The Texas A&M University System

Changes Made to FAMIS FRS Module

SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER 2008

AFR

• Manual Entries report

CANOPY

• FRS - Departmental Correction Request - DCR Document (must be implemented by Fiscal Office)

• FFX - Transfer Department Asset - TDP Document (must be implemented by Property Office)

• EPA - Employee Payroll Action
  • New field on Employee Tab
  • New option for Payroll by Account

• FFX
  • Search Page - Filter by Fiscal Year
  • FFX - Transfer Department Asset - TDP Document (must be implemented by Property Offices) (--COMING SOON!--)

• FRS
  • Multiple Favorite Account Lists
  • Account Reports Tab
  • Summary Page

• Routing & Approvals
  • Inbox - EPA ‘view’ change
  • DBR approvers can add or edit document notes

FRS

• Added remitter for ORP and TDA payments
• Added option to PBAR242 (Document Total Analysis)

JULY - AUGUST 2008

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

• New Confidential Indicator process now in Production

CANOPY

• Asset Transfer - TDP Document (Transfer Department Property)
• Other Enhancements

DBR

• Fiscal Year Processing for DBR documents

FRS

• FBPR072 download file addition
• PBAR720 - view archived purchase order information
• IBAR080 - print option added

MAY - JUNE 2008

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

• VBAR280 - Feed Data Compare to State Vendor On Hold File

CANOPY

• Transfer Department Property (TDP) process is now available
• Enhancements

DEPARTMENT BUDGET REQUEST (DBR)

• Revenue Budget Transfers

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

• FBAR342 - Open Commitments

PURCHASING

• Added TIBH field to Screens 224, 236, and 241.
• Commodity Code Requirement

MARCH - APRIL 2008

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

• New report available - VBAR341 (Updated ACH Vendor Information)

AFR

• Added download to Screen 179 (Line Item Definition Maintenance)

CANOPY

• Purchase Document Tracking
• Enhancements to CANOPY
• Bank Information Available
• Indirect Transaction Search
• Customizable User Profile
• Payroll Search by UIN
• PDF Version of Routed Document Available

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

• Monthly Employee Payroll Supplement Encumbrance
• Option Added to FBAR322 (Expenditures and Unexpended Balances

PRELIMINARY FIXED ASSETS

• New process for Non-Purchasing Preliminary Fixed Assets
• Modification to Screens 360, 361 and 362
• Added Screen 363 (View Non-Purchasing Preliminary Assets)
• New Report - TBAR363 (Incomplete Preliminary Fixed Assets)
• Batch Feed - TBXR068 (Preliminary Fixed Assets Upload)

ROUTING & APPROVALS

• New Routing & Approvals Manual Available
• Executive Level Routing

JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2008

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

• New program available - VBAR403 (Vendor Freeze)

CANOPY

• Multi select option added to Account Search and My Favorites
• Special views for Routing Inbox
• Time toggle for Inbox
• Favorite Accounts for each Campus Code
• Remove ALL Discard items in Routing Inbox function added
• Changes made to email notification

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

• Screen 58 - Support Acct Category Maintenance
• Flag added to FBAR475 (Account Attributes Download for TAMU Cash Receipts for CORE)
• Change to ABR Rule Table - Screen 804
• Added report to FBAR384 (File Extract for HUB Reporting: State Agencies Excluded from HUB

PURCHASING

• Total added to PBAR248 (Good Faith Effort Report)

2007 Updates