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Improvements to Transaction Detail Search-Journals

Posted December 2, 2008 in Financial Reporting and Accounting, Grants and Contracts Accounting and tagged , .

The Transaction Detail Search for journals has been improved. The page has been redesigned making it more informative and user friendly. Links have been added to the page to provide additional information, which will help the user obtain information necessary … Continue reading →

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Printing Services’ Images Now Available

Posted November 19, 2008 in Financial Reporting and Accounting, Financial Services, Grants and Contracts Accounting and tagged , .

Publication & Printing Services’ documents are now available for viewing via Management Reports located under ‘Financial & Business Services’ in CIS. Should you experience a ‘Document Not Found’ error message when using the spyglass to access a document, please wait … Continue reading →

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Endowment Projections – Q4 FY 2008

Posted September 3, 2008 in Endowment & Investment Accounting, Financial Reporting and Accounting.

The ending quarter endowment pool unit market value for June 30, 2008, is $208.16 per unit. This information is necessary for Method 2 of projecting endowment income and is provided quarterly through FS News. All other factors in the instructions … Continue reading →

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Budget Amounts Listed on Management Reports

Posted August 7, 2008 in Financial Reporting and Accounting, Financial Services Technical Support and tagged , .

Budget Amounts Listed on Management Reports In connection with the implementation of the VISION budget system, budget amounts on monthly Management Reports may reflect budgeted amounts through the current month as opposed to an annual amount. This is a change … Continue reading →

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Steps to ensure that “Auto-numbered” forms work correctly in Internet Explorer 7

Posted August 4, 2008 in Accounts Payable, Financial Reporting and Accounting, Grants and Contracts Accounting, Procurement and Supply Management and tagged .

It has been discovered that when creating multiple Journal Entries, that the auto-numbering feature may not work correctly. If a user is creating Journal Entries and clicks “Reset Form” after the first form is complete, the next form does have … Continue reading →

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Easier to Read Documents in Management Reports

Posted July 28, 2008 in Accounts Payable, Financial Reporting and Accounting, Financial Services Technical Support, Grants and Contracts Accounting and tagged , .

Documents in Management Reports are now being displayed in PDF format. The PDF images are clearer and easier to read. A new added feature is the ability to view documents where there are duplicates. If a duplicate exists, more than … Continue reading →

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Editorial Changes to PPM 3-7 – Please Review

Posted June 6, 2008 in Controller, Financial Reporting and Accounting and tagged , .

Financial & Business Services has made editorial changes to PPM 3-7, Authorizations and Approvals Required for Financial Transactions. We have made changes to the language of the policy to better reflect procedures of electronic approval and delegation that are beginning … Continue reading →

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Endowment Projections – Q3 FY 2008

Posted June 2, 2008 in Endowment & Investment Accounting, Financial Reporting and Accounting.

The ending quarter endowment pool unit market value for March 31, 2008, is $211.56 per unit. This information is necessary for Method 2 of projecting endowment income and is provided quarterly through FS News. All other factors in the instructions … Continue reading →

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Blanket, Maintenance, and Lease Purchase Orders to Automatically Close

Posted May 12, 2008 in Accounts Payable, Financial Reporting and Accounting, Grants and Contracts Accounting, Procurement and Supply Management and tagged .

As a reminder, the Purchasing Department will automatically close all annual blanket, lease, and maintenance purchase orders valid through June 30, 2008. It is not necessary to submit an on-line closure request for these purchase orders. They will be closed … Continue reading →

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Purchase Order Closures Simplified Through Encumbrance Report

Posted April 23, 2008 in Accounts Payable, Financial Reporting and Accounting, Grants and Contracts Accounting, Procurement and Supply Management and tagged .

Effective April 23, 2008, we are pleased to announce the new ability to easily request purchase orders be closed through your Encumbrance Management Report. Confirm and submit your request to close unused or outdated purchase orders without filling-out or printing … Continue reading →

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