Dear IT Administrators,

Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration (EASI) is seeking a vendor solution to replace an existing back-end print relay server called EMMA. This server was created in 1995 and processes print jobs from SAP and ROSI. As part of this project, we are helping users transition most print jobs to an existing front-end printing solution that is more effective and operates as an alternate to EMMA.

With front-end printing, the print jobs will flow via AMS SAP GUI and will be sent to printers already set up on users’ desktop machines. AMS SAP GUI users can use an alternate printer code called “LOCL” (Windows)/”LOCM” (Mac) in their print menu, and conveniently print to PDF or to their local printer. This transition to front-end printing will help to reduce costs, improve security and lessen IT administrators’ workload in setting up printing.

The print to PDF method for Windows uses Microsoft print to PDF. This is available by default for all Windows 10 users. However, if it has been removed please refer to these instructions from Microsoft. For older devices, users can continue to use print to PDF as usual.

To support users, the Financial Advisory Services and Training (FAST) team will be providing Connect+Learn sessions on September 8 and September 13 and later in fall 2022. They will also be providing resources on the FAST website, including instructions for Windows and Mac users.

We will be sending out details about the Connect+Learn sessions and documentation to users during the week of August 22, and will post the message to the Infotech listserv.

In future phases of the project, U of T will seek to implement a new solution to replace EMMA to accommodate select print jobs that require back-end printing (e.g. cheques, transcripts etc.).

Questions? Contact Farah Ally, EASI Project Manager – farah.ally@utoronto.ca

Sincerely,

Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration (EASI)
Financial Advisory Services & Training (FAST)

Dear Departmental Administrators,

We are pleased to announce that the University of Toronto has successfully launched Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) payment pilot project. Pilot vendors started receiving EFT payments on August 11.

This pilot project vetted select Canadian currency vendors to transition from payments by paper cheque to direct deposit, offering increased payment speed while reducing processing costs for the University and vendors. Thirty-three vendors were selected for the EFT pilot due to their transaction volume and spend and have been onboarded to the Enterprise Service Centre.

In late August, we will be conducting a survey with participating vendors to gather feedback on potential improvements for future EFT rollout to additional vendors. Please stay tuned for more details on Phase 2 and future onboarding plans.

Interested in viewing participating vendors and learning more about changes for users? Visit Financial Services’ webpage for details.

Questions? Please contact Kirin Jeffery, EFT Project Manager, at kirin.jeffery@utoronto.ca for specific questions.

Thank you to everyone who has helped to make this project a success, and we look forward to future phases of this exciting project.

Sincerely,

EFT Pilot Project Team

Dear Departmental Administrators,

The University of Toronto is excited for the upcoming launch of Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) payment on August 11, 2022.

This pilot project has vetted select Canadian currency vendors to transition from payments with a paper cheque to direct deposit payments, offering increased payment speed while reducing processing costs for the University and vendors. Vendors were selected for the EFT pilot due to their transaction volume and spend.

The onboarding process for this pilot project was highly successful, and we will conduct a survey in August with participating vendors to gather feedback on potential improvements for future EFT rollout to additional vendors.

The EFT pilot project represents minimal change to business processes for departments.

Details to Remember: 

• As part of the process to move vendors on to EFT payments, a special final cheque run for EFT vendors will be processed on August 9, 2022.
• All invoices (except holdback invoices) pertaining to the pilot vendors entered in the system before this special payment run (regardless of due date) will be paid via cheque. Any invoices entered in the system after this special run will be paid via EFT when due.
• EFT vendors will start to receive EFT payments on August 11.
• EFT vendors may be blocked from posting entries briefly for the payment method change process.

Interested in learning more about changes for users? Visit Financial Services’ webpage for details.

Questions? Please contact Kirin Jeffery, EFT Project Manager, at kirin.jeffery@utoronto.ca for specific questions.

Thank you to everyone who has helped to make this project a success.

Sincerely,
EFT Pilot Project Team

Dear Departmental Administrators,

The University of Toronto is pleased to announce that the pilot project for Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) payment is scheduled to launch on August 11, 2022.

This project has vetted select Canadian currency vendors to transition from payments with a paper cheque to direct deposit payments, offering increased payment speed while reducing processing costs for the University and vendors. Vendors were selected for the EFT pilot due to their transaction volume and spend. This pilot project will provide a foundation for future EFT rollout to additional vendors.

The EFT pilot project represents minimal change to business processes for departments.

As part of the process to move vendors on to EFT payments, a special final cheque run for EFT vendors will be processed on August 8, 2022.

All invoices pertaining to the pilot vendors entered in the system before this special payment run (regardless of due date) will be paid via cheque. Any invoices entered in the system after this special run will be paid via EFT when due.

Vendors may be blocked from posting entries briefly for the payment method change process.

Interested in learning more about changes for users? Visit Financial Services’ webpage for details about:

• Participating vendors
• An overview of the project
• Highlights for Financial Administrators
• Documentation and Simulations Related to the EFT Initiative and FIS reporting and processing
• Contacts

Questions?

Please contact Kirin Jeffery, EFT Project Manager, at kirin.jeffery@utoronto.ca for specific questions.

Sincerely,
EFT Pilot Project Team