Announcements (News)

Dear Colleagues, Due to the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday, an earlier timesheet deadline will apply for the biweekly pay period ending November 22, 2025. Employees and Supervisors are asked to submit and approve timesheets several days in advance to allow sufficient time for review and approval by supervisors and Time & Attendance Administrators. 11/09/2025 – 11/22/2025...

Dear Colleagues, The October 2025 month end ledgers are now officially closed. The related Financial Transaction Detail Reports (FTDR) for 2025-10 have been published and are available in R'Space under the Tools section “ Financial Web Reports”. LRSS reconciliations are due 12/7/2025 with certifications by 12/22/2025. As issues are identified, please consult the Known Issues...

Dear Colleagues, We invite you to attend the next BFS User Group meeting on Thursday, November 20, from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. The meeting will be hosted online via Zoom, and you can join us at the following link: https://ucr.zoom.us/j/94569690823 Meeting topics: Functional Updates (e.g., Contracts & Grants, Financial Services, Procure to Pay, Reporting, Travel...

Dear Colleagues, We invite you to attend the next BFS User Group meeting on Thursday, November 20, from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. The meeting will be hosted online via Zoom, and you can join us at the following link: https://ucr.zoom.us/j/94569690823 Meeting topics: Functional Updates (e.g., Contracts & Grants, Financial Services, Procure to Pay, Reporting, Travel...

Dear Oracle Financials Users, Please be advised that Oracle Financials will be unavailable from Friday, November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM PST until Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM PST. The disruption period is designated for an Oracle Quarterly Release provided by the supplier to update the application, which requires a temporary interruption of...

Dear Colleagues, Following our previous communication regarding PI Approvals in RSSP, we are pleased to share that the Option 3 workaround provided by Oracle has received positive feedback from testers in the Oracle Training environment. Based on this feedback, Business & Financial Services will move forward with deploying Option 3 this week. Option 3 Recap...

Business & Financial Services (BFS) Insider News delivers key updates and activities related to financial systems, reports, and business processes.

Dear Colleagues, Please share with your teams as appropriate. I am writing to inform you of upcoming changes to Looker-Finance effective July 22, with additional updates planned for a future release. These enhancements are designed to improve clarity and support more detailed financial reporting. Scheduled for July 22 – Key Changes Renamed Fields & Groupings...

Dear Colleagues, The issue identified this morning that caused auto-rejections of requisitions, purchase orders, and change orders with a 6/30/25 budget date has been resolved. To ensure your transactions are included in the Year-End Carry Forward Process running tomorrow morning, please resubmit and approve any rejected or pending requisitions, POs, and change orders as soon...

Dear Colleagues, Business and Financial Services is pleased to announce enhancements to the UCR Department Report for AP Invoices report. Department users will receive direct email notifications related to specific Invoice Holds as part of the report update. This enhancement aims to streamline communication and provide a comprehensive listing of invoices requiring user action to...

Dear Colleagues, July and August 2024 month end ledgers are now officially closed. The related Financial Transaction Detail Reports (FTDR) and Prime PI Summary reports for 2024-07 and 2024-08 have been published and are available in R’Space under the Tools section “ Financial Web Reports”. Some notes and reminders about the July and August reports...

Dear Colleagues, Thank you for your patience as we worked through the first fiscal closing on Oracle. The June 2024 Period 13 (formerly 998) fiscal year end ledgers are now officially closed. The related Financial Transaction Detail Reports (FTDR) and Prime PI Summary reports for 2024-06_Period 13 Final have been published and are available in...