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Reports and Reporting Crosswalk Now Available
The Reports and Report Crosswalk job aid is now available in the Administrative Resource Center (ARC). This document provides a listing of reports available in Workday and Tableau that will be of interest to college and unit fiscal staff, leaders, and managers. It also provides a crosswalk between legacy reports and Workday/Tableau reports.
Expensing PCard Transactions
PCard transactions must be expensed within seven (7) business days from the transaction load in Workday. To ensure that all transactions are expensed timely, the Cardholder/Card Manager and unit are expected to monitor transactions that have not been processed on an approved Expense Report by running the Credit Card Transactions-OSU report in Workday
The PCard Office will also be monitoring unexpensed transactions and will route warning notices to Cardholders/Card Managers when transactions surpass 90 days without an approved Expense Report. After 120 days, an account suspension will be applied to all PCards issued to the Cardholder/Card Manager until outstanding transactions are processed on an approved Expense Report
For step-by-step guidance of expensing PCard transactions, please refer to the following Job Aids at the Administrative Resource Center (ARC):
- Create Expense Report for Travel Transactions
- Create Expense Report for Non-travel Transactions
For additional assistance, contact the PCard Office (614-292-9290).
Upcoming Biweekly Pay
The next biweekly payslip will be issued in Workday on Friday, January 15, 2021. Payslips should be viewable in Workday on January 13 for the January 15 pay day. Employees will notice differences in payroll practices that result in changes to their payslips, both visually and potentially to their pay. Review the changes impacting pay and learn how to access your payslip. After January 2021, payslips will typically be visible five days before pay day.
Changing Your Work Space in Workday
In Workday, employees should enter their specific work space within a building to ensure items are correctly delivered. Please change your work space as soon as possible by following the How to Change Your Work Space job aid. Additionally, your building location in Workday must be correct to effectively change your work space. If your building location is incorrect, only your manager can update that information by following the Change Job Details job aid.
Workday and eStores - New Terminology
The launch of Workday Finance and Supply Chain brings with it new terminology--and Buckeye Buy Marketplace! The list below may help you navigate the changes:
- eStores Team is now Marketplace Team.
- Supplier Website is now the RoundTrip Section of Buckeye Buy.
- MyQuote is now Marketplace Quotes and is found within the RoundTrip Section of Buckeye Buy.
- eStores is now Buckeye Buy and now includes more than just university funded purchases.
Contact the Marketplace Team for questions about university-funded Buckeye Buy Purchases.Some former eStores suppliers may not immediately be in Buckeye Buy, due to expired contracts expired or pending updates. Please check back frequently for updates.
FN8QAD Database Environment Unavailable January 14 Through 15
Current financials users have access to Finance database FN8QAD, which is a replication of the former PeopleSoft production database FNOSU. Due the transition to Workday, the FN8QAD database will be unavailable to users on both Thursday, January 14 and Friday, January 15. Access will be restored on Saturday, January 16.
Limited PeopleSoft Finance Access January 1
PeopleSoft Finance (FNOSU) will only be available to a designated group of general ledger users starting Friday, January 1, 2021. From January 1 until June 30, 2021 all current PeopleSoft Finance users will have access to a non-production database for inquiries.
To access these databases beginning January 1, please go to the Key PeopleSoft Superlogin page: http://go.osu.edu/pslinks
- For the designated GL Users click on FNOSU
- For Inquiry access click on FN8QAD
Access will require that you log in using the OCIO AnyConnect Virtual Private Network (VPN). See VPN instructions for details.
ACTION: Please share this information with staff who may need access to the PeopleSoft Superlogin page.
Latest Workday Implementation Freeze Dates for December and January
The online Workday Calendar, provided by the Enterprise Project, shares a full listing of deadlines and system freeze dates as part of the move to Workday. Below is a listing of deadlines highlights happening from December 29 through January 8, 2021.
December 29:
- Last day for units to approve eRequests to reallocate credit card charges
December 30:
- Last day to approve pending requisitions and purchase orders
- Last day to approve manual invoices
- Last day to submit bill-only requisitions
- Last day to resolve match exceptions
December 31:
- Last Day for access to production PeopleSoft (except for users performing GL close activity)
- Last day to make deposits in PeopleSoft
- Last day for central finance users to update PeopleSoft assets
- Last day for AR to collections cutoff in SIS
- Last day to approve procurement, travel, expense cost transfers
- Last day to approve expense transfers (Grants)
January 2:
- Last day to submit and approve time in eTimesheet
January 3:
- Workday HR and Payroll go-live
January 4:
- Final bank statement loaded to SunGard for 12/31 statement
- Last day to submit OBA
- Last day for "prepaid" in PeopleSoft for FY21 Period 6 ("utilization", needed to stop sponsor billing)
January 5:
- Last day to submit IDB
January 7:
- Workday Finance and Supply Chain go live
January 8:
- Last day for users to access PeopleSoft Finance (Except for Central Users performing final FY21 Period 6 Close Activities) and eMaterials
Some Workday Courses Available in Video Format
The Enterprise Project has recorded several courses that are now available in video format via BuckeyeLearn or the Administrative Resource Center (ARC).
- Workday: Introduction to Adaptive Planning (BuckeyeLearn)
- Workday: Reporting for Financial Management (BuckeyeLearn)
- Workday: Journal Entries for All Users (BuckeyeLearn)
- Workday: Grant Management Reporting and Analysis (BuckeyeLearn)
- Workday: The Grant Management Dashboard for Principal (BuckeyeLearn)
- Workday: Adding Workday to Your Earnings Operations (ARC) Note: this video includes more information on cost of sales and requesting new earnings operations/worktags.
- Workday: Using Workday in Your Earnings Unit (ARC) Note: this video includes more information on cost of sales and requesting new earnings operations/worktags.
- Workday: Workday for Internal Service Delivery (ARC)
- Workday: Enterprise Interface Builder for Internal Service Delivery (ARC)
- Workday: PCardholder Information Session (ARC)
- Workday: PCard Manager Information Session (ARC)
Historical Data Conversion Complete Late January
This is a reminder that reports will be available at go-live on January 7, but will not be applicable for Year to Date/Life to Date reporting until all historical data loads are complete. Grants historical data will be available January 20 and GL data through December 2020 will be available January 25.