Finance Open Lab Schedule

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Message: Several Finance Open Labs have been scheduled.  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 & Cognos reports, and Financial
Transaction Services (FTS).

Come to the open lab for help on a number of topics:ber of topics, including:

-Understanding Procurement policies and guidelines
-Entering Requisitions or Travel Authorizations/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
-Reviewing PO/requisition information in CFS

All labs run on Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in Clark Hall 505
on each of the days listed below.  Be sure to bring your login
information with you.

July 27
Aug. 10
Aug. 24
Sept. 7
Sept. 21
Oct. 5
Oct. 19
Nov. 2
Nov. 16
Nov. 30
Dec. 14
Employees in need of training to access the Finance systems (FTS, CFS,
and Data Warehouse) should contact the CMS Help Desk first for
assistance at cmshelp@sjsu.edu .
A list of training courses required to access the Finance
systems can be found on CMS’s website- http://my.sjsu.edu/employees/training/ .
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GL002 Web Transfer Training Scheduled

Several GL002 Web Transfers training course sessions have been set up. Please check with your upper management to determine if you need this training course. 

To enroll in any GL002 training session, you simply need to register for the GL002 class in MySJSU using the instructions in Search for a Course and Enroll in a Session (pdf).

For assistance, contact the CMS Help Desk at cmshelp@sjsu.edu or 408-924-1530.

GL002 Web Transfer Training
Session Date Time Location
0093 Wed, Aug 8 8:00 am to 9:30 am Clark Hall 505
0094 Wed, Sept 12 8:00 am to 9:30 am Clark Hall 505
0095 Wed, Oct 10 8:00 am to 9:30 am Clark Hall 505
0096 Wed, Nov 14 8:00 am to 9:30 am Clark Hall 505
0097 Wed, Dec 12 8:00 am to 9:30 am Clark Hall 505

FIN008 Finance Data Warehouse Training Scheduled

In support of the CFS Data Warehouse, several FIN008 CSU Finance Data Warehouse training sessions have been scheduled. These sessions provide training on the new financial data
warehouse, as well as lab time to set up report defaults and work with your own data. This training is required to gain access to the CFS Data Warehouse.

Note: Pre-enrollment in these sessions is required. You must be enrolled at least 2 business days prior to the class session so we can create your access in the database. Drop-in students will not be allowed.

To enroll in any FDW training session, you simply need to register for the FIN008 class in MySJSU using the instructions in Search for a Course and Enroll in a Session (pdf). If you do not have access to CFS, bring an MPP-signed System Access Request (pdf) form to your training session.

For assistance, contact the CMS Help Desk at cmshelp@sjsu.edu or 408-924-1530.

FIN008 Finance Data Warehouse Training
Session Date Time Location
0037 Thurs, July 26 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Clark Hall 505
0038 Thurs, Aug 9 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Clark Hall 505
0039 Thurs, Aug 23 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Clark Hall 505
0040 Thurs, Sept 6 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Clark Hall 505
0041 Thurs, Oct 4 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Clark Hall 505
0042 Thurs, Nov 1 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Clark Hall 505
0043 Thurs, Dec 29 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Clark Hall 505

FIN007 Finance Overview for Managers Scheduled

Several FIN007 Finance Overview for Managers training course sessions have been set up (as listed below).  This training course is restriced to managers and academic department chairs.

To enroll in any FIN007 training session, you simply need to register for the FIN007 class in MySJSU using the instructions in Search for a Course and Enroll in a Session (pdf).

For assistance, contact the CMS Help Desk at cmshelp@sjsu.edu or 408-924-1530.

FIN007 Finance Overview for Managers
Session Date Time Location
0065 Wed, Aug 1 8:00 am to 9:30 am Clark Hall 505
0066 Wed, Aug 15 8:00 am to 9:30 am Clark Hall 505
0067 Wed, Aug 29 8:00 am to 9:30 am Clark Hall 505
0068 Wed, Sept 19 8:00 am to 9:30 am Clark Hall 505
0069 Wed, Oct 3 8:00 am to 9:30 am Clark Hall 505
0070 Wed, Nov 7 8:00 am to 9:30 am Clark Hall 505
0071 Wed, Dec 5 8:00 am to 9:30 am Clark Hall 505

Create/Update Vendor, Employee, and Student Information in FTS

**Original announcement posted in FinanceConnect list serv on 6/13/12**

Whether you have a question regarding a vendor, an address to update, or have a new vendor that needs to be created in order to pay…  vendor-request@sjsu.edu is here for you!  Communicate your vendor maintenance needs to us with our new dedicated email address.

Having the vendor ready to select or just updating a vendor address before you create your Direct Payment or Reimbursement request will help reduce delays in processing.  Also, when you review your voucher history in FTS, you will see the vendor’s name and not just a blank space.

We encourage you to use vendor-request@sjsu.edu in order to help us, help you! Please allow 3-5 business days to process requests.

To determine if a vendor or employee/student exist in FTS, use the look-up feature. If they do not exist in FTS, please follow the appropriate instructions below:

Direct Payment to Vendors

  • When requesting goods/services from a new vendor, have them complete the Vendor Data Record Std. 204 form.
  • Before creating the Direct Payment request, send the Vendor Data Record Std. 204 form to vendor-request@sjsu.edu along with the following information:
    • Vendor Name
    • Remittance Address
    • Description of Payment

Reimbursements to Students

  • Prior to creating a Student Reimbursement request, send an email to vendor-request@sjsu.edu with the following information:
    • Student Name
    • Student ID
    • Mailing Address
    • Description of Payment

Employee or Travel Reimbursements to University Employee

  • If address in FTS is not correct-
    • Did employee change address in HR/SA (MYSJSU) system?
      • If no, then address needs to be updated in HR/SA. Allow 24 hours for the update to be reflected in FTS.
      • If yes, then do you have an Employee Reimbursement Direct Deposit set-up with Accounts Payable?
        • If no, please contact CMS Help Desk for assistance.
        • If yes, please email request to vendor-request@sjsu.edu to update information in FTS because the Direct Deposit set-up will prevent auto updates from occurring.

Intermittent Employees

  • Employees who are active or inactive at different times may or may not be available to select for Reimbursement or to submit Travel.
  • If employee is not in FTS, then please contact vendor-request@sjsu.edu for further assistance and include the following information:
    • Employee Name
    • Employee ID
    • Mailing address
    • Description of Payment