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COGNOS Upgrade to 10.1 Project Financial Area Representatives January 18, 2012
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Upgrade Project Scope Move off of “buggy” v 8.3 to 10.1 Leverage product improvements Stabilize the reporting system Simplify monthly maintenance Improve monthly report package & consolidate with SOA Free up resources towards PeopleSoft Move off of “buggy” v 8.3 to 10.1 Leverage product improvements Stabilize the reporting system Simplify monthly maintenance Improve monthly report package & consolidate with SOA Free up resources towards PeopleSoft
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New Features Monthly reports will be written to folders: Monthly reports will be written to folders: UNIT LEVEL (FOLDER 1)AREA LEVEL (FOLDER 2) Who receives? Account Administrators & SOA Delegates VP/AVP, Deans & persons who have been receiving monthly reports ScopeAll Unit Codes & FundsCertain Unit Codes, All Funds Reports Included? Statement of Accounts - 1 file with 4 worksheets: Monthly Account Summary SOA Detail Summary by Budget Group Summary by BG & Subacct Reconciliation Worksheet 12 Month Revenues & Expenditures - New
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Report Distribution Email will provide a hyperlink to network drive folders Recipient will see all folders he/she has security access to Folders will contain 2 months only – current month & prior month Email will provide a hyperlink to network drive folders Recipient will see all folders he/she has security access to Folders will contain 2 months only – current month & prior month
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Report Distribution Account administrators cannot opt out of receiving monthly emails - for compliance & subcertification purposes. Changes to recipients are made through existing forms & business processes: SOA delegates - DEFINE Departmental User Access Form (Section IV.) Account Administrators – Unit and Account Request Form Account administrators cannot opt out of receiving monthly emails - for compliance & subcertification purposes. Changes to recipients are made through existing forms & business processes: SOA delegates - DEFINE Departmental User Access Form (Section IV.) Account Administrators – Unit and Account Request Form
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Report Changes & Enhancements Overall – improved formatting SOA Detail Data more sortable & manipulative Transactional level details SOA Summary by Budget Group New report to replace monthly detail Provides balances at a budget group level Overall – improved formatting SOA Detail Data more sortable & manipulative Transactional level details SOA Summary by Budget Group New report to replace monthly detail Provides balances at a budget group level
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Report Changes & Enhancements SOA Summary by Budget Group & Subaccount Balances at budget group & subaccount levels Slight changes with presentation of adjusted budget SOA Summary by Budget Group & Subaccount Balances at budget group & subaccount levels Slight changes with presentation of adjusted budget
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Report Changes & Enhancements SOA Reconciliation Worksheet – will completely change to improve usability More concise worksheet for certification by administrators Worksheet will provide balances at budget group level, not subaccount One page wide Adds a worksheet with monthly income & expenses of PY & CY SOA Reconciliation Worksheet – will completely change to improve usability More concise worksheet for certification by administrators Worksheet will provide balances at budget group level, not subaccount One page wide Adds a worksheet with monthly income & expenses of PY & CY
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Report Changes & Enhancements New Report: 12 Month Revenue & Expenditures: Month to month revenues by budget group by subaccount Month to month expenditures by budget group by subaccount Use for projections, planning & to detect unusual patterns New Report: 12 Month Revenue & Expenditures: Month to month revenues by budget group by subaccount Month to month expenditures by budget group by subaccount Use for projections, planning & to detect unusual patterns
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System Improvements Framework Model Time to Run Reports Simplicity of Approach Ease of Maintenance Folder Structure Framework Model Time to Run Reports Simplicity of Approach Ease of Maintenance Folder Structure
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Next Steps Completion of: Framework data model Monthly report package Distribution model including testing & setup of network connections: Pilot group will receive test email to verify folder access Roll out for February month end reports Completion of: Framework data model Monthly report package Distribution model including testing & setup of network connections: Pilot group will receive test email to verify folder access Roll out for February month end reports
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