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There is a new Graduate Fee Authorization job aid available through the online Administrative Resource Center (ARC). Updates have been made to clarify fees for students with multiple appointments and the tuition splits associated with them.

The Office of Human Resources periodically offers training on Ohio State’s technology platforms, tools and resources available for managers, manager liaisons, and administrative professionals. Build your foundation and confidence in using administrative technology that assists you in performing your work and managing employees. Human Resources team members will cover topics such as HR Connection, Workday, Microsoft 365, BuckeyeLearn and others, and guide you in finding and using tools that support your work.

The university check run during the December holiday week will remain as normal. The check run will be on Thursday, December 28 with pick-up between 1:00 p.m and 4:00 p.m. Please ensure appropriate approvals are in place for expected checks.

This article shares information about key dates for Spring 2024 tuition assistance (or fee authorization) processing as well as links to more information about the tuition assistance programs at the university.

An updated job aid for "Cash Advances for Human Subjects, Petty Cash, and Change Funds" will be posted to the Administrative Resource Center (ARC) on Monday, December 11. The job aid has been enhanced and describes how to request petty cash/change funds while also outlining the related accounting impacts. 

Spend Exceptions Dashboard Decommissioning:

The dashboard "Spend Report Exceptions" will be decommissioned on Friday, December 29. End users should utilize the new "Exceptions Dashboard" for viewing policy exceptions for requisitions, expense reports, and supplier invoice requests. A report group could also be scheduled for viewing exceptions. To run the report group, use the Schedule a Report task and enter "Exceptions Report Group" in the report name. The report group can be run in real time or scheduled for a later or reoccurring date. 

During the week of December 11, enhancements will be made to select Buckeye Buy items that will allow the commodity code to automatically populate on purchase requisitions. During the transition, requests to add or update affected items will be held until maintenance is complete. The estimated maintenance complete date is Friday, December 15. 

For UNIV purchases only - If the commodity code is not automatically populated, the commodity code field is not required. 

Retiree Group Term Life Insurance coverage has a new billing process for the first billing quarter of 2024. The new process will begin Friday, Dec. 1, and provides a more streamlined process with additional payment options. As a reminder, retirees elect coverage in Workday following a September implementation.

Customer deposit transactions created and submitted on or after Friday, December 1 will have a transaction ID generated called "Customer Deposit ID." The Customer Deposit ID will be like other transaction IDs within Workday and will uniquely identify the deposit. The Customer Deposit ID will be preceded by "CD" and it will be followed by 8 numeric digits. The new Customer Deposit ID will be displayed on various deposit-related reports. Multiple cash sales can continue to be tied to a single customer deposit transaction.

From 5 p.m. on Saturday, November 18 to 11 a.m. on Sunday, November 19, the following PeopleSoft Buckeye Link (Campus Solutions/Student Information System) services will be unavailable including:

• Student Center functions accessed through Buckeye Link
• Faculty Center
• Grad Forms
• Grad Recommendation
• Curriculum

For this maintenance the Operational Data Store (ODS) of student data databases will also be unavailable from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov 18.

The Ohio State App (mobile) will not be affected by the downtime.