[Cobo] Higher Ed Vendor file on People Soft

[LeFlore, Bobby]

OSF has been receiving feedback from some state agencies that they are unhappy
that employee SSNs are appearing in the vendor file.  The SSN is in the vendor download file we provide (core.vendor.file.highered) and available online also for those with applicable access.

For non-higher ed agencies, OSF is planning on changing the SSNs in the
vendor file to just show the last four digits of the SSN.  For example, if
your ssn = 123456789, then the vendor file would store it as '000006789'.
There is the possibility of more duplicates.  If you look them up this way,
you would have to narrow it down using the SSN or name.  They would only be
able to make this change for those vendors marked as 'employees'.

Since the higher ed vendor file is separate from the state agency vendor
file, OSF can allow higher ed to remain like they are now, or they can change
the SSNs as mentioned above.  They would appreciate our feedback in the
decision.  

It appears there are many non-employee vendors, including students, in the file with SSN's also. Please let me know whether you would like the Higher Ed file changed to only display the last four digits or leave it as it is.  Personally, I think it needs to be changed.  

Thanks for your input.

Bob LeFlore