As was communicated in the July Business Matters article, the University continues to work with each planning units point person to coordinate all COVID-19 PPE
As we kick-off FY21, there are some important updates from the State of Ohio related to sponsored awards.
Although the university community has been unable to travel these last several months, the Travel Office has been busy working with the Inter-University Counsel-Purchasing Group (IUC-PG) and CBT to develop an airline discount program.
As communicated to the university in the July 2, 2020 ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ article , the in-state travel ban has been lifted. However, all other travel is still suspended until further notice.
Cost share awards start with a 3 and represent the portion of costs not paid for by the sponsor on a grant. There are two types of cost share that must be tracked and require an account.
The proposal to eliminate function 42-Deans and Provost was discussed with both the CFAO Group & the Accounting & Reporting Partner Group.
In the past, when entering a JET entry, the Preparer field was not to be changed. As the JET process continues to evolve, Finance has implemented a change which allows us to import both the logged in user’s Ohio ID (JET Processor) and the JET Preparer fields into E-biz.
Over the last few months, we have deployed some new changes to the OBI dashboards.
The dashboard now provides the option for selecting ICD approval roles in the prompts. When using the Approvers by Org view, you can view the valid ICD approvers for any organization.
Shred-It, the University’s paper shredding service provider, will continue to pick up confidential shredding during the COVID-19 by appointment only. Shred-It normally has regularly scheduled pickup days with departments using their services.
Effective March 16, 2020, direct deposit is now required for all NEW suppliers. This change has been implemented to ensure business continuity for payments to our vendors especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.