Country of Activity required for foreign supplier requisitions – Effective June 23

June 23, 2021

Effective Wednesday, June 23, when creating a Workday requisition using a foreign supplier and a service spend category, designating the Country of Activity will be required. Capturing the Country of Activity on the requisition will reduce errors and prevent manual rework during invoice processing. This is information is critical in maintaining compliance with federal tax reporting.

The following message will be displayed to indicate when this applies: “For lines charged to a service spend category, the Country of Activity must be populated to indicate where the services will be performed.”

Please note, the Country of Activity field is located on the requisition line or in the split charging window.

For assistance, please contact the Finance Support Center at askfinance@yale.edu or 203-432-5394.