Dianne Copeland, Director FSIO Oracle CAB December 3, 2008 FSIO/FMLOB Update Dianne Copeland, Director FSIO Oracle CAB December 3, 2008

Standardization Data Processes Interfaces

Common Government Accounting Classification - CGAC Foundation of standardization, consolidation, and optimization Standard method for classifying financial effects Common data elements Standard names, definitions, and formats Align values for codes used by OMB and Treasury (e.g., bureau code) Addresses External Reporting Needs Internal Reporting Needs Other/Future Needs Published July 2007

CGAC Update Version 2.0 Combine Budget Bureau Code and Reporting Bureau Identifier Restructure of Agency Location Code (ALC) Examine future viability of Trading Partner Agency and Trading Partner Bureau Identifier Delete Alternate Organization ID Apply ISO 9000 – 11179 Naming standards to CGAC data elements Estimated Completion – July 2009

Business Process and Interface Standardization

Standardization – Business Processes Business Processes (BP) Funds Control Published July 2008 Payables Management Receivables Management Document Complete Scheduled for publication December 2008 Reimbursables Exposure draft published March 2009 Reporting Exposure draft published December 2008

Interface Standardization Goal: Develop a standard set of interfaces to the core financial system to be adopted by all federal agencies. Standard interfaces will include definitions and layout for required fields Coordinating with major processes E-Travel E-Payroll Acquisition Grants

Interface Standardization Other Potential Standard Interfaces with Core Financial System Budget Formulation Charge Card Human Resources Inventory Loans Property

OMB Policy and Implementation Strategy FSIO tested and certified software will include CGAC and standard business processes and will be released as the Federal configuration Integrators must implement the Federal configuration Agencies must use the Federal configuration The Federal configuration will be the standard; approved deviations must be registered with FSIO Agencies will implement new standards at time of major upgrade/implementation of financial system Based on system life cycle for financial system

Core Financial Systems Requirements Update Exposure draft of updated requirements – issued January 2009 Includes updates to support following standard business processes Funds Management Payment Management Second Exposure draft of updated requirement - issued December 2009 Receivables Management Reimbursables Management Reporting

Timeline 2008 FSIO completes standard business process development and updates the Core Financial System Requirements 2009 FSIO finalizes updates to Core Financial System Requirements and begin to create a new full test of the updated Core Financial System Requirements FSIO completes development of new full test of updated requirements and coordinates testing of Treasury system updates FSIO administers a full test of the updated Core Financial System Requirements

Oracle Version 12 Demonstration Update FSIO reviewed software release notes to determine extent of review required to certify software update Based on review FSIO determines level of effort to certify product Minimal changes – review of release notes Significant changes – vendor demonstration Major changes – full core system test

Oracle Version 12 Demonstration Update Oracle 12 update required vendor demonstration Demonstration Steps: Vendor configures system Vendor develops demonstration script FSIO reviews demonstration script Vendor performs demonstration FSIO reviews demonstration results Anticipated completion of Demonstration and Evaluation – Early January 2009

Document Library and Points of Contact FSIO and FMLoB documents on the web site www.fsio.gov FSIO main number 202.219.0526 Dianne E. Copeland FSIO Director General Services Administration Office: 202-219-0550    Fax: 202 219-0549 E-Mail: dianne.copeland@gsa.gov