Statement of Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to protect the university by:
- Coordinating the development, compatibility, and growth of the university’s application environment;
- Utilizing limited university resources responsible for application administration strategically; and
- Ensuring applications meet university security requirements.
To accomplish this, the policy requires a formal approval process for the procurement and implementation of applications.
Entities Affected by this Policy
Entities affected by this policy include individuals planning to develop or procure an application or hire a supplier to assist in the development of an application.
Who Should Read this Policy
Individuals planning to re-platform, develop, or procure an application or hire a supplier to assist in the development of an application should read this policy.
Policy
Any campus constituent or unit planning to develop or procure an application or hire a supplier to assist in the development or procurement of an application must seek formal approval from the Application Procurement and Implementation Approval Committee to proceed if the application falls into any of the following criteria:
- Interacts in any way with a UNLV enterprise system;
- Accesses or collects data protected by federal or state laws/regulations or NSHE/UNLV regulations or policies;
- Requires infrastructure services managed by UNLV; or
- Will be branded as a UNLV product which must be done to adhere to both UNLV graphic identity standards and in accordance with the UNLV Licensing Program
All applications must comply with UNLV security and accessibility policies and procedures.
Refer to the Office of Information Technology's Policies and Standards web page for additional information, including the procedures for seeking approval and how to request an exception to this policy.
For questions and to obtain information about the policy, please contact:
Application Procurement and Implementation Approval Committee
apiac-group@unlv.edu
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Definitions
- Application(s)
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Any computer program or software package designed to perform a specific function directly for an end user or, in some cases, for another computer program or software package.
- Enterprise System
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A large-scale application software package that supports business processes, information flows, reporting, and data analytics in complex organizations. Examples at UNLV include but are not limited to: student information system, human resources system, finance system, course management system, identity management system, space management system, data warehouse, etc.
- Infrastructure Services
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Information technology services include but are not limited to the network, hardware, software, database, or cloud systems.
- Re-Platform
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To replace the computing infrastructure services on which an application is built while requiring little to no changes to the application code or its integrated systems.