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Based on feedback from our campus users and the number of support requests submitted to the Financial Support Center, FMS is introducing a new Oracle Financials Inquiry Tool to improve system efficiency and awareness of transactions requiring pending action by yourself or others. The new Pending...

To improve the process for creating and clearing Advance Requests and reduce clearing errors, the Payment Services team has made several changes to system messages in the Expense Request System. Advances are most commonly used to pay in advance for Stanford-sponsored travel (although the Travel Card...

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Closing the Books on Inactive Purchase Orders (PO) On February 10, 2020, FMS Procurement Services delivered a new tool to make it easier for campus users to manage the life cycle of their POs. The Finally Close Feature is the first completed project of a user-centric approach, giving end users the...

Background In May 2019, Financial Management Services (FMS) completed an effort to update the university's Business and Travel Expense policies. The goal of this project was to provide clearer guidance and streamline the reimbursement process, while remaining steadfastly committed to sound financial...

An upgrade to the Google Chrome browser on February 17, 2020, renders it incompatible with ordering from Amazon Business and SmartMart in Oracle Financials. Google Chrome is not a recommended browser in Oracle Financials (see University IT browser recommendations), and this most recent change is...