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Financial Systems Announcements Archive
- Feb42026
Planned Outage - Authentication Unavailable on Financial Affairs Website During Improvement Work: Fri 2/6 @ 10pm - Mon 2/9 @ 6am
The Financial Affairs website will be undergoing work to improve the authentication platform over the coming weekend. The website WILL be up and available, as will all primary system launch pages (CruzBuy, CruzPay, etc.), however users will NOT be able to authenticate for access to protected resources, such as DocuSign enabled web forms and the Entertainment Dashboard.
The authentication outage is limited to only the Financial Affairs website, and will be in effect from Friday evening at 10pm PST until Monday morning at 6am PST. Users attempting to authenticate during this outage window may encounter a system error page when attempting to sign in.
If you have questions about this outage, please contact our finaff-tech@ucsc.edu team. - Dec12025
New Look & Feel for All Financial Affairs Guides
Financial Affairs Guides have been redesigned! We've updated the look and feel to simplify navigation, enhance search and filtering, and create more space for comfortable reading.
This visual refresh improves the overall guide experience while keeping all content unchanged. Explore our redesigned guides through the Financial Affairs Guide Directory.
Please share any feedback on the new presentation with the Financial Affairs tech team.
- Jul222025
Financial Affairs Website: Planned Outage on 7/23/25 from 12:30am - 6:30am
The Financial Affairs website will be unavailable for 6 hours on Wednesday morning, July 23rd, from 12:30am to 6:30am for scheduled system maintenance. This will impact access to systems such as CruzBuy, CruzPay, CruzFly, ERS, and FIS. Please plan accordingly and contact
finaff-tech@ucsc.edu with any questions.
- May282024
Scheduled Site Maintenance Complete
The site maintenance has been successfully completed, and full functionality has been restored.
This was a significant upgrade to the underlying service that powers our website.
If you notice any website issues, please contact the web team at finaff-tech@ucsc.edu.
- May202024
Scheduled Site Maintenance and Content Freeze Over Memorial Day Weekend
Beginning Friday 5/24 @ 5:30pm through Tuesday 5/28 @ 7am the Financial Affairs website will be undergoing scheduled maintenance. While the site will remain available in a read-only mode, some services will be impacted.
Notably, the Entertainment Dashboard and ERF/MET forms will be unavailable during this scheduled maintenance period. If you have questions or issues regarding this maintenance, please contact the web team at finaff-tech@ucsc.edu. - Feb262024
Financial Affairs Website: Planned Outage on 3/3/24 from 2:30am - 5:30am
The Financial Affairs website will be unavailable for 3 hours on Sunday morning, March 3rd, from 2:30am to 5:30am for scheduled system maintenance. This will impact access to systems such as CruzBuy, CruzPay, CruzFly, ERS, and FIS. Please plan accordingly and contact finaff-tech@ucsc.edu with any questions.
- Aug192020
Financial Affairs Response Times Impacted
As with many campus units, there are a significant number of Financial Affairs staff impacted by the CZU Lightning Complex Fire. Response times for all Financial Affairs departments may be slower than usual. Be safe, everyone.
