementation date 1/24/09)

• Q4-08 Improvement Plan - Highlights and Implementation Information
• Q4-08 Release Notes
• Q4-08 Job Aid
• Q4-08 Impact Analysis ~ Investigative Actions
• Q4-08 PowerPoint Presentation

Q3-08 Improvement Plan Information

• Q3-08 Release Notes
• Q3-08 Improvement Plan - Highlights and Implementation Information - (CONNECTIONS Build 18.10)
• Q3-08 Impact Analysis
• Q3-08 Job Aid
• Family Assessment Response Job Aid for Participating Districts
• Family Assessment Response Q & A (dated 3/4/09)

CONNECTIONS Application Help Mailbox User Resource Documents

• Announcement
• Application Help Mailbox Request Form

Current Build Information

Build 18.9.7

• CONNECTIONS Q2-08 Release Notes (Build 18.9.7) (Updated June 30, 2008)
• Maintain Education Business Function
• Prior Case Summary Report
• Build 18.9.7 Job Aid v1.0 (Dated June 5, 2008)

Letter and Reports on Casework Contact Requirements

• Casework Contact Letter to Commissioners for laptops (Dated April 29, 2009)
• Casework Contact Letter to Voluntary Agency Executive Directors for laptops (Dated April 29, 2009)
• Casework Contact Requirements Letter
• Casework Contact Report Requirements
• Case Manager: Tracked Children Contacts Report December 2007

AFCARS Letter

• Correspondence from the Desk of the Division of Child Welfare and Community Services, Deputy Commissioner Jane Lynch

Build 18.9.6

• CONNECTIONS Build 18.9.6 Release Notes (Updated March 17, 2008)

B2H Resource Documents

• Bridges to Health (B2H) Job Aid (Dated 2/29/08)
• B2H Medicaid Eligibility Fact Sheet
• Upstate B2H CONX WMS System Instructions
• B2H Restriction Exception Quick Sheet
• B2H Restriction Exception Instructions
• Restriction/Exception Error Messages
• AFCARS Job Aid (Dated 3-3-08)
• Impact Analysis: CONNECTIONS Build 18.9.6 ~ Entering AFCARS data elements in CONNECTIONS with Mapping

Build 18.9.3.2

• Build 18.9.3.2 Upgrades to MapInfo

Build 18.9.3 Reference Documents

• Build 18.9.3 Implementation Checklist
• CONNECTIONS Build 18.9.3 Regional Forum Questions and Answers (dated 9/27/07)
• CONNECTIONS Build 18.9.3 Highlights and Release Notes (dated September 27, 2007)
• Voluntary Agency Access to CPS Information

Build 18.9.1 Reference Documents

• Implementation Issues Build 18.9.1 (Dated September 3, 2007)
• CONNECTIONS Build 18.9.1 Release Notes (what's in the Build)
• CONNECTIONS Build 18.9.1 Day 1 Checklist
• CONNECTIONS Build 18.9.1 Highlights Document (a summary of the build content)

Build 18.9 Reference Documents

• CONNECTIONS Build 18.9.05 Release Notes (what's in the Build)
• Updated: CONNECTIONS Build 18.9 Release Notes (what's in the Build)
• CONNECTIONS Build 18.9 Highlights Document (a summary of the build content)
• CONNECTIONS Build 18.9 Day 1 Checklist

Build 18.9 Business Process Redesign Manual

Build 18.9 BPR Part I: Introduction and Summary Work Flows

• Build 18.9 New Functionality

Build 18.9 BPR Part II: Current Business Practice Case Opening

• Chapter A: Case Opening Events
• Chapter B: Case Opening Complete Forms
• Corrected: Chapter C: Case Opening in Systems

Build 18.9 BPR Part III: Current Business Practice Case Maintenance

• Chapter D: Case Maintenance Events
• Chapter E: FASP, SPR & Permanency
• Chapter F: Case Maintenance in Systems

Build 18.9 BPR Part IV: Current Business Practice Case Closure

• Chapter G: Case Closure

Build 18.9 BPR Part V: Foster and Adoptive Home Development (FAD)

• FAD

• NEW Impact Analysis: Build 18.9 Case Management ~ Health
• Impact Analysis: Build 18.9 Security
• Impact Analysis: Build 18.9 Case Management ~ Permanency Hearing Report
• Impact Analysis: Build 18.9 Family Assessment & Service Plan (FASP)
• Impact Analysis: Build 18.9 Interface between CONNECTIONS & WMS
• Impact Analysis: Build 18.9 Case Management ~ Education
• Impact Analysis: Build 18.9 FAD ~ Adoption Subsidy Homes

Build 18.8.5 Reference Documents

• CONNECTIONS Permanency Alerts Batch Build Release Notes (what's in the build--with workaround)
• Legal Activity Codes for Permanency (dated 9/21/06)
• CONNECTIONS Build 18.8.5 Release Notes(what's in the build)

Build 18.8 Resource Documents

• CONNECTIONS Build 18.8 Release Notes (what's in the Build)
• CONNECTIONS Build 18.8 ~ Permanency Consultation and 24 Hour Contact Progress Note Purpose definitions

Build 18.7.4 Reference Documents

• CONNECTIONS Build 18.7.4 Release Notes (what's in the Build)

Build 18.7.3 Reference Documents

• CONNECTIONS Build 18.7.3 Release Notes (what's in the Build)

Build 18.7.2 Reference Documents

• CONNECTIONS Build 18.7.2 Release Notes (what's in the Build)

Build 18.7 Resource Documents

• Permanency Build (Build 18.7) Template Information
• Build 18.7 Release Notes (The Permanency Bill, content of the Build)(Please note that SIR 3588 was not migrated to production in Build 18.7. It has been deferred to a later Build)
• CONNECTIONS Build 18.7 Highlights Document (The Permanency Bill) (a summary of the Build content)

Build 18.6 Information

• CONNECTIONS Build 18.6 Release Notes (content of the Build)

Build 18.4 Information

• CONNECTIONS Build 18.4.2 Release Notes (content of the Build)
• CONNECTIONS Build 18.4.1 Release Notes (content of the Build)
• CONNECTIONS Build 18.4 Release Notes (content of the Build)

 

Letter to Commissioners and Volantary Agency Executive Directors

• Decommissioning of the Remote Access Server(RAS)

Build 18 Information
CONNECTIONS Case Management Build 18

• Supplement to Administrative Opening of a CONNECTIONS Case to Make Retroactive Payements
• Administrative Opening of a CONNECTIONS Case to Make Retroactive Payments
• CONNECTIONS Case Managment (Build 18) and Preview Schedule

Build 18 Highlights & Productions Release Document

• CONNECTIONS Case Management (Build 18) Production Release/CONNECTIONS Build 18 Production Implementation Statewide Users Day 1 Impacts
• Build 18 Highlights

Build 18 Field Test & Preview Information

• Revised Memo: Field Test & Preview for CONNECTIONS Case Management (Build 18)
• Actions and Activities for Preview for Build 18
• Build 18 Structured Preview Memo

Prepatory Documents for the Implementation of Build 18

• Case Readiness Checklist
• CONNECTIONS Build 18 Clean Up Instructions
• Preparation Activities Pre Day 1
• Roles and Responsibilities

Conversion Information

• Creation of Build 18 Conversion Workers
• Revised ~ Conversion Planning Report Instructional Memo
• Advantages of Data Clean-up Document
• Generic Data Clean-up Plan
• Multiple Instances of the Same Person in CONNECTIONS - Report Revision
• Multiple Person Data Clean Up Report

Memo: Assign Units for Family Services Intake

• Memo: Assign Units for Family Services Intake

OCFS Data Warehouse Children in Care Spreadsheet/Explanation

• OCFS Data Warehouse: Children in Care Spreadsheet Explanation Document
• OCFS Data Warehouse Spreadsheet: Children in Care as of 9/30/04 by Location, Agency, District

Gap Analysis Chart

• GAP Analysis~Number of Staff to Hardware/Comparson Chart

CONNECTIONS Case Management Build 18 Self-Assessment

• CONNECTIONS Case Management Build 18 Self-Assessment

CONNECTIONS Build 18 Security for Decision-Making Training Video Companion Guide

• Build 18 Security for Decision-Making Training Video Companion Guide

Previous Build Information

Build 18.3 Information

• CONNECTIONS Build 18.3.75 Release Notes (content of the Build)
• CONNECTIONS Build 18.3.5 (content of the Build)
• CONNECTIONS Build 18.3 Release Notes (content of the Build info)

Build 18.2 Information

• Update to CONNECTIONS Build 18.2
• CONNECTIONS Build 18.2 Release Notes (content of the Build)

Build 18.1 Information

• Build 18.1.5 Release Notes (content of the Build)
• Build 18.1 Changes to Case Assignablity and Default Units

Build 18 Implementation Issues

• CONNECTIONS Case Management Implementation Issues Versions 1 ~ 18 Update document (dated 11/1/06)
• CONNECTIONS Case Management Implementation Issues ~ Version 18 (dated 4/11/06)
• CONNECTIONS Case Management Implementation Issues ~ Version 17 (dated 2/23/06)
• CONNECTIONS Case Management Implementation Issues ~ Version 16(dated 1/17/06)
• CONNECTIONS Case Management Implementation Issues ~ Version 15 (dated 1/3/06)
• CONNECTIONS Case Management Implementation Issues ~ Version 14 ~ 12/2/05
• CONNECTIONS Build 18 Implementation Issues ~ Version 13 ~ 11/10/05
• CONNECTIONS Build 18 Implementation Issues ~ Version 12 ~ 10/24/05
• CONNECTIONS Build 18 Implementation Issues ~ Version 11 ~ 9/26/05
• CONNECTIONS Build 18 Implementation Issues ~ Version 10 ~ 9/12/05
• CONNECTIONS Build 18 Implemenatation Issues ~ Version 9 ~ 8/29/05
• CONNECTIONS Build 18 Implementation Issues ~ Version 8 ~ 8/15/05
• CONNECTIONS Build 18 Implementation Issues ~ Version 7 ~ 8/1/05
• CONNECTIONS Build 18 Implementation Issues ~ Version 6 ~ 7/18/05
• (Revised) ~ CONNECTIONS Build 18 Implementation Issues ~ Version 5 ~ 6/30/05
• CONNECTIONS Build 18 Implementation Issues ~ Version 4 ~ 6/6/05
• CONNECTIONS Build 18 Implementation Issues ~ Version 3 ~ 5/16/05
• CONNECTIONS Build 18 Implementation Issues ~ Version 2 ~ 5/2/05
• WMS Workarounds ~ dated 4/1/05
• An Explanation of Post-Build 18 WMS Functionality for Implemented Districts ~ dated 4/5/05
• Build 18 Outstanding System Investigation Requests (SIRs) and Workarounds ~ dated 4/5/05
• Planned Build 18.1 Changes, Enhancements and Fixes ~ dated 3/31/05
• Implemented WMS Migration ~ dated 3/25/05
• Build 18.05 Implemented Changes, Enhancements and Fixes and Planned WMS Migration ~ dated 3/21/05
• Build 18.05 Planned and Implemented Changes, Enhancements and Fixes ~ dated 3/17/05

Build 17.5 Information

• System Build 17.5 Job Aid
• Build 17.5 Release Notes
• Build 17.5 Schedule Memo

Build 17.2 Information

• CONNECTIONS Build 17.2 Schedule Memo
• CONNECTIONS Build 17.2 Release Notes

Build 17 Information

• Build 17 Release Notes
• Build 17 Schedule Memo
• Build 17 Impact Analysis~Security for CONNECTIONS Case and Financial Management
• Security for CONNECTIONS Case Management Self-Assessment
• Build 17 Progress Notes Instructions Tip Sheet
• CONNECTIONS System Build 17 Job Aid
• Build 17 Highlights Document
• Build 17 Training and Implementation Supports Document
• Build 17 Training Memo
• Build 17 Upstate Registration Form
• Build 17 NYC Registration Form

Summary of Build Information

Build 15 through Build 16.3 Information

• Build 15 through Build 16.3 documents

Summary of Build 5 through Build 15 Document

• Historical summary of Build information covering Build 5 through Build 15

Additional PC Rollout Information

For more information on the bailment agreement for local districts and voluntary agencies, click here.

The New PC Quick Start Guide is now available.

We are pleased to announce that the State Comptroller has approved and signed the contract for the Desktop PC Replacement.

Attachments:

• Attachment A - IBM PC Hardware Specs
• Attachment B - Hardware Delivery Installation Services
• Attachment C - Viewing Available Space on Servers
• Attachment D - Changing File Location Defaults
• Attachment E - Preparing to Migrate to Your New CONNECTIONS Workstation
• Attachment F - Migrating Your Data toYour New CONNECTIONS Workstation
• Attachment G - Migrating Schedule+, Calendars, Personal Address Books, and Personal Folders to Your New CONNECTIONS Workstation
  • Workaround for Schedule and Address Book Import
• Attachment H - Migrating Printers to Your New CONNECTIONS Workstation
• Attachment I - Migrating Network Shares, Local Installed Software, and User Profiles
• Checklist for Caseworkers and Supervisors To Prepare for New Desktop Personal Computers (Acrobat PDF)

We have recently developed a revised plan for the rollout of the desktop PCs'. Click here to view the memo regarding the rollout.

SSL/VPN Information and VPN Information

Info on Secure Socket Layer Virtual Private Network (SSL/VPN) for Non-State Owned Equipment

The Office of Children & Family Services is pleased to announce the offering of the SSL/VPN to local districts and voluntary agencies for use with non-state owned equipment. The offering document, Remote Access Acceptable Use Memorandum of Understanding, and the SSL/VPN request form, are available on the OCFS internet website, at the following address (ocfs.ny.gov/help/remote-access/).

Info on VPN Access for State Owned Equipment

The following is the address to the VPN Request form and documentation for state owned CIAB's. Please note that this info is located on the OCFS Internet at the following address: ocfs.ny.gov/main/vpn

Info on VPN Access for State Owned Laptops

• Notification of Interim VPN Access for State Owned Laptops
• Addendum to Remote Access Acceptable Use Memo for State Owned Laptops

Dragon Naturally Speaking Information

• Letter ~ Dragon Naturally Speaking
• Revised ~ Question and Answer Document ~ Dragon Naturally Speaking

Quick Pad Information

• Frequently Asked Questions Regarding QuickPads
• QuickPAD IR Announcement
• QuickPAD IR Specifications
• QuickPAD IR Inventory Control Form

CONNECTIONS Regulations Info

• Letter to Commissioners and Executive Directors
• Notice of Proposed Rule Making
• Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
• Regulatory Impact Statement
• Rural Area Flexibility Analysis
• Job Impact Statement

UCR Regulations Info

• UCR Regulatory Impact Statement
• UCR Job Impact Statement
• UCR Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
• Rural Area Flexibility Analysis
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking