Critical Cutover Timelines and Instructions
The WaveWorks! project - our system-wide transition from EBS/legacy systems to Oracle Cloud - is now entering a critical phase known as “Cutover”. We appreciate your immediate attention and support for a successful transition to our new platform.
During the Cutover period, certain HR, Finance and Budgeting tasks need to be performed by specific deadlines, after which our legacy systems will be shut down. Once the deadlines have past, such tasks will only be possible after we go live on March 20, 2026 (HR) and April 13, 2026 (Finance).
What you need to do now
- Please carefully review upcoming deadlines in the tables below
- Complete required actions before legacy systems shutdown dates
- You can also download a copy of the cutover deadlines for reference
You can register for the WaveWorks Cutover Briefing on February 5, 2026. Please reach out if you have any questions: waveworks@tulane.edu, and keep eye out for the WaveWorks! Weekly email with project updates and information on training on Oracle Cloud launching in February.
Deadlines and Actions to be Taken
| Area | Description | Cutover Date |
|---|---|---|
| HR | In Kronos, no absence (vacation/sick) requests for March 20 and later will be allowed. (These absences will be requested in Cloud after Go Live.) Any requests for leave from January 16 through March 19 will be accepted in Kronos. | January 22, 2026 |
| Area | Description | Cutover Date |
|---|---|---|
| HR | Deadline to submit employment offers in HCM before Go Live (Faculty/Postdoc/Librarian/Staff) | February 2, 2026 |
| HR | Deadline for all employment offers to be approved. | February 4, 2026 |
| Area | Description | Cutover Date |
|---|---|---|
| HR | Deadline to submit a Student New Hire Packet. | February 23, 2026 |
| HR | Last Day:
| February 25, 2026 |
| HR | Deadline for new staff vacancies to be approved in HCM | February 26, 2025 |
| HR |
(Post go-live, new visiting scholar requests will be available in Service Now.) | February 27, 2026 |
| Finance | Last day to request the creation of new GL and Grant accounts | February 27, 2026 |
| Area | Description | Cutover Date |
|---|---|---|
| Finance | Departments complete final round review and closeout all purchase orders that will not be converted to the Cloud | March 1, 2026 |
| Finance | Last day to:
| March 5, 2026 |
| Area | Description | Cutover Date |
|---|---|---|
| HR | TULearn (Bridge) will be retired on March 11, and all learning and training functionality will move to Oracle Cloud HCM on 3/20 (Transcript histories will continue to be available to system administrators for reference and reporting purposes.) | March 11, 2026 |
| Finance | Last day to:
Notes:
| March 11, 2026 |
| Finance | Last day to:
| March 12, 2026 |
| Finance | Last day to:
| March 13, 2026 |
| HR | Last day to:
Note: Any One-Time Payment request not approved will be deleted and will need to be entered in Cloud post Go-Live. | March 13, 2026 |
| Area | Description | Cutover Date |
|---|---|---|
| Finance | All users in SciQuest will have read-only access | March 16, 2026 |
| Finance | Last day to approve Labor Distribution changes Note: Any unapproved LD changes will be deleted on 3/18/26 and will need to be redone in Cloud after Go-Live. | March 17, 2026 |
| Finance | Last day to approve expense reports Last day to approve a cash advance | March 18, 2026 |
| HR | Requisitions and employment offers will be created in Oracle Cloud moving forward | March 19, 2026 |
| HR | HCM GO LIVE | March 20, 2026 |
| Area | Description | Cutover Date |
|---|---|---|
| Finance | Last day to approve an E-IT | March 24, 2026 |
| HR | Affiliate requests resume in Service Now | March 26, 2026 |
| HR | New Staff Employee Orientation resumes | March 27, 2026 |
| Area | Description | Cutover Date |
|---|---|---|
| Finance | Finance GO LIVE | April 13, 2026 |