# Notes from IUG Zoom Forum: I'm a New Systems Administrator

**URL:** https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/notes-from-iug-zoom-forum-im-a-new-systems-administrator/1702
**Category:** Polaris
**Tags:** polaris-sys-admin
**Created:** [February 16, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/notes-from-iug-zoom-forum-im-a-new-systems-administrator/1702 "2024-02-16T18:43:57Z")
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### Author: ![EleanorC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/user_avatar/forum.innovativeusers.org/eleanorc/32/496_2.png) [@EleanorC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/EleanorC)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/notes-from-iug-zoom-forum-im-a-new-systems-administrator/1702/1 "2024-02-16T18:43:57Z")

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Thanks to everyone who attended! Please add your thoughts in the comments!

**Notes from the discussion and chat**

- Permissions management:

- Things to do on a monthly/annual basis:

- Resources for SQL

- SQL querying versus using SimplyReports:

- Creating a new branch:

- Bulk waiving charges:

- System upgrades:

**Other useful links**

- Polaris documentation: [Innovative Documentation Portal Polaris](https://documentation.iii.com/product-documentation/polaris.php)
- Polaris libguides: [Polaris Home - Polaris Home - support.iii.com at Innovative Interfaces](https://innovative.libguides.com/PolarisHome)
- Previous IUG conference content: [Previous IUG Conferences - Innovative Users Group](https://www.innovativeusers.org/previous_iug_conferences.php)
- Wes Osborn’s Acquisitions for Sys Admins presentation: [Polaris Acquisitions for System Administrators - Google Slides](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KWa2RD80t7EZV38Tm73TyffL-B_LbiIgsaMxgJKqmi0/edit#slide=id.g36fcdbb34f_0_131)
- Wes’s Things I WIsh I’d Known About Polaris:[Things I wish I’d known About Polaris 8 years ago - Google Slides](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YqxJftH69oitP1Uj4wco-fmuTAV_6j2_ybVcyO6Z8P8/edit#slide=id.g1ed1feb498_0_345)
- Jesse Jesen’s Fiscal Rollover presentation: [Fiscal Year Rollover - Roll without worry: the basics of Fiscal Year Rollover](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/fiscal-year-rollover-roll-without-worry-the-basics-of-fiscal-year-rollover/1286)
- Katie LeBlanc’s Beginner’s Guide to Sys Admin presentation: [Beginner's Guide to System Administration for Polaris (Polaris)](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/beginners-guide-to-system-administration-for-polaris-polaris/1113)
- Idea Exchange: [https://ideas.iii.com/](https://ideas.iii.com/)