FST Update September 23, 2021

 

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FDM Mapping Update

Some of the FDM mappers in schools and units have begun submitting initial files from their areas for the FST Team to run through the mapping tool. The mapping process is intended to be iterative, and incomplete files are welcomed.  The mapping process continues from now through March of 2022, so these early cycles are great to get a sense of how things are going before we get too far down the road.

Read more on FDM Mapping.

Reporting & Analytics Focus Group

The Reporting and Analytics team and focus group have also been busy. In this week’s blog digest, you can read an update from Linda Leshowitz, a member of our training team and longtime UBI trainer, who’s been working with the focus group. Linda gives insight into the pros and cons of both UBI reporting and Workday Financials reporting. The primary charge of the focus group is to get the basic transactional reports required in Workday Financials in a state where they’re useful and value-added by the time we go live in July of 2022. 

Read the update here.

Oracle Focus Groups Share Feedback

We had about 75 employees across Grounds participate in one of the two focus group sessions.  We heard a lot of great feedback, but there were some things that came up repeatedly, like the timing and delivery methods of training, keeping training materials accurate and up to date, and of course trainers who are familiar with both current state and future processes.

Read more of the groups' observations here. 

Testing Tracker

Although the end to end testing phase of Workday Financials officially began with the onset of September, most of the actual end to end testing processes will be in full swing as of October. The team is going to release a testing calendar soon.  

Full update here.

PaymentWorks New Launch Date: October 18

New supplier management software PaymentWorks goes live on October 18, 2021. This is a change from the original go-live date of September 27. This new date will give us the necessary time to make sure the large volume of transactions between our bank and the system itself is moving smoothly. We had two really great demo/feedback sessions with almost 300 attendees this week. 

Read the full update and check out a plethora of resources here.