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Web Transfers & Finance Data Warehouse Training on June 6

May 21st, 2013

Finance Training Scheduled

Two training courses have been scheduled for June 6. Both courses are intended for those employees who have not yet received this training.

GL002 Web Transfers Training

This training covers how to process web budget and web expense transfers. It also covers hospitality payments and interdepartmental transfers. Please check with your upper management to determine if web transfers are necessary for your job responsibilities.

8:30 am to 9:30 am
Thursday, June 6
Clark Hall 505

FIN008 Finance Data Warehouse Training

This training covers running department financial reports. If you are interested in attending, you must enroll in the class session 2 days prior to confirm your access.

9:30 am to 11:30 am
Thursday, June 6
Clark Hall 505

Enroll by June 4

For detailed instructions on how to enroll in a training course, view Search for a Course & Enroll in a Session (pdf).

Questions

If you have any questions, please contact Information Support Services at 408-924-1530 or info-support@sjsu.edu.

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Finance Open Labs Scheduled

August 7th, 2012

Open Labs

Several Finance Open Labs have been scheduled (as listed below). Open labs are informal sessions where qualified personnel are available to assist department users who have access to the Finance System (CFS), including Finance Data Warehouse and Financial Transaction Services (FTS). Come to the open lab for help on a number of topics, including:

  • Understanding Procurement policies and guidelines
  • Entering web requisitions/travel reimbursements in FTS
  • Running a PO Life Cycle report in CFS
  • Assistance in reviewing financial activity in a Finance Data Warehouse report
  • Navigating the Procurement/Accounts Payable website
  • Recording receipts and inspections

Assistance

Employees in need of training to access the Finance systems (FTS, CFS and Data Warehouse) should contact the CMS Help Desk first for assistance. For a list of training courses required to access the Finance systems, see Training for Employees. Please contact the CMS Help Desk at cmshelp@sjsu.edu or 408-924-1530 if you have any questions.

Schedule

Update: The October 19 Open Lab has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Finance Open Labs
Date Time Location
Fri, July 27 8 am to 10:30 am Clark Hall 505
Fri, Aug 10 8 am to 10:30 am Clark Hall 505
Fri, Aug 24 8 am to 10:30 am Clark Hall 505
Fri, Sept 7 8 am to 10:30 am Clark Hall 505
Fri, Sept 21 8 am to 10:30 am Clark Hall 505
Fri, Oct 5 8 am to 10:30 am Clark Hall 505
Fri, Oct 19 cancelled cancelled
Fri, Nov 2 8 am to 10:30 am Clark Hall 505
Fri, Nov 16 8 am to 10:30 am Clark Hall 505
Fri, Nov 30 8 am to 10:30 am Clark Hall 505
Fri, Dec 14 8 am to 10:30 am Clark Hall 505

 

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Travel Open Lab for April 18 Cancelled

April 17th, 2012

Unfortunately, the Travel Open Lab scheduled for Wed., April 18 has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience.

We encourage employees to attend one of the other scheduled open labs. To view the schedule, see Travel Open Labs Scheduled.

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Travel Open Labs Scheduled—Updated

April 9th, 2012
  • Update on May 1: We have added an additional open lab scheduled for May 9. See table below for details.
  • Update on April 17: The open lab scheduled for April 18 has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Several Travel Open Labs have been scheduled. These are informal sessions open to all faculty and staff that use Travel Authorizations and Reimbursements in Financial Transaction Services.

No registration is needed. See schedule below. The first hour will be dedicated to presenting an overview of the new Travel Component. The remaining 2 hours will be reserved for questions and assisting users to create Travel Authorizations and Reimbursements.

Travel Open Labs
Date Time Location
Thurs, April 12 9:00 am to Noon Clark Hall 505
Wed, April 18 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Cancelled
Wed, April 25 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Clark Hall 505
Wed, May 2 9:00 am to Noon Clark Hall 505
Wed, May 9 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Clark Hall 505

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New FTS Travel Component to Go-Live

March 29th, 2012

Travel Reminder

As announced earlier this month, the new Travel Authorization and Reimbursement component in Financial Transaction Services (FTS) is scheduled to go-live Wednesday, April 4. To implement the new component, please be aware of following:

  • Complete and submit all your Travel Reimbursements by 5:00 pm Monday, April 2. Travel Reimbursements in open status after that time will be cancelled.
  • FTS will be unavailable from 12:00 Noon Tuesday, April 3 until go-live Wednesday, April 4.
  • A FinanceConnect listserv message will be sent to you once FTS is back online and live with the new component.

Activate Your Account

When the system comes back online, you will be able to sign in using your SJSUOne ID and password. If you have not yet done so, visit SJSUOne Activate Your Account. To activate your account, you will need your 9-digit SJSU ID (Tower ID), your birth date and your mailing address.

Travel Enhancements

The new Travel Authorization and Reimbursement Component feature a number of enhancements including: 

  • System sign in using your SJSUOne account with every faculty, staff and student having automatic access to this system as a Traveler
  • Paperless approval routing for both Travel Authorization and Travel Reimbursements – No more routing forms for signature!
  • Electronic submission of Travel Reimbursements, uploading supporting documentation and receipts
  • Automated email messages, communicating review, approval and submission information to travelers and Approving Officials
  • Review capability for submitted Travel Authorization and Reimbursement requests, allowing the traveler to check on the status of their request and where it is in the approval process
  • One trip number assigned, creating a correlation between the Travel Authorization and the Travel Reimbursement

Travel Tutorials

The new travel component is user friendly and training is not required. An online user guide will be available on MySJSU shortly after go-live.

Meeting for Finance Users

Details about the new Travel Authorization and Reimbursement component will be presented at:

Finance Spring 2012 What’s Up? Meeting
Wednesday, April 4
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
ENG 189
All campus Finance users are encouraged to attend

Contact FinanceConnect

Please share this information with staff and faculty in your area, as appropriate. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the FinanceConnect Hotline at 924-1558 or financeconnect@sjsu.edu.

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