In This Issue:
- Encumbrance Documentation Provides Guidance on the Process, Issues, and Solutions
- New Guidance Page on the AFM Website Hosts Newly Developed Training and Resources
- Cost Center Manager Can Now Update Costing Allocations for Past Positions in Workday
- Related AFM News Blogs on Training for the GB2 and Year Over Year Web Screens
Encumbrance Documentation Provides Guidance on the Process, Issues, and Solutions
Changes and differences that came as a part of the launch of Workday have been impacting how and when encumbrances and disencumbrances were hitting DEFINE accounts as a result of actions taken in Workday. AFM has published three new documents that provide insight and guidance into the process and timing of encumbrances, differences between encumbrances before Workday and with Workday, and a list of known issues and the solutions.
- Overview of Encumbrances with Workday HCM – Provides a visual overview of the process of how encumbrances and disencumbrances flow across Workday and DEFINE
- Differences Between Encumbrances with Workday and Encumbrances Before Workday – Provides a list of major changes in how encumbrances were processed before the launch of Workday and how they are processed with Workday.
- Issues Related to Encumbrances –A spreadsheet that provides a comprehensive list of all known issues related to encumbrances and disencumbrances along with guidance, mitigations, and workarounds associated with each issue. This document provides the greatest level of detail.
New Guidance Page on the AFM Website Hosts Newly Developed Training and Resources
AFM has launched a new Workday Financial Transaction Guidance page to host all of the new guidance being developed to help financial professionals understand the DEFINE and Workday eco-system. Any guidance published in this newsletter that is associated with Workday will also be hosted on this page for reference.
Cost Center Manager Can Now Update Costing Allocations for Past Positions in Workday
Cost Center Managers (CCMs) now have the ability to update costing allocations in Workday for past positions as needed without the need to coordinate with other departments to provide access.
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