PAWS Staff Information
Resources and guidance related to the UWM Panther Access to Web Services (PAWS) Student Information System. Here, you’ll find information on how to request administrative access, navigate system features, and ensure you have the appropriate permissions to support your role.
Determining Functional Area Access
Resources to assist you in evaluating which level of access is required and how to request that access.
| Area | Description | Access Request Instructions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registrar’s Office/Admissions | Access to admissions data/processing, academic advisement reports, transcripts, schedule of classes, and all other student records and curriculum areas data/processes. | General Access System: PAWS Administrative Access Group: Registrar’s Office/Admissions Either enter the ePantherID of a person to copy access from in the “Same Access as Existing User”, or select the options available in the check boxes/radio buttons. If the options don’t meet your needs, enter information in to the Justification box. Be as detailed as possible, even listing pages needed. Grade Change Approval System: PAWS Administrative Access Group: Grade Change Approval | em-systems@uwm.edu |
| Student Financials | Access to view or update Student Financial information, such as tuition/fee charges and remissions processing (a one-on-one training session is required before remissions processing access is granted). | General Access System: PAWS Administrative Access Group: Student Financials | sf-it@uwm.edu |
| Financial Aid | Access to view or update student Financial Aid, including processing scholarships. | General Access System: PAWS Administrative Access Group: Financial Aid | fait-help@uwm.edu |
| Technical/UITS | Access to the development and test environment of PAWS (not live data, typically for testing and developing functions in PAWS to be released at a later date), and other technical access, including the P-Drive. This access is rarely needed for staff outside of UITS, Registrar’s, Admissions, Financial Aid, and Student Financials offices. | Access to TEST/DEVL System: PAWS Administrative Access Group: Non-Production Instances – Functional Areas Access to P Drive, Query, etc. System: PAWS Administrative Access Group: Production Instance – Technical Access | jwp@uwm.edu |
After Access Has Been Granted
Staff/Employee Accounts
UWM PAWS Administrative security has been added to your PAWS account. You will sign on with your UWM ePanther ID and password – the same that is used with Office 365, UWMWiFi, etc.
Please visit the ePantherACCOUNT Services page (www.epanther.uwm.edu) if you need assistance with any function of your ePantherACCOUNT.
Please note there are several Knowledge Base (www.kb.uwm.edu) documents that may be helpful when performing administrative functions within PAWS.
Please note: If you’ve recently received additional access, you will need to log out and back in to see the changes in access.
Student Accounts
A separate user profile with PAWS administrative access has been created for your use in PAWS (uwm.edu/paws). Instead of using your ePanther ID and password to sign onto PAWS to perform administrative work, you will need to add an ‘_2’ to your ePanther ID. For example, if your UWM email address is ritapaws@uwm.edu, your administrative access PAWS login will be ritapaws_2. When logging in with your _2 account, please make sure to click the ‘Log In To Designate Access’ button.
You will notice no self-service Student Center attached to the _2 profile once signed on. Self-service student access to your PAWS records continue to be available from anywhere using your ePanther ID (without the _2) and Password.
Please note there are several Knowledge Base (www.kb.uwm.edu) documents that may be helpful when performing administrative functions within PAWS.
You may need to clear your cache, as well as use a different browser than one you log on to your student account with.
Please note: If you’ve recently received additional access, you will need to log out and back in to see the changes in access.
UWM Test Environments
Access to a wide variety of test environments designed to support development, troubleshooting, and quality assurance across different stages of your workflow.
PSaaS
Peopletools – Version 8.60.19
Campus Solutions – Version 9.2