System Control Options (2 of 2) (SOP2)

The System Control Options (SOPT, SOP2) windows establish system-wide budget and accounting controls. The options chosen affect the operation of the financial system and how it handles the transactions entered for processing. Do not change these tables during a fiscal year. Updating information in these windows for a new fiscal year requires management decisions concerning budget and accounting policies. A detailed discussion of each option is contained in the User's Guide .

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Fiscal Year

Key field. Enter the last two digits of the applicable fiscal year.

General Accounting Options

Prior Document Reference

Default is Default [blank] . Select Yes [Y] to reference a previous document for use on original or modified document entries.

Vendor Name

Default is Default [blank] . Select Reqd [Y] if Vendor Name (VNAM) is desired. Select Not Reqd [N] if Vendor Name (VNAM) is not desired.

Enable Code Verification

Default is Default [blank] . Valid entries are Yes [Y] , No [N] , or Default [blank] . Select Yes [Y] to enable code verification on spending documents. Select No [N] if you do not want to verify codes on spending documents.

JV Payroll Encumbrance

Default is cleared [ blank ]. Select [ Y ] to indicate that Journal Voucher (JV) documents can post to payroll encumbrances.

Obligation Carry

Default is Default [blank] . This option involves the processing of payment vouchers when prior year encumbrances are referenced, and the expenditure exceeds the encumbrance. Select Yes [Y] to have the system accept payment vouchers that exceed the prior year purchase order as long as the purchase order amount does not exceed the prior year's system tolerance amount. Since both fiscal years are affected, all budgetary and coding requirements must be met in both years prior to the payment voucher being accepted. For more information, see the User's Guide .

When this option is Yes [Y] , the prior year encumbrance is cleared, the purchase order amount is expensed in the old year, and the payment voucher amount in excess of the original purchase order amount is expensed in the current year.

Other valid entries are No [N] , to expense the unencumbered amount on a separate payment voucher line, or Default [blank] .

Note Days

Required. Enter the number of lag days between the date when the text is entered and the date when the text is deleted from Note Pad Text (NOTE).

Update Appropriation from EB

Default is Default [blank] . Not used in MARS.

Update Real Time Ledger

Default is cleared [ N ]. Select [ Y ] if you want document processors to update the real time general ledger.

JV Cash Indicator Required

Default is Default [blank] . Select Yes [Y] to require an entry in the Cash Indicator when you enter a journal voucher document.

Project Accounting

Default is cleared [ N ]. Select [ Y ] if you use extended projects.

FASB/GASB Institution

Default is GASB [G] . Not used in MARS.

Allotment Amount Defaulted

Default is cleared [ blank ]. Not used in MARS.

NACUBO

Default is cleared [ N ]. Not used in MARS.

Subsystem Options

Job Cost

Default is Default [blank] . Select Yes [Y] if you use the Job Cost Subsystem.

Fleet Management

Default is Default [blank] . Not used in MARS.

Extended Purchasing

Default is Unknown [blank] . Valid selections are:

Installed [Y]

The Extended Purchasing Subsystem (EPS) is installed. Do not enter Installed [Y] unless you support the Extended Purchasing Subsystem (EPS) and the software is installed.

Installed with Linking [L]

Linking of commodity lines to accounting lines is on and the Extended Purchasing Subsystem (EPS) is installed.

Not Installed [N]

The Extended Purchasing Subsystem (EPS) is disabled.

Unknown [blank]

Default. It is not known whether the Extended Purchasing Subsystem is installed.

Inventory Control

Default is Default [blank] . Select Yes [Y] if you use the Inventory Control Subsystem.

Advanced Budget Prep

Default is cleared [ N ]. Select [ Y ] if you use the Advanced Budget Preparation Subsystem.

Fixed Asset History

Default is cleared [ N ]. Select [ Y ] to have entries made to Fixed Asset History (FHIS) when processing documents affecting fixed assets for a particular fiscal year.

Debt Management

Default is cleared [ N ]. Select [ Y ] if you use the Debt Management Subsystem.

Advanced Receivables

Default is cleared [ N ]. Select [ Y ] if you use the Advanced Receivables Subsystem.

Project Billing

Default is cleared [ N ]. Select [ Y ] if you use the Project Billing Subsystem.

Advanced Grants

Default is cleared [ N ]. Not used in MARS.

Automated Grants Entries

Default is Not Applicable [blank] . Not used in MARS.