Oracle and Orbit Training for Faculty and Postdocs
Getting Started
The training team recommends that all faculty members and postdocs become familiar with basic Oracle and Orbit functionality to effectively use these systems and understand the data entered and processed in them.
To get started, review the following materials:
Most University employees use Oracle primarily to buy goods and services. We recommend starting your purchasing journey by completing UChicago Purchasing and Payables Essentials in Workday Learning.
Managing Research Funding
The PI Dashboard, a financial accounting resource developed for faculty researchers, provides Principal Investigators with near real-time visibility into their financial portfolios through a single, streamlined interface.
This dashboard is intended to enhance accounting transparency and support financial planning, complementing researchers’ engagement with their unit’s financial administrators, who are essential partners in detailed financial management of accounts. Faculty and their financial administrators may access the dashboard and support materials at pidashboard.uchicago.edu