September 26, 2017
Capital Project process improvements coming
A new Project Initiation Form (PIF) and Project Approval Request (PAR) will be launched for campus use in early November.
Business Matters
September 12, 2017
Financial System Enhancements Highlight: Chart of Accounts structure, segments, and the object segment
Chart of Accounts (COA) Structure: The COA Structure identifies how you will account for transactions. There will be two structures: one for the General Ledger and one for “Grants”, which will encompass Internal Awards, Capital Projects, and Sponsored Projects.
September 12, 2017
Financial System Enhancements Highlight: Financial Approvers Tool (FARM)
Each month, a feature of the Financial System Enhancements (FSE) will be highlighted to help prepare for the upcoming changes.
September 11, 2017
P2P Improvements training now available
On September 18, the P2P Improvements team will be rolling out new functionality and improvements to the University.
September 11, 2017
Financial System Enhancements launch moved to December
In response to campus feedback and resource constraints due to other projects, the Financial System Enhancements (FSE) Steering Committee has decided to move the launch of the FSE projects to December 2017.
September 5, 2017
Budget updates
FY17 Fund Balance Key Dates
- August 22: Fund balance templates from planning units were due
- Late September: Responsibility Center Fund Balances will be loaded
- Pending Review: Administrative and Academic Support Unit Fund Balance Requests
FY18 Budget
The FY18 Budget has been loaded and
September 3, 2017
P2P Improvements go live in September
The P2P Improvements team has been working to put the final touches on the improvements communicated in an August Business Matter’s article. The rollout of new functionality on September 18 will include the changes detailed below.
August 4, 2017
FSE Highlight: COA structure for Grants Accounting
Each month, a feature of the Financial System Enhancements will be highlighted to help prepare for the upcoming changes.
August 4, 2017
FSE Highlight: Using new Chart of Account strings in third party systems
Each month, a feature of the Financial System Enhancements will be highlighted to help prepare for the upcoming changes.
August 4, 2017
Financial System Enhancements: Training schedule and readiness
The Financial System Enhancements (FSE) project represents a combination of initiatives that will be available in November 2017 and includes the Chart of Accounts Redesign (COA), a new Financial Approvers tool and the new Oracle Grants Accounting Module, and supported by enhanced reporting capabilities within Oracle Business Intelligence (OB