University and Research Institution Performance Management System "New Light Pack" Now Offers Optional Feature to Register Additional Data Items Other Than researchmap Using Power Apps
Media Fusion Co., Ltd. has released the "Power Apps Input Screen Option" for its "New Light Pack" performance management system for universities and research institutions. This option allows registration of additional data items not found in researchmap via Power Apps, enabling serverless management of necessary faculty evaluation data on Microsoft 365, significantly reducing operational burden for institutions.
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Media Fusion Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kita-ku, Osaka) released the MF Faculty Performance Management System "New Light Pack" in 2025, which supports universities and research institutes with large user bases. On April 1, 2026, as an additional option for this system, the "Power Apps Input Screen Option" was launched, allowing users to register data items not registerable in researchmap via an additional input screen in Power Apps.
The New Light Pack is a performance management system that utilizes researchmap data. However, for universities that require data items other than those in researchmap for faculty evaluations, this option's input screen now makes it possible to add them. This system is a serverless system that operates on Microsoft 365. For universities conducting faculty evaluations, input of additional data items is almost essential, and this system allows for the completion of performance management and faculty evaluation input within Microsoft 365, significantly reducing the server operation burden on institutions.
▶Inquiries: https://www.mediafusion.co.jp/ask2/
●Announcement: Power Apps Input Screen Option (Registration of additional data items other than researchmap)
The New Light Pack centers on a "researchmap-centric" performance management method that regularly imports performance data registered by faculty (researchers) in researchmap and utilizes it as a performance database on Microsoft 365. However, in the practical operations of universities and research institutions, researchmap's standard items are often insufficient. Especially in national universities, input screens for additional data items necessary for evaluations are almost essential when conducting faculty evaluations.
* **Previously:** To operate by having faculty and researchers input additional data items not in researchmap via a web screen, institutions needed additional infrastructure such as servers.
* **Now:** With the "Power Apps Input Screen Option," the registration of additional data items is completed entirely within Microsoft 365 (fully serverless). This allows for a significant reduction in operational costs while integrating additional information necessary for faculty evaluations into performance management.
●"Input to completion" in a fully serverless environment
This option allows for the registration of items not registerable in researchmap via an additional Power Apps screen, in addition to the data imported from researchmap. The inputted data can also be externally published in addition to the data imported from researchmap.
Since it is a serverless configuration completed on Microsoft 365, it reduces the burden on institutional administrators.
* Reduces conventional server-related costs (cloud usage, security measures, etc.), maintenance, and operational burden associated with security measures.
* Keywords: Faculty performance management, Researcher performance management, researchmap, Faculty evaluation, Researcher evaluation, Power BI, DX, Serverless, Microsoft 365, Power Apps
The New Light Pack is a performance management system that utilizes researchmap data. However, for universities that require data items other than those in researchmap for faculty evaluations, this option's input screen now makes it possible to add them. This system is a serverless system that operates on Microsoft 365. For universities conducting faculty evaluations, input of additional data items is almost essential, and this system allows for the completion of performance management and faculty evaluation input within Microsoft 365, significantly reducing the server operation burden on institutions.
▶Inquiries: https://www.mediafusion.co.jp/ask2/
●Announcement: Power Apps Input Screen Option (Registration of additional data items other than researchmap)
The New Light Pack centers on a "researchmap-centric" performance management method that regularly imports performance data registered by faculty (researchers) in researchmap and utilizes it as a performance database on Microsoft 365. However, in the practical operations of universities and research institutions, researchmap's standard items are often insufficient. Especially in national universities, input screens for additional data items necessary for evaluations are almost essential when conducting faculty evaluations.
* **Previously:** To operate by having faculty and researchers input additional data items not in researchmap via a web screen, institutions needed additional infrastructure such as servers.
* **Now:** With the "Power Apps Input Screen Option," the registration of additional data items is completed entirely within Microsoft 365 (fully serverless). This allows for a significant reduction in operational costs while integrating additional information necessary for faculty evaluations into performance management.
●"Input to completion" in a fully serverless environment
This option allows for the registration of items not registerable in researchmap via an additional Power Apps screen, in addition to the data imported from researchmap. The inputted data can also be externally published in addition to the data imported from researchmap.
Since it is a serverless configuration completed on Microsoft 365, it reduces the burden on institutional administrators.
* Reduces conventional server-related costs (cloud usage, security measures, etc.), maintenance, and operational burden associated with security measures.
* Keywords: Faculty performance management, Researcher performance management, researchmap, Faculty evaluation, Researcher evaluation, Power BI, DX, Serverless, Microsoft 365, Power Apps