Recent and Upcoming Reporting Enhancements as of July 15

Below are details about reporting changes as of July 15.

Variance Analysis Reports Default Prompt Updates for Fiscal Year 25:

Due to the new fiscal year the reports listed below have had the "Budget Plan Name" and "Forecast Plan Name" default prompt values updated to reflect the new fiscal year. It is important to note that until the plan/forecast lines have been loaded into Workday no activity will show in the plan/forecast sections of the report. For more information on the timing of the plan line uploads reach out to your Senior Fiscal Officer or FP&A analyst. 

  • Sources and Uses – Variance Analysis
  • Sources and Uses – Variance Analysis – Cost Center Drill
  • Sources and Uses – Variance Analysis – Operating Margin
  • Plan Versus Actuals by Plan Worktag

 

Additionally, users utilizing saved filters for these reports may wish to update their saved filter using the "Manage my Saved Filters" task as previously saved filters will override the new defaults.

Find Journal Lines – OSU - Posted Journals by Amount Type Enhancements:

The "Find Journal Lines – OSU - Posted Journals by Amount Type" report has been enhanced to provide additional operational insights for financial entries. A new prompt has been added for Supplier, which can be used to return journal lines which contain the prompted supplier on the journal line. Most commonly this will be from Supplier Invoice activity and includes external and internal suppliers. Expense Payee has been added to the output of the report. This returns the corresponding Expense Payee for Spend Authorization Cash Advance, and Expense Report journal activity.

Coming Soon: UNIV Remaining Encumbrances - Requisitions, POs, Spend Authorizations Reporting Enhancements:

The "UNIV Remaining Encumbrances - Requisitions, POs, Spend Authorizations" report will be enhanced to include a section for supplier contracts on the output of the report. This will include a column for the number of supplier contracts with remaining encumbrances as well as the obligation amount remaining. With this addition, the report name will be amended to "UNIV Remaining Encumbrances - Requisitions, POs, Spend Authorizations, Supplier Contracts." 

Other changes include adjusting the default date to June 13, 2025 for the prompt "Spend Authorization Return Date On or Before." When drilling into the details on the output of the report, an additional column has been added for each transaction type. The transaction type and the corresponding drillable details column information is listed below.

  • Requisitions: number of days since the requisition was approved
  • Purchase Orders: number of days since the purchase order was first issued
  • Spend Authorizations: number of days since the return date of the trip
  • Supplier Contracts: number of days since the contract end date