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Harvard University Corporate Card Transition to JPMorgan Chase Mastercard top
JPMorgan Chase Bank (JPMC) has been selected as the University’s new corporate card vendor. As you may know, the PCard program was successfully converted from GE to JPMC in July 2008. Similar to our current arrangements with GE, the JPMC corporate cards will operate on the MasterCard platform. JPMC’s selection allows us to enjoy the synergies associated with having a single vendor across our purchasing card and corporate card businesses.
| Key Dates for Card Transition | |
| Description | Date |
First day to use your new JPMC cards (Please update all travel profiles with new card information (i.e. Egencia, US Air, Hertz, etc. as soon as possible) | March 17th, 2009 |
Recurring charges must be recoded to your new JPMC card | No later than |
Last day to use GE cards | March 27, 2009 |
Last day for GE direct pay (must be approved and paperwork received by Reimbursements) | No later than |
First day to submit direct pay for your new JPMC card | April 13, 2009 |
Last date for individuals and administrators to access GE account data on line | May 28, 2009 |
Rewards Program
Cardholders enrolled in the rewards program will continue to earn points for transactions until their GE cards are cancelled on March 28, 2009. After March 28, 2009, any unredeemed points will be forfeited. Redeem your points by going to: https://www.gecapitalgains.com/rewards/SignInServlet?bank_id=18601102&i18n=en_US.
Visit our Corporate Card Transition iSite for additional valuable information that will help you transition your business to the new JPMorgan Chase corporate card.
- How to activate you new JPMorgan Chase credit card (activation date March 17th)
- How to access your new JPMorgan Chase account on line
- Frequently asked questions about the transition period
Go to: http://corpcard.fad.harvard.edu.
If you don’t find the information you need:
Please contact Margarita Rivera, 495-9951, or Stacey Clifton, 495-9308, with additional questions regarding the transition.
Upcoming Releases top
FY2009 FINDINI Release Schedule
A significant upgrade to the financial applications, known as a "FINDINI release", is done every two to four months. Each upgrade introduces needed bug fixes, enhancements, and technical upgrades into Harvard's financial systems. Generally, releases are performed on weekends to assure maximum availability during the business week. Most outages occur from 6 pm Friday evening-6 am Monday morning.
Here is the FINDINI Release Schedule for the remainder of FY2009:
| Release Number | Dates | Notes |
3.2.7 |
6:00 pm Friday, March 27- |
CREW Financial Reporting Release included; CREW unavailable until Tuesday, March 31 |
3.2.8 |
6:00 pm Friday, June 19- |
CREW Financial Reporting Release included; CREW unavailable until Tuesday, June 23 |
The Oracle Financial Applications are:
| • General Ledger & ADI | • Electronic Shop and Pay (ESP) |
| • Budget Tool | • Harvard Crimson Online Marketplace (HCOM) |
| • Accounts Receivable | • Capital Project System (CAPS) |
| • Cash Management (CMRA) | • Chart Security Maintenance Application (CSMA) |
| • Accounts Payable | • Chart of Account Validator (CoA) |
| • Web Voucher | • Web Reimbursement |
| • Procurement Card (Pcard) | • Online Vendor Form |
HR Release 23
The next PeopleSoft and CREW HR Reporting releases are tentatively scheduled for the weekend of May 2-3, 2009. Check future editions of e-News for release details.
CREW Reports
In addition to the CREW Financial Reporting and CREW HR Reporting releases which correspond with the FINDINI and HR releases listed above, changes and enhancements to new and existing CREW reports are also released monthly. This schedule is as follows:
| Release Number | Dates | Notes |
5.3 |
March 14-15 |
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5.4 |
April 18-19 |
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5.5 |
May 16-17 |
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5.6 |
June 13-14 |
GMAS Releases
A release is currently under development for GMAS. The tenative release date is the weekend of April 25-26. Check future editions of e-News for more details.
About the e-News top
The Center for Workplace Development publishes this electronic newsletter for users of Harvard University's financial, HR, and reporting systems, policies, and procedures. The e-News is generally published on or around the 15th of each month.
It contains:
- updates on projects underway to build or improve University administrative systems;
- information about new University policies, procedures, and forms;
- reminders about upcoming deadlines and cut-over dates;
- tips and tricks for working more easily or productively.
We welcome questions and suggestions for improvement from readers. If your questions are of general interest, we will answer them in future issues.
Please send comments, questions, or suggestions for improvement by email to us at: admin_systems_enews@harvard.edu.
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