Workday will be unavailable due to planned quarterly maintenance on Saturday, May 20, from 2 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Kronos and external dormakaba time clocks will be available, but employees using Workday to clock in and out should enter their hours once Workday is available again.
Health System Supply Chain users should note important information contained in the full NewsLink post.
Workday will be unavailable due to planned monthly maintenance on Saturday, March 4, from 2 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Kronos and external dormakaba time clocks will be available, but employees using Workday to clock in and out should enter their hours once Workday is available again.
Health System Supply Chain users should note important information contained in the full NewsLink post.
The first of Workday's two major releases in 2023 of enhancements and new functionality is scheduled to move to production on Saturday, March 11, from 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. Workday will be unavailable during the maintenance period.
Many of the changes coming in this release will not be immediately noticeable. A Workday 2023R1 job aid is available in the Administrative Resource Center (ARC) that explains the changes that will be noticeable, in more detail. Review the full NewsLink post for more information about the maintenance.
Workday has two major releases of enhancements and new functionality annually. The second release of 2021, named 2021R2 by Workday, is scheduled for Saturday, September 11, from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. Workday will be unavailable during the maintenance period.
Many of the changes coming in the release are behind the scenes and will not be immediately noticeable. A Workday 2021R2 job aid is available in the Administrative Resource Center that explains the system changes that will be noticeable in more detail .
FY26 Blanket order entry can begin on Monday, April 14 . A new workday enhancement will be turned on the week of April 7 to allow for future dated requisitions. Prior to this enhancement, users were instructed to "current date" blanket requests, and then the Controller's Office had to run a manual job during month end close in April and May to roll the encumbrances into the future fiscal year. With this new enhancement, all FY26 blanket order requisitions should be entered as future dated requests (request date of 7/1/25). The corresponding purchase order (PO) document dates and encumbrances will also be future dated, so they are correctly recorded for FY26. The PO will be issued after the requisition is fully approved.
Other important information to be aware of with this enhancement:
Future dated requisitions should not be entered for more than a year in advance, except for multiyear service contracts. Please contact purchasing to discuss entry for multiyear service contracts. FY26 blankets that are not future dated will be sent back for corrections. If users begin invoicing the future dated blanket early (e.g., start invoicing a FY26 blanket in FY25), it results in a mismatch because the liquidation will happen in the current year, but the encumbrance is in the future year. As a reminder, blanket orders are supposed to be used in the fiscal year they are intended for. If a FY26 blanket requisition is inadvertently entered with a current year FY25 request date, FY25 is where the encumbrance will remain until the June year end procurement roll forward. The Controller's Office will no longer be rolling forward purchase orders at the end of April and May. If a unit does not want to wait until June for the encumbrances to be correctly shown in FY26, they should do a change order. If needed, future dated requisitions can be tied to future dated supplier contracts (Example: a blanket requisition is entered in May for a 7/1/25 start date, and a new contract is signed in May but is not effective until 7/1/25). The Create Blanket Purchase Order job aid will be updated in coordination with the functionality being turned on, the week of April 7 .
See the full post for additional reminders about the use of blanket orders.
B&H Photo will be closed for Passover beginning Friday, April 11 through Sunday, April 20 . B&H will re-open Monday, April 21 . Orders placed by 11 p.m. on Thursday, April 10 will ship before the holiday.
On select days during the closure, customers will still be able to enter orders in the supplier website but product will not ship until April 21. See the full post for a visual calendar from B&H with more details.
Stemcell Technologies Inc. joins Buckeye Buy with a supplier website catalog of scientific research products at academic discount pricing. The catalog offers Bulk Import” and “Retrieve a Quote” options on the landing page for quick order entry.
FY26 Blanket order entry can begin on Monday, April 14, 2025 . A new workday enhancement will be turned on the week of April 7th to allow for future dated requisitions. Prior to this enhancement, users were instructed to current date blanket requests, and then the Controller's Office had to run a manual job during month end close in April and May to roll the encumbrances into the future fiscal year.
With the new enhancement, all FY26 blanket order requisitions should be entered as future dated requests (request date of 7/1/25) . The corresponding purchase order (PO) document dates and encumbrances will also be future dated, so they are correctly recorded for FY26. The PO will be issued after the requisition is fully approved.
See the full post for more details to be aware of with this enhancement.
Listed below are the latest Buckeye Buy supplier website updates. Contact BF-Marketplace@osu.edu with any catalog search questions.
1-800-Flowers has a new supplier website offering 17 brands of floral, gourmet foods, and personalized gifts. See the Flowers and gifts contract page for details.
Sherwin Williams offers a large selection of paint products and supplies in their supplier website. See the Sherwin Williams contract page for details.
Special order gases and Requisitions Supplier ID: Non-catalog requisitions to the gas warehouse must be issued to supplier SPL-0041701 Special Orders - UNIV Gas Cylinder Warehouse. Contact the Gas Warehouse at BF-GasWarehouse@osu.edu or call 614-292-2543 with questions.
Continental Office's supplier website now offers a “Value Products” category which features new value-priced chairs and standing desks. Select the “Value Products” option on the left margin of the catalog landing page to view the selection. See the full post for a screen shot visual of the new category offering.
Dublin Cleaners and Snow White Cleaners have been awarded new OSU contracts for dry cleaning services. Both suppliers have one-line service catalogs in Buckeye Buy under the Search Catalog link. See the Business and Finance news item for more details and supplier contact information.
SL Events and Conferences (formerly University Catering) has a new catalog for full-service catering under the Search Catalog link in Buckeye Buy. Some users have had difficulty finding the catalog because of the recent name change. Contact SL Events and Conferences https://slec.osu.edu for more information on their event planning and menu options.
