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  • Move WiFi@OSU Connected Devices to Registered4OSU by August 5

    Sydney Kuehn | July 25, 2022
    In 2020, the Office of Technology and Digital Innovation (OTDI) introduced a new Wi-Fi network tailored to the Ohio State community and their “internet of things” devices: Registered4OSU. This secure network is designed for devices without browsers, or devices that do not support the necessary configuration for osuwireless—devices like a Nintendo Switch, Apple TV or printer.On August 5, 2022...

  • Cost Center - FDM Values Report Includes Cost Center Manager Role

    Richard Hunter | July 22, 2022
    The "Cost Center - FDM Values" report has been updated to include the Cost Center Manager(s) assigned to each specific cost center, if applicable. This report enhancement can help identify missing cost center manager security assignments. ...

  • Revised: Personal Expense Checkbox on Expense Report and Repayment Process

    Richard Hunter | July 22, 2022
    After identifying significant accounting issues with negative expense report balances since this original update was shared, a custom validation was added to prevent an expense report from being submitted with the Personal Expense checkbox selected.When a personal expense occurs on one of the university’s payment tools (e.g., PCard), there are timely actions that must be taken to document repayme...

  • Payroll Expense Reporting Available in Tableau 

    Richard Hunter | July 22, 2022
    In response to user requests, payroll expense reports are now available in Tableau (link: https://dataviz.rae.osu.edu/#/workbooks/6448/views). A dashboard (titled Payroll Expense Details) was created under the Finance and Supply Chain/Financial Accounting/General Ledger domain in Tableau.The dashboard contains two worksheets: Prepopulated Cumulative Payroll Actuals and Encumbrance...

  • Encumbrance Logic Change on Financial Reports

    Richard Hunter | July 22, 2022
    In response to feedback regarding encumbrance logic, all financial reports (i.e. Sources and Uses suite, Equity Balances) will be updated to reflect the new encumbrance logic. The new logic will now be static in nature; once a fiscal period is closed the ending encumbrance number for the period will never change. The previous logic reflected fluid encumbrances and constantly updated. Expect ...

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