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October 11, 2023
PaymentWorks: Vendor Registration

The Finance department continues to work through system testing for the new PaymentWorks vendor management system. As in past months, below is the monthly article to familiarize you with the system prior to going live.

October 11, 2023
BobcatBUY System Outages/Errors

As you may know, the University’s procurement system, BobcatBUY, is a third-party system powered by Jaggaer. Unfortunately, outages on third-party systems are out of our control. We do, however, try to identify and notify campus users of these outages as soon as possible.

October 11, 2023
Reminders About Invoice Processing (Oct 2023)

This is a friendly reminder that all Ohio University invoices must be sent to accounts.payable@ohio.edu for payment to be made.

October 11, 2023
Equipment Inventory (Oct 2023)

The Equipment Inventory Office is responsible for tagging and reporting all movable equipment purchased for Ohio University. Policy 19.054, Equipment Inventory Control, outlines the responsibilities of departments and the policy requirements associated with properly maintain

October 11, 2023
Holiday Expenditures Guidance (Oct 2023)

As we approach the end of the calendar year, Finance begins to get questions about what is or is not allowable as it relates to holiday expenditures.

October 11, 2023
Time & Effort Certification Reminder & Timeline

Ohio University is required to document procedures and maintain supporting documentation for the distribution  of an individual’s effort spent on sponsored agreements/awards in accordance with federal regulations as defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Part 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Prin

September 11, 2023
Ohio University Inn Reservations Can Now be Made in Concur-Effective September 11, 2023

Finance was informed over the weekend that reservations for Ohio University Inn (Inn) are now available in Concur at the current Ohio University rate. As a result, you can once again make Inn reservations online in Concur.

September 7, 2023
PeopleSoft Student Account Transactions to the General Ledger/Grants Accounting

PeopleSoft student account transactions are processed to Oracle eBiz nightly for the previous day’s transactions.  The entries are posted in summary by account string.  To view the details of summarized entries, departmental users can view PeopleSoft Student Account Transactions by utilizing the Bursar Dashboard in

September 7, 2023
Enhanced Search and Delivery Tracking Now Available in Fastenal Catalog

The Fastenal punchout catalog in BCB, which is the University preferred supplier for maintenance, repair, and operational (MRO) needs, equipment, tools, and industrial supplies, now includes the following enhanced features: 

September 7, 2023
Preferred Supplier Spotlight: ODP

University-wide preferred suppliers are suppliers that have been awarded a contract with the University through a University public competitive bid or a bid conducted by a purchasing consortium. At present, Ohio University Procurement has established contracts with 82 university-wide preferred suppliers for various goods and services.