Tagged: Procurement

FY27 Blanket order entry can begin on Monday, April 20. Do not enter FY27 Blanket Orders prior to this date. See full post for details.

A new dashboard has been developed to give users a quick, easy‑to‑understand view of key financials and a simple summary of operational transactions. This tool is designed specifically for budget managers who do not regularly use financial reports, with the goal of making financial information clearer, faster to review, and more intuitive. We are seeking up to 15 participants, particularly budget managers with limited financial reporting experience, to help test the dashboard and provide feedback. See the full post for participation details.

The "Sources and Uses – Annual Trending" report has been updated to include five years of data, expanded from the previous three. This enhancement provides users with greater visibility into longer‑term trends.

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.

Workday Strategic Sourcing Supplier Relationship Management was implemented on Thursday, January 29. This modern, secure portal is the new, unified “front door” for all OSU and Health System suppliers. Check out the full post for links to help materials including job aids and a BuckeyeLearn course.

Please do not begin entering FY27 blanket purchase orders until Monday, April 20. More information and detailed instructions on creating FY27 blanket purchase orders will be posted in a future Newslink article.

Workday Strategic Sourcing Supplier Relationship Management will be implemented Thursday, January 29. This modern, secure portal will soon become the new, unified “front door” for all OSU and Health System suppliers. The improvement will streamline our supplier relationships, reduce internal administrative workload, and improve the efficiency of our partnerships. See the full NewsLink post for more details.

A suite of eight new reports specific to earnings operations are now live. BuckeyeLearn courses showing a demo of each new report are also available. See the full NewsLink post for a full list of reports and descriptions.

The newly released "Find Assets Details – OSU" report provides detailed asset information. It includes the same data as the "Find Assets Summary – OSU" report (formerly named "OSU – Find Assets") with an additional feature described in the full post.

The FY26 Autumn 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." See the full post for a list of affected reports.