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  <title><![CDATA[Designated Worktag Automation Now Live ]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<div><p>Institute Budget Planning and Administration implemented a new Designated Worktag Automation<strong> </strong>process on <strong>April 24</strong>,<strong> </strong>as part of Georgia Tech’s preparation for the University System of Georgia’s Unified ERP Program. This new process improves accuracy, consistency, and processing efficiency across all cost centers by reducing manual entry and minimizing the potential for errors.&nbsp;</p></div><div><p>The automation runs at <strong>12 p.m. and 5 p.m. </strong>daily, which may affect turnaround times for designated worktag requests.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></div><div><p>As part of the automation, abbreviations are now automatically added at the beginning of designated worktags based on the associated cost center name.&nbsp;</p></div><div><p><strong>Example:</strong>&nbsp;</p></div><div><p><strong>Cost Center</strong>: CC000267 F&amp;P/IBPA – Institute Budget Planning &amp; Administration&nbsp;</p></div><div><p><strong>Designated Worktag</strong>: DE1234567 IBPA – Office Expenses&nbsp;</p></div><div><p>&nbsp;<br>To support timely processing and avoid delays:&nbsp;</p></div><div><ul><li>Be sure <strong>ServiceNow requests are completed as accurately as possible</strong>.&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li><strong>Plan ahead for processing times as </strong>requests are no longer fulfilled immediately and are now processed in scheduled batch runs (<strong>12 p.m. and 5 p.m. </strong>daily) based on what is submitted before each batch, not in the order received.&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>For <strong>changes to existing designated worktags</strong>, submit a <a href="https://gatech.service-now.com/financials?id=sc_cat_item&amp;sys_id=c5dcddd7dbf17300391b9837db96199d" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Designated Worktag – Request Change</strong></a> form in ServiceNow.&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>For <strong>new designated worktag requests</strong>, continue to use the <a href="https://gatech.service-now.com/financials?id=sc_cat_item&amp;sys_id=792c8b7adb35b740391b9837db9619da" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Designated Worktag – Request New</strong></a> form in ServiceNow.&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><p>If you have any questions or need assistance, please <a href="https://www.budgets.gatech.edu/Files/Analyst%20Assignments.pdf" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><strong>contact your assigned Budget Analyst</strong></a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></div><div><p>&nbsp;</p></div>]]></body>
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