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A new "Cost Center Assignable Roles – OSU" report is now available to assist in reviewing cost center level approver assignments. The report can be filtered by College/Unit Cost Center Hierarchy and where Cost Centers have no approver assignments for certain roles. This will assist with identifying where required role assignments are missing and would cause transactions to go unassigned.

The report can also be used to perform a general review of security assignments at the Cost Center/Cost Center Hierarchy level.

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. 

An upcoming logic update for the "Credit Card Transactions – OSU" report may result in some users losing their saved filters. Users with saved filters for the "Cost Center" and "Cost Center Hierarchy Level 6" prompts may be required to update their saved prompt filters. The logic is being updated on these fields to provide more accurate report results.

National Payroll Week began on Monday, September 5. Take a moment to give some thanks to our colleagues in Payroll Services  in honor of National Payroll Week. Our Payroll friends ensure you receive your paycheck accurately and on-time, every time. 

You say you’ve never heard of this holiday? Beginning in 1996, the American Payroll Association (APA) founded National Payroll Week to coincide with the celebration of Labor Day. We've given a NewsLink shout out to National Payroll Week for many years as a way to give thanks while adding some variety to the usual deadline and system change information shared.

Did you know that through payroll withholding, America’s workforce and our payroll professionals contribute, collect and report 70% of the annual revenue of the U.S. Treasury, amounting to roughly $2.4 trillion per year? See the full article to learn more and even enjoy the NPW theme song!