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Introducing UCM Plan Enhancement

September 9, 2024
Various Division of Finance and Administration departments are actively working on exciting enhancements to the university's planning and budgeting module (UCM Plan). Necessary enhancements were determined based on valuable feedback provided by campus partners.  This includes the ability...

Oracle Redwood User Interface is Live

September 9, 2024
OIT and the Division of Finance and Administration are pleased to announce today’s launch of a new user interface for the Oracle financial system. The user interface (UI), called Redwood, is a visually appealing update that aims to improve the existing experience by streamlining workflows...

Oracle Redwood UI Update

August 30, 2024
Oracle released a new user interface (UI) called Redwood across its various Oracle applications and aims to enhance your visual experience. This theme is used in all new environments. In addition to the UI change, enabling the Redwood theme also allows new functionality to be utilized that is only...

BobcatBuy+ Launch and Trainings

August 26, 2024

Gearing up for BobcatBuy+

August 12, 2024
As we approach the start of Fall Semester, the Supply Chain Center of Excellence team is ramping up the implementation of BobcatBuy+. 

Oracle Procuremement Enhancements

July 3, 2024
The Supply Chain Management Team is excited to announce a series of enhancements to our Oracle system aimed at improving performance and usability. These enhancements will take effect on July 3, 2024, after 5:00PM. Below is a summary of the key improvements: 1. Performance Upgrades Faster...

Financial Management and Reporting Update

July 2, 2024

UCM Plan Migration complete - Update Access Links

April 29, 2024
POST – MIGRATION NOTICE: You will not be able to access UCM Plan with the current link you have been using (for web access or through SmartView).  As communicated on Friday 4/26, we have migrated our UCM Plan application to a new Oracle Enterprise EPM license environment, and the old/...

Enhancing Efficiency by Simplifying Chart String Selection

April 29, 2024
If there’s a phrase many of us dread, it’s “Please provide your COA.” A COA (or Chart of Accounts string) is that alphanumeric mashup required for university purchasing, but not easy to remember. The Financial Management & Reporting Task Force has...

UCM Plan Migrating from EPBCS to new Oracle EPM License environment April 27 weekend

April 26, 2024
PRE–MIGRATION NOTICE: We are migrating our Oracle EPM environment (UCM Plan) to a new enterprise license type – this is very similar to an Oracle data center migration, except that we will be required to change the link we use to access our UCM Plan application. This change will...

OIT Office Hours for Departmental Financial Analysts

April 26, 2024
The Office of Information Technology (OIT) will be conducting bi-weekly office hours every other Thursday, starting May 2nd, via Zoom from 3 - 4:30 PM. These sessions are specifically tailored for departmental Financial Analysts seeking assistance with technical matters related to SmartView,...

New Oracle User Interface to Launch in Summer

April 22, 2024
With an ongoing commitment to improving campus financial processes and systems, OIT and the Division of Finance and Administration are pleased to announce a new user interface for the Oracle financial system that will launch this summer. The UI, called Redwood, is a visually appealing...

Improving Financial Management and Reporting Task Force - Apr 2024 Update

April 15, 2024

Improving Financial Management and Reporting Task Force Update

April 15, 2024
April 2024 progress report from the Financial Management and Reporting Task Force, 

Guidance for Recharge Units; New Rule for Primary Approvers

October 30, 2023
Are You a Self-Supporting Recharge Operation? Recharge operations function like a non-profit business, collecting enough revenues to cover costs. Services offered are rate-based and advance the university's education, research or public service functions. Please review Self-...

NSF Discipline Code Required for All Project Attributes

October 20, 2023
The UC Merced Office of the Controller is issuing the following guidance on the Project Attribute in the Common Chart of Accounts (CCoA). The Project Attribute tracks the financial activity for a “body of work" that often has a start and end date that spans fiscal years or...

Message from the Chancellor: Improving Financial Reporting

October 20, 2023
A message from Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz, Ph.D. Dear colleagues,   I have listened to concerns from faculty and staff about our financial reporting system and, as you may have heard in my annual State of the University address, have made these concerns a top priority....

Message to Faculty on Financial System and Management

August 28, 2023
Campus colleagues, With the start of the academic year, we wanted to reach out to faculty and academic employees with an overview of the efforts we have taken and will be taking to support efficient use and continued improvement of UC Merced’s financial management system, as well as...

Introducing the DFA Service Portal

August 2, 2023
.responsive { width: 100%; height: auto; } It is now easier than ever to find the help you need for financial transactions, purchases, systems and administrative assistance. The new DFA Service Portal organizes our extensive list of support tickets and knowledge articles into a searchable...

New Requisition Workflows in Oracle, Concur Launched

July 18, 2023
Updates were launched successfully Friday in Oracle and Concur that streamline the requisition workflow for research administrators and fiscal approvers. The RA workflow in Oracle is now based on the assigned RA for each project attribute. Projects will no longer require a secondary signoff by a...

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