As a best practice, when using the Journal EIB process for multiple units on the same EIB, please create at least one journal for each college/unit with a separate header row and link the header key to all the lines. This practice avoids creation of large campus-wide approvals on the same entry which remain stuck in workflow due to send-backs. This allows the unit to approve only their entry. As an added reminder, the journal EIB can be used for cost share type activities which are not revenue generating. Departments must use the appropriate process for internal sales transactions, which is the new internal order billing process. Journals and transfers are not to be used for earnings/internal billing activity.
Please do not begin entering FY25 blanket purchase orders until Monday, April 15 . More information and detailed instructions on creating FY25 blanket purchase orders will be posted in a future NewsLink article. As a reminder, blanket POs should only be used on a fiscal year basis for the fiscal year it is intended for (unless otherwise noted with a service end date).
New to Marketplace Quotes (in the supplier website section of Buckeye Buy) is Neverman Construction (disaster recovery), Eagle Exhibit LLC (trade and product show displays), Hamburg Fireworks Display Inc., Landscape Forms Inc. (outdoor furniture), Sauder Manufacturing Co. (residential furniture), Autumn Theodore Photography LLC, and Emma Parker Photography LLC.
New hosted catalogs (under the Search catalog link in Buckeye Buy) is Harrell’s LLC (landscape and horticultural products).
New Internal supplier hosted catalogs includes Genomics and Microbiology Solutions (bioinformatics and genomic sequencing services) and University Catering (for recurring events only).
See the full post for more details about recent and upcoming reporting changes, including reports where users will need to update saved filters.
Find Supplier Invoice Request Summary and Detail Report Enhancements:
Enhancements have been made to both the "Find Supplier Invoice Request (SIR) Summary - OSU" and "Find Supplier Invoice Request (SIR) Detail - OSU" reports.
Coming Soon: Business Processes Awaiting Action Dashboard Changes:
To improve performance on the "Business Processes Awaiting Action" dashboard, changes will be made to the Requisition report on the dashboard.
Coming Soon: Saved Filters on Find Supplier Invoice Reporting:
On March 18 , changes will be made to prompts on the "Find Supplier Invoice Summary - OSU" and "Find Supplier Invoice Details - OSU" reports.
Coming Soon: Business Process Approval Times - Supplier Invoice Reporting:
To coincide with changes to workflow on supplier invoices, the Grants Operation Center Rep approval time will be added to both the "Business Approval Times - Supplier Invoice Summary" and "Business Process Approval Times - Supplier Invoice Detail" reports during the week of March 18 .
The Office of Technology and Digital Innovation (OTDI) will be hosting an Informational Microsoft Office Hours on Tuesday, March 19 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. There is no cost to attend this session, but...
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The Office of Undergraduate Education, The Drake Institute and The Office of Technology and Digital Innovation are hosting a series of conversations and workshops to familiarize our university community with the way ePortfolios are being used in the GE and elsewhere on campus, introduce the pedagogy of folio thinking, and train instructors interested in building workbooks and assignments in PebblePad, Ohio State’s ePortfolio platform.
Earlier this month, Ohio State students, faculty, and staff participated in the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) Love Data Week event.
Event highlights include 8 sessions conducted for Love Data Week 2024, 12 campuses in participation, 561 individuals in attendance, and 1,400 votes cast for the BTAA Love Data Week Viz Champion.
The university was well represented this year, as you'll see in the full post which lists participating Ohio State colleauges, many of them also listed in the BTAA Honorable Mentions gallery .
Changes are being made to help users leverage the Requisition Worklet to manage their requisitioning process.
Users of the "Create Requisitions" task will now see a "Try new Experience" button. This will redirect them to use the Requisition Worklet. Additionally, for Requisition Worklet users, on the top of the page to the left of the shopping cart, a new question mark icon will be available that when clicked will provide basics on how to use the tool. Stay tuned for more detailed information regarding the buying experience.
Beginning Friday, March 15 , all non-PO internal supplier invoice lines over $5,000 tied to the OSP Grant Hierarchy will route to the Grants Shared Service Center for review prior to posting. This review is to help ensure that grants are charged only approved internal billing rates, charges are in compliance with the grant agreement, and have appropriate supporting documentation. If there are no published rates and/or the rates do not match what is itemized on the requisition/quote or invoice that supports billing to OSP grants, the Grants Shared Service Center will be sending back the transactions.
