ROAD Team

08/21/2026 Update

• The support within Student Data Loader to generate degree audits has been implemented for new subplans within two majors - Traditional BSN Nursing and Biochemistry in CALS.
• CS&E ElasticSearch (ES) upgrade: Enrollment, Planner, Search, and Scheduler services have been updated to support the new ES version. With these changes now in place, we can begin end-to-end testing of the enrollment workflows. The team has developed a comprehensive set of test scripts to validate functionality following the upgrade. Once the ROAD team completes its testing and validation, we will partner with the Product Owner to perform functional validation and ensure all business requirements are met.
• ROAD staff members have been provided access to the SIS Wiki space. This repository serves as the primary documentation repository for the RO and PS Admin teams to share hostnames, database TNS entries, and other critical information required during migration activities.

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Roadmap

Status key
Discovery: Documenting and validating a request or use case.
Refining: Planning implementation and estimating effort.
Unreleased: Ready to sprint or sprinting has started.
Released: Completed and deployed to production.

Priority key
Now: Sprinting now or in the next 2 weeks.
Next: Sprinting within the next 1-3 months.
Later: Greater than 3 months away from sprinting.

Discovery, Refining & Unreleased

Name	Status	Priority	Product(s)	Start Date	End Date	Description
CS&E Elasticsearch Upgrade - Using new data models in Search service	Unreleased	Now	Course Search & Enroll app	05/13/2026	09/01/2026	Upgrade to latest version of ElasticSearch(ES). The EOL for Elasticsearch 2.3 in AWS is 11/7/2026. After 11/7/2025, we will be paying an additional extended support fee until EOL in 2026. This is to use newer data models inside the CS&E search service.
Implement SIS Cart workflow.	Unreleased	Now	CAOS ETL, AmazonMQ	07/21/2026	09/29/2026	Migrate away from AmazonMQ to SQS. SQS will provide more reliability with sub-millisecond latency. Will be able to resolve issues quickly by removing the dependency on API Team (AmazonMQ).
CS&E Elasticsearch Upgrade - Backend upgrades (Scheduler, Enrollment)	Unreleased	Now	Course Search & Enroll app	07/08/2026	09/01/2026	Upgrade to latest version of ElasticSearch(ES). The EOL for Elasticsearch 2.3 in AWS is 11/7/2026. After 11/7/2025, we will be paying an additional extended support fee until EOL in 2026. We will need to update Elasticsearch to a newer version with long term support in AWS.
CS&E Elasticsearch Upgrade - Front End/UX	Unreleased	Now	Course Search & Enroll app	08/05/2026	09/02/2026	Upgrade CS&E front end to meet the changes from ES upgrades.
Duration of Status Rule Change	Unreleased	Next	CAOS API	09/02/2026	09/16/2026	In regard to the Duration of Status rule change for students on F1/J1 visas, a new Service Indicator will be added to student records in SIS. This indicator will need to be surfaced through the CAOS API so Advising Gateway can consume it downstream.
CS&E Immunization Hold	Unreleased	Next	Course Search & Enroll app	09/16/2026	09/30/2026	If UHS place a hold due to missing immunization records, those students will not be able to enroll in classes.
Onboard LAB Auditros	Discovery	Next	DARS App			WI Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB) is looking to audit the CGER (Core General Education Requirements) credits transfer rules and implementations that were completed for WI Act 15. The auditors will examine transfer credit rules in SIS and run DARS reports (through the DARS app - https://dars.wisc.edu) to verify CGER impacts. The audit will conclude on Dec 31, 2026. In order to access the DARS app, they will need NetIDs, as access is managed through a Manifest group.
Offboard LAB Auditors	Discovery	Next	DARS App			Offboard LAB auditors from the DARS app.
ROAD migration to Ivanti Neurons	Discovery	Next	Course Search & Enroll app, CAOS API, DARS App, UW-Madison Residency App Feature Development			ROAD migration to Ivanti Neurons
Name	Status	Priority	Product(s)	Start Date	End Date	Description

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Released

Name	Status	Product(s)	Start Date	End Date	Description
DARS Post-Release Fixes	Released	DARS API, DARS Web	09/03/2024	04/15/2025	Bug fixes and updates for DARS Request App based on campus user feedback.
WI Act 15 - Implementing support for transfer of CGER credits (course attributes) in DARS app and degree audits (Test tier)	Released	DARS API, DARS App	11/11/2025	04/14/2026	Generalize how general education credits are used. The outcome is student can transfer general education credits across various Universities of Wisconsin institutions without any issue. This is for DARS and SDL apps.
WI Act 15 - Implementing support for transfer of CGER credits (course attributes) in CAOS (Test tier)	Released	CAOS API, CAOS ETL	01/20/2026	03/03/2026	Generalize how general education credits are used. The outcome is student can transfer general education credits across various Universities of Wisconsin institutions without any issue. Add to CAOS Test.
WCAG 2.1 accessibility compliance verification for CS&E, DARS and Res apps.	Released	Course Search & Enroll app, DARS App, Residency app	02/17/2026	03/17/2026	Verfiied and implemented additional CI/CD tooling to make sure apps are in compliance with ADA rule for acessibility (WCAG 2.1).
WI Act 15 - Implement CGERMQR and CGERCL pseudo courses based on Placement Test Scores	Released	DARS App	04/15/2026	05/26/2026	Similar to how the GERQRA and GERCOMA pseudo courses are created for use within uAchieve/DARS, we will need 2 new pseudo courses created by the SDL to accommodate the new CGER requirements for Fall 2026.
WI Act 15 - Implement Dual Enrollment Transfer Course Credit Handling	Released	DARS App	04/15/2026	05/26/2026	For first-year (FYR) students, who have TRAC coursework earned prior to (less than) Summer 2026, the Student Data Loader (SDL) must override the standard external-term-based attribute logic for CGER Course Condition Codes (CCC).
WI Act 15 - Implementing support for transfer of CGER credits (course attributes) in CS&E (Test tier)	Released	Course Search & Enroll app	03/18/2026	05/06/2026	Generalize how general education credits are used. The outcome is student can transfer general education credits across various Universities of Wisconsin institutions without any issue. This will add the support CS&E.
CS&E Elasticsearch Upgrade - Data model definitions	Released	Course Search & Enroll app	05/13/2026	06/09/2026	Upgrade to latest version of ElasticSearch(ES). The EOL for Elasticsearch 2.3 in AWS is 11/7/2026. After 11/7/2025, we will be paying an additional extended support fee until EOL in 2026. This is to define data models to support the newer version of ES.
CS&E Elasticsearch Upgrade - Using new data models in Indexer	Released	Course Search & Enroll app	05/26/2026	07/07/2026	Upgrade to latest version of ElasticSearch(ES). The EOL for Elasticsearch 2.3 in AWS is 11/7/2026. After 11/7/2025, we will be paying an additional extended support fee until EOL in 2026. This is to add support for new data models in the Indexer (ETL process used by the CS&E).
Summer 2026 Exadata Server Migrations	Released	Course Search & Enroll app, CAOS API, DARS API, DARS App	06/24/2026	08/03/2026	The SIS PS admin team is in the process of migrating database servers into new Exadata servers.
Common data model library in Go	Released	AmazonMQ, CAOS ETL, Course Search & Enroll app	06/09/2026	07/07/2026	Migrate away from AmazonMQ to SQS. SQS will provide more reliability with sub-millisecond latency. Will be able to resolve issues quickly by removing the dependency on API Team (AmazonMQ).
UW-Madison Residency app Fall 2026 updates	Released	Residency app	06/24/2026	07/08/2026	Update UW-Madison Residency app for Fall 2026.
Residency App Fall 2026 updates	Released	Residency app	07/07/2026	07/21/2026	Updates into the UW-Madison Res App for Fall 2026. Update vetran text and reorder state drop-down menu.
WI Act 15 - Enable CGER attributes in production tier for DARS app, CAOS and CS&E (Prod tier).	Released	CAOS API, DARS API, DARS App, Course Search & Enroll app	04/15/2026	05/06/2026	Enable WI Act 15 CGER course attributes in production tier across DARS, CAOS and CS&E.
CS&E Security Remediations and Terraform Provisioning	Released	Course Search & Enroll app	11/13/2024	02/03/2026	Address Cybersecurity recommendations and add Terraform support for CS&E. This will enhance disaster recovery capabilities in CS&E.
CSE Accessibility Updates	Released	Course Search & Enroll app	04/29/2025	10/28/2025	To address accessibility issues in CS&E. This will also address new ADA rule recommendation.
Deprecate DARS Web	Released	DARS API, DARS App, DARS Web	06/24/2025	07/22/2025	Migrate all users into new DARS app and deprecate DARS Web
Curricular and Academic API: Discovery, API Specification and Cost Estimation	Released	Curricular and Academic API	07/10/2024	12/10/2024	Work with users, stakeholders, partners to refine curricular and academic API use cases to identify the outcomes. The goal is to design the interfaces such that we can implement a scalable, robust, RESTful/JSON API that's exposed via Apigee. Produce the API specification for the resources. Provide a system design and cost estimation for the implementation.
Residency Application Fall 2024 Application Updates	Released	Residency app	05/28/2024	10/29/2024	Residency App updates for Fall 2024 application cycle.
Advisor/Staff DARS app	Released	DARS API, DARS Web	01/24/2024	09/17/2024	Implement the ability for Advisor/Staff to run DARS Audits.
Cybersecurity Recommendations	Released	Residency app	11/10/2021	01/11/2022	Address Cybersecurity recommendations for Residency Application.
Database Exadata 9 migrations and SIS table re-name	Released		03/01/2023	04/25/2023	Migrate away from synonyms for SYSADM and migration to Exadata 9.
Fall 2023 Updates	Released	CAOS API, Course Search & Enroll app	09/20/2023	12/12/2023	Infrastructure updates before Fall 2023 enrollment period.
Fractional Transfer Credit	Released	Curricular and Academic API	11/16/2022	02/07/2023	Provide a list of RESTful resources for CAOS.
Fractional(exact) Credit Support in CS&E and DARS	Released	Course Search & Enroll app, CAOS API	10/05/2022	04/25/2023	Implement the support for Fractional(exact) Transfer Credits in CS&E and DARS.
Migrate CAOS SOAP endpoint 1.8 to AWS	Released	CAOS API	04/12/2023	09/01/2023	Migrate CAOS SOAP endpoints to AWS managed services. This will free up more operational time from the team to focus on other efforts.
Migrate CAOS-ETL to AWS	Released	DARS API, CAOS ETL, Course Search & Enroll app	01/11/2023	09/01/2023	Migrate CAOS ETL process to AWS managed services. This will free up more operational time from the team to focus on other efforts.
Migrating into AmazonMQ	Released	CAOS API, Course Search & Enroll app	12/22/2021	02/22/2022	Migrate CAOS and CS&E to AmazonMQ from on-prem ActiveMQ. This will free up more operational time from the team to focus on other efforts.
NetID login/SSO for DARS Advisor Audit App	Released	DARS API, DARS Web	10/18/2023	12/26/2023	Implement NetID login for DARS Advisor site (either using AWS Cognito or Apache/Shib).
Non-matriculated students to run DARS Audits, DARS TI grades support and Apigee migration	Released	Course Search & Enroll app	12/22/2021	07/26/2022	This feature will add the ability for a non-matriculated (a student who can't generate a DARS Audit yet) student to generate DARS Audits. By enabling an admitted, non-matriculated student to run a DARS, they will be able to see exactly how their transfer coursework and AP/IB scores will count toward a specific major or certificate. This is valuable insofar as they will be able to see the degree applicability of their transfer coursework. As UW-Madison seeks to increase enrollment in Online undergraduate majors, the ability to show prospective, admitted students exactly how many credits they would need to take to complete the degree is an invaluable recruitment tool. This release will also contain Transfer-In-Progress(TI) grades support in DARS and also DARS API Apigee migration.
Residency app Fall 2023	Released	Residency app	06/28/2023	07/13/2023	Update residency determination logic and correct bugs in preparation for the upcoming fall semester.
Revalidate Cart when Holds are removed	Released	Course Search & Enroll app	03/16/2022	05/04/2022	Implement the functionality to revalidate the CS&E cart when holds are removed. This will reduce the number of support requests on RO.
Spring Boot and Critical Security Fixes v1	Released	CAOS API, Course Search & Enroll app	08/31/2022	12/21/2022	Upgrade Spring Boot version in CS&E and CAOS. This remove possible security vulnerabilities by upgrading to a newest version of a library that's used by CS&E and CAOS.
Spring Boot and Critical Security Fixes v2	Released	CAOS API, Course Search & Enroll app	06/14/2023	12/13/2023	Upgrade Spring Boot version in CS&E and CAOS. This remove possible security vulnerabilities by upgrading to a newest version of a library that's used by CS&E and CAOS.
uAchieve Server in AWS and DARS API Improvements	Released	DARS API, DARS Web	12/27/2023	05/14/2024	To set up infrastructure as code for DARS. This will provide disaster recovery for DARS infrastructure. And also ability to review changes to the same infrastructure. Refactor DARS API to remove NetID based authNZ model. Migrate uAchieve server to AWS.
Name	Status	Product(s)	Start Date	End Date	Description

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ROAD Team

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Roadmap

Discovery, Refining & Unreleased

Released

Staff

Lyle Hanson

Brian Hill

Nuwan Kumarasiri

Ben Nylund

Eric Schoville

Leja Thao

Julian Vandenberg