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News from askUS - May 31, 2023

May 30, 2023
In This Issue: Important Dates and Deadlines / Summer 2023 Mass Extend Process Closes on June 7 / Get Started Preparing for Fall 2023 / Duplicate Management Enhancement Coming to Workday in June / You asked US! – Answers to Common Questions / Training Opportunities – Self-Paced or Instructor-Led / askUS Release Notes

Troubleshooting Your Desks and Views in DEFINE

May 26, 2023
Electronic desks and views determine which types of financial documents you can see and work on in DEFINE. Not having the correct desk/view permissions set can prevent you from accessing documents and getting your work done. To help you troubleshoot access to DEFINE screens, we have gathered a few of the most common issues below and how to solve them using information available in the askUS Knowledge Base.

Duplicate Management Enhancement Coming to Workday in June

May 24, 2023
In June, an enhancement to Workday will reduce delays experienced by Recruiters when moving candidates through the recruiting process due to duplicate records. Addressing a duplicate record error often requires the Recruiter to contact the Human Resources Service Center (HRSC) to resolve the issue. The enhancement will allow HRSC to take proactive measures to reduce delays due to duplicate records

Job Alerts via email are available again in Workday

May 8, 2023
On Saturday, May 6, Workday, Inc. completed work to reactivate Job Alerts via email. Going forward, signing up for Job Alerts emails may require responding to a Confirmed Opt-In (COI) email from Workday to confirm your intent to subscribe to the alert and validate your email address.

News from askUS - April 26, 2023

April 26, 2023
In This Issue: Important Dates and Deadlines / Mass Extend Process Opens on May 1 for Summer 2023 / Contract Payment Tracker Now Available / Contingent Worker Changes Aim to Reduce Staffing Delays / Update Aligns I-9 Documentation and Guidance / You asked US! – Answers to Common Questions / Updates from Travel Management Services / Training Opportunities – Self-Paced or Instructor-Led / askUS Release Notes

Contingent Worker Changes Aim to Reduce Staffing Delays

April 24, 2023
On April 27, a change to Workday will limit the use of the worker type Contingent Worker to the A003 - Independent Contractor and A004 - Employee of Contractor job profiles. With this change, Colleges, Schools, and Units (CSUs) will need to hire all other nonemployees using the Hire business process with an employee type of Nonemployee. This change only applies to new nonemployees. CSUs will not be required to convert current Contingent Workers to employees

Finding answers to some common FRMS questions

April 21, 2023
We’ve compiled a quick list of some common errors and questions users may encounter when processing documents in FRMS and how to solve them. Users can solve many issues quickly on their own by searching for FRMS in the askUS Knowledge Base.

Update Aligns I-9 Documentation and Guidance

April 19, 2023
Form I-9 Section 1 and Section 2 Workday Instructional Guides (WIGs) were recently updated to ensure consistency with HR guidance on the Form I-9 and E-Verify Resources website and to clarify instructions for employees and I-9 Partners completing the Form I-9 process in Workday.

Contract Payment Tracker Now Available

April 12, 2023
The Contract Payment Tracker (CPT) is now available to campus as part of phase 2 of the Contract Payments Tracking Project. Also, VP2 and VPE documents in DEFINE will now audit transactions related to processing contract payments to ensure that payments under a business contract do not exceed the approved dollar limits of the contract. Together these changes improve the ability of departments to monitor payments related to business contracts in the Contracts+ system.

News from askUS - March 29, 2023

March 29, 2023
In This Issue: Important Dates and Deadlines / Start Preparing for Summer 2023 with these Resources / Contract Payment Tracker set to Go Live on April 12 / Workday Update Limits use of Contingent Worker / New Professional Student Job Families Available in Workday / Workday, Inc. Plans Solution for Job Alerts Issue / ICYMI – What's New in the Workday Spring Update? / Longevity Backpay One-time Payment Routing Update / You asked US! – Answers to Common Questions / Training Opportunities – Self-Paced or Instructor-Led / askUS Release Notes