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Procurement Office Hours - Nov. 2021 - Feb. 2022
University Procurement/AP Office hours will be conducted approximately every two weeks, starting Thursday, November 18. Use the MS Team link to join.
- Thursday, November 18 - from 1 - 2 p.m.
- Thursday, December 2 - from 1 - 2 p.m.
- Thursday, December 16 - from 1 - 2 p.m.
- Thursday, January 13 - from 1 - 2 p.m.
- Thursday, January 27 - from 1 - 2 p.m.
- Thursday, February 10 - from 1 - 2 p.m.
- Thursday, February 24 - from 1 - 2 p.m.
Finance November Office Hours
The next Finance Office Hours session will be held from 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 16. Use MS Teams to join(link is external). Currently planned topics include: General Updates (including mileage, unassigned requisition requestor step), Costing Allocations, Non-OSP Grant Overview, Delegation History - OSU Tableau report demo, and Historical Reports/EDM.
Internet Explorer Phase Out and Buckeye Buy
As part of Microsoft’s complete phase out of the Internet Explorer (IE) browser, they will also stop providing IE updates and patches within the next several weeks.
As a result, Buckeye Buy’s marketplace provider, GHX, will cease its support of the IE browser as of November 15, 2021. Any use of IE after this time to access GHX functionality may result in errors and performance issues with Buckeye Buy catalogs.
Going forward, you must use Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, or Apple Safari when accessing Workday to initiate a purchase, to ensure Buckeye Buy functionality remains fully operational.
For assistance with installing a new browser, please contact your local IT desktop support or the Ohio State Service Desk by calling 614-688-4357 (HELP), emailing servicedesk@osu.edu, or visiting Self Service.
Questions about Buckeye Buy or GHX can be directed to BF-Marketplace@osu.edu.
Cybersecurity Days 2021 – All Content Available!
How does ransomware affect your role at the university? What measures can we take to defend our personal information and research? What tricks and tips can you employ to protect your digital life? We have you covered.
If you missed all or part of the Ohio State University’s Cybersecurity Days event last month, don’t fret. You can experience all sessions, recorded and available on our YouTube Channel.
If you would like to learn more about how the Security Awareness team can bring cyber education to you, email us at securityawareness@osu.edu.
Subaward Office Hours
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) is now offering open office hour sessions on select Thursdays now through the end of December from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. to answer questions and assist with subawards under sponsored projects. Read more for details and session registration information.
Department Fiscal Payroll Processing Calendars
The Department Fiscal Payroll Processing Calendars are now available for the remainder of fiscal year 2022 and linked in the Administrative Resource Center (ARC).
Requisition Exception Report
The purpose of this report is to identify exceptions that have occurred on requisitions. Historically, the report would return lines when the memo lines in the requisitions were not blank. The report will now only return requisitions that are "After the Fact." This migration will be occurring the week of November 1.
Find Awards – OSU Report Enhancements
The "Find Awards - OSU" report has been enhanced with the addition of three fields: Award Co-PIs, Award Cost Center, and Award Balancing Unit. Additionally, the report prompts set now allows users to filter the report by Award Contract Owner and Cost Center.
Transfer Account Custom Validation Added
A new custom validation is now in place to ensure only "Transfer Revenue Categories" and "Transfer Spend Categories" are used with the transfer ledger accounts on the Funds Transfer journal source. Please refer to the Create Funds Transfer Journal job aid found in the Administrative Resource Center (ARC) for the paired categories and accounts that should be used. (https://admin.resources.osu.edu/workday/workday-for-core-users-finance/create-funds-transfer-journal)
Other Funding and Faculty Financials Reports
"Encumbrance" and "Beginning Balance" issues in the "Faculty Financials" section of the Principal Investigator dashboard have been fixed. Additional worktags were added to that report including Cost Center, Fund, Grant, and Assignee. At the same time, the "Other Funding Report" has been added to a new tab on the Grants Administration dashboard to mimic the "Faculty Financials" tab on the Principal Investigator dashboard.