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OneFinance: November 2022 program update

November 9, 2022

The One Finance program team is pleased to share highlights for November and will continue to keep you regularly informed about progress, critical milestones,...

Accounting Journal cancelations and fiscal close deadlines

November 2, 2022

At 5:00 p.m. on fiscal period close days, all accounting journals that have a status of “in-progress” are canceled. This occurs because the period cannot close while any journals are “in progress.” The cancelation process is submitted by Financial Systems and Solutions staff members. If a...

Policy & Procedure Updates - Effort Reporting - November 2, 2022

November 2, 2022
Policy & Procedure updates - November 2, 2022

The following documents have been updated and are now published and effective. Please share the documents with the appropriate people in your department.

Policy 1315 Effort Reporting: Certifying Effort on Sponsored Projects Related Documents...

Policy and Procedure Updates - Purchase Contracts - November 2, 2022

November 2, 2022
Policy & Procedure upates - November 2, 2022

The following policy documents, which previously completed their full review and approval process, are now published and effective. Please discuss the documents with the appropriate people in your department and send any questions to...

Policy & Procedure updates - October 12, 2022

October 12, 2022
Policy & Procedure updates - October 12, 2022

The following draft documents are now available for community review and comment and are posted on the Policies & Procedures Drafts web page. The...

YaleSites Upgrade project status – Fall 2022

October 12, 2022
Summary

As previously announced , Yale ITS and the Office of Public Affairs and Communication are upgrading YaleSites, Yale’s web-publishing service. This...

Financial Review Checklist updates

October 12, 2022
Summary

The Financial Review Checklist (FRC) ( Form 1101 FR.01 ) has been reviewed and updated. The FRC has undergone revisions based on departmental feedback received during the FRC QA process as...

Fall 2022 Yale PPE procurement update

October 12, 2022
Supply chain issues surrounding personal protective equipment (PPE) have largely abated and, as a result, the University continues to evaluate processes related to COVID-19. Please see the following updates: What has changed? Supply chain challenges affecting availability of...

Successfully navigating Accounts Payable

October 5, 2022

Did you know that yss.invoices@yale....

FY22 year-end and FY23 first quarter close

September 28, 2022

The general ledger for FY22 officially closed last week, and the first quarter of FY23 closes the week of October 3, 2022, with the September month-end. When running FY23 financial reports, your July beginning balances reflect the final year-end close balances .

The year...

FY22 year end close projected for September 23

September 21, 2022

The FY22 general ledger close, which was tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, September 20, 2022, is now projected for Friday, September 23, 2022. As a result, please note the following projected dates with regards to the close and related reporting:

The GA Sweep to run on Friday, September...

Ongoing action required: MEI assets and Cost Center best practices

September 21, 2022
Summary

As the Controller’s Office and the Yale School of Medicine Controller’s Office asset retagging teams near the end of their Moveable Equipment Inventory (MEI) assets retagging efforts, focus is shifting to the Cost Center best practices needed to keep Workday Business...

Recruitment Strategic Initiative – Requisition Planning Tool release 

September 14, 2022
Summary

As the Recruitment Strategic Initiative was previously announced , the program team continues to review opportunities to streamline the recruitment process where able.

A recruiting needs...

Workday upgrade September 10, 2022 – What to expect

September 7, 2022
Summary

On Saturday, September 10, Workday will be upgraded to a new version. Please find links to helpful information to prepare you for the changes in the Details section below. 

A snapshot of the changes include:

Business Process User Interface Updates – All Users...

Valimail protection for bulk yale.edu email starting September 21

September 7, 2022
Summary

As previously announced , on Wednesday, September 21 , Yale will enable services offered by...

Policy 3201 General Purchasing – FAQs and information sessions

September 7, 2022
Policy 3201, General Purchasing

On May 18, 2022, Policy 3201 , General Purchasing , was updated to include new language prohibiting transaction splitting of Purchase Orders (POs). In support of this update...

Policy and Procedure updates - August 31, 2022

August 31, 2022

The following policy documents, which previously completed their full review and approval process, are now published and effective. Please discuss the documents with the appropriate people in your department and send any questions to...

Policy 3201 General Purchasing – FAQs and information sessions 

August 31, 2022
Summary On May 18, Policy 3201 General Purchasing was updated to include new language prohibiting transaction splitting of Purchase Orders (PO). In support of this update,...

Yale Fleet billing updates

August 31, 2022
Summary Beginning with FY23, Yale Fleet will begin billing actual costs on a monthly basis. Billing will process between the tenth and fifteenth day of the month following the month-end-close. Details

Beginning with Fiscal Year 23, Yale Fleet will bill actual costs monthly. Billing will process...

Upcoming change to Workday’s homepage and search feature

August 31, 2022
Summary The September 12 Workday release will include changes to the homepage and search feature, giving users quicker access to the most relevant tasks, reports, and search results. A training guide covering these new features and information about other updates will be included in the September 7...

New Workday report: Subaward Prepaid Advances – Yale

August 24, 2022

A new report was recently released in Workday called “Subaward Prepaid Advances – Yale.” This report was created to assist in the management of prepaid advances on subawards.

Subaward Prepaid Advances – Yale report shows actuals related to ledger account 17008: Prepaid Expenses and Spend...

Announcing the Recruiting Strategic Initiative

August 24, 2022

As previously announced , Yale University Operations has published a multi-year Operations Strategy that supports the University’s mission by establishing...

Learning Strategic Initiative 

August 17, 2022

The following communication was recently sent to Operations staff.

The multi-year...

World Travel pilot program underway

August 17, 2022
Summary

Yale Travel Management has initiated a pilot program for World Travel, Inc. (WTI), a new travel booking platform for federal grant-funded travelers that helps ensure compliance with...

Requirement to report cash transactions over $10,000

August 3, 2022

The University is required to report certain transactions to the Internal Revenue Service and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, where it receives more than $10,000 in cash from a single payer. This rule applies to a single $10,000 transaction as well as two or more related transactions...

Scheduled outage - University telephones excluding emergency phones - Friday, August 5

August 3, 2022
Summary Yale ITS will perform scheduled maintenance on the university telephone system (all campuses) from 7:00 p.m. on Friday, August 5, through 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 6 , resulting in brief (under one minute) service interruptions. Please see the details section for the...

YaleSites upgrade project update

August 3, 2022
Summary

As previously announced , under the sponsorship of the Office of Public Affairs and Communication, Yale ITS is upgrading YaleSites, Yale’s web-publishing service. The YaleSites team will...

Finance course offerings: Introduction to the Chart of Accounts - dates added

July 27, 2022

Additional course offerings have been added for the instructor-led Finance Course called the “ Introduction to the Chart of Accounts (COA) ” to be held via Zoom. Please register via the...

Policy Update: Limiting Financial Accounting Adjustments – Non-Sponsored

July 27, 2022
Summary

To support stronger financial controls over the timeliness of review, correction, and the year-end financial close, non-sponsored Payroll Accounting Adjustments (PAAs) and Accounting Adjustments (AAs) will no longer be allowed on original transactions that are over 12 months old. To...

IT Update - Basecamp service discontinued as of Thursday, September 1, 2022

July 13, 2022
Summary

Basecamp will be discontinued as an ITS service offering on Thursday, September 1 . Basecamp has seen declining usage at Yale, and its administrative tooling...

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