As yearend approaches, purchase order (PO) closing activity should be closely monitored. If a PO has had all of the invoices paid against it (including freight) and has an open amount, please submit a BobcatBUY (BCB) request to close the PO. Procurement will finally close the PO in Oracle and BCB only if there are no pending invoices or credit memos. Finally closing the PO will relieve the encumbrance and allow those funds to become available for use. 

Since the launch of the Financial System Enhancements in mid-December 2017, several improvements to hierarchies, reporting and systems have been implemented. Cost Object Approvers in Concur Initially, when entering reports charged to a Grants account (Project-Task-Award), Concur would display the message “No Cost Object Approvers” and the rep...

As we work to operationalize the new Chart of Accounts and close out the Financial System Enhancements project, there are several work-in-progress items that were either deferred until after the launch in December 2017 or have come up as Planning Units utilize the new systems, tools and processes. Below is a detailed list of the pending items and a...