Business Update News from 12/2023

Q2 Forecast Process Enhancement - Inclusion in the Finance Data Mart

December 20, 2023

A new Q2 Forecast enhancement has recently been made available. Effective Monday, December 18, the current year Q2 Forecast data from the Yale Budgeting Tool (YBT) will be loaded into the Finance Data Mart daily, Monday through Friday. This will allow users the flexibility to incorporate Q2...

Scheduled outage - PaperCut maintenance on Sunday, Jan. 7

December 20, 2023
Please share these details with individuals in your area of responsibility who need this information. Summary Yale ITS will deploy a software upgrade to the PaperCut print system from 7 - 9 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 7, resulting in an outage. Yale’s PaperCut vendor recommends that we deploy this...

IRS mileage rate increase effective Jan. 1, 2024

December 20, 2023

Effective January 1, 2024, the IRS standard mileage rates for the use of a car, van, pickup truck, or panel truck for University business purposes are:

67 cents per mile for business use 21 cents per mile for moving purposes

These rates apply to electric and hybrid-electric automobiles...

Join us to learn about the exciting new approach to Learning & Development at Yale!

December 14, 2023
Summary

We are excited to unveil an innovative approach to Learning & Development at Yale!

Over the past few years, we have developed an infrastructure, including quality standards and modern technology, to support learning as part of our work at Yale. This is only a start, as we...

New self-service system tracks health requirements

December 13, 2023
Tracking health requirements just got easier!

Health On Track , the university’s new self-service system for tracking health requirements, will launch on January 29.

Health On Track will manage current school or job-related health requirements and allow Yale to provide a safe...

Important: Save your Zoom recordings before Jan. 2024

December 13, 2023
Summary On Jan. 15, 2024, Yale will limit how long we save Zoom recordings to 13 months. Possible action required: Please prepare early to ensure you don’t lose any recordings you wish to keep. Recordings made on or before Dec. 16, 2022, will be deleted on Jan. 15 when this change is made...

Check your inbox for awaiting action items

December 13, 2023

Please be mindful that absences and timesheets must be reviewed and approved earlier than usual during the months of November and December. The upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and recess days will have an impact to the...

Airgas hazmat fee update

December 13, 2023

Individuals who purchase through Yale’s vendor, Airgas, will notice an additional hazmat fee added to purchases, per the new contract. View the breakdown of fees in the following table.

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Expense report submissions and the holiday recess

December 6, 2023

Month-end and recess are upon us. Before leaving for recess, individuals are expected to prepare and submit expense reports, with supporting documentation, within thirty days from the date the expense is incurred. This expectation applies to both PCard and out-of-pocket expenses.

For out...

Policy & Procedure updates - Dec. 6, 2023

December 6, 2023

The following draft documents, which have completed the committee stages of their formal review, are now available for community review and comment and are posted on the Policies & Procedures Drafts web page...

New items added to the Finance Data Model effective Dec. 1

December 1, 2023

Effective December 1, 2023, the following new items will be added to the Finance Data Model for the community:

FN Fiscal Period Dim New field added to report on quarters Example: FY24-Q1, FY24-Q2, etc. FN Supplier Invoice Header Dim New Dimension to the Model named ‘FN Supplier Invoice...