SPARQ is re-opened. The PY14 End-of-Year QPRs are final.
 

The PY14 Quarter 4 QPRs are now final.
 

The new table for persistent unemployment is now available in SPARQ.
 

The PY14 Quarter 3 QPRs are final.
 

 SPARQ release 6.6 has been implemented.  Details about the contents of the release are availablehere.
 

The PY14 Quarter 2 QPRs are final.
 

The"Annual Update of the HHS Poverty Guidelines" was published in the Federal Register on January 22, 2015.
 

The Data Validation Handbook for the PY14 validation of the PY13 data is now available. The deadline to complete validation is June 1, 2015.
 

The sample for the PY14 validation of the PY13 data is now available.
 

The PY14 Quarter 1 QPRs are final.
 

                             

A security enhancement has been made to the SPARQ login page.  Previously, a user who forgot the password could request that the password be sent via e-mail.  Since it is not secure to send current passwords via e-mail, that function has been replaced.  The new function now allows a user to reset the password.  The following message is displayed at the bottom of the login screen:

 

To reset your password, enter your user ID then click here, and you will be sent an e-mail containing your temporary login information.

 

When the user logs in with the temporary password, it will be necessary to change the password immediately.  This new function can be used by a user who has forgotten the password, or by a user who has accidentally locked the account by entering an incorrect password three times.  Users with expired accounts will not be able to use this reset function.  Instead, they will receive the following message:

 

You cannot reset your password because your password is expired. Please contact your administrator

 

SPARQ 6.5.2 has been implemented.

Performance improvements have been made to the following reports:
        1.Current/Exited
        2.Started Employment but Not Yet Achieved Entered Employment
        3.Achieved Entered Employment but Not Yet Achieved Retention
        4.Assignments by Host Agency
        5.Host Agency

Please note that the last four of those reports require that a process be run before data changes will be reflected in the report.  For now, that process will run at 7 AM, 11 AM, 3 PM, and 7 PM.  We will assess the impact of that process on overall system performance, and if possible, increase the frequency with which it is run.  Please also note that, for those four reports, any changes made to data will not be reflected until the next time the process is run.

Edit E6.b-1, Since “Other reason for exit” is “For cause” or “Non-income eligible” or “Durational limit,” “Date of termination letter” must be valued, has also been implemented.  This edit only affects records where the exit date is on or after 7/1/2014.
 

SPARQ Release 6.5 has been implemented.  Details about the contents of the release are availablehere.