What’s New in GMS – April 22, 2019

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Please be aware of the following recent updates to GMS processes, job aids or reports as of April 22, 2019.  

HCM Update

HCM190422.01 – Update Costing Allocation Validation Rule

Impacted Roles: Academic HR Partner, HR Contact

Update validation rule on Assign Costing Allocation business process. The previous validation looked at the Primary Job Family Group. The updated validation looks at the Job Family Group associated with the position tied to the costing allocation.


HCM190422.02 – New Annualized Salary Fields on HCM Reports

The Roster Data Management reports and Staffing Events in Date Range have been updated to reflect newly developed annualized salary fields. These fields take into account the actual end dates on the compensation plans.


HCM190422.03 – Job Requisitions and Default Comp Validation Rules

Impacted Roles: HR Contact, Academic HR Partner, Department Administrator, Finance Partner, CFO

Added new validation rule to Job Requisition business process to not allow compensation above the hiring max. Replaced Change Default Comp business process validation so that default compensation must be less than absolute grade max, not hiring max.


HCM190422.04 – HCM Workload Reporting

Impacted Roles: HR Executive, Academic HRP

Newly developed report GU HCM BP Workload Reporting By Month allows end users to report on number of HCM business process transactions in a time frame by various dimensions including initiator, initiator role, supervisory organization, etc.

Financials Update

FIN190422.01 – Updates to GU Find Requisitions

Impacted Roles: Accounts Payable Settlement Specialist, Controller, Cost Center Manager, GU-Campus Financial Reporter, GU-Central Buyer, GU-Co-Principal Investigator, GU-Cost Center Buyer, GU-Finance CFO, GU-Finance Institutional Reporting, GU-Finance Institutional Reporting Plus, GU-Financial Reporter, GU-Financial Reviewer, GU-Grant Financial Analyst, GU-Grant Manager, GU-Lead Principal Investigator, GU-Principal Investigator, GU-Requisitioner, GU-Senior Business Manager, Supplier Contract Specialist

GU Find Requisitions Report has Cost Center Hierarchies Prompt available now.


FIN190422.02 – Income Statements by Month Available to Additional Roles

Impacted Roles: Cost Center Manager, GU-Campus Financial Reporter, GU-Finance CFO, GU-Finance Institutional Reporting, GU-Finance Institutional Reporting Plus, GU-Financial Affairs Institutional Reporting, GU-Financial Reporter, GU-Senior Business Manager

The following reports have been shared with additional roles:

  • GU Income Statement – Detail – By Period
  • GU Income Statement – Detail – By Period within Year

If you have questions regarding these changes or any other GMS support questions please contact help@georgetown.edu.