Case Study: Carson-Newman College validates financial data and implements Positive Pay in one week with Informer by Entrinsik

Carson-Newman University Validates Financial Data with Informer

Carson-Newman University, a private four‑year college of about 2,100 students, faced a security crisis when a forged accounts-payable check surfaced during a Datatel Colleague implementation. The VP for Finance required an immediate Positive Pay solution, but Datatel lacked the feature, IT was already overloaded, and deadlines were tight.

Using Entrinsik Informer, the team queried check data and executed UNIX scripts to format and securely transmit Positive Pay files to the bank via FTP—building, testing, and going live in one week without customizing Datatel. The Informer-driven process validated checks, limited report access to AP/HR, notifies IT with transaction logs, and delivered a streamlined, secure AP workflow plus expanded real-time reporting to over 100 users.

Carson-Newman College

Greg Bailey

Associate Director, Information Technology