Business Update News from 05/2024

PandA Enhancement/Zelle Implementation -  Update and Information Session Guides available

April 21, 2021
Summary

Effective Monday, April 19, 2021:

Prizes and Awards (PandA) functionality was expanded to provide a more efficient and faster means to create Workday supplier records for University students. The new PandA template is now available for download. Accounts Payable implemented Zelle...

Change - Building room names and numbers

April 21, 2021

Due to various Facilities building renovations and remodeling projects, buildings across campus have experienced floorplan changes and room re-numbering (see below example).

As a result, Workday users may need to select new room numbers associated with a specific building when:...

Revised - Policy 3201 General Purchasing 

April 21, 2021

The following policy document recently received minor clarifying revisions. Please discuss the document with the appropriate people in your department

Policy 3201 General Purchasing Related Documents:...

Two Workday reports recently updated

April 14, 2021

The Workday Report entitled “Sponsored Report Tracking (Award Tasks) – Yale” has been enhanced to include the following fields:

Award Lifecycle Status - this field can be found on the award header in Workday Aging in Days - this field is a calculation (Today less Due Date (to Sponsor))...

New Guidance - Payroll Costing Treatment for Academic Leaves

April 14, 2021

In the February 10, 2021 issue of Business Update, information was posted about a name change update for the costing treatment worktag value “FacLOA”. The new name, “FacSabbatical”, is aligned with certain types of academic leaves that do not require fringe assessment. This week additional...

Reminder: processing staff terminations

April 14, 2021

In accordance with Staff Workplace Policies, an employee’s medical, dental, and/or vision insurance coverage in effect at termination of employment will continue through the end of the month. A delay in recording the correct date of termination can lead to an extra month of coverage, resulting...

New  - Update to Workday Requisitions with Grant and Contract federal terms 

April 14, 2021

When creating a Workday requisition and designating specific federal grants and contracts as the Chart of Account (COA) source of funds, you may be required to take action. Federal Uniform Guidance requires that the supplier is notified when additional federal terms apply to the purchase order...

Important updates for University Service Providers

April 14, 2021

The following information relates to updated requirements for University Service Providers (USPs) billing practices. Please note, this information will also be distributed via direct email in the coming days to the contacts registered for each USP.

Dear Yale University Service Providers...

Finance Data Mart Power BI Desktop training

April 7, 2021
Summary Finance Data Mart Power BI Desktop training available during April 2021. Using Power BI...

Global Accessibility Awareness Day celebration and contest

April 7, 2021

Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) marks its tenth anniversary on Thursday, May 20, 2021. To celebrate, Yale’s Digital Accessibility Team (YDA) is hosting an accessibility training contest.

Whether your role is business analyst, content creator, designer, developer, project...

New LiveSafe featured added

March 31, 2021

Yale’s LiveSafe team is excited to announce a new feature available to the Yale community. Individuals can now schedule a visit through this app with Heidi the Yale Police Department’s service dog.

Heidi the service dog has been serving the Yale community since September 2020...

Update - New control prevents submission of Restricted Ledger Accounts on journals

March 31, 2021

In the August 26, 2020 issue of Business Update , a new journal entry control was announced. This control limits the ledger accounts available to...

New Effective Date - Zelle Student Payments implementation, PandA Enhancements and Information Session

March 31, 2021
Summary The new effective date for the Zelle Student Payments Implementation and PandA Enhancements is April 19, 2021. The planned changes include: establishing Zelle Digital Disbursements as a new Payment Type and implement it as the primary payment method to issue payments to Yale University...

Zelle Student Payment implementation, PandA enhancements, and information sessions

March 24, 2021
Summary

On Monday, April 5, 2021, the University will establish Zelle Digital Disbursements as a new Payment Type and implement it as the primary payment method to issue payments to Yale University students via their university email address for prizes, awards, stipends, and reimbursements. The...

Upcoming Workday Information Session - Faculty Annual Compensation Review

March 24, 2021

An information session on the Workday submission process for Faculty Annual Compensation recommendations will be offered on Monday, March 29. The session will include an overview of the Workday faculty annual compensation business processes, shared participation grid, and related Workday reports...

New Labor Plan and FTE Analysis Interactive Report now available

March 24, 2021
Summary The new Labor Plan and FTE Analysis Interactive Report is now available! Please view the video demo of the Labor Plan and FTE Analysis Interactive Report. Virtual training is...

Policy and Procedure Updates as of March 17, 2021

March 17, 2021

The following policy documents are now published and effective. Please discuss the documents with the appropriate people in your department and send any questions to...

Faculty Phased Retirement Plan (FPRP) pay component posting rule change in Workday

March 17, 2021
Summary Faculty Phased Retirement Plan (FPRP) pay component posting rule change in Workday Update to Power BI Payroll Details Interactive Report to reflect FPRP change Details:

The Power BI Payroll Details Interactive Report displays faculty salaries, all other salaries, and fellowship payments...

Workday upgrade March 13, 2021 - What to expect

March 10, 2021
Summary

On Saturday, March 13, Workday will be upgraded to a new version. Below please find some helpful information to prepare you for the changes. A snapshot of the changes include:

Business Process User Interface Updates – All Users Business Process Conclusion Pop-up Window Change...

Biennial Moveable Equipment Inventory begins April 15, 2021

March 10, 2021

The Biennial Moveable Equipment Inventory (MEI) begins on Thursday, April 15, 2021–with an expected completion date of Friday, July 30, 2021. Yale School of Medicine (YSM) Cost Centers will receive separate guidance from YSM Finance regarding a deliverable timeline.

Per Federal...

Reminder - Finance Data Mart Interactive Reports are available

March 3, 2021
Summary The new Finance Data Mart Interactive Reports are available Interactive Reports are launched from the Power BI Report Server . Please...

Self-serve training reports now available in TMS

March 3, 2021

There is a new way to quickly track and verify compliance with Yale’s coursework, including compliance status (such as required COVID-19 training), course enrollments, and assessment questionnaire status. A recently launched (TMS) My Orgs Reporting page offers supervisors, lead administrators,...

Action may be required - eShip Global impacted by FedEx service delay

February 24, 2021

A service delay at Federal Express is causing intermittent error messages in the eShip Global application. Hazardous weather conditions have caused service disruptions in their Memphis, TN facility resulting in delivery delay and limited pick up activity. Individuals who are attempting to...

New University Purchasing Card Process

February 24, 2021

Process changes that began in the fall of 2020 to support and streamline the fulfillment of Yale Purchasing Cards (PCards) are now being formalized. The process for any new, replacement, and/or renewal card distribution is detailed below.

New Card – Before a new card can...

Three Workday reports recently revised

February 24, 2021

Three Workday reports were recently revised as follows:

Revised - Find Accounting Adjustment by Cost Center – Yale

Based on user input the following items were changed in the report:

Removed Period and Time Period from the report prompts. Added prompt for Last...

Update Regarding Hy’s Limo

February 19, 2021

For over 70 years, Hy’s has been a global leader in luxury ground transportation, currently servicing all cities worldwide. It has been our company mission to serve our community in the safest way possible. The health and safety of our passengers and employees has always been our highest...

Financial Review Checklist – Revisions

February 17, 2021

The Financial Review Checklist (FRC) Form 1101 FR.01 was recently reviewed and revised by members of the Controller’s Office with input from others to provide enhanced clarity around the...

New - Financial Compliance website

February 17, 2021

The Financial Compliance website is now live. The site highlights the functions of the Financial Compliance Office and how it...

New - Costing Allocation alert

February 17, 2021

When a new Costing Allocation is assigned in Workday, the start date for the allocation automatically defaults to today’s date. In most cases, the date needs to be changed. Now, an alert message will appear during the assignment.

For questions, please contact the Finance Support...

Yale Travel agreement with Anton Limo

February 17, 2021
Anton Limo

Yale Travel Services is pleased to announce that they have entered into an agreement with Anton Limo to provide dicounted rates for private car service.

The rates listed below are the Yale discounted rates from New Haven to:...

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