January 2021: Mosaic Rapid Release
Goal: Provide a way to report on CEWS Period earnings impacts
What has changed?
An additional Regulatory report provided by our Vendor in direct response to Covid-19.
Goal: Provide Tax Slip data to our print provider in a new way
What has changed?
Our Print Provider has requested that we replace the PDF file format we have used in prior years with XML files for 2020 year end reporting and beyond.
This is expected to add efficiencies for McMaster and our Print Provider.
Goal: Update default expense accounts for certain expense types in Travel & Expense
What has changed?
Several Expense types were updated to default to more appropriate expense accounts to improve accuracy of financial reporting.
In addition, new categories were added for more granular reporting of membership dues when using PDA.
Goal: Expansion of HR Strategic Reporting Hub (Jan 2021)
What has changed?
Based on great feedback from end users, the HR Strategic Reporting Hub has been expanded to include new reports aimed at improving efficiency within Human Resources Services.
Eight new reports have been added to this popular Navigation Collection!
Goal: Enable use of Debugging Tool on an SQR Report
What has changed?
Not all delivered SQR Reports are optimized for use with the Debugging Tool. We found a need to add this option to a delivered report which ran to Error for the first time ever due to a data issue.
Previously, we had to take a copy of production in order to replicate the issue, which is not optimal for a time-sensitive process!
Goal: Provide a way to populate new T4 reporting boxes
What has changed?
Covid-19 has brought many challenges, including a new, retroactive earnings period reporting requirement for T4 slips in 2020.
Our vendor has provided a new process to be added to our Year End this year in order to accommodate this requirement.
Goal: Get set for 2021 payroll with the latest Tax Update available from our Vendor
What has changed?
The final tax update each year is targeted to getting the system ready for the first payroll(s) in the New Year.
Staying current with Tax Updates ahead of this change package is critical to our ability to efficiently implement year end changes.
Goal: Provide Faculty with self serve MSAF reporting
What has changed?
Faculty get notified of student absences through the MSAF (McMaster Student Absence Form) process as they happen. At the end of the term, faculty needs a list of all of their students with approved absences so that they can review their revised marking scheme, so we have provided a self-serve report for this need.
This is an especially useful feature for faculty members who have several hundred students who could have had absences during the term.
Goal: Provide employees with Self Service access to Benefits Summary page
What has changed?
We enabled a tile to give employees direct access from the Employee Self Service page to the Benefits Summary page.
The more we keep up to date in our Vendor update bundles, the easier it becomes to roll out great new functionality for our employees.
Reach out to us!
Many of these changes are influenced through conversations with the McMaster community. If you have an idea of how we can enhance the user experience, please reach out to one of our Rapid Release Champions!
Mosaic Rapid Release