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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

New Professional Student Job Families Available in Workday

March 28, 2023
Two new job families now exist in Workday as a response to the needs of Colleges, Schools, and Units (CSUs) that employ professional students. The Professional Student – Academic and Professional Student – Non-Academic job families will reduce Student Employment Eligibility (SEE) report errors and help CSUs manage staffing professional students more efficiently.

Workday, Inc. Plans Solution for Job Alerts Issue

March 27, 2023
Update – May 8, 2023 – Job Alerts via email are available again in Workday

What to do when the leave payout report shows an ineligible worker

March 27, 2023
Occasionally a worker accrues Vacation or Sick Time Off that they are not eligible to use or be paid for upon separation. For example, a worker accrues time off in a month when they did not work or loses vacation eligibility before they have met the continuous State of Texas service eligibility requirement.

Contract Payment Tracker Coming April 12th

March 24, 2023
On April 12, the Contract Payment Tracker (CPT) will become available to campus as part of phase 2 of the Contract Payments Tracking Project. VP2 and VPE documents in DEFINE will also receive new audit functionality related to processing contract payments. Together these changes improve the ability of departments to monitor payments related to business contracts in the Contracts+ system.

Correction: Workday Update Limits use of Contingent Worker

March 23, 2023

UPDATE – March 29, 2023

The March 29 issue of News from askUS included the announcement of changes to the use of Contingent Workers in Workday. We made this announcement in error.

To clarify, there are no business process or job profile changes in Workday regarding contingent workers/nonemployees, and no action is required by offices on campus at this time.

We apologize for any confusion caused by this announcement.

 

What's New in the Workday Spring Update?

March 13, 2023
Over the weekend, the Workday Spring Update went into effect. The update included updates and enhancements to a number of areas within Workday, including:

New Jobs Hub Available in the Workday Spring Update

March 13, 2023
Jobs Hub is a new feature available to employees in the Workday Spring Update. Located in the application Menu, Jobs Hub replaces the Career Worklet and provides access to Browse Jobs, Job Alerts, and My Applications from one location

News from askUS - February 22, 2023

Feb. 21, 2023
In This Issue: Important Dates and Deadlines / Workday Spring Update Coming March 11 / Closing Evergreen/Job Requisitions in Workday / Expanding the Availability of Workday Demo Videos / Second Phase of Contract Payments Tracking Project Coming this Spring / Quick Tips for Tracking Time Off Balances in Workday / You asked US! – Answers to Common Questions / Training Opportunities – Self-Paced or Instructor-Led / askUS Release Notes

Second Phase of Contract Payments Tracking Project Coming this Spring

Feb. 21, 2023
In April, *DEFINE VP2 and VPE document creators will see additional audits when entering payment transactions indicated as they relate to a contract. Payments will begin to audit against contract dates and amounts taken directly from a new interface with Contracts+ to help ensure payments under a business contract do not exceed their approved dollar limits.