PeopleSoft Upcoming Outage
PeopleSoft and all external system transmissions from/to PeopleSoft will be unavailable starting on Friday, September 9 at 5:00 p.m. until Monday, September 12 at 8:00 a.m. (at the latest) due to the PeopleSoft Fall 2022 Release.
Beginning on Monday, September 12, users will see the following key changes
Absence Approval Workflow Changes (Approvals Tile)
Only Managers will be able to view their direct reports’ absence requests under the Approvals Tile. Key points regarding this change are:
- Absence requests will be routed to the Approvals Tile by Supervisor ID only.
- If a supervisor is Terminated or on Leave, the approval will then be routed to the supervisor’s supervisor.
- If the Supervisor field is blank, the approval will not be routed, instead, the Proxy Approvers/Admins will see the submitted absence request on the respective pages.
Proxy Absence Approvals Page Changes
As mentioned in the August 11, 2022 eNews article, Upcoming PeopleSoft HR Enhancements, the Proxy Absence Approvals page is now live in PeopleSoft! This page was created for users who approve absence requests on behalf of other managers (proxies or delegates). Since the release of the August eNews addition, we’ve added an additional location to access the Proxy Absence Approvals page, so it can be easily accessible to Administrators.
Based on your individual security access in the system, you can now access the tile in one of the following locations:
- Home > Manage My Team > Team Time and Absence > Proxy Absence Approvals
- Home > Administer Time and Absence > Manage Absences > Proxy Absence Approvals
Weekly Absence Approval Emails
Managers and Administrators will continue to receive the same weekly Absence Approval emails. The format of the email will contain 2 sections to make it easier to identify your direct reports and approvals you may need to perform on behalf of a colleague.
Benefit Enrollment Page
Now a single ‘Submit Enrollment’ button There will now just be a single Submit Enrollment button. Previously, submitting enrollment required multiple steps. Upon hitting the Submit Enrollment button, the user will now be automatically brought to their benefit statement to view what was submitted.
New Hires can add/update Gender Identity via the PeopleSoft Onboarding Guide
New hires will have the opportunity to add/update their Gender Marker, Gender Pronoun(s) and Gender Identity through the Onboarding Guide. This is part of a cross-University collaboration to reflect our community members’ diversity more accurately.