Service & Recharge Centers: The Center Lifecycle

Think you might want to set up Service or Recharge center? Find yourself now managing a Service or Recharge center and need to submit a renewal? Just curious about Service & Recharge center policies? This intermediate course will introduce participants to Service & Recharge centers at UW covering all major steps in the center lifecycle.

After completing this course participants will understand the major concepts behind how to set up, manage and close down a Service & Recharge center.

Topics covered include (but are not limited to):

  • Uniform Guidance policy governing centers
  • Resource tags that centers can use
  • All components of a rate
  • Equipment depreciation

Course assumes basic familiarity with:

  • Workday Finance and the Workday Foundation Data Model
  • Accounting terms and concepts
  • Departmental resource tags and how they function
  • Accounting processes such as depreciation and managing operating budgets
  • Financial compliance concepts essential to managing sponsored funds

Audience

For anyone who must lead the set up, management or close of a Service & Recharge Center.

Pathway

Managing financials

Research Administration Certificate

Elective

Last Updated

June 2026

Course Materials

Link to course materials

Related Learning

Award Administration: Fiscal Compliance (CORE 1040)