Archives: Service News
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Workday Update 2023 R2 Test Environments Now Available
August 15, 2023
Workday releases a major update twice a year. The next update (R2023 R2) will be in production 09 Sep 2023. A special Workday Sandbox Preview tenant is now available that contains the upcoming changes and is available for testing. We have an FWS and HRPWS environment pointing to this tenant to support testing. We will run our own internal regression testing and do not anticipate any need for our web service users to test or adapt to these changes. If you have been…
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**NEW OFFER: eSignatures Service Office Hours
August 10, 2023
eSignatures Service team is happy to announce that beginning 8/18/2023, we will be opening eSignatures Service Office Hours session every first and third Friday of each month from 11:00am to 12:00pm to answer your questions about DocuSign at the University of Washington. The information on how to join this session is posted on eSignatures Service Office Hours and will be regularly updated with upcoming sessions’ dates and times in the Support section. If you already have specific questions you would like to…
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ACTION REQUIRED: Use of UW Google with Shared UW NetIDs ends August 29, 2023 (Reminder #6)
August 8, 2023
A version of this reminder message was sent to owners and administrators of Shared UW NetIDs with a UW Google account on August 8, 2023. Messages included a customized list of Shared UW NetIDs, owned or administered by the recipient, and associated with UW Google services. What is happening? Due to changes to the UW Google service, UW Google will be removed from all Shared UW NetIDs, effective August 29, 2023. Shared UW NetID owners—recipients of this message—must migrate UW Google…
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ACTION REQUIRED: Use of UW Google with Shared UW NetID ends August 29, 2023 (Reminder #5)
July 27, 2023
A version of this reminder message was sent to owners and administrators of Shared UW NetIDs with a UW Google account on July 25, 2023. Messages included a customized list of Shared UW NetIDs, owned or administered by the recipient, and associated with UW Google services. What is happening? Due to changes to the UW Google service, the use of UW Google with Shared UW NetIDs will be eliminated, effective August 29, 2023. Owners and administrators of Shared UW NetIDs must…
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UWODS and WDFinDataMart Databases now offering Workday HR/Payroll and Finance data
July 13, 2023
The Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) is a secure central repository that integrates data from many sources across the University. It stores current and historical data that are used to support operational reporting and strategic analysis. The goal of the EDW is to support better and faster data-informed decision making. For more information about the EDW and how it fits within the Enterprise Data Platform, refer to Enterprise Data Platform. Introducing Workday Finance data to the EDW The EDW is now…
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Reimagining Reporting: The BI Portal and Workday Finance
June 28, 2023
To support UW Finance Transformation and the implementation of Workday Finance, the BI Portal report catalog has expanded to include Workday Finance and My Financial Desktop (MyFD) reports, providing a one-stop shop for users across the UW Academy. These updates deployed to the BI Portal on 7/18/23. Setting the Stage: The New UW Reporting Landscape Workday Finance, which went live on 7/6/23, offers various financial reports, which users can access from within the Workday application. While these reports provide valuable…
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ACTION REQUIRED: Use of UW Google with Shared UW NetIDs ends August 29, 2023 (Reminder #4)
A version of this reminder message was sent to owners and administrators of Shared UW NetIDs with a UW Google account on June 27, 2023. Messages included a customized list of Shared UW NetIDs, owned or administered by the recipient, and associated with UW Google services. What is happening? Due to changes to the UW Google service, UW Google will be removed from all Shared UW NetIDs, effective August 29, 2023. Owners of Shared UW NetIDs — recipients of this message…
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DMS (DocFinity) Version 12.3 Upgrade PROD Released on June 21, 2023
June 22, 2023
Document Management System (DMS) released DocFinity v12.3 upgrade on June 21, 2023. New Features: DocFinity has added a new Document Viewer in addition to the existing Markup Viewer The new Document Viewer is accessible via the “Document View” button or by changing default viewer in Preferences > Document View Document Viewer is not a default and user needs to selected that option. The new Document Viewer displays now supports all file types that can be rendered natively by the web browser (PDF, text, audio files, video files and more). Additional differences…
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EWS EVAL Release 22 is Now Available
June 14, 2023
Enterprise Web Services (EWS) has released an update in EVAL for multiple web services in support of UW Finance Transformation (UWFT). For an overview of how EWS is adapting to support UWFT, refer to EWS for Finance Transformation. Final Scheduled EVAL Release This is the final scheduled EWS EVAL release. The updates from this EVAL release will be deployed to PROD sometime after UWFT Go Live. Future releases are expected on an ad hoc basis. What’s New in EWS Release 22 Web Service…
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Preparation for UWFT Go Live – Request Access to FWS PROD by 6/2/23
June 1, 2023
The Enterprise Web Services (EWS) team is preparing to transition Financial Web Service (FWS) access for UW Finance Transformation (UWFT) Go Live. Changes to FWS Environments at UWFT Go Live When UWFT goes live, FWS v1 Outbound will freeze and FWS v2 Outbound and FWS Inbound will move to Production. At a high-level, these changes are summarized as follows: FWS Offering FWS Environments Today FWS Environments at UWFT Go Live FWS v1 Outbound Production (PROD) Still available, but data will…