Subject: [Transformnews] Transform @ Purdue - May 3, 2018
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Date: Thu, 3 May 2018 20:14:37 +0000

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Wednesday, May 3, 2018 - Issue #16

Web updates highlight impacts of the General Ledger - Finance transformation
The Transforming Finance - General Ledger Redesign web page has been updated as we prepare for the upcoming July 1, 2018, deployment of the project. The web page highlights pain points -- including abundant use of manual entry, inconsistent use of cost objects (funds, cost centers, internal orders), having to pull data from multiple sources to create a report and reliance on Excel for reporting, among others -- that initially built the case for transforming finance.

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Estimated training plan created for General Ledger (Finance) transformation
The core financial structure changes with the General Ledger (Finance) transformation implementation will bring about several changes to how business is transacted in the future. However, there are also many things that will remain the same. For example, most of the transaction codes used today will continue to be used after implementation, but with improved transaction speed and enhancements such as electronic workflow. To explain what's changing (and what's not), a series of training sessions has been planned for the General Ledger (Finance) project implementation.

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Procurement Services announces new pause date for catalog orders, available resources

Procurement Services, in preparation of the General Ledger (Finance) go-live, has updated its How to Buy <http://www.purdue.edu/business/procurement/howtobuy/index.html> web page. The updates share information regarding the pause-date interim purchasing processes.

May 9, 2018 by 5 p.m. is the deadline for Fiscal Approvers to have all requisitions in Ariba approved. The interim process for Non-Catalog orders will begin May 10, 2018.

NEW!! Catalog Orders: Requesters can continue using Ariba Catalogs from May 10 to May 31, 2018. Fiscal Approvers should have all catalog requisitions approved in Ariba by 5 p.m. on May 31, 2018. See list of Catalog Suppliers<https://www.purdue.edu/business/procurement/doc/Catalog%20Suppliers.docx> . The interim purchase process for our catalog suppliers will begin June 1, 2018.

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