Reminder: July 1 Deadline for Final Direct Retro Transactions

June 30, 2025
Communication

Direct Retro Tool Retirement

Transaction Deadline: July 1, 2025

We'd like to remind you that the Direct Retro tool will be retired early next week.

The last day to approve or deny pending Direct Retro transactions will be Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. (PT).

After this date, the tool will no longer be functional, but will remain accessible in view-only mode for historical transactions. Do not attempt to utilize Direct Retro after July 1, 2025, the transaction will not be processed.

Retirement Timeline

Departments must approve or deny pending Direct Retro transactions by July 1 at 5:00 p.m. (PT).
UCPath will run a final processing job by July 3, and transactions will be posted by July 4.
UCPath will cancel pending transactions that were not approved or denied by the deadline on July 7 and notify locations.

What to Expect

UCPath system roles for Direct Retro (DR) will be transferred to new, equivalent Salary Cost Transfer (SCT) roles. The previous DR system roles will be adjusted to view-only.

Following the Direct Retro tool retirement, we'll provide additional information and resources including:

Enhancements to SCT online resources, including updated training materials and web content
Information about transactions that cannot be processed through SCT following the Direct Retro tool retirement

Additionally, the Salary Cost Transfer tool will be refreshed by UCPath on July 7, 2025 due to related updates.