Finance and Administration News
Chart of Accounts conversion begins
The Chart of Accounts conversion began on Thursday, Nov. 30 at 5 p.m.
Before the conversion began, November was closed in Projects & General Ledger. During cutover, depending on your role/responsibilities, you may have access to view November’s pre-converted results, as well as access to converted data in production. Below are instructions about how to access reporting and other tools.
System downtime planned to enable Financial System Enhancements (FSE) conversion
Ohio University will convert to a new Chart of Accounts beginning Thursday, November 30 at 5:00 PM through Tuesday, December 12 at 12:00 PM. The Chart of Accounts conversion will affect individuals across all Ohio University campuses and many systems will be unavailable for processes because of this conversion. An announcement will be sent when systems are available to campus users.
New IT Accessibility Policy evaluates accessibility standards of technology purchased by the University
A new policy at Ohio University is one of several recent steps in making OHIO’s online presence more accessible, ensuring an equal opportunity for all students to access technology and online tools related to their educational experience. In addition, the policy will enable the University to establish an information technology infrastructure that makes its online programs and services accessible to employees and community members.
Financial System Enhancements Highlight: Financial Approvers Tool (FARM)
This article is part of a series meant to educate and inform campus about the Financial System Enhancement project and impacts to planning units.
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 (OBI).
SciQuest 17.2 upgraded in BobcatBUY
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.