May 2025 - MiEHDWIS Updates

MiEHDWIS Monthly Progress Update
Date: May 2025

Upcoming Release: Release 19 - Timeline & Key Features

Believe it or not, even though we just had Release 18, Release 19 materials are already well underway.
Here’s a brief update on the release schedule and what you can anticipate:

• Release Date: Mid to late August 2025
  Release Status: Development is underway. Sprints are currently testing software, and this week we will be having the last R-19 JAD (Joint Application Development) Meeting.
  Key Features:

  • Activity Naming Convention

  • Annual Reports

  • Campground Program Enhancements

  • Claim Entity/External User Contributor Management

  • Configuration Enhancements

  • Changes and improvements to the LHD worker dashboard.

  • Portal Improvements

  • Swimming Pool Program Enhancements

  • Temporary Campgrounds

  • Miscellaneous Enhancements

Knowledge Base Articles Updates

Dashboard Management - How to set a default and organize your dashboards.

Processing Cropping Plans - Internal users' process of completing a SH cropping plan.

Swimming Pool Licenses Process - Internal users' process for completing the new Swimming Pool License.

R-18 Training Videos - This KBA holds all the current R-18 training videos.

Swimming Pool Change in Ownership - Internal users' process of changing swimming pool owners.

Campground Change in Ownership - Internal users' process of changing campground owners.

Release 18.0 - Need a rundown of what happened in Release 18? This KBA covers completed areas and a list of tickets, bugs, and stories completed in Release 18.

CWS Spotlight - Updated CWS spotlight KBA includes information about text filtering and more details about the spotlight page information.

Contributor Roles that are Available for External Users - Need guidance on the different roles external users can have? This KBA is a concise review of those roles.

Processing a Swimming Pool Construction Permit - Internal users' process of completing a Swimming Pool construction permit.

Process for Campground Construction Permits - Internal users' process of completing a Campground construction permit.

Configuration and Integration Wins

Upcoming Meetings & Trainings

Here’s a list of important meetings and training sessions to keep on your radar:

• MiEHDWIS Weekly Open Office Hours

  • UPDATED Date & Time: Every OTHER Friday during the summer (as needed), 10-10:30 am

  • Location/Platform: Teams - A new invitation will coming soon.

  • Details: Open office opportunity for staff to discuss MiEHDWIS and ask questions with the project team. This is an informal session with no planned agenda. Occasionally, this meeting will be used to demonstrate new release features. Attendance is strongly encouraged!

  • Have a question? Add it to the Open Office Whiteboard so we can address it first on Fridays.

• CWS MiEHDWIS External User Open Office Hours

  • Date & Time: May 21st, 2025 - 11 am.

  • Location/Platform: Virtual Platform

  • Details: This training is for External CWS users. This is a monthly training, and it will cover some of the most impactful changes for external CWS users. Please feel free to promote this training to any external CWS users. MiEHDWIS CWS External User Training - Registration

• Save the Date - June MiEHDWIS Refresher

  • Date & Time: TBD - Mid June

  • Location/Platform: Teams

  • Details: This is the second session of four-part MiEHDWIS Refresher courses. This training is for all new DWEHD staff that interact with MiEHDWIS.
    This training is also appropriate for employees who feel less comfortable using the software. We will be covering the following topics:

    • Navigating MiEHDWIS basics

    • How to use the search features

    • Where and how to get MiEHDWIS help

Be sure to mark your calendars for these trainings and promote them to your teammates and any external CWS users.

Current and Upcoming UAT Sprint Cycles

Here’s an update on our sprint cycles:

• Previous Sprint 127

  • Build Start Date: 4/30/2025

  • Build End Date: 5/13/2025

  • Testing Start Date: 5/15/2025

  • Testing End Date Testing: 5/27/2025

  • Key Focus Areas:

    • Dynamic for data in Generated Document templates

    • Alter Icon

    • Task and Activities search updates

    • Adding and Editing Chemical Feeder Equipment in Swimming Pool Details page

    • Add worklist to Create Multiple Activities Stepper

    • Bug fixes

• Current Sprint 128

  • Build Start Date: 5/14/2025

  • Build End Date: 5/27/2025

  • Testing Start Date: 5/29/2025

  • Testing End Date Testing: 6/10/2025

  • Key Focus Areas:

    • Updates to the external user customer portal/dashboard.

    • Updates to Campground processes including new template variable, construction permit tabs and data finding fields.

    • Adding and Editing Chemical Feeder Equipment in Swimming Pool Details page

    • Messaging Card updates indicating internal or external users

    • Adding and updating filter abilities for Activity History page and CWS spotlight

    • Bug fixes

• Next Sprint 129

  • Build Start Date: 5/30/2025

  • Build End Date: 6/10/2025

  • Testing Start Date: 6/12/2025

  • Testing End Date Testing: 6/24/2025

  • Key Focus Areas:

    • Campground program updates including details page changes and new data binding fields

    • Swimming Pools are getting an updated details page and filters on activities tab

    • Sub-Entity deletions for Septage Hauler and Water Haulers.

    • Bug Fixes

Important Reminders

• What is the process for requesting new training materials?: If you notice that a training material is missing, a KBA needs to be updated, or you would like to request a team or small group training session, please feel free to submit a “Request Training Materials” ticket with the Internal Help Desk.
  Please let us know a description of what is needed and someone will reach out to your shortly after you’ve submitted your ticket.

• Who are the SMEs? - This KBA is a refresher list of who is currently an SME (Subject Matter Expert).

Questions & Feedback

If you have any questions or suggestions for the next newsletter, please contact Mary Nuznov, nuznovm@michigan.gov through email or Teams chat.

Thank you so much for your continued support and contributions to the development of MiEHDWIS. The DASU team is dedicated to openness and transparency as we work together to make MiEHDWIS even better. We look forward to the exciting developments ahead.