Eleanor Piper

Online PDSAT - uploads failing

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Anyone else having problems with online PDSAT this morning?  

I tried uploading a FIS file last night, which failed.  I've tried uploading again this morning.  Tried exporting a new ILR file, re-running it through FIS (0 errors) then uploading.  Tried uploading an ILR file alone.

All have failed. I've emailed the helpdesk but just wondered if it is working OK for everyone else?

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Kei Nowland

I'm having similar issues, I contacted the helpdesk last week and still waiting for it to be resolved. 

Eleanor Piper

Ugh, how frustrating!  Just what we need at this time of year.

My dashboard is not loading either.  Just a sea of error messages.

Henry Wish (ESFA)

Good morning,

 We are sorry for the delayed response. We're aware of an issue and we are working to resolve this as soon as possible. I will update this thread with any news.

Thank you,

 Henry W

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Ben James

Our dashboard has been a sea of error messages and "under investigation" since the service first launched Eleanor Piper :(

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Eleanor Piper

@... ours has worked intermittently but this is certainly not the first time it has been unusable.

Henry Wish thanks for the update.  I am sure you will be well aware of how time critical this is for us all, and the importance of being able to submit early in order to find and resolve any DLOCKs before the deadline.

Jade Wilson

Wish I'd seen this post before meticulously making sure there were no extra spaces before or after postcodes for each learner. That was the issue last time I had uploads fail.

Henry Wish (ESFA)

The technicians are currently working to resolve upload fails.

I will update this thread when there's any information.

 Thank you for your patience,

 Henry W

Neil Rutherford

If anyone is waiting for an update, I have uploaded and received a full PDSAT report in the last hour (Thu 12/10/2023)..

Henry Wish (ESFA)

Good afternoon all,

 PDSAT is up and running again. Should you encounter any issues please contact the service desk using the online form. I will continue to monitor this thread in case there's an problem.

Thank you,

 Henry W

Louise Tomkins

Hi Henry Wish,

I have just tried to upload an ILR file and it is still failing so I don't believe this error is resolved.

I will also raise a ticket with the service desk, but this is really not helpful a week before the P14 deadline.

Kind Regards

Louise

Lynne Green

Hi Henry

I am also having problems uploading. I have just tried unsuccessfully for the last 3/4 of an hour and given up.

Any further updates would be useful.

Kind regards

Henry Wish (ESFA)

Good morning Lynne Green and Louise Tomkins,

 Thank you for bringing this to my attention, the PDSAT technicians have been made aware of this and I will update you of any changes in the future.

Henry W

Lynne Green

Hello to all

I have just received the below message from the PDSAT Helpdesk. 

Please note that PDSAT does not currently accept 2324 returns. Development of 2324 functionality is underway and we'll let you know as soon as we have an update for when they'll be ready

Regards

Lynne

Louise Tomkins

Thanks Henry Wish I have now managed to get a file to upload and process, so just working through the final checks.

Many thanks

Louise

Ruth Cox

Henry Wish  Thanks for your updates - I'm 90 minutes into waiting for a file to process today. Is this what I should expect at this time of year or is there a further issue, do you think?

Henry Wish (ESFA)

Good afternoon Ruth Cox,

 That doesn't sound right to me, though it could be due to high traffic. I would keep it live and an eye on it. 

Should it fail please let me know so I can pass this to the technicians.

Thank you,

 Henry W

Ruth Cox

Thanks again Henry Wish. It's still stuck at 'processing' so I think that it's not going to go through. I'm not seeing an option to delete, so it's blocking a new attempt to upload, too. I tried the Helpdesk this morning, I'm hoping they'll respond.

Sam Bern

When I try to login after the second factor authentication i get a 504 error. Was working for me yesterday and earlier today.

 

Ruth Cox

Hi Henry Wish, Have you got time for a direct discussion? I'm getting some extremely odd behaviour from the system and I need to escalate it urgently. ruth.cox@uwe.ac.uk.

Henry Wish (ESFA)

Thank you for bringing this to my attention Sam Bern, I've informed the technicians.

Henry W

Henry Wish (ESFA)

Hi Ruth Cox,

 I'm afraid this is not my expertise area and your effort would be wasted on myself. Please can you document this behaviour and email the PDSAT team: DSAThelpdesk@KPMG.co.uk

I can however assist with login/account issues, though I don't believe that's the case here.

Thank you, 

 Henry W

Ruth Cox

Thanks Henry Wish. This is a GDPR issue. I'll email the helpdesk unless anyone knows of a telephone number for them.

Liam Darby

Hello Henry Wish,

We're having account issues at our end, namely we are being logged in to an incorrect organisation. We would also appreciate a direct dialogue with the PDSAT team having emailed and not yet received a direct response.

Ruth Cox

That's what's happened here. I've been given access to another provider's database. I'm looking for an emergency contact, I'll tell you if I find one.

Paul Whitehead

I'm having the same issue - I get logged in to an incorrect organisation.  I've emailed the helpdesk too...

Ruth Cox

I'm not finding a means to report a potential data breach urgently. I'm not even getting an automated acknowledgement back from the helpdesk. 

Henry Wish (ESFA)

Hi all,

 I've noted your comments and the technicians have been made aware. I will update this thread when we have any news.

Thank you,

Henry W

Henry Wish (ESFA)

Good morning all,

 I can confirm there was a technical issue yesterday and this has since been resolved. Thank you for your patience.

Henry W

Henry Wish (ESFA)

Hi Ruth Cox Paul Whitehead Liam Darby,

 Please can you all contact us via the Service Desk Form regarding ILR/PDSAT, including your contact details and mention within the form my name Henry Wish so that they can passed to myself with ease.

Most appreciated,

 Henry W

 

Darren O'Neill

Hi, we are struggling to run our R06 PDSAT reports on PDSAT online, as it keeps failing. Is anyone else having problems with the PDSAT online software? Thanks