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eMARS infoAdvantage Report DesignersUser Group Meeting August 22 - 24, 2006
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Meeting Agenda
Alex WhitenackPatrick O’ConnellJennifer Duvall
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•Introduction •Universes•Available Reports •Custom Reports Request Process•Common Issues and Tips•Question and Answer •Next Steps
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Visit the eMARS Web Sitehttp://finance.ky.gov/internal/emars/
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eMARS News and Alertshttp://mars.ky.gov/alerts/marsnewsalerts.htm
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Universes
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infoAdvantage UniversesGeographic LocationInventoryKY Cost AccountingPCARD_DTLPERProc Solicitation Lifecycle UnivProcurement Awards UniverseProcurement CardProcurement Folder UniverseProcurement Matching StatusProcurement Post Awards UniverseProcurement Reference Info UniverseProcurement Requisitions UniverseProof of NecessitySecurity and WorkflowTime UniverseTravel AccountingVendor
Accounts Payable - KentuckyAccounts Payable Open ItemsAccounts ReceivableBudget Execution Universe - KYBudget Vs Actual Measures UniverseBudget Vs Actual UniverseChart of AccountsCingularCommodity Journal UniverseCommodity UniverseCommon Reference UniverseCost AccountingDocument CatalogePayFixed Assets
General Accounting
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infoAdvantage Universes
• CGI-AMS infoAdvantage Universes and Reports Guide documentation available on eMARS Web site @ http://finance.ky.gov/internal/eMARS/ under the A.I.L. Documentation/Reports link.
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General Accounting Universe
General Accounting Universe
Chart of Accounts Universe
Business Function Universe
Time Universe
Geographical Location Universe
Vendor Universe
Document Catalog
Universe
Journal Accounting
Universe
Infrastructure Universe
Figure – General Accounting Universe and Links
Legend
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Budget Execution Universe - KY
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Accounts Payable - Kentucky
Provides Check Writer information
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infoAdvantage Reports
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Available Reports
Statewide reports currently available include:– Allotment Reports– Budget Reports– Cash Reports– ePAY Reports– Expenditure Reports– Grants/Project Reports – Management Budget Reports – Revenue Reports– Vendor Reports
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Additional Reports
Reports under development include:– Cingular– Fixed Asset Reports– Procurement Card Reports
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Custom Report Request Process
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Custom Report Request Process
• Statewide Request– Contact the Customer Resource Center (CRC)
– CRC staff will work with you in collecting the needed information and log a help desk case.
– The case will be routed to the appropriate support resource for consideration
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Custom Report Request Process
• Department Request– Contact Your Report Designer
– A list of department report designers is available on eMARS Web site @ http://finance.ky.gov/internal/eMARS/under the A.I.L. Documentation/Reports link.
– Verify your reporting contacts.
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Common Issues and Tips
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Response Time
• Response Time When Running Reports
- Delay in prompts showing up
- Response time after inputting prompt information.
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Common Errors
• BusObj error BOL #109 The following data providers have not been successfully refreshed: detail. (DMA007) (kyadvprod8) (returned by function Refreshing Document)
• No BOManager process available. Contact your Business Objects administrator to enable this module. (Error: WI0504) (returned by function Refreshing Document) )
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Formulas and Variables
• Formulas and Variables
- Formula: A set of instructions that you enter in a cell to perform numeric calculations (adding, multiplying, averaging, etc.)
- Variable: Used to represent a data item whose value can be changed. The variable is entered into the cell.
• When should you use?– You can use either a formula or a variable whenever you
choose, but as good practice, you should always create a variable using the formula you need.
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Formula and Variables
• Formula Example– Expenditures For Department 758 By Fund
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Formula and Variables
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Formula and Variables
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Formula.
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Formula and Variables
• Variable Example: – Show Cash And Accrued Expenditures.
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Formula and Variables
• Variable Name is “Accrd Exp”• Breakdown=
IF =If([Closing Classification]InList("11");THEN [Pstng Amount];ELSE 0)
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Saving Reports to Excel
• Saving Reports to Excel from Personal Documents- Save report created in infoAdvantage to
Personal Documents.
- Go to Personal Documents
- Open Report
- Click on Save and choose Save To My ComputerMicrosoft Excel Format
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Saving Reports to Excel
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Saving Reports to Excel
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Saving Reports to ExcelIf you receive this screen click on the error message to receive
the pop up menu and select “Download File
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Saving Reports to Excel
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Saving Reports to Excel
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Saving Reports to Excel
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Viewing and Printing Reports
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Viewing and Printing Reports
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Closing Classifications
Closing Classification
Closing Classification Name
1 Asset Roll Forward2 Liability Roll Forward3 Equity Roll Forward4 Contra Asset Roll Forward5 Cash Roll Forward6 Accounts Left In Old Year7 Equity Offsets Closed To Net Assets10 Cash Expenditures11 Accrued Expenditures12 Encumbrances13 Pre Encumbrances14 Collected Revenue15 Billed Revenue
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Closing Classifications
Closing Classification – in infoAdvantage
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Additional Tips
• Joining Universes– You can NOT join universes using infoAdvantage– Requires Business Objects Thick Client
• Suppressing Data in infoAdvantage– Rows can NOT be suppressed to just show totals– Rows can be shrunk in height as a work around
but the report is not pretty– Requires Business Objects Thick Client
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Additional Tips
• Editing Thick Client Reports– You can NOT edit Thick Client reports using
infoAdvantage, only those reports created in infoAdvantage.
– Requires Business Objects Thick Client
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Business Objects Thick Client
• Obtaining License for Business Objects Thick Client– Contact your departmental technical resource or
contact COT Helpdesk– Version 6.5.1 SP2– Newer versions are NOT supported
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Resources (Books)
• Creating Documents with Business Objects: Web Intelligence Course by Robert D. Schmidt
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Resources (Books)
• Business Objects: Complete Report Writing Courseby Robert D. Schmidt
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Resources (Books)
• Creating Documents with Business Objects: The Ultimate Resource for Business Objects by Robert D. Schmidt
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Questions?
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Next Steps
• Focus Groups– Frequency– Topics
• Potential Newsletter Articles for End-Users• Verify/Identify Reporting Leads
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Support Organization
Customer Resource Center�Help Desk Support�Open Monday thru Friday 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. �New Email to log requests. Place a meaningful subject on
the email and a full description in the [email protected]
502-564-9641 or toll-free 877-973-HELP