Tagged: Workday for Employees

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

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.

On Thursday, January 29, real-time Global Address Lookup and Validation was implemented in Workday. This integration improves data integrity across 16 key HR and finance processes.

Seeing performance issues when searching in Workday? Check out the full post for troubleshooting tips that may help. For general search information, see Workday Search Overview in the Administrative Resource Center (ARC).

Over the past few months, Human Resources has implemented key updates in Workday to streamline processes, improve efficiency and enhance user experience for employees, people leaders and HR professionals.

The university Travel Office will host a Group Travel Information Session on Tuesday, January 13, during the January Travel, PCard, and Expense Office Hours. The session will provide guidance with Workday tasks (e.g., Group ECM and Group SA), an overview of arrangement planning with ScholarTrip, post-travel reconciliation of GET PCard transactions, and more! See the full post for details and a link for joining.

Ohio State Data Stewards and Tableau Project Leads recently convened to discuss the importance of metadata. This post shares key points discussed and reveals five surprising truths about metadata that will help solve efficiency problems, benefit the newly released Ohio State Data Catalog, and make the work of data professionals more efficient, discoverable, and impactful.

This post shares information about key dates for Spring 2026 tuition assistance (or fee authorization) processing as well as links to more information about the tuition assistance programs at the university.

Have questions about Workday financial reports? Starting Wednesday, November 19, join quarterly office hours hosted by the Controller’s Office to receive updates, ask questions, and share feedback directly with the reporting team. The Office Hours will be open to all consumers of financial reports and will initially be held on a quarterly basis.

There are two new updates regarding Ohio Senate Bill 1 (SB1) compliance tracking. Update #1 - It has been clarified that if the university pays for external speaker fees or honorariums on behalf of student organizations, the payments are not subject to SB1 tracking requirements. To align with this clarification, two new spend categories (and corresponding expense items) have been created. See the full post for details. Update #2 - Any expense (e.g., transportation, lodging, etc.) paid to or for a guest speaker must be tracked for SB1 Compliance per the terms, also listed in the full post.