1. Bank of CSU AND CPO PROCESSING
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Bank of CSU AND CPO PROCESSING
Lisa Kasten, General Accounting Manager, Chancellor’s Office
Lorissa Cheney, Assistant Manager, Cash Accounting, CO

2. Understanding the Bank of CSU and CPOs
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Understanding the Bank of CSU and CPOs
Today, we are going to review:
What is the Bank of CSU
What are CPOs
How to request a CPO
How to see status of in progress CPOs
How to search for a completed CPO
How to use the Bank of CSU online site
How to retrieve the reconciled statements

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What is the Bank of CSU?
Is it the CSU banking and investment structure?
Is it the online bank site?
Is it the reconciled statement?
Is it a way to view distributed CPOs?

4. The Bank of CSU Structure
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The Bank of CSU Structure
*CSU Legal Accounting and Reporting Manual –Chapter 34
Wells Fargo Bank (clearing bank for daily deposits, disbursements, wires, etc.)
US Bank (custodian bank for investments)
Together, WFB and US Bank comprise the Systemwide Investment Fund Trust (SWIFT), a.k.a the Bank of CSU.

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What is a CPO?
A Cash Posting Order (CPO) is a mechanism to move SWIFT dollars between members of the SWIFT investment pool.
Provides System wide account coding
Allows for campus account coding

6. What is the CPO Request Online Tool?
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What is the CPO Request Online Tool?
Online tool to request a cash posting order (CPO)
Allows for status and tracking progress
View the CPO Process Guide
Another access point to the Bank of CSU

7. Navigating the CPO Request site
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Navigating the CPO Request site
How to access the CPO request site:
CSYou  Tools & Services  Financial Tools  CPO Request

8. How to Create a CPO Request
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How to Create a CPO Request
Let’s get started: Click on

9. Helpful Tips for Completing a CPO Request
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Helpful Tips for Completing a CPO Request
Keep Subject Line & Detailed Descriptions short and meaningful
Verify Back-up
Make sure total dollar amount ties
Correct campuses selected
Include approvals from other campuses
Example: MOU, communication between campuses for payments or invoices, or campus approvals.

10. Helpful Tips for Completing a CPO Request (cont.)
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Helpful Tips for Completing a CPO Request (cont.)
Campus user should recommend entries
CO Accounting to provide final accounting entries

11. Helpful Tips for Completing a CPO Request (cont.)
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Helpful Tips for Completing a CPO Request (cont.)
What’s new?
Can now enter multiple “Business Units” in the PS Chartfield information (highly recommended)

12. How to view a CPO Request
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How to view a CPO Request
Can I see my pending CPO Requests?
Scroll down the main CPO Request page to the
“My Pending CPOs”

13. How to view a CPO Request (cont.)
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How to view a CPO Request (cont.)
How can I see my completed CPOs?
Scroll down on the CPO Home page

14. How to view a CPO Request (cont.)
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How to view a CPO Request (cont.)
Access “Completed CPOs” from main CPO Request page left side navigation for search function

15. Navigating the CPO Request site
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Navigating the CPO Request site
Viewing CPOs in
Go with Internet Explorer…
Need access to CPOs? Have your campus AVP (or delegate) send a request to:
Questions Regarding CPOs
Contact Terri Porter: or (562)
The “Ask a Question” Hyperlink under CPO Request

16. What is the Bank of CSU Online?
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What is the Bank of CSU Online?
Web Tool to get real time activity
Provides daily CPO activity
Access anytime throughout the month to reconcile CPO activity
Flexible date parameters to search CPO information

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The Bank of CSU Online
Details version:

18. Uses for the Bank of CSU Online:
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Uses for the Bank of CSU Online:
Export CPO information to Excel or other formats
Create reports or additional searches with exported data
Monthly reconciliations
Final campus reconciliation should only be done after the “reconciled” statement is issued on the 3rd business day.

19. Bank of CSU Online: How to export data
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Bank of CSU Online: How to export data
Accessing the “Actions” drop down in the upper left corner of the screen:

20. Bank of CSU – Reconciled Statements
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Bank of CSU – Reconciled Statements
Click on the link

21. How to get access to the Bank of CSU Online?
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How to get access to the Bank of CSU Online?
Utilizing Single Sign-on through CSYou!
Need Access?
Have your campus AVP (or delegate) send a request to:
Lorissa Cheney –
Please do not use the request
access button on the site.

22. Can’t find Bank of CSU Online?
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Can’t find Bank of CSU Online?
Through CSYOU online site you have two choice to access:
Tools & Services  Financial Tools  Bank of CSU
Tools & Service  Financial Tools CPO Request  Bank of CSU

23. Still can’t find Bank of CSU Online?
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Still can’t find Bank of CSU Online?
Click your campus “link” will get you inside the Bank of CSU online site.

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