Latest Accounts Payable News

Small-Dollar / Single Procurement Threshold Update

Effective immediately, in response to the change to the small-dollar / single procurement threshold as defined in policy 3-100 and rule R3-100D, UShop workflow has been modified. Requisitions for non-restricted goods or services that previously were paused for procurement review … Continue reading

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Payments and Processing During Campus Closure

With the recent announcement that the University will close the full week of December 27-31, we want to reach out to communicate the impacts this has on payments and payment processing. Non-urgent payments should be submitted as usual but please … Continue reading

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Temporary Move – Purchasing, UShop, PCard, and Contracts

Along with several other buildings on campus, the first floor of the Park Building flooded the night of August 1, 2021. Several offices were impacted, including Purchasing. Fortunately, Accounts Payable only received water damage to a small area. Effective Monday, … Continue reading

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Enhancements to Scholarship/Fellowship/Traineeship Payment Request Processing

In an effort to simplify the Scholarship/Fellowship/Traineeship process, the Scholarship/Fellowship and Traineeship forms have been combined into a single comprehensive form. This new form can be used for all ePR business purposes under the Scholarship/Fellowship/Traineeship payment type. Additional Form Enhancements: … Continue reading

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Temporary Access to the Purchasing, PCard & Accounts Payable Offices

Purchasing Department, Purchasing Card and UShop Due to the construction in the Park Building caused by flooding, the entrances to the Purchasing Department will be limited to the ADA ramps and stairs located on the southeast and northeast side of … Continue reading

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Accounts Payable Relocation

Due to the Park Building flood that occurred in July, Accounts Payable will be displaced for approximately 6 months. In order to maintain a good customer service experience during this time, we have a new “main entrance” located at the … Continue reading

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Search Pending Approvals in ePR by Org

A new report has been created in the Financial Information Library called: EPR Pending Approvals by Org. Input the Org ID and optional Rollup to see all the pending approvals for that Org. The results of the report are: Org ID Descr Pending … Continue reading

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New FIL to Search for Pending ePR Approvals

A new report has been created in the Financial Information Library called: EPR Pending Approvals. Input the employee ID (0xxxxxxx) of an employee and see all the pending approvals for that person. The results of the report are: Pending Approver … Continue reading

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Accounts Payable and Park Building Flood

Due to a large flood last weekend in the Park Building, Accounts Payable operations have been significantly disrupted.  AP has relocated 20 people, their office spaces, and processes to various locations around the Park Building.  Despite these unforeseen challenges, due … Continue reading

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New ePR Request Type for: Scholarship/Fellowship/Traineeship

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Scholarship / Fellowship / Traineeship payment type in ePR! This will allow both single payments and scheduled monthly payments for grant funded traineeships and department funded scholarships and fellowships. Because additional … Continue reading

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