SAGE Release Calendar

SAGE Release Calendar Guide

The SAGE Release Calendar offers the Sage users with the awareness of tasks in progress and a schedule for the upcoming releases. One can also review the historical release details within the Release History section.

Upcoming Releases

Release DateSystem DowntimeRelease Description
Early July 20245:30 – 7:30 pm PT1.This comprises of the Integration of SAGE Award Setup Request to Workday once the Advance award exists
2. It also displays the Workday Award Number in ASR once the Advance award exists within the Workday.
3. It also comprises of the Advance Request formatting updates in order to align with ASR and MOD design
4. Award Setup Requests the display budget totals by Workday object class (SAGE)
5. Fixes to eGC1 tasklist specifically for the personnel search.

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The Release History

Here are listed the dates of our historical project and maintenance releases. However bear in mind that it does not include the production support patches that might have gone out intermittently in response to urgent needs.

This document comprises the details for the years 2022 to the present. A second document covers the years 2017-2021.

You can review the SAGE Product Updates for more detailed information on features and fixes in case of any of the release dates below. The updates are basically linked from the Release Description.

2024 Releases Delivered

Release DateRelease Description
April 11, 2024SAGE Suite Release Notes
1. SAGE eGC1
PI Escalation Process Remediated
2. SAGE Budget
Budget Navigation and Snapshot that Help Text Updates
Enhanced Performance on Complex Budgets
Fix: Worksheet Custom F&A Saving problems
3. SAGE Awards
Character Limit for Return Comments has been Increased.
Fix: Missing Workday Awards has been Synced to SAGE
Fix: Award PI is Not Displayed within the Award Requests List
Fix: To change the Award Preparer Blocks ASR Resubmissions
Fix: Ad Hoc Award Reviewer Events and Comments not Saving
4. SAGE Subawards
Subaward Performance enhancements.
5. SAGE Central
Funding Entity Name Default within Admin Actions
6. Email Notifications
Award Notifications have been Updated
7. Miscellaneous Maintenance
8. SAGE No Longer needs to Send $0 Rows to Workday Plans
Error Handling Updated in case of Dependent Services
The needed Security Updates
March 18, 2024SAGE Suite Release Notes
1. SAGE eGC1
Comprises of the Updated Routing Rules for eGC1 Approvals
2. SAGE Budget
FY2025 Preliminary Benefit Rates are Available
3. SAGE Advances
Workday Award ID have been added to the Advance Request Header
4. SAGE Central
Tasklist Performance enhancements(Released 3/11/24)
Royalty Research Fund (RRF) Application Scoring Updates
5. Miscellaneous Maintenance
Load Reduction on HRP Web Service
February 22 & February 29, 2024SAGE Suite Release Notes
1. SAGE Budget integration to Workday Award Plans
2. Award Setup and Modification Request label updates required for clarity and guidance
3. SAGE Budget alerts for subawards and various fixes
4. SAGE Central (OSP and GCA only)
Award Setup Requests display of Workday ledger, object class for budget information.
5. Admin Actions fixes (OSP)
February 6, 2024SAGE Suite Release Notes
1. SAGE
Award Request List Filters
Award Search Update
Budget Alert & Validation for 03-62 (subaward) Line Entries

2023 Releases Delivered

Release DateRelease Description
December 20, 2023SAGE Suite Release Notes
1. SAGE
Additional data is now available within the Award Requests List
Added filter by Award ID and filter by PI
Sync of latest and past Workday awards to SAGE
“Processed” status filter for Advances have been reactivated
Additional fields have been added to SAGE Budget export
2. SAGE Central
Changing sponsor on non-award agreements issue fixed
November 30, 2023SAGE Suite Release Notes
1. Fixes and Features
SAGE Awards
SAGE Advances
SAGE Budgets
2. Infrastructure enhancements
November 9, 2023SAGE Suite Release Notes
1. Subawards
2. Holds on Award Setup (ASR) and Modification (MOD) Requests
3. Required Fields on Award and Budget Setup
4. Miscellaneous Maintenance
5. User Interface Design Component Updates
September 14, 2023Awards Updates and Grant Runner Forms-H
1. Search within Award Requests List
2. Change the Linked SAGE Budget from an Award Setup Request
3. Grant Runner Updated with FORMS-H
4. Additional Maintenance and Fixes
August 31, 2023SAGE Maintenance and Fixes
August 17, 2023SAGE Maintenance Release
1. SAGE users can delete the modification request once it has been created within SAGE in Composing status, however it is not for the modification requests created by OSP in SAGE Central and sent to Campus to complete (even though status is in Composing).
2. OSP can delete modification requests once it has been created within SAGE Central in OSP Setup status.
3. To be able to change a wrongly connected eGC1 or Budget on Award Setup Requests
4. Campus users will not be able to delete a SAGE Budget that has been connected to an ASR
5. Modification requests will be displayed within the Award Request List according to the Award
6. Application (eGC1) Contacts & Access page.
7. Ad hoc reviewers of Award Setup Requests (ASRs) can now view, open and approve 8. ASRs in their request list
9. SAGE Budget rounding error correction
August 10, 2023SAGE Maintenance Release
1. Modification Request Validations: The following validations have been further added to Modifications in order to make sure if the form has been completed correctly:
A message will be displayed within the “Review & Submit” section to confirm the Award Preparer is added to the “Access & Roles” section.
You will also find a gray check mark displayed next to every section of the Modification that has been completed.
2. Users are now able to Approve Advances: Previously, the campus approvers were not able to approve advances when a newly created eGC1 included only the Cost Center, and the Organization Code (Org Code) did not exist. This fix allows these Advances to be approved by department approvers.
3. Approval Workflow Now Generates Correctly When Award Preparer Is Added: Approval workflows for Award Setup Requests and Modifications have not been generating correctly when an award preparer has been added to the eGC1 after the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) had created the Award Setup Request or Modification. Campus users can now refresh the Approvals page to generate the correct approval workflow so that the Award Setup Request or Modification can be submitted.
4. It also includes the deletion of the OSP-Initiated Award Setup Requests: As noted in a previous announcement, Award Setup Requests initiated by OSP cannot be deleted by campus users in order to prevent accidental loss of OSP work.
5. eGC1 Search Fix: When searching eGC1s in advanced search, duplicate eGC1 search results have been removed.
6. Advance Budget Extension Request End Dates: A problem with Advance Budget Extension requests where the end date has not been calculated correctly has been rectified.
7. Budget Display for Award Setup Requests: Once you are searching for budgets to be able to connect to an Award Setup Request, SAGE will now display only those budgets that are not previously connected to an eGC1 or Award Setup Request.
July 19, 2023ORIS FT SAGE Modifications Release
1. Award Modifications (MODs): Campus and OSP can create and route Award Modification Requests
2. SAGE Central: Filter Award Request List by OSP and GCA individual and/or team assignments
July 7, 2023ORIS FT SAGE Release
1. Comprises of the Award Setup Requests
2. Comprises of the Cost Centers
3. SAGE Central
4. Comprises of the UW Centralized Sponsor & Donor Data
March 16, 2023SAGE Maintenance Release
1. Comprises of the HR/Payroll Web Service Update
2. Comprises of the FCOI Label Updates in FIDS

2022 Releases Delivered

Release DateRelease Description
December 27, 2022SAGE Maintenance Release
September 22, 2022SAGE Maintenance Release
1. Grants.gov Cipher and Cloud Migration Transition
2. Offers adjustments to the Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) Labels
June 8, 2022SAGE Maintenance: .NET Framework Upgrade
1. A technical infrastructure has been released only to upgrade the .NET Framework over to version 4.8, across the SAGE Suite.
2. This update is required to maintain the infrastructure stable, secure, and covered under Microsoft support plans.
February 23, 2022SAGE Maintenance: Grant Runner Forms-G updates
January 28-29, 2022SAGE Budget: Legacy Budget Format Deprecation

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