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  • “Find Expense Reports - OSU," “Find Expense Report Lines,” and “Find Expense Report Lines for Organization" to be decommissioned Aug. 31

    Three Workday reports, “Find Expense Reports - OSU,” “Find Expense Report Lines,” and “Find Expense Report Lines for Organization” will be decommissioned on August 31, 2022. 

    These reports will be replaced by two new reports named “Find Expense Report Details - OSU” and “Find Expense Report Summary - OSU,” which will be available in Production the last week of July. 

  • Find Cash Advances - OSU  

    The report "Find Cash Advances - OSU" will be decommissioned on July 29, 2022. The report attributes have been added to "Find Spend Authorization Details - OSU" which will return a more complete picture of Cash Advances. 

    Users with saved filters on "Find Cash Advances - OSU" are asked to delete them prior to the decommission date.  

  • Workday Period Activity Pay Security Enhancements

    As part of HR Optimization efforts, on Friday, July 15, enhancements were applied for Period Activity Pay (PAP) to assist with streamlining the business process for both Cost Center Managers and HR Consultants. The following enhancements were implemented:

  • 9/12 Costing Allocation for August 

    For the month of August, departments are charged for one half of the nine-month rate for their nine-month faculty. To properly expense August salary, best practice is to use the costing dates of 08/15/2022 to 08/31/2022. This will ensure that costing prorates properly for the half month of pay.

  • Planned Maintenance and Downtime for Student Applications July 17

    This item is being shared on behalf of our Office of Student Academic Success colleagues. From midnight to 4 a.m. on Sunday, July 17, the following PeopleSoft Buckeye Link (Campus Solutions/Student Information System) services will be unavailable.

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

     

    ​The Ohio State App will not be affected by the downtime.

  • Workday Unavailable Due to Planned Quarterly Maintenance July 23

    Workday will be unavailable due to planned quarterly maintenance on Saturday, July 23, from 2 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

    External dormakaba time clocks will be available, but employees using Workday to clock in and out should enter their hours once Workday is online. 

    Health System Supply Chain users should note the important information listed below.

  • Payroll Encumbrances for 9-month Faculty 

    Encumbrance updates for 9-month faculty (the adjustment to convert encumbrances from 12 months to 9 months) are still being calculated. Updates are anticipated to be finalized by mid-July. 

  • Prepaid Airfare Ghost Card Selection with Corporate Travel Planners/Concur

    Effective July 1, 2022, only one prepaid credit card is available to select when purchasing airfare through the contracted travel agency (Corporate Travel Planners) or their online booking tool (Concur). 

  • Spend Authorization Mass Close

    Beginning in July 2022 and annually thereafter, the Travel Office will be conducting the Spend Authorization Mass Close process to release pre-encumbrances on aged Spend Authorizations.

    Eligibility for mass closure is based on the return date on the Spend Authorization header being at least 1 year prior to the Mass Close process date (e.g., any Spend Authorization with a return date of July 2021 or before).

  • Airfare Expense Report Processing

    Beginning July 1, 2022, the Travel Office will absorb the process of expensing airfare transactions purchased through Corporate Travel Planners (CTP) or Concur. This does will NOT include Athletics or Group airfare transactions.