Training

Community of Practice

UCPath Community of Practice

The Berkeley UCPath Operations Team is building two Community of Practice meeting series:

Position Management Position Funding What is a community of practice?

Quarterly meetings hosted by the Berkeley UCPath Operations Team designed to bring together decentralized transactors (in both Departments and Regions) to:

connect share best practices centralize processes stay informed about upcoming UCPath changes

Salary Cost Transfer - Training & Resources

What are Salary Cost Transfers about?

The Salary Cost Transfer (SCT) module in UCPath is vital for correcting and reallocating payroll expenses. By ensuring payroll costs align with funding sources, the SCT process supports accurate financial reporting, compliance, and budget management across UC Berkeley.

The Salary Cost Transfer training equips Initiators and Approvers with the skills to initiate, review, and approve basic/unrestricted, over-the-cap/restricted, and work-study SCT transactions in UCPath. Combining foundational knowledge with hands-on practice, this training ensures...

Funding Entry and Salary Cost Transfers

Funding Entry & Salary Cost Transfer Training Series

(Formerly known as Commitment Accounting Training Series)

Learn how to manage position funding and salary cost transfers accurately in UCPath.
Commitment Accounting ensures employee pay is funded correctly and any changes are reflected accurately in the General Ledger (GL).
This training series helps initiators and approvers understand the processes, best practices, and downstream impacts of Funding Entry and Salary Cost Transfers (SCTs).

Role Eligibility

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Funding Entry/Position Funding - Training & Resources

What is Funding Entry / Position Funding about?

The Funding Entry or Position Funding module in UCPath is critical for assigning and maintaining funding for positions. Position funding directly impacts payroll accuracy, budget alignment, and financial reporting, making it an important component of UCPath operations.

The Position Funding training empowers Initiators and Approvers to effectively set up, update, and approve funding details for positions in UCPath. Through a hybrid learning approach, this course combines foundational knowledge with hands-on practice to ensure confidence...

Person of Interest - Training & Resources

What is a Person of Interest (POI)?

A Person of Interest (POI) is someone who Berkeley tracks in UCPath for various reasons, such as a potential hire or potential external resource.

For example BKCMP Staff Retiree and BKCMP Potential Hire – Academic. POIs are neither a UC employee nor a UC contingent worker. POIs do not have Job Data pages nor Self Service access in UCPath, and do not receive POI compensation through UCPath. POI Transactor Roles in UCPath The POI Initiator role can add ana...

UCPath View-Only Role - Support & Resources

UCPath View-Only Role - Support & Resources

This webpage is a resource hub designed to support view-only (inquiry) UCPath users, providing guidance and answers to common questions about navigating UCPath to locate essential information, including employee job details, position data, and payroll records.

While there are no formal training requirements for inquiry-only users, check out our suite of recommended...

UCPath Training Approach & Foundations

Building Strategic Knowledge for Confident & Effective Transaction Processing

Explore more about our Berkeley UCPath Training Mission and discover resources to support your learning, growth, and success as a UCPath transactor! These resources provide a strategic foundation for your role, focusing on technical readiness, critical thinking, and process understanding—rather than module-specific transactions.

Does Payroll also enter Retirement templates?

The Payroll team would complete this termination template as they do the others. The template type signals additional work downstream for UCPC/RASC.

Where do I go to submit recurring additional pay for an employee?

Additional Pay (recurring) can be submitted via Payroll Self-Service Transaction Links or PayPath Actions.