Background:

The Finance Process Manager (FPM) component of the eFinancials v5.0 upgrade was installed and tested at v2.4.0.11 during the FIN118 project. Advanced Computer Software Group (the eFinancials supplier) then released FPM v2.4.0.14, which would address FPM penetration testing issues (see below), too close to the agreed deployment to production period (November 2018) for the other tested components of the eFinancials Upgrade.  It was therefore decided at that time, to delay production deployment of the FPM module until after the FIN118 project.

In May 2018, Advanced were provided with a copy of the security Penetration (PEN) Testing that UoE had commissioned a 3rd party supplier to undertake on the new version of the eFinancials (v5.0) prior to the Go-Live date.

In August 2018, Advanced produced an update on the progress of the fixes required for the issues identified within the PEN Test.  By that date, all Critical and High severity  issues had already been resolved. However, some of the Medium and Low severity issues identified would require a new version of FPM to be deployed.

It was agreed at that time across the FIN118 Project Team and with Information Security that this FPM module deployment work would therefore be progressed in early 2019 as a stand alone project. 

Current State:

The  FIN128 project will now ensure deployment of the desired FPM software upgrade, so that FIN118 business requirements supported by FPM will be addressed in 2019.