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Report Updates: Prompts and Data Added to HCM Costing Allocation Plan and Detail Reports

Aug. 21, 2018—Additional updates have been made to the following HCM reports available in the Departmental Playbook that allow HCM Specialists and Data Analysts to run the reports using additional prompts: HCM Assignment Cost Allocation Plan COA and POET prompts added Project PI added HCM Element Cost Allocation Plan COA & POET prompts added Project PI added HCM Costing...

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New Report: HCM Cost Allocation Plan Labor Forecast

Aug. 21, 2018—A new HCM Cost Allocation Plan Labor Forecast report has been created and added to the Departmental Playbook.  This report is designed to assist HCM Specialists, Data Analysts and Business Unit/Entity Approvers with analyzing and managing labor charges by providing a monthly forecast amount and remaining time period for faculty, staff and students charged to a specific...

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Update: New Links in PPM List and Overview Reports

Jul. 2, 2018—We have recently updated the following PPM reports to provide direct links to the related summary and details reports: Award List The Award List report now provides direct links to the related Award Overview reports. Award Overview The list of projects on the the Award Overview report now provides links to the related PPM Budget vs Actual report. Project...

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Changes to SkyVU Support Contact Information

Jul. 2, 2018—Effective July 1st the way you request help using Oracle Cloud is changing. In an effort to ensure timely support, you will no longer be required to submit a ticket on the SkyVU website. Instead, you can directly contact the department that oversees the function where you’re experiencing an issue. The SkyVU Support page on the...

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New FAQ: What is the difference between the Expenditure Item Date, Creation Date and Accounting Date for my project’s transactions?

Jun. 15, 2018—Expenditures associated with Grants, Faculty Funds and other projects created and managed via Projects Portfolio Management (PPM) in Oracle Cloud have multiple associated dates.  These dates allow for tracking of costs from both a compliance and financial reporting perspective. Expenditure Item Date The Expenditure Item Date is the date that a transaction occurs.  For grants and...

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Additional Tabs in the HCM Cost Allocation Validation Report Assist in Identifying Errors in Costing

May. 25, 2018—The HCM Cost Validation Report has been updated to include two additional tabs in order to assist with identifying the error of an invalid Expenditure Type in the costing of Assignments and Elements to a project: Assignment with POET 0000 tab: This tab identifies assignments that have been costed without an appropriate Expenditure Type.  If an assignment...

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Preventing Retro Payroll Costing Adjustments due to Expired Projects

May. 15, 2018—During the May 10th HCM Specialist User Group meeting, we discussed a best practice for reviewing the HCM Assignment Cost Allocation Plan and HCM Element Cost Allocation Plan reports as part of preparing for the payroll process. These reports allow you to see past and future project expiration dates and thus make costing adjustments in advance of the...

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