Grants

Known Issue: Pro Forma Effort Certification

Known Issue: When running the Pro Forma Effort Certification task for a worker and a date range, Workday incorrectly returns a pay period not in the effort certification start and end date range selected. Time to Resolution: September 9, 2023, tentatively. Details: When running the Pro Forma Effort Certification task for a worker and a date range, Workday incorrectly […]

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Known Issue: “I Certify” field indicating “No” when Effort Certification is Certified

Known Issue: There are, as of March 1, 2023, two separate situations where the “I Certify” field on an Effort Certification will indicate “No.” Time to Resolution: September 2023, tentatively. Details: There are, as of March 1, 2023, two separate situations where the “I Certify” field on an Effort Certification will indicate “No.” The first […]

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March training materials update

Recent changes include Fair Chance Act, updates to the Submit EIB Upload ticket, new screenshots, expanding existing guides, and making usability updates. Here are the new and updated training materials and resources for March: Finance Create External Committee Member HCM Modify Personal Information Hire Assign Organizations: Position Term, Company, Cost Center, Fund, Function, & Region […]

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PIs encouraged to attend Cost Determination Guidelines training

Principal Investigators (PIs) are responsible for the expenditures charged to their grants. Federal Uniform Guidance and WSU policy (BPPM 40.09) requires that sponsored expenditures comply with four cost principles: reasonableness, allocability, consistency, and allowability. PIs are encouraged to attend an upcoming training session to lean more about how the four cost principles apply to their […]

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February training materials update

Recent changes include usability updates, process updates, new reports, and addition of helpful information. Here are the new and updated training materials and resources for February: General User Information Delegation Finance Create Supplier Request Create Request for Supplier Change Create Supplier Invoice Request Create, Approve, Change, or Close a Spend Authorization Create, Approve, Change, or […]

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Known Issue: January 2022 ledger period inadvertently opened

Known Issue: Modernization was recently made aware of an accounting issue which occurred during normal monthly ledger period status updates. The Controller’s Office and Modernization are currently investigating to identify impacted transactions. Time to Resolution: February 5, 2023 Details: During normal monthly ledger period status updates, the January 2022 ledger period was inadvertently opened, allowing […]

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January reporting updates

Here are the reporting updates for the month of January. Report Modifications Human Resources CR HCM Employee Snapshot We’ve added a new column, Primary Work Email. CR ACA Named Professorships  This report lists Named Professorships, any related Gift, and details for the Gift. It is now available. Finance CR PRO Find Credit Card Transactions This […]

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Schedule grants training for your college or department

Christine Galbreath, Modernization’s Lead Business Systems Analyst for Grants, is currently accepting requests from colleges and departments to bring a unique training opportunity to their faculty. Colleges may reach out to Christine to schedule a training session designed to help Principal Investigators (PIs) and other staff involved in grants management learn about grants reporting in […]

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New grant reference guides for PIs

We’ve collaborated with the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture to create a series of new grants reference guides for Principal Investigators (PIs). The following reference guides are now available to assist PIs in performing grant-related tasks: View Grant Available Balances in Workday View Grant Expenses for the Prior Month in Workday Scheduling a Report […]

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