WI COMMODITY ORDERING SYSTEM

Commodity Allocation & Receipt Summary (CARS) Report Access

CARS Report The CARS report covers the monthly commodity distributions your agency received during the specified program year. The CARS Report should be used for year-end entry and/or audit purposes.

CARS Report Each agency is responsible for printing their own copy of the CARS report. The CARS report shows: the commodities received by your agency the value of these commodity items percentage of entitlement received

CARS Report To print a copy of the CARS report, each agency has to log- into the “WI Commodity Ordering System” and access their agency specific CARS report.

1. Open your internet browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.) 2.Type in the following address in the address screen of the internet browser: Accessing the WI Commodity Ordering System

3.Scroll down to the bottom of the page to the “Order USDA Commodities” section. 4.Click on the “WI Commodity Ordering System” link.

Accessing the WI Commodity Ordering System

5.The log-in screen for the “WI Commodity Ordering System” will be displayed. 6.Enter the User Id and Password for your agency. –The User ID is the agency code assigned to your agency (same as the fiscal claim system). –The password is the 4 digit password assigned to your agency (typically the same as the fiscal claim system).

Accessing the WI Commodity Ordering System

7. Once your are logged-into the commodity system, a message board will be displayed. Important commodity updates will be displayed on this message board and may change on a daily/weekly basis. 8. Read the message board and click on the “Continue” button located at the bottom of the message board screen.

Accessing the WI Commodity Ordering System

9. Select the program year by clicking on the desired program year. –The program year is listed by the fiscal year. –Example: For school year , click on program year 2009.

Accessing the WI Commodity Ordering System

Accessing the CARS Report 10.Once your agency has accessed the desired program year, the following words will be listed: Summary, Allocations, Orders, Reports, and Resources. –These words are listed below the web tool bar, but above the School Food Authority Summary portion of the system. 11.Click on the word “Reports.”

Accessing the CARS Report

12.Click on the words “CARS Report.”

Accessing the CARS Report

13.The CARS Report will now be displayed for the designated program year.

Accessing the CARS Report

14.To print a copy of the CARS report, click on the “Print” button located on the top of the web tool bar.

Accessing the CARS Report

The amount next to the line, “Total Value Received: Entitlement, Bonus, DoD, and Raw Product” is the total value of commodities your agency has received for the designated program year. This is the amount that may be needed for year-end and/or audit purposes.

Accessing the CARS Report