{"id":114107,"date":"2018-05-06T14:19:49","date_gmt":"2018-05-06T18:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=114107"},"modified":"2023-04-03T13:57:33","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T17:57:33","slug":"2018-vol-04","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/buworks\/newsletters\/bw\/2018-archive\/2018-vol-04\/","title":{"rendered":"BW Reporting Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Volume 4 &#8211; 2018<\/h3>\n<h3 aria-hidden=\"true\">From the Editor<\/h3>\n<p><!-- This h3 is not included in the accessibility tree and therefore ignored by the rule -->I&#8217;m about to head out the door for some hiking in several of the amazing National Parks in Utah. Before I go, though, I wanted to get this Newsletter in your hands.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2018\/05\/buworks-arches.jpg\" alt=\"buworks-arches\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-114163\" width=\"915\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2018\/05\/buworks-arches.jpg 1103w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2018\/05\/buworks-arches-636x291.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2018\/05\/buworks-arches-768x351.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2018\/05\/buworks-arches-1024x468.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As always, I hope you find this issue of the Newsletter informative.\u00a0Please<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:wstewart@bu.edu\">let me know<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future BW Newsletters.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Stewart<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>News<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Portal Changes<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>Two new features have been added to\u00a0the Reporting area of the BUworks portal:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>A direct link to the BW Newsletter Archive<\/li>\n<li>A Service Dashboard that includes daily data load status information<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>BW Newsletter Archive Link<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Reporting Home Page now provides direct access to the BW Newsletter Archive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2018\/05\/buworks-portal-home-newsletter.jpg\" alt=\"buworks-portal-home-newsletter\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-114113\" width=\"341\" height=\"235\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click on this link (<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/span>) to display all BW Newsletters from the most recent volume through 2015,\u00a0 the first year of the Newsletter.<\/p>\n<p><em>Service Dashboard<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Display the Dashboard by clicking on the Home tab (<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>2<\/strong> <\/span>in the image above). The Dashboard contains several displays, two of which that are likely to be of particular interest to many users. The first is the &#8220;crawl&#8221; at the top of the page (<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>3<\/strong><\/span>) that contains information about whether or not load problems were encountered the previous night and, if so, when the problems are expected to be resolved. Specific information regarding which loads completed &#8211; and when they completed &#8211; is available in the Dataload Status report (<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>4<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2018\/05\/buworks-service-dashboard-1.jpg\" alt=\"buworks-service-dashboard\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-114117\" width=\"876\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2018\/05\/buworks-service-dashboard-1.jpg 1424w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2018\/05\/buworks-service-dashboard-1-636x444.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2018\/05\/buworks-service-dashboard-1-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2018\/05\/buworks-service-dashboard-1-1024x716.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Training Calendar<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>May\/June Training Opportunities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Introductory Workshops<\/strong><br \/>\nAn assortment of introductory workshops is offered every month. These sessions present to new employees &#8211; or employees assigned a new business role &#8211; the fundamentals of reporting for\u00a0a particular subject area. The sessions are a great way to review material, too. Even if you previously attended an intro session, you are\u00a0likely to learn new things about reporting &#8211; or to be reminded of concepts that you had forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>Click on any of the following links for a course description and\/or to register for an upcoming session:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/phpbin\/training\/register\/index.php?admingroup_id=22&amp;course_id=1208\">Funds Management Reporting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/phpbin\/training\/register\/index.php?admingroup_id=22&amp;course_id=1217\">Grants Management Reporting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/phpbin\/training\/register\/index.php?admingroup_id=22&amp;course_id=1242\">Supplier Resource Management Reporting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/phpbin\/training\/register\/index.php?admingroup_id=22&amp;course_id=1235\">Labor Distribution (Payroll) Reporting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Intermediate\/Advanced Workshops<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>No May intermediate sessions are planned. If you are financial administrator, though, stay tuned for an email invitation to join representatives from the General Accounting, Budget, PAFO and Procurement offices for a webinar focused on year-end closing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Tips &amp; Tricks<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>Do you know that all tips published in BW Newsletters are\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/buworks\/newsletters\/bw\/tips-tricks-archive\/\">archived on this page?<\/a><span> The intention of this month\u2019s tip is to highlight the archive and to point out that the tips have all been organized into categories like \u201cTips involving the Variable Entry Screen,\u201d \u201cTips involving Key Figures,\u201d and so forth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Take a few minutes to visit the page and familiarize yourself with the many available entries. I think you will find this to be a rich resource that will come in handy the next time you need to run a Business Warehouse report.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>End Notes<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><a id=\"xcustom\"><\/a><strong>Custom Training Sessions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Have you ever thought that it would be really useful if you could get members of your department together with a trainer to focus on BUworks functionality that is specific to the work your department does? I\u2019m happy to work with any department or group that would like to develop and conduct a custom basic- or intermediate-level reporting training session. There are only two requirements for such a session: (1) input from the group is necessary to develop a relevant agenda, and (2) the group should include four or more employees. If you\u2019re interested in discussing the development of a custom session for your department or school\/college,<a href=\"mailto:wstewart@bu.edu\">contact me via email<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>or give me a call at 617-353-6382.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>No Longer Interested in the Newsletter?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>You can unsubscribe from the Newsletter email list by visiting<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/buworks\/newsletters\/opt-out\/\">this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volume 4 &#8211; 2018 From the Editor I&#8217;m about to head out the door for some hiking in several of the amazing National Parks in Utah. Before I go, though, I wanted to get this Newsletter in your hands. As always, I hope you find this issue of the Newsletter informative.\u00a0Please\u00a0let me know\u00a0if you have&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1467,"featured_media":0,"parent":120529,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114107"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1467"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114107"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":144678,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114107\/revisions\/144678"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}