{"id":22674,"date":"2005-04-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-04-21T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2005\/04\/21\/making-sense-of-cmms-room-conversion-planned\/"},"modified":"2005-04-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2005-04-21T05:00:00","slug":"making-sense-of-cmms-room-conversion-planned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2005\/04\/21\/making-sense-of-cmms-room-conversion-planned\/","title":{"rendered":"Making sense of CMMS  &#8211; &#8211; room conversion planned"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>CMMS, the &#8220;Comparative Medicine Management System,&#8221; is a new computerized business management system that includes (1) on-line animal ordering and &#8220;up to the minute&#8221; invoice access via UNMC&#8217;s Research Support System (RSS); (2) electronic barcode census; (3) on-line Occupational Health and Safety Program (OHSP) enrollment via RSS and (4) OHSP training via Blackboard. A key component of CMMS is the link between cost center and\/or WBS numbers and active Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) protocols. <\/p>\n<p>UNMC Today will provide weekly messages to help you understand the topic and how it impacts your research program. <i>This week&#8217;s message refers to the upcoming conversion of animal rooms.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Room conversion planned week of May 2<\/b><br \/>\nConversion of animal rooms from the old LAMBS system to the new CMMS system is planned for the week of May 2. Watch for an important e-mail communication this week that will contain 1) the tentative schedule for room conversion by investigator name, date and room number, and 2) written procedures for use of the new bar-coded cage cards. Cage card instructions also will be posted in all animal-holding rooms.<\/p>\n<p>After reviewing the information, contact Comparative Medicine at 559-4034 if you have additional questions or if you need additional training.<\/p>\n<p><TABLE border=\"0\" width=\"50\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\" align=\"center\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CMMSbanner.jpg\" border=\"2\" align=\"right\" alt=\"picture disc.\"><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a manager or research administrator, please ensure all of your employees are informed of the contents of these messages and how it applies to your work area. 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