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title: "Upcoming Changes to Student Administration System Interface"
canonical: "https://kb.uconn.edu/space/SAS/26124714125/Upcoming%20Changes%20to%20Student%20Administration%20System%20Interface"
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An upgrade to PeopleTools (version 8.59) scheduled for November 19, 2022, will introduce some changes to the user interface. 

> ⚠️ **Action Required for Access**  
> ⚠️ After the upgrade, all users must [clear their browser cache](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10731880762) to successfully log in to the system. If they do not, they will see a “401 Error Unauthorized Access” screen.

## Homepage Changes

![image](media://4a197903-3010-4f0e-bd4b-35bb333a0b8e)

- The **Global Search Bar** functionality has moved to the middle of the bar.
- The **Homepage Selector** will move to the top left just below the banner.
- A homepage toggle will be added on the top right.
- **Recently Visited **(clock icon) and **Favorites** (heart icon) will be accessed with one click on the left side.

## Menu/Navigation Changes

> 📝 When you manually type an action in a field, you must click the magnifying glass when you are finished; neither hitting ENTER nor tabbing out of the field returns the related value.

- You can change the menu sort order back to "Alphabetical" from Settings (gear icon) in the NavBar.
- Breadcrumbs in the Menu will allow you to easily see your navigation path and go back to a previous folder.
- The **NavBar **icon will change slightly but is located in the same place.
- The **Notifications **icon will be a bell instead of a flag.
- The Navigator will be renamed to **Menu **and the icon will change.

> ✅ New! **[Personalization options](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SAS/pages/edit-v2/26133135413?draftShareId=d06d9615-6145-4ab3-a23d-76d240bff9c2)** for Homepages and NavBar are available.

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