College of Nebraska college and workers will quickly be capable to submit journey requests and expense stories immediately by way of Firefly moderately than utilizing the Concur platform.
In December, the NU system will transfer non-travel expense reporting from Concur into Firefly. Journey requests, approvals and journey expense reporting are anticipated to maneuver from Concur to Firefly in early 2023.
The objective of the multi-phase transition is to create a extra streamlined and user-friendly course of for college and workers. The transfer to Firefly will make the method of submitting journey requests and expense stories much like submitting a depart request.
Journey reserving (for airline tickets, lodges and automobiles) will stay on the Concur platform, the software utilized by the college system’s journey company, Fox World Journey.
Extra communication can be supplied as the assorted reporting processes transfer into Firefly. For now, college and workers ought to proceed to make use of Concur for all journey requests, journey reserving and expense reporting.
Members of the college neighborhood are invited to join the NU Travel listserv to obtain travel-related updates. For extra info, ship e-mail to traveloffice@nebraska.edu.
Often Requested Questions
Why is the college shifting journey requests and expense reporting to Firefly?
Most staff are aware of the Firefly interface and we wish to make the method of submitting journey requests and expense stories as easy and user-friendly as doable. With Firefly, these processes can be extra streamlined – much like submitting a depart request – versus having to make use of the third-party Concur platform.
If Firefly is extra user-friendly, why is the college sticking with Concur for journey reserving?
Our designated journey company, Fox World Journey, with whom we’ve got an energetic contract, requires the usage of the Concur platform. Thus, journey reserving will stay with Concur.
I’m planning enterprise journey for early subsequent yr. Ought to I wait till journey requests transfer to Firefly to submit my request?
No. Submit your request by way of Concur now. Transferring these processes to Firefly is a major endeavor, involving technical work and time to ensure the brand new interfaces are working correctly; so it’s exhausting to know precisely when the method can be full. The college will talk updates as they happen. For now, maintain utilizing Concur for all journey and expense reporting till you hear additional updates from the college.
I’ve extra questions. Who can I contact?
Questions may be directed to the NU’s journey workplace at traveloffice@nebraska.edu. Moreover, updates can be posted on the NU system’s website.
