Finance and Administration News
CHANGE: Submitting Requisitions in BobcatBUY
In July 2021, our BobcatBUY provider introduced a new enhancement that performs real-time account validation by adding a feature called Validate with ERP and Place Order. The purpose of this new feature was to improve the user experience by validating accounts before the user submitted requisitions; this would allow you to correct the accounts before you submitted the order instead of the req being returned for corrections. Unfortunately, the amount of time it takes for this real-time validation to occur in BobcatBUY has been inconsistent and many users have reported long delays that have negatively impacted their productivity. As a result, we have decided to temporarily remove this feature. Beginning December 6, 2021, users will no longer see the Validate with ERP and Place Order button and will instead see the Submit Requisition button. Please note that if a requisition is submitted with an invalid account, the requisition will be returned to the submitter and will not be processed until any necessary corrections are made. We will continue to work with our technical teams to improve the performance of the real-time validation feature and will re-enable it in BobcatBUY once the system lag issues with this feature are resolved.
Plant Club students dig the outdoors while helping the Athens community
Members of Ohio University's Plant Club come from multiple colleges and majors, but they have one thing in common; they are interested in engaging with our natural resources in hiking, conservation, gardening, crafting, and learning about plants.
Sustainability Tours!
Services offered by the Office of Sustainability, many in partnership with the Voinovich School of Public Service, include providing information, reports, tours, and presentations; supporting sustainable events and programs; providing curricular and co-curricular assistance for academic courses and research.
OIT offers online safety tips for Discord
Discord is an online communication and digital content platform whose popularity has soared throughout the pandemic. OIT has published tips to keep users safe while using Discord and other online social services.
Holiday Expenditures
Ohio University is committed to the responsible use of public funds and as such is providing guidance on holiday expenditures as follows:
GIFTS: Holiday gifts for employees or students cannot be purchased with University or Foundation funds. Holiday gifts for individuals or entities external to Ohio University may only be purchased if the Vice President for University Advancement approves an exception, in writing, for development purposes. Any gift approved as an exception must be paid for with only Foundation funds and comply with IRS guidelines...
OHIO employees to track work locations for tax purposes with new Flexwork Tracker tool
UHR has developed a new electronic application that employees will use to record current and future remote and hybrid work arrangements.
Cashnet is now Transact Payments
In 2016 Cashnet was acquired by Transact, the leader in innovative payment solutions for a connected campus. In alignment with Transact’s launch of their “One Transact” brand campaign, Cashnet has been rebranded as Transact Payments. Expect to start seeing more references to Transact Payments as we begin to retire usage of the “Cashnet” name. Transact Payments is the cashiering system used by the Office of the Bursar and regional campus student service offices. It also provides the ePayment solution for students making online payment of tuition and fees and eMarket solutions for university departments...
October 2021 OBI Dashboard Enhancements
On October 19, 2021, the Appointment Information and Costing dashboard was updated to aggregate the hourly pay rows instead of showing a separate row per pay period. The dashboard previously aggregated hourly pay in this manner, but the report inadvertently changed when the FY21 furloughs were reversed.
BobcatBUY User Interface Update: Approvals Folder
On Monday, November 15, 2021 the Approvals folders in BobcatBUY (BCB) will look slightly different. This User Interface (UI) update will apply the same look and feel updates seen throughout BCB. To learn more about the UI update, please review the BobcatBUY Approvals Folder Quick Reference Guide.
Questions? Contact financecustomercare@ohio.edu.