<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr"><div><span id="m_3840622079839404603gmail-docs-internal-guid-833b9a73-7fff-6df0-ccc9-656b4edc51a9"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap">Dear Colleagues,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please share with your teams as appropriate.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Business & Financial Services (BFS) is pleased to announce enhancements to the SCT Change Request Tool and One-Time Payment (OTP) Tool designed to improve functionality, usability, data accuracy, and overall processing efficiency. The </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OTP Tool enhancements are now available</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, and the </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SCT Change Request Tool enhancements will go live on June 18, 2026</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p></span></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><span><br></span></font><span><font face="arial, sans-serif"></font><b><font size="4">One-Time Payment (OTP) Tool (Available Now)</font></b></span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Updates to the OTP Tool have been introduced to improve accuracy, consistency, and processing efficiency, including:</span></div><div><ul><li><span style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Enhanced validation to ensure Chart of Accounts combinations are valid and up to date</span></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Improved controls to reduce errors related to expired or invalid funding sources</span></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Streamlined input and validation steps for a smoother user experience
</span></li></ul><div><div><span id="m_3840622079839404603gmail-docs-internal-guid-833b9a73-7fff-6df0-ccc9-656b4edc51a9"><b><font size="4">SCT Change Request Tool (Effective June 18, 2026)<br></font></b></span></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The following enhancements have been implemented to improve the user experience and system performance:</span></p></font><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline">Standardized User Experience</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"> – A consistent <b>Clear Search</b> button is now available across all tabs, providing a more streamlined and intuitive experience.</span></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline">Date Range Filtering </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline">– Users can now more easily locate requests using enhanced date filtering capabilities:</span></li><ul><li><span style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Default view displays requests from the last 60 days</span></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Users may adjust the date range to view older requests</span></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Maximum date range is one year</span></li></ul><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline">Usability Improvements </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline">– A new <b>Reset </b>button allows users to quickly clear text and date filters.</span></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline">Performance Enhancements</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"> – Faster SCT home page and tab load times, along with improved search result loading performance.</span></li></ul><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><span><br></span></font></div></div><span><font face="arial, sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">These enhancements are part of our ongoing commitment to improving the tools and services that support campus operations. We encourage you to take advantage of the new and improved functionality.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
For questions, please submit an inquiry through the <strong>PCA Campus Organization Communication Team channel</strong>.
<br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sincerely,</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Alfred Karam, MBA</b></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Payroll Coordination and Analysis Manager</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Business & Financial Services</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">University of California, Riverside</span></p></font></span></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><img width="141" height="43" src="cid:ii_19ed804132e5b16b21" alt="ucr-logo-email" style="width:1.4722in;height:0.4513in"></span></p></div></div></div></div>
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