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The Travel/PCard Office has implemented the Personal Expense Repayment Process. The updated process offers two options that will promote timely repayment, improve processing efficiency, and ensure responsible use of university funds. See the full post for details.

There are two new supplier website catalogs in Buckeye Buy. The new Software House International (SHI) supplier website in Buckeye Buy offers Microsoft products on the OSU contract. The catalog includes a quote option for retrieving quotes posted by the supplier. Be sure to first check the Ohio State Software Directory to search a library of software titles and packages already available to university faculty, staff, and students. In addition, a new supplier website from Mila International offers veterinary healthcare products at OSU contract pricing. This catalog is available in the Research and Veterinary views in Buckeye Buy. See the full post for more details including account manager information.

From 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 14 to 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 15, multiple PeopleSoft Buckeye Link services (Campus Solutions/Student Information System) will be unavailable. See full post for details.

The OTDI Data Visualization team has partnered with the Office of Strategic Enrollment Management (OSEM) to launch the first enterprise student dataset in Tableau Server. This new resource makes it easier than ever for report developers and analysts to connect to certified data and build reports without extra software or specialized query skills. It’s a smoother, smarter way for Ohio State report developers to work with student data.

Data Stewards, security contacts, and administrative system contacts will be receiving an email from Digital Security and Trust – Identity and Access Security Operations with information and instructions on how to verify their area’s Workday Financials, Human Resources, Medical Center Financials, Workday All Custom Reports, and Student Information System users for the coming year. Your attention regarding this mandated annual activity is very important. The email will be sent during the week of Monday, May 4, 2026, with a requested deadline to confirm area users by Wednesday, June 3, 2026. See the full post for additional details.

The "Grant - FDM Values" report has been updated to include a prompt for Grant Hierarchies. This is to allow users to only return grants contained within a given hierarchy or hierarchies entered in the prompt field.

To support a more efficient and user-friendly process, updates to the PCard Tracking Log went into effect on February 20. See the full post for the "What's New" details along with helpful reminders.

Effective February 20, the business process workflow within the PCard Maintenance Request was modified to remove Cost Center Manager and Senior Fiscal Officer approvals for two specific maintenance selections: University Business Address Changes and PCard Cancellations. See the post for more details and a job aid link.

The Software Preapproval Process (SPP) in Workday is currently in soft launch. This new approval process streamlines the software purchasing process and aligns the required legal, security, and accessibility processes. Based on feedback received over the past several months, enhancements to the user experience and process flow will be implemented effective March 1.

If your department receives any Form 1099s for the university, please forward to the Tax Office at tax@osu.edu. The Tax Office reviews these to determine if there is any withholding that can be deducted on the university's tax return.