<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,</span></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Following our previous <a href="https://bfs.ucr.edu/news/2025/09/15/request-feedback-pi-approvals-rssp" target="_blank">communication</a> regarding PI Approvals in RSSP, we are pleased to share that the </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Option 3 workaround provided by Oracle has received positive feedback</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> from testers in the Oracle Training environment. Based on this feedback, Business & Financial Services will move forward with deploying Option 3 this week.</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Option 3 Recap</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">With this update, users can add an ad hoc approver when creating a requisition by selecting </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Ad Hoc FYI Reviewer.” </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The requisition will first route to the added approver before continuing through the standard workflow. This feature is most commonly used to include a PI in the approval process for requisitions under $10,000 that use extramural funds, but is also available for non-project requisitions. While not required, the Ad Hoc Approver option is now available to enhance your workflow.</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Training Guide</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Add an Ad Hoc Approver(s) (RSSP)”</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> training guide will be available in </span><a href="https://bfs.ucr.edu/training-resources" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Training Resources</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> immediately upon deployment.</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gYdHLX7MCGKhUQDN3zNPZ_GoGn9pTga0/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">View the guide here</span></a>.</font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Thank you for your continued engagement and partnership.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span id="m_-3506641425237334478m_7159773271256257329gmail-docs-internal-guid-1d14dd96-7fff-857b-1ea4-c65d4819d0e2"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Sincerely,</span></font></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><font style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b>Asirra Suguitan</b><br>Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Controller<br>Business & Financial Services</font><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="http://bfs.ucr.edu/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">http://bfs.ucr.edu/</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><img width="141" height="43" src="cid:ii_19a2d4c58e15b16b21" alt="ucr-logo-email" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; width: 1.4722in; height: 0.4513in;"></p></div></div></div></div></div>
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