September 2019

PeopleSoft HR Fall Release: Enhancements, Outage Information, & Open Enrollment Dates

September 19, 2019

PeopleSoft and all external system transmissions to PeopleSoft will be unavailable starting on Friday, September 20th at 5:00 p.m. until Monday, September 23rd at 8:00 a.m. (at the latest) due to the 2019 fall release.

Users will see changes in the following areas on Monday, September 23rd:... Read more about PeopleSoft HR Fall Release: Enhancements, Outage Information, & Open Enrollment Dates

Position Tracking Goes Live October 5-6

September 19, 2019

Position Tracking will go live over the weekend of October 5-6th.

During this time, position numbers will be created in PeopleSoft for all staff, including union positions. Some schools will elect an early adoption of faculty position numbers and may include other classes (ex. Post Docs, Temps etc.) at this time. A complete listing of required employee classes by school / unit may be found on our Wiki site.

In order to support the position tracking roll-out, the following system outages will occur:... Read more about Position Tracking Goes Live October 5-6

FINDINI 4.0.16 Release - Upcoming November System Outages for Oracle Financials Systems

September 19, 2019

The Fall 2019 FINDINI 4.0.16 release will be available to users on Monday November 18, 2019. Please continue to review updated release messages and outage information that will be posted in the October & November e-News articles, on the Oracle Financial splash pages, and on our site: http://oracle.fss.finance.harvard.edu/releases.

Outages:

The University's financial systems will be unavailable from Friday, November 15 at 6:00 p.m. until Monday, November 18 at 7:00 a.m. to complete the installation of...

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Continue to Use the Current Form I-9 for Employment Eligibility Verification

September 19, 2019

Until further notice, employers should continue using the Form I-9 with the expiration date of 8/31/2019 currently available on I-9 Central. We will provide updated information about the new version of the Form I-9 as it becomes available.

 

Employers must complete Form I-9 for all newly-hired employees to verify their identity and authorization to work in the United States.

Supplier Set-up and Supplier Types Policy Information Session

September 19, 2019

Confused about the process for foreign vendors and the paperwork required?  Wondering about the new supplier portal and what information you need to set up a supplier and what supplier type you should use?

 

A session reviewing supplier set-ups and supplier types will be held on Thursday, September 26, from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in the Lamont Library, Forum Room. To attend, please register here or send an email to financialpolicy@harvard.edu with “9/26/19 Session” in the subject line. The session is open to all; please feel free to forward this invitation to others who may be interested.

Definition of Lowest Economy Class Airfare

September 19, 2019

Harvard defines lowest economy class airfare (sometimes called coach, standard economy fare class or base airfare) to include a reserved seat, one personal item, one carry-on bag, and one checked bag.

Where there is a high likelihood that the itinerary may change; it is appropriate to purchase a refundable (unrestricted) ticket. Include in the business purpose section of the reimbursement request the reason for purchasing a refundable ticket. 

Additional travel information and policies can be found at Travel and Reimbursement Services or Financial Policy Office.

BCD Travel Authorization Form Process Being Discontinued

September 19, 2019

The Web Voucher Travel Authorization Form (TAF) process with BCD will be discontinued on December 31, 2019. BCD will continue to be one of our Preferred Travel Agencies which include: BCD Travel, Egencia, The Travel Collaborative, Milne Travel and HTT.

In order to purchase tickets you will now need to charge a Department Card, Corporate Card or the traveler’s personal card.

Departments may also set up group bookings with one of our preferred vendors and provide the Department Card number or have the traveler supply their own card number at the time of booking. See Group Air Travel for more details.

Research Administration & Compliance Systems

September 19, 2019

GMAS

GMAS was updated on September 9, 2019 with the following changes:

  • Convert additional pages for requests:
    • Approval yes/no questions
    • Add new accounts
    • Request submission
  • Simplification of the internal logic used to generate approvals, making it consistent across the entire application.
  • Convert foreign/overseas approval and add additional status options.
  • Configuration changes to support billing agreements.... Read more about Research Administration & Compliance Systems