Oracle Release 12 Upgrade Begins November 16!

The Oracle Release 12 Upgrade will result in the outage of all Oracle financial applications from Friday evening, November 16-Monday morning, November 26.

To insure that you are prepared for the upgrade, be sure to check out the following resources:

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Summary of Changes, Online Simulations, Training and Documentation

This table contains a list of all E-Business Suite Applications and a summary of the changes in each specific application. Links to available online simulations, webinar/brown bag lunch presentations, and documentation on Eureka are also presented here:

Oracle Applications and Changes Training Recommendation
Application Summary of Changes Online Simulations Webinar or Brown Bag Lunch End User Documentation

Accounts Receivable

Return to Application List
• Look and feel changes

• Updated Customer Set Up Form - added 3 new features

• Some keyboard equivalent changes

• New iReceivables module provides a dashboard view of customer and transaction information. Invoices will be reprinted through this module; users will no longer reprint from CREW. Customer information/transactions can also be exported to a file.

• There will no longer be a Collections Responsibility for Tubs. Access to all information previously available will be found in the AR module or in iReceivables. Central Accounts Receivable will arrange with each Tub/unit that currently performs their own collections to review policies, processes and training needs.

• No changes to how to create a manual invoice, copy an invoice, create a credit memo, or create a standard memo line

• No changes to how AR feed users send and update customer or invoice information.
• R12 Changes to E-Business Suite Home Page

• Accessing the Oracle Financial Application (E-Business Suite) and Setting Favorites

• R12 Changes to Receivables

• Using the iReceivables Module

R12 Receivables
New:

• Accounts Receivable & iReceivables in Oracle R12(Webinar/Hands-On Presentation)
• R12 Keyboard Equivalents
• Using the iReceivables Module
• iReceivables Quick Reference
• AR User Guidebook

Existing:

All existing AR documentation and forms have been updated to reflect look and feel changes and will be available the week of November 19th.
Vendor Request Form

Return to Application List
• Look and feel changes

• Users are no longer required to set-up employees as vendors, as the Vendor Master File will receive a daily PeopleSoft feed (exception: 1099 services for employees will require set up using Form and payments will be processed in HCOM)

• Users will still use Form to request new vendor set ups and reactivate vendors.

• W9 Forms will be required documentation for all new vendors or reactivation requests (with the exception of Registered Harvard students where it must be noted in the comments field: Registered Harvard Student).
    • W9 forms must be faxed to University Financial Services.
    • Users will be able to link to the IRS site from the Form to obtain a blank W9 form, if applicable     • W8 forms will be required for some Non-US corporations, partnerships and sole proprietorships that effectively conduct business with US sources. The W8 for is not required for setting up Non-US Individuals.
    • The Foreign National Information Form (FNIF) is still required for the setup for Individual Non-US Citizens and must be faxed to University Financial Services.


• Approvers and Preparers receive notification when vendor set-up is complete.
• R12 Changes to E-Business Suite Home Page

• Accessing the Oracle Financial Application (E-Business Suite) and Setting Favorites

• R12 Changes to the Vendor Request Form
R12 Disbursements
• What's Changing in Disbursements (Webinar/Brown Bag Lunch Presentation)
• Using the Vendor Request Form
• Approving a Vendor Request
Harvard Crimson Online Marketplace (HCOM)

Return to Application List
• Look and feel changes

• Change First Approver and Add Approver functions are now accessed via a Manage Approvals button on the Approver checkout screen. Once a Shopper selects Manage Approvals, a second screen will appear with the Add Approver and Change Approver options. Add Approver will be the default. The functions work the same as in the current version.

• Shoppers will no longer make a final confirmation on Change Requests. All Change Requests will be resubmitted to the Approval Hierarchy, regardless of whether the change involves an increase or decrease to price. There are still no email notifications for Change Requests.

• New Non-Employee Reimbursement Process:
    • All reimbursement requests for non-employees, certain employment categories (Temporary, Less-than-Half-Time [LHTs], students, non-Harvard Post Docs and Harvard Teaching Fellows) will be processed in HCOM
    • New Non-Employee Reimbursement Form will be available on ABLE for users to print.This form will include a place for the reimbursee's signature in place of the HCOM coversheet.
    • Original receipts and other standard reimbursement documentation will be required for these requests.
    • Reimbursement will be processed as a Payment Request-the Payment Request Form has been updated with a new checkbox that the user will select when processing a reimbursement request. After completing the requisition in HCOM, the Shopper forwards the receipts and, if using, the completed Non-Employee Reimbursement Form to the Approver for review.
    • Email notifications will be sent to Approvers when the non-employee reimbursement request is submitted
    • Approver will see a new category on the Approver screen, NONEMPREIMB. If the Approver receives the paperwork for a Non-Employee Reimbursement and the Approver does not see the category NONEMPREIMB, the Approver must reject the request. The Shopper will need to recreate the request, making sure to check off the checkbox.
    • After request is approved, HCOM generates "NR" number, indicating that it is a Non-Employee Reimbursement Request. This number must be filled in on the Non-Employee Reimbursement Form, if using, and then the Form and the receipts must be forwarded to UFS. If the form is not being used, then the HCOM cover sheet must be printed, signed by the reimbursee, receipts attached, and forwarded to UFS.
            • If the Approver wishes to view and/or write down the NR number on the Non-Employee Reimbursement Form, the Approver must locate the number by selecting Approved Requisitions from the drop-down menu of the Notifications screen.
            • If the Approver wishes to print the HCOM Cover Sheet, the Approver must search for the NR number using the steps in the last bullet, then proceed to the Requisitions Tab, Search Button, remove his/her name from the Requisition Created by screen, type in NR number in Order field and click Go. Approver can then access and print the HCOM Cover Sheet, attaches receipts, gets sheet signed by reimbursee, and then forwards all documentation to UFS.
    • Shopper will receive an email indicating request has been approved, along with NR number
    • If the Approver does not wish to write down the NR number on the Form, the Approver will return the documentation to the Shopper, who then writes the NR number on the Non-Employee Reimbursement Form, and then submit the Form and receipts to UFS.
    • If the Non-Employee Reimbursement Form is not used, the Shopper must print the HCOM Cover Sheet by logging into HCOM, selecting the Requisitions Tab, then Search, then typing the NR in the Order number field and clicking Go. The Shopper can then access and print the Cover Sheet. The Shopper attaches receipts to the Sheet, gets it signed by the reimbursee, and forwards everything to UFS.

• Easier way to access and view payment, receipt and invoice information.

• No change to how Marketplace Orders, Non-Catalog Requests. Payment Requests are created and processed. No change to receiving, invoice holds, or search for requisition and payment information.
• R12 Changes to E-Business Suite Home Page

• Accessing the Oracle Financial Application (E-Business Suite) and Setting Favorites

• R12 Changes to HCOM

• Processing Reimbursements
• R12 Disbursements

• R12 Reimbursements
New:

• What's Changing in Disbursements (Webinar/Brown Bag Lunch Presentation)
• Processing Reimbursements (Webinar/Brown Bag Lunch Presentation)
• Processing Non-Employee Reimbursements
• Processing Reimbursements and Payments Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQs)
• Reimbursements and Procurement Systems at a Glance

Existing:

All other existing HCOM documentation has been updated with new screenshots to reflect look and feel changes.
Web Reimbursement

Return to Application List
• Employees added via daily PeopleSoft feed-no need to set up employees through Vendor Set-Up Form

• Web Reimbursement will be used for processing employee reimbursements only. These employment categories are: Monthly faculty, internal post-docs, biweekly staff (including overtime-exempt and overtime eligible, or non-exempt employees), and weekly trade employees. All reimbursement requests for non-employees, certain employment categories (Temporary, Less-than-Half-Time [LHTs], students, non-Harvard Post Docs and Harvard Teaching Fellows) will be processed in HCOM (see last section)

• A new, optional Employee Reimbursement Form replaces the Universal Expense Form. This form can be found at ABLE and used the same way as the Universal Expense Form is used. If a preparer chooses to use this form, UFS must receive the paper copy of this form with the receipts to process the reimbursement request.

• The cover sheet, printed from Web Reimbursement, must still be submitted in hard copy for all Web Reimbursement requests.

• Employees appear as last name, first name (change from first name, last name)

• Site code will default to OFFICE. There is no longer a HOME or DIRECTDEPOSIT Site

• Employees will receive reimbursements in Web Reimbursement in the same manner as they receive their paychecks

• You cannot copy any Web Reimbursement created prior to November 26. Once you create a reimbursement after November 26, that request can be copied

• You can still search for historical invoice data; way you search has changed slightly; you can still use wildcards to search for names

• Look and feel has not changed

• Web Reimbursement still used for processing reimbursements for those employees listed above, Citibank Direct Pay and Credits, and Travel Authorizations; steps for processing these transactions have not changed

• User preferences such as default Approvers and charge account codes will carry over from previous version
• R12 Changes to E-Business Suite Home Page

• Accessing the Oracle Financial Application (E-Business Suite) and Setting Favorites

• Processing Reimbursements
• R12 Disbursements

• R12 Reimbursements
New:

• What's Changing in Disbursements (Webinar/Brown Bag Lunch Presentation)
• Processing Reimbursements (Webinar/Brown Bag Lunch Presentation)
• Reimbursements and Procurement Systems at a Glance
• Processing Reimbursements and Payments Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQs)
• Create a Reimbursement
• Web Reimbursement FAQ's
• Harvard University Reimbursement Policy at a Glance

Existing:

All other existing Web Reimbursement documentation reviewed and refreshed in new documentation template.
General Ledger & ADI

Return to Application List
• Look and feel changes

• Some changes to keyboard equivalents

• New copy journal feature saves time when creating new journal entries: Bring journal up on screen, select Autocopy Batch button, type in new title and period and click OK. You can then search for and make additional edits to your new journal.

• New look to ADI template; template fields and functionality remains the same

• No changes to how to create a manual journal entry, review an existing journal, create a reversing journal, delete an uposted journal, change the period on a journal, define and generate a recurring journal, set up and save a customized query in a folder, and print screenshots and reports.

• No changes to how GL feed users send and update information

• New Budget ADI Template for sponsored budgets (see below)
• R12 Changes to E-Business Suite Home Page

• Accessing the Oracle Financial Application (E-Business Suite) and Setting Favorites

• R12 Changes to Accounting Applications
R12 Accounting New:

• Copy a Journal Entry
• R12 Keyboard Equivalents

Existing:

All other existing General Ledger documentation reviewed and refreshed in new documentation template. The documentation will be available the week of November 19.
Sponsored Budget ADI

Return to Application List
• Users will directly upload ADI spreadsheet to General Ledger; Sponsored Budget Tool no longer in use

• Existing Budget Tool Responsibility will remain-users will simply be creating and uploading spreadsheet into GL

• The training effort will be geared to those who use the existing tool and will not include information on how to create sponsored budgets.

• R12 Changes to E-Business Suite Home Page

• Accessing the Oracle Financial Application (E-Business Suite) and Setting Favorites

• Sponsored Budget ADI
Sponsored Budget ADI New:

• Download a Sponsored Budget ADI Journal Worksheet
• Populate, Upload and Modify a Sponsored Budget ADI Journal Worksheet
• Verify, Delete and Troubleshoot a Sponsored ADI journal worksheet
CAPS

Return to Application List
• No look and feel changes

• No changes to how to enter information about and/or approve projects

• Single change to how you print a screen/report in CAPS: An intervening screen will appear asking you to confirm you want to print

• R12 Changes to E-Business Suite Home Page

• Accessing the Oracle Financial Application (E-Business Suite) and Setting Favorites

• R12 Changes to Accounting Applications
The change will be directly communicated to CAPS users and covered in the online simulation; there is no need to attend further training All documentation will continue to live on the CAPS iSite.
Chart Security Maintenance Application (CSMA)

Return to Application List
• No look and feel changes

• No changes to how to create, edit, disable, or re-enable chart segments.

• Single change to how you print a screen/report in CSMA: An intervening screen will appear asking you to confirm you want to print

• R12 Changes to E-Business Suite Home Page

• Accessing the Oracle Financial Application (E-Business Suite) and Setting Favorites

• R12 Changes to Accounting Applications
The change will be directly communicated to CSMA users and covered in the online simulation; there is no need to attend further training All documentation will continue to live on the ABLE website.
PCard Settlement System

Return to Application List
• No look and feel changes

• No change on how to use the application.

• R12 Changes to E-Business Suite Home Page

• Accessing the Oracle Financial Application (E-Business Suite) and Setting Favorites

There is no need to attend training if this is the only application you use. All documentation will continue to live on the UFS Card Services iSite.
Fedex

Return to Application List
• No look and feel changes

• No change on how to use the application.

• R12 Changes to E-Business Suite Home Page

• Accessing the Oracle Financial Application (E-Business Suite) and Setting Favorites

There is no need to attend training if this is the only application you use. All Fedex documentation will continue to live on the Eureka.
AP Views

Return to Application List
• No look and feel changes

• No change on how to use the application.

• R12 Changes to E-Business Suite Home Page

• Accessing the Oracle Financial Application (E-Business Suite) and Setting Favorites

There is no need to attend training if this is the only application you use. N/A

Questions should be sent to the Oracle Release 12 upgrade mailbox at: oracle12_upgrade@harvard.edu.

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