Arts IT Savvy

I’ve taken the liberty of repeating some info from the Monash Technical Mailing list here:

If you find in ESS that the date is diplayed in the US format, then this article will assist you in getting it displayed correctly.

Browser settings affect how dates are displayed in ESS.  If the day and month are transposed, (i.e mm/dd/yyyy), the “Languages” may need to be changed in the browser to English/Australia [en-au]  so that dates are displayed properly.  Instructions to do that are as follows:

Firefox Version 2

1.        Open Firefox and select Options from the Tools menu
2.        Select the Advanced icon and then click on the General Tab
3.        In the Language section click the Choose button
4.        In the ‘Languages in order of preference’ box you need to move the English/Australia[en-au] option to the top of the list by using the Move Up or Move Down buttons
5.        If English/Australia [en-au] is not available, click on ‘Select a language to add’ and select English/Australia [en-au] and repeat step 4 to move it to the top of the list
6.        Click on OK once complete
7.        Log off and restart Firefox before attempting to use ESS again

Firefox Version 3

1.        Open Firefox and select Options from the Tools menu
2.        Select the Content icon
3.        In the Language section click the Choose button
4.        In the ‘Languages in order of preference’ box you need to move the English/Australia[en-au] option to the top of the list by using the Move Up or Move Down buttons
5.        If English/Australia [en-au] is not available, click on ‘Select a language to add’ and select English/Australia [en-au] and repeat step 4 to move it to the top of the list
6.        Click on OK once complete
7.        Log off and restart Firefox before attempting to use ESS again

Internet Explorer

1.        Open Internet Explorer and select Internet Options from the Tools menu
2.        Select the General tab
3.        Click on the Languages button located at the bottom of the window (above the OK button)
4.        In the Language box make sure ‘English (Australia) [en-au]‘ is available and located at the top of the language list.  Use the Move Up or Move Down buttons to move it to the top of the list.
5.        If ‘English (Australia) [en-au]‘ cannot be seen, click the Add button and select it from the available list, click OK and move to top of list if necessary.

From HR:

The new improved version of Employee Self Service (ESS) is now live.

To help get started with ESS there is simple web based training modules available at

http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/ias/ess/online-learning/

For further information on how to use the new version please look at the frequently asked questions in ask.monash or contact the SAP service desk +61 3 990 51777

Questions regarding HR information on ESS or SAP should be directed to the HR Enquiry Team +61 3 990 20400.

While you are checking out the new look and feel please take the time to look at your address, emergency contact, mobile phone numbers and educational qualifications and update them as required.

ESS can be found at
https://eservices.monash.edu.au/ess