Grants

Workday TouchPoints: Cleaning up empty and unused HCM or Finance data sets

The management of personnel and financial data in Workday involves not only the timely entry and upkeep of current data, but also the regular review and cleaning of unused and empty data sets. Reasons for this regular maintenance of Workday data include impacts to WSU’s business operations, state and federal compliance, and strategic initiatives. This […]

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Change to SPS and PI Award Budget to Actuals dashboard

As of June 28, Dashboard GRA SPS Award Budget to Actuals and Dashboard GRA PI Award Budget to Actuals have been combined into Dashboard GRA Award Budget to Actuals. This dashboard is the first to be combined in a new effort to consolidate Sponsored Programs Services (SPS) and Principal Investigator (PI) versions of Workday reports. […]

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Updated PI Dashboard draws significant increase in users

Dashboard GRA Principal Investigator has generated around triple the typical usage of its predecessor since it’s launch 8 weeks ago, following the implementation of a variety of new worklets intended to better meet the needs of research faculty. Learn more about these changes here. The previous version of the dashboard for Principal Investigators (PIs) saw average […]

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July training materials update

Recent changes include the next phase of usability and accessibility improvements, a new HCM guide, updates related to the addition of Quick Tips to select Workday processes, and various process updates. Here are the new and updated training materials and resources for July: General Complete Payment Elections for Direct Deposit Modify Personal Information Finance Create, […]

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Sneak Peek: Elevating Cougs 2024 for grants admins. and PIs

The 2024 Elevating Cougs conference offers Grants Managers and Principal Investigators (PIs) the opportunity to learn more about using Workday to its fullest potential to perform grants management tasks, including new and innovative grants tools and functionality launched within the last year. At the 2023 Elevating Cougs conference, Workday Success Stories grants sessions covered a […]

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Training for updated grant PI dashboard now available on-demand

As of May 17, Dashboard GRA Principal Investigator includes a variety of new worklets to better meet the needs of research faculty. Learn more about these changes here. Principal Investigators (PIs) may now access the updated dashboard from the Workday Home page under the “Your Tops Apps” menu, or by entering Dashboard GRA Principal Investigator […]

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June training materials update

Recent changes include the next phase of usability and accessibility improvements, new HCM and Finance guides, the introduction of Quick Tips, and various process updates. Here are the new and updated training materials and resources for June: General Security Roles Security Requests Workday My Tasks (Inbox) and Notifications Quick Tips Functionality in Workday Finance Fiscal […]

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Workday Success Stories: Grants subrecipient monitoring enhancements saving time for SPS

As part of Modernization’s ongoing efforts to improve grants management in Workday, we have launched a series of enhancements to subrecipient monitoring. These enhancements have resulted in significant time savings for Sponsored Programs Services (SPS), and help to support compliance with Federal Uniform Guidance requirements. Prior to implementing these enhancements, SPS manually merged several reports […]

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Improved PI Dashboard now live

Improvements to the existing PI Dashboard, “Dashboard GRA Principal Investigator,” are now live. These improvements are in response to Principal Investigator (PI) and Area Finance Officers (AFO) feedback regarding the need for faculty to be able to view state account and grant balances in a single convenient location. Learn more about these changes here. Principal […]

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