Business Update News from 04/2024

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...

Procurement performed two PO mass closures the week of Nov. 13, 2023

November 22, 2023
Mass closure of fully paid purchase orders November 13, 2023

Procurement performed a mass closure of fully paid purchase orders (POs) on November 13, 2023. This closure applied to fully paid POs with no activity in the past nine months.

If you would like to review a list of the fully...

Holiday recess schedules and adjusted deadlines 2023

November 22, 2023

Yale University will be closed for the holiday recess from Friday, December 22, through Monday, January 1, 2024. The following is a brief summary of systems availability, adjusted deadlines, and support services related to this period.

Payroll Schedule and Important...

Procurement to perform two P.O. mass closures - week of November 13, 2023

November 8, 2023
Mass closure of fully paid purchase orders November 13, 2023

Procurement plans to perform a mass closure of fully paid purchase orders (P.O.s) on November 13, 2023. This closure will apply to fully paid POs with no activity in the past nine months.

If you would like to review a list of...

New university system supports health requirements

November 8, 2023
Summary

Campus Health is partnering with Information Technology at Yale to launch a new self-service system called Health On Track to manage job-related health requirements like the flu vaccine and employment-related physicals for the University. These...

New items added to the Finance Data Model effective Nov. 10

November 8, 2023

UPDATE as of November 10, 2023 : Due to unforeseen technical issues, updates to the Financial Data Model listed in the Business Update sent Wednesday, November 8th, have been postponed. Once available, a future notification will be submitted through a Business Update...

PPE supplies available through YPPS

November 1, 2023
Flu season is upon us, and practicing good hand hygiene is one of the best ways to minimize the risk to you and your colleagues. Yale Printing & Publishing currently has a good supply of hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes available for departments to order free of charge. Along with cleaning...

Purchase Order Procedure information sessions – additional sessions available

November 1, 2023
Summary Due to high demand, additional 3201 PR.01 Purchase Order Process information sessions are now available. The focus of these mid-...

Click with Caution in November – Recognize, Relax, Rethink

November 1, 2023

Thank you for engaging with us during Cybersecurity Awareness Month ! We appreciate you attending events, completing puzzles, and sharing our awareness posters within your departments.

We invite you to register...

Annual electronic filing requirement for small exempt student organizations

October 25, 2023

Reminder for Certain Student Organizations: Annual Electronic Filing Requirement for Small Exempt Organizations – Form 990-N

Most small tax-exempt organizations whose annual gross receipts are normally $50,000 or less are required to submit Form 990-N electronically,...

Be a Cyber Hero – Protect Your Yale Email

October 25, 2023

Cybersecurity Awareness Month is nearing the finish line; join us for this week’s theme, Combat Cybercrime by Protecting Your Email , and learn how to avoid phishing attacks and safeguard your email.

Here are some ways you can participate in our week four activities:

Check out our...

Policy 3210 Purchase Contracts training available

October 25, 2023
Summary The Procurement team is excited to announce that a new Purchase Contracts digital course is available. This course was developed to support the November 2022 Policy 3210 Purchase...

ServiceNow introduces a service request catalog

October 25, 2023
Summary ITS will launch a new Service Request Catalog on Thursday, Oct. 26, to help you find requests more easily with enhanced search capabilities. Details

To improve the experience of requesting IT services, the IT Service Management group will launch a service request catalog on Thursday, Oct...

Reminder: Purchase Order Process information sessions

October 25, 2023
Summary Reminder: 3201 PR.01 Purchase Order Process information sessions are being held to answer user questions about the PO lifecycle...

Personal use of university vehicles - Reporting

October 25, 2023

There are yearly tax implications for Yale employees who utilize university vehicles for personal purposes. Yale University is required to report the value of the personal use of a university vehicle by an employee as additional taxable wages on the employee’s Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement...

Purchase Order Process information session dates

October 18, 2023
Summary In July, Yale updated the 3201 PR.01 Purchase Order Process to create a clearly documented and comprehensive Purchase Order (PO)...

New Workday Purchase Order dashboard and reports

October 18, 2023
Summary

Effective October 17, 2023, a new Purchase Order (PO) Reports dashboard is available in Workday to assist departments in tracking and monitoring POs.

Details

In support of the One Finance North Star, the Procurement team has simplified reports and developed a user-friendly and...

New automated form 3215 FR.10 Individual and Department PCard Limit Changes/Exceptions

October 18, 2023
Summary

Effective Monday, October 23, 2023, Form 3215 FR.10 Individual and Department PCard Limit Changes/Exceptions will be updated to an...

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 - Week 3

October 18, 2023

This week’s theme, Defeat Online Thieves with Robust Passwords , helps you improve your password prowess!

Here are three ways you can participate in our week 3 activities:

Listen to the new episode of the...

OneFinance:Project lead update – October 2023

October 18, 2023
Our North Star

To enable Yale’s mission, simplify and standardize financial services in order to make life easier where everyone has a role in building a strong culture of financial integrity, insight, and stewardship of Yale resources.

Since our...

DUO/MFA and VPN login changes for a more secure Yale - Nov. 5

October 11, 2023
Summary Beginning at 7 a.m. on Sunday, November 5, Yale’s Multifactor Authentication (MFA) tool, DUO, will have a new, more accessible look and feel. The process for DUO/MFA remains similar to what you are using today, although the option to receive a code via text will no longer be available...

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