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Report Update: Sources and Uses – Variance Analysis
The "Sources and Uses – Variance Analysis" report will be updated the week of June 12 to auto expand the Sources and Uses to the Ledger Account Hierarchy level when the report is rendered. This will change the way the report is displayed by default, but can be collapsed if desired by using arrow/carrot toggles on the left side of the report.
Spend Authorization Roll-forward
This year, a new central journal will be processed to roll-forward spend authorization encumbrances. A new journal source titled Spend Authorization Roll Forward* will be posting encumbrances for FY2024 in the amount of non-expensed spend authorizations with remaining encumbrances.
The BuckeyeLearn training for Commitments and Obligations has also been updated with the new process. For more information, please review the updated spend authorization section in training or the June 2023 Finance Office Hours recording.
*Note, an incorrect journal source name was initially shared in the June 12 NewsLink email.
OSU Surplus Catalog Though Buckeye Buy
OSU Surplus now offers a catalog in Buckeye Buy for small, medium, and large internal transfer deliveries to Columbus campus locations. A special request line is also available in the catalog. Contact OSU Surplus at surplus@osu.edu with questions.
Important Year-end Processing Information and Procurement Obligations Roll-forward on June 30
As previously communicated, to avoid potential accounting issues, please do not approve any requisitions, supplier invoices, purchase orders, change orders, or expense reports after noon on Friday, June 30, 2023. It is highly recommended to have everything approved on Thursday, June 29, 2023. These activities may resume on July 1. To ensure that POs are included in the 6/30 roll-forward, change orders not processed by close of business on June 29, 2023 will be cancelled by Ohio State Purchasing.
Subaward Issues with Roll-forward Encumbrances
As a part of fiscal year-end activities, subaward supplier contract encumbrances will be closed out for FY23 and re-opened in FY24. An encumbrance will not roll-forward into FY24 if a subaward supplier contract has an "Amendment in Process" status. This issue was confirmed in testing. As a result, the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) is providing guidance and deadlines for subaward supplier contract amendments as shared in the full NewsLink post.
New Expenses Hub in Workday
The new Expenses Hub is live within the Workday Menu options. The Expenses Hub is a central location for managing your expense-related tasks and transactions and will display transactions that require your attention. It is not intended to manage the Expense tasks and transactions that you have submitted on behalf of others as part of an administrative role. See the full post to review a quick video in BuckeyeLearn that shows how to access the new Expenses Hub and what is included in this new Workday resource.
Find Credit Cards – OSU Report
The "Find Credit Cards – OSU" report is designed to provide departments and colleges with a listing of PCards by Cost Center and Cost Center Hierarchy Level 6. Cost Center and Cost Center Hierarchy Level 6 are assigned to each card by the PCard Office based on the Cost Center provided on the PCard Application or subsequent PCard Maintenance Forms.
See the Report: Find Credit Cards-OSU job-aid in the Administrative Resource Center (ARC) for guidance on running the report.
See the Report Inventory information available on the Business and Finance site for a current list of security roles required for this and other reports.
Misc. Payment Request Operational Journal Issues
All issues reported in the 5/15 Newslink related to Misc. Payment Requests have been resolved by Workday. Workday provided a fix that Ohio State has applied to correct all Misc. Payment Requests affected by this issue. These journals are all now posted in period 11 (no prior periods affected). Thank you for your patience. See the full post to read about the original issues.
Ad Hoc Bank Transaction Operational Journal Issues
All issues reported in the 5/15 Newslink related to Ad Hoc Bank Transactions have been resolved by Workday. Workday provided a fix that Ohio State has applied to correct all Ad Hoc Bank Transactions affected by this issue. All Ad Hoc Bank Transactions have now successfully loaded to Workday and journals are all posted in period 11 (no prior periods affected). Thank you for your patience. See the full post to read about the original issues.
Fiscal Year-end Timelines
To avoid potential accounting issues, the cut off time to approve any requisitions, supplier invoices, purchase orders, change orders, or expense reports is noon on Friday, June 30, 2023. It is highly recommended to have everything approved on Thursday, June 29, 2023. These activities may resume on July 1.
Starting at noon on Friday, June 30, 2023, the university will start a “roll-forward” process, which will run until the process is complete. System slowness may be experienced during this time. This process will automatically update the budget date to July 1, 2023, on all purchase orders, requisitions and supplier contracts with open commitments/obligations created before July 1, 2023. Any Commitments/Obligations based on the remaining balance, not yet invoiced, will be moved to FY 2024. Invoices matched to these POs and supplier contracts following the “roll-forward” will carry a July 1, 2023 budget date.
Please refer to the Unit Year End Checklist for other important year end timeline information and tasks that need to be performed. Please continue efforts to close out as many old items as possible to help with the roll-forward process.