NewsLink Articles
Planned Maintenance and Downtime for Student Apps Sept. 23
From 10 a.m. on Friday, September 23, until 11 a.m. on Sunday, September 25, PeopleSoft Buckeye Link services (Campus Solutions/Student Information System) will be unavailable due to planned maintenance. The maintenance window is longer than usual and will result in changes to system navigation. When the system is available after the update, users will be able to use the new PeopleSoft Fluid Navigation. Please review the full NewsLink article for details.
Finance September Office Hours
September Finance Office Hours will be held from 1 - 2 p.m. on Tuesday, September 20. Use the MS Teams link to join.
Changes to BuckeyePass/Duo in September
BuckeyePass, powered by Duo Security, is Ohio State’s method of multi-factor authentication, assisting in keeping our systems safe and helping us stay ahead of security threats. Starting September 20, faculty, staff and students will see the new Duo Universal interface when accessing university systems. Read the full post at the it.osu.edu site to learn more about what is changing.
OTDI Data Services Web Refresh
The webpages for Data Services information managed by the OTDI Data and Analytics team, have been reorganized into the OTDI Offerings webspace. You can now use it.osu.edu/data as a starting point for learning more about the Data Services toolset and other related information.
Workday Unavailable Due to Planned Monthly Maintenance Sept. 3
Workday will be unavailable due to planned monthly maintenance on Saturday, September 3, from 2 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Kronos and external dormakaba time clocks will be available, but employees using Workday to clock in and out should enter their hours once Workday is available again.
Health System Supply Chain users should note important information contained in the full NewsLink article.
Workday Release 2022R2 Coming Sept. 10
The second of Workday's two major releases in 2022 of enhancements and new functionality is scheduled to move to production on Saturday, September 10, from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. Workday will be unavailable during the maintenance period.
Many of the changes coming in this release will not be immediately noticeable. A Workday 2022R2 job aid is available in the Administrative Resource Center (ARC) that explains the changes that will be noticeable, including menu navigation updates, in more detail.
Review the full NewsLink article for more information about the maintenance.
Flexible Payroll Expense Details Available in Tableau
A secondary payroll expense detail report has been made available in Tableau to allow users a more customizable experience when interacting with Payroll Data.
Flexible Payroll Expense Details - a customizable grouping payroll expense report with two worksheets.
- Flexible Cumulative Payroll Actuals and Encumbrances - provides customizable journal attribute grouping and returns a year-to-date total spend based on parameters selected in the prompt as well associated remaining encumbrances
- Flexible Monthly Payroll Actuals - provides customizable journal attribute grouping based on periods selected in the prompt.
The report can be found in the Finance and Supply Chain Domain > Financial Accounting/General Ledger > Flexible Payroll Expense Data (Tableau link: https://dataviz.rae.osu.edu/#/workbooks/6447/views)
Adaptive Operating Plan
Starting in FY23, the budget structure for Ohio State has transitioned to “Adaptive Operating Plan.” To view budget structure for other companies or for FY22 or earlier for University reporting, you will need to change budget structure from “Adaptive Operating Plan” to “Operating Plan.”
Period Close and Department Fiscal Payroll Processing Calendar
The Fiscal year 2023 Period Close calendar and Department Fiscal Payroll Processing calendar are now combined into one single calendar. The calendar can be found on the Controller's website both under Business Processes within the Period Close page and the Payroll Accounting page.
Workday Release Updates Meeting for Finance, Supply Chain, and Payroll Accounting
Workday Release 2022R2 will be in production on Saturday, September 10. Business and Finance and OTDI team members are jointly conducting a meeting to present those updates with a focus on finance, supply chain, and payroll accounting functions. The session will be held from 1-2 p.m. on Wednesday, September 7. Use the MS Teams link to join.