The Purchasing Department hosted their second annual Supplier Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Baker University Center Ballroom. 556 attendees had the opportunity to meet and learn more about some of Ohio University’s preferred suppliers.
Business Matters
A new Project Initiation Form (PIF) and Project Approval Request (PAR) will be launched for campus use in early November.
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.
Each month, a feature of the Financial System Enhancements (FSE) will be highlighted to help prepare for the upcoming changes.
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
As we work to put the final touches on P2P changes, we want to ensure that everything works as designed and delivers the improvements we communicated to you in last month’s Compass article. Over the course of the last week, it has become apparent that not everything would be ready in time to go live with the changes on August 7.
The SciQuest 17.2 upgrade was implemented Monday, July 31. This upgrade will have minimal impact on the overall user experience. Users will observe slight visual changes with no changes to functionality.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Additional Screening Measures
Effective immediately the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will require additional screening measures for customers flying on international flights bound for the U.S.