January 2022

Marketplace Minute

What's New

Users Helping Users

It’s always exciting to discover something new that can help you do your job better. A new channel called User-To-User has been added to the Teams TouchNet User GRP to encourage social learning and collaboration within the online TouchNet User GRP community.
Use this channel to share a helpful tip, pose your Marketplace configuration questions, and seek advice from others willing to share their knowledge whenever you are challenged by the application.

Anyone needing 1:1 assistance or a training refresher can sign up for virtual Marketplace Walk-In hours most Thursdays from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Please visit the Fiscal Services Calendar to reserve a time.

Marketplace and the New Chart of Accounts

Throughout the COA redesign, Fiscal Services has been reaching out to our TouchNet Marketplace Store and Site Managers to have them identify unused detail codes and org/accounts that are no longer being used and can be inactivated.

As changes are coming to many FOAPAL chart elements in the new Chart of Accounts, it will be beneficial to test the changes. Once the testing plan becomes more established and a test environment becomes available, we will schedule transaction testing for most groups, especially groups that utilize hard-coded detail codes in their applications. These involve all uPay sites, both Mason custom developed and TouchNet Ready Partner applications.

Additional details about the current status of the COA Redesign project are available here - https://coa.gmu.edu/. Email commerce@gmu.edu with your Marketplace COA questions or concerns.
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TouchNet Marketplace Training 2022
Department staff requiring full access to configure a new store or manage existing stores are required to attend Store Manager training. To view training objectives, 2022 dates or to register, select this MasonLeaps link.
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AND check out the discussions happening in the TouchNet User - GRP.

Additional information and resources are always available on our Mason Marketplace webpage. Is there something else you would like to see on the webpage to help you complete your tasks? Let us know by sending an email to commerce@gmu.edu.

Managing your Store or uPay Site

New Copy Option Replaces Clone

Many experienced Marketplace users were left wondering and slightly panicked when they discovered the CLONE option was no longer available. Good News - there is a new COPY option located on the Products page. Selecting the Copy button will initiate a series of prompts that will take you through the copy features.  You will be shown the the products from the …

Marketplace User Audit

Store/Site Managers should log into their Store/uPay sites at least once annually to verify there is adequate user coverage in necessary roles and ensure successful separation of duties critical for effective internal controls.  Separating functional responsibilities ensures errors whether intentional/unintentional cannot be made without being discovered by another person.  Select Users on the left side menu to see who has …

Marketplace Tip

Searchable Help Feature

Marketplace offers a searchable HELP feature located at the very bottom of the left side menu. Click on the HELP option then type a keyword in the search field to see your result options. Scroll through the search results to find what you are looking for.
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