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Discover tools that can make your work easier. Facilities Information and Technology Services (FITS) is offering six free virtual training sessions this fall covering university space data, GIS maps, 3D building models, archived projects and more. Whether you’re a beginner or experienced user, choose the sessions that fit your needs and gain practical knowledge you can put to work right away. Sessions start on Tuesday, October 6. For the complete schedule and more details, see the FITS news post (link in the full article).

The alcohol limit in the expenditures policy was changed from $25 to $40 per person (excluding tax and tip) effective July 1, 2026. This was updated along with the new Alcohol Service Pre-Approval Request in Workday. See the full post for links to the policy and additional details.

On Friday, October 9, several Payroll Accounting reports will receive prompt updates. These enhancements are designed to streamline worktag and cost center hierarchy filtering, improve reporting consistency, and support future adoption within report groups. Read more for details, including impacts to users with saved report filters.

Effective October 14, 2026, two new mileage reimbursement options will be available in Workday to streamline the entry, review and processing of business mileage. The new options support both traditional point-to-point travel and recurring business driving activities.

As part of leveraging AI-powered capabilities within Workday where it can enhance the user experience and support operational efficiency, a new enhancement is now available to help streamline the Change Job process. Workday will now display optional recommended values for certain fields when a Change Job transaction is initiated or during a review step. This enhancement impacts users who can initiate a Data Change or Change Job transaction through the NJR process or from a Job Requisition. See the full post for more details.

The "Payroll Funding - Costing Allocations for Filled Positions - Expired or Missing" report has been enhanced to improve the accuracy of costing information and provide clearer visibility into missing or expired costing allocations, including expired, ended, or closed grants. Read more for details, including impacts to users with saved report filters.

Several reports within the Approval Times reporting suite have been updated to incorporate the new Senior Fiscal Officer and Board of Trustees approval steps. The reports listed in the full post now include columns on the output of the report to display the approval times associated with these roles.

The FY27 Summer Forecast is now available in Workday and variance analysis reporting has been updated to reflect this forecast as the default prompt value for "Forecast Plan Name." Similarly, the "Budget Plan Name" prompt default value has been updated to the "FY27 Operating Plan - UNIV." See the full post for the list of affected reports.

A new column, "Credit Card Merchant Country or Country Code," will be added to the output of the "Find Expense Report Details - OSU" report end of day Wednesday, September 9. This column displays the merchant country associated with the credit card transaction or, when the merchant country is unavailable, the corresponding country code. This enhancement supports Central teams in reporting and analyzing foreign transactions.

Based on feedback from report recipients, several enhancements to the Department Leader Weekly Transaction Email will take effect September 14. The email is intended to provide department leaders with a high-level overview of transaction activity that may warrant follow-up review. Read more to learn more about the specific enhancements being implemented.