Banner Alerts & Resources

This page is for users of Banner Finance/Payroll and other OBFS systems. It includes system notices, calendar of events, a list of reports available to help you do your job, links to other system status pages, and system user resources consolidated on the right side of this page under Log In, Finance Toolkit, Payroll Toolkit, Web Sites and News & Announcements.

IF YOU ARE NEW to business systems and need to request access to Banner or other business systems, View Direct, or to the Decision Support Data Warehouse (to create custom reports, queries, or data downloads), contact your Unit Security Contact (USC) . Also, visit the Orientation for New Business and Finance Employees site. This website will give you a sense of the complexity of the fiscal operations at the University, the various roles and responsibilities of departmental business and finance office employees, and the resources and support offered by the Office of Business and Financial Services (OBFS).

System Notices

April 2013 (FY13 Period 10) Month-end Standard Finance Reports:

DONE

Last Updated 5/6/13 - 11:50 AM

This status table is updated as activities are completed. If you wish to receive monthly notices in your e-mail when OBFS completes the review of the month-end standard reports, go to the OBFS News Service sign up page, check the "Accounting & Financial Rpt" box, enter your e-mail as requested and click the Subscribe button.

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Events:

• Calendar of Finance Events & Deadlines (includes FY11 Closing/FY12 Opening Critical Dates)

• Calendar of OBFS Training Events

• Decision Support Events (user group meetings, practice open labs, etc.)

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Reports:

• Fund, Organization, Account, Program, Activity, Location and Index hierarchies and codes are available in View Direct and updated nightly.

• Finance Month-End Standard Reports (See Month-End Status notice above)

• Payroll Reports are available in View Direct under: HRPAY00103 LABOR DISTRIBUTION - MONTH END (all pay periods available after the finance month-end closing) and HRPAY00104 LABOR DISTRIBUTION - PAY PERIOD (Bi-Weekly and Monthly periods available three days prior to each period pay date).

• Receipts Required Report [updated daily] - Helps you identify purchase order transactions requiring submission of receiving reports to complete payment to vendor.

• Open Encumbrance Reports - Helps you identify encumbrance balances that need to be modified, liquidated or closed.

  • Open Encumbrance Report: Chart 1 [updated monthly]

  • Open Encumbrance Report: Charts 2, 4, 7, and 9   [updated monthly]

• NACUBO-Fund Type Discrepancy Report - Helps you identify possible rogue transactions or the need to correct the NACUBO function of a Program code.

• Rogue FOAPAL Report [updated monthly] - Helps you identify possible rogue balances involving your department.

• Multiple-Person Information Reports - Helps you verify designation of Financial Managers and General Ledger Report Distribution Contacts (GLDC) for:

  • Fund Codes Chart 1 [updated monthly]

  • Fund Codes Chart 2 [updated monthly]

  • Fund Codes Chart 4 [updated monthly]

  • Fund Codes Chart 9 [updated monthly]

  • Organization Codes [updated monthly]

  • Program Codes [updated monthly]

• Unused FOPAL Codes Reports - Helps you identify unused codes that need to be terminated, including:

  • Unused fund codes [updated monthly]

  • Unused organization codes [updated monthly]

  • Unused program codes [updated monthly]

  • Unused activity codes [updated monthly]

  • Unused index codes [updated monthly]

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Other systems information may also be found at:

• AITS Check System Status - For information about current AITS alerts, outages, and event notices. Contact the AITS Service Desk if you experience problems with access or functionality of the UI-Integrate/Banner system.

• Decision Support System Status - For status of the various systems that make up the reporting environment.

• CITES Status of Services (UIUC) - Information for users of the Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services (CITES) on the UIUC campus, including updates about outages and problems, regularly scheduled maintenance, and service announcements.

• ACCC UpReport (UIC) - Information for users of the Academic Computing and Communications Center (ACCC) services on the UIC campus, including announcements about impending downtime and any emergencies.

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Last Updated: May 6, 2013