Summary of "Image Highlights, PeopleSoft FSCM Update Image 53"

Summary of PeopleSoft FSCM Update Image 53 Highlights

Work Management Framework

Optional feature enabled for PeopleSoft work centers.
Allows users to view and manage transaction errors and warnings in the My Work section.
Transactions can be filtered by work management status using a view drop-down.
New action options added to manage transaction status, including inactivating non-exception transactions.
Notifications (e.g., email alerts) can be sent to relevant individuals.
Multiple views available: Active, Inactive, Assigned to Me, All Assigned, and All History.
Adopted by several FSCM applications with more planned.
Documentation available for asset management, commitment control, contracts, payables, and project costing.

Asset Tracking Enhancements

Users can print and scan multiple asset code formats directly in the system.
Native device cameras (phone/tablet) can scan QR codes and barcodes without third-party hardware.
Scanned asset codes auto-populate asset fields and display related maintenance schedules and work orders.
Scan functionality integrated into physical inventory and scan-by-location pages.

Approval Status Tile

Available on employee self-service homepage for both requesters and approvers.
Requesters can track submitted transactions and approval details without accessing original components.
Approvers can view statuses of transactions they have acted on.
This is a view-only page and does not replace the pending approvals page.

Insights Dashboards in Fluid Work Centers

Contracts Work Center: Cost reimbursable award financials, award portal, contracts analytics.
Projects Work Center: Project cost, billing, revenue, and year-over-year analytics.
Asset Management Work Center: Asset analytics and year-over-year analytics.

Bank Account Encryption Enhancement

Approvers can unmask/view bank account numbers to validate them during approval.
Requires enabling the “authority to unmask account number” on the supplier processing authority page.

Rush Priority in Requisitions and Purchase Orders

Authorized users can mark requisitions and purchase orders as “rush” for expedited processing.
Rush priority integrates with quicksourcing, autosourcing, and approval workflows.
Filtering and tracking available on requisition and pending approvals pages.
Print preview displays rush order text.
Enables faster supplier processing and shipping handling.

Supplier Contract Management Enhancements

Expanded use of DocuSign anchor tags for initials, optional initials, and company fields.
Facilitates smoother signing process with automatic field placement.

Project Costing and Rate Set Criteria

Supports partial wildcards and exclusions in pricing and rate set criteria.
Exclude checkbox allows omission of specific costs from billing and revenue recognition.
Simplifies configuration for complex billing scenarios.

Additional General Enhancements

General Ledger: Option to confirm journal edit requests; multiple file imports; comments on denied journals.
Receivables: Excel deposit uploads support deposit types and payment methods.
Payables: Increased dunning letter text limit; cash clearing for certain payments.
eProcurement: XML staging for bill-only and bill-and-replace requisitions.
Expenses: Deletion of expense reports in various statuses from admin view.
Grants: Display zeros instead of blanks.
Project Costing: Inactivate accounting rules with inactive projects/chart fields.
Asset Management: Location and profile ID changes included in depreciation load.
Lease Administration: Invoice numbers can be entered for lease payables.
Maintenance Management: Transfer PM schedules between business units.

Main Speakers / Sources

The video appears to be a formal product update or demonstration, likely narrated by a PeopleSoft product specialist or Oracle representative. References are made to the PeopleSoft FSCM (Financial Supply Chain Management) product team and official Oracle documentation portals.