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Performing GL Closing Activities in PeopleSoft 9.0

Participant Guide

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Table of Contents
COURSE OVERVIEW

Audience

Required Prerequisites

Course Lessons

Current Process Description

What s Changing?

Benefits

LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO CLOSING

Lesson Objectives

Closing Overview

Lesson Checkpoint Questions

Lesson Summary

LESSON 2: PERFORMING MONTHLY, QUARTERLY AND YEAR END CLOSE

Lesson Objectives

Monthly and Quarterly Closing Processes

Year End Close

Lesson Checkpoint Questions

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Lesson Summary

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LESSON 3: PERFORMING TREASURY RECONCILIATIONS AND VARIANCE ANALYSIS


(BSC ONLY)
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Lesson Objectives

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Performing Treasury Reconciliations Overview

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Performing Treasury Reconciliations Process

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Lesson Checkpoint Questions

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Lesson Summary

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LESSON 4: PROCESSING FINANCIAL STATEMENT CONSOLIDATION

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Lesson Objectives

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Processing Financial Statement Consolidation Overview

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Processing Financial Statement Consolidation Process Steps

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Lesson Checkpoint Questions

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Lesson Summary

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LESSON 5: RUNNING GENERAL LEDGER REPORTS

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Lesson Objectives

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General Ledger Reports Overview

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Running nVision Reports

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Lesson Checkpoint Questions

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Lesson Summary

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COURSE EVALUATION

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PERFORMANCE SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION

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Course Overview
Audience
This course is intended for all agencies and BSC General Accounting.

Required Prerequisites
Performing PeopleSoft 9.0 General Accounting Processes

Course Lessons

Introduction to Closing: (30 minutes)


Performing Monthly, Quarterly and Year End Close: (5 hours)
Performing Treasury Reconciliations and Variance Analysis: (4 hours)
Processing Financial Statement Consolidation: (4 hours)
Running General Ledger Reports: (2.5 hours)

Current Process Description


Currently, the MTA agencies use different processes for running their monthly, quarterly
and year end closing activities. Each agency is responsible for conducting its individual
closing responsibilities. Specific processes for carrying out these responsibilities vary
across the MTA agencies.

What s Changing?
All MTA agencies will use PeopleSoft General Ledger functionality to run the monthly,
quarterly and year-end closing activities. PeopleSoft nVision and SQR reports will be
used to summarize accounting activity across the MTA agencies. PeopleSoft Book to
Bank will be used to automate the reconciliation of bank statements to their
corresponding accounts in PeopleSoft General Ledger. The PeopleSoft Financial
Consolidation process will be used to aggregate data, eliminate recording information in
various Business Units and automate the posting of elimination information across the
MTA.

Benefits
Key benefits include:
Creates standardization across all MTA agency business transactions.
Allows all MTA agency monthly, quarterly and year-end closing processes to
occur within the same General Ledger.
Reduces time spent on data entry, accounting balance reconciliation, and report
generation through a single interfacing accounting system.
Develops the overall Inter-company accounting process.

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Lesson 1: Introduction to Closing


Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
Describe an overview of the monthly, quarterly and year end closing process.

Closing Overview
Closing activities allow companies to close specific periods of time (monthly or quarterly
close) as well as close profit and loss accounts to retained earnings on a yearly basis
(year end close). This allows financial activity for the accounting period to be summarized
in order to allow the processing of the next accounting period s activity. Year end closing
differs from monthly or quarterly closing in that year end activities close the profit and loss
(P/L) accounts to retained earnings. The table below describes some key features of
year end closing:
Year End Close
It
Closes
the
year
specified
on
the
Account
ChartField, the Alternate Account
is
ChartField,
or
both.
c
ri
ti Unless the Set Default Retained Earnings option is set to Off, all P/L accounts are
closed.
c
a Carries forward closing balances to beginning balances for balance sheet
l accounts. If closing is not performed for all book codes and balance sheets,
t closing balances carried forward to beginning balances are only balanced for the
h set of accounts defined by the closed book codes or the closed balance sheets.
a Directly updates the ledger. Optionally, creates journal entries for any transaction
t that affects ledger balances.
e
Automatically closes all adjustment periods for the year.
a
c Includes Account or Alternate Account in P/L ChartFields.
h
a
gency have all transactions entered and finalized in the General Ledger prior to
beginning closing activities. This includes all batch jobs and monthly entries that occur
from the agency to the General Ledger. In addition, all necessary corrections should be
completed by the BSC and MTA agencies in the PeopleSoft sub-modules prior to closing
activities.
Key financial reports are produced and reviewed to monitor the business s financial status
with respect to financing and investing activities and its operating activities.

Lesson Checkpoint Questions


Identify what word fills in the blank:
1. Year end activities close the __________ and _________ accounts to retained
earnings.
2. __________ close carries forward closing balances.

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Lesson Summary
Closing activities allow companies to close specific periods of time (monthly or
quarterly close) as well as close profit and loss accounts to retained earnings on a
yearly basis (year end close). This allows financial activity for the accounting period to be
summarized in order to allow the processing of the next accounting period s activity. It is
critical that each agency have all transactions entered and finalized in the General
Ledger prior to beginning closing activities. In addition, all necessary corrections should
be completed by the MTA agencies in the PeopleSoft sub-modules prior to closing
activities.

Lesson 2: Performing Monthly, Quarterly and Year End


Close
Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
Conduct Monthly and Quarterly Closing Processes
Understand the monthly and quarterly closing processes
Describe Year End Closing Processes
Discuss the year end closing process

Monthly and Quarterly Closing Processes


Fiscal Calendar
PeopleSoft provides the functionality to maintain a variety calendars for the MTA. The
most commonly used calendar to set up the fiscal calendar year is the Detail Calendar.
This calendar defines the beginning and end dates and number of accounting periods in
a fiscal calendar year.
Walk Thru 1 View Detail Calendar and Open Period Mass Update
Navigation: Set Up Financials/Supply Chain > Common Definitions >
Calendars/Schedules > Detail Calendar

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1. Perform one of the following actions:


If You Need To
Find an Existing
Value

Add a New Value

Complete the Following


Remain on the Find an Existing Value tab.
Enter values in the Set ID, Calendar ID, and Fiscal
Year fields.

Click
to display potential matches.
Select the appropriate item from the list.
Click on the Add a New Value tab.
Enter the new value in the Set ID and Calendar ID
fields.

Click

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2. The Calendar Periods tab displays the beginning and end dates and number of
accounting periods in a fiscal calendar year. The MTA has 12 periods per fiscal
year, one period corresponding to each month.
Monthly and Quarterly Close (BSC Only)
The Open Periods Mass Update functionality is used to make mass changes to open
periods for Business Units. This functionality is used for monthly and quarterly closing
activities by the MTA.
Navigation: Set Up Financials/Supply Chain > Business United Related > General
Ledger > Open Periods > Open Period Mass Update

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1. Users can select a particular product, subsystem or set of subsystems (i.e.Accounts Payable, Asset Management, etc.) to close as well as the specific
period (month or quarter) in a designated calendar year.
2. Once specific periods and subsystems have been selected for closing, click
and subsequently

Year End Close


Before year end close begins, the process uncloses the periods in the fiscal year that is
being processed. It then closes the P/L accounts to retained earnings and generates
the balance forward amounts. It directly updates the ledger and creates offsets to the
retained earnings amounts.
Closing a year and opening a new one can be an iterative process. This is due to the
potential for unknown final adjustments for weeks after year close. General Ledger
enables users to carry on normal accounting and reporting activities during year end,
while maintaining control over the closing process. The following procedures typically
occur during year end close:

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1. Stop processing accounting transactions for the current fiscal year.


2. Produce preliminary year end reports.
3. Begin to process the upcoming fiscal year.
4. Record adjustments to the current fiscal year.
a. When posting adjusting entries to the current fiscal year, enter them as
adjusting journals. Alternatively, reopen the appropriate accounting
period, enter and post the entries, and close the period again.
5. Close the current fiscal year.
6. Produce reports for the upcoming fiscal year.
7. Make additional adjustments to the current fiscal year.
8. Reclose the current fiscal year.

Year End Closing Process Steps


The year end closing process consists of several steps:
1. Define ChartField value sets
a. Define the set of values for the ChartFields that the system uses as the
source for the year end closing.
2. Define Year End Closing Rules
a. Year end closing creates carry forward balances. Define the rules for the
year end close using the closing rules component. Specifically, the MTA
must identify:
i. The P/L accounts to close to the various retained earnings
accounts (defined by the agency).
ii. Whether to store P/L reversal entries.
iii.
Whether to have beginning balances reflect separate
debits or credits, or whether to reflect the net of the debits and
credits.
iv.
Whether to close the general ledger periods.
v. Whether to create journal entries for the year end entries.
vi.
The ChartField value sets to use for the roll-forward
amounts.
3. Run the Closing Request
a. When requesting the year end close to be processed, identify:
i. The ledger to close.
ii. The closing rule to use.
iii.
The date to use as the closing date.
iv.
The Business Units to close.
Key financial reports showing year to date and budget versus actuals are produced
through monthly, quarterly, and year end close activities and reviewed to monitor the
business s financial status with respect to financing and investing activities and its
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operating activities (i.e. is revenue sufficient to cover cost of producing/servicing and


cover expenses?). All adjustments are made as necessary.
PeopleSoft defines special periods in addition to the periods defined in the calendar for a
ledger that are important to year-end close. These include:
Period 0: This period contains balance forward amounts (i.e. the balance at the
beginning of each year). The closing process is the only PeopleSoft General Ledger
process that updates this period.
Period 998: This period contains adjusting entries that have been entered. An
adjusting entry is indicated on the journal entry panel via a checkbox.
Period 999: This period contains the results of the year end close. The year end
closing entry to book the current year end net income to retained earnings is posted
to this period. The closing process is the only PeopleSoft General Ledger process
that updates this period.

Walk Thru 2 - Run Year End Close Process Steps (BSC Only)
The following steps should be used to run year end process steps in PeopleSoft 9.0.
1. Log onto PeopleSoft 9.0 with your user name and password.
Navigation: General Ledger > Close Ledgers > Request Ledger Close

2. Perform one of the following actions:


If You Need To
Find an Existing
Value

Add a New Value

Complete the Following


Remain on the Find an Existing Value tab.
Enter a value in the Run Control ID field.

Click
to display potential matches.
Select the appropriate item from the list.
Click on the Add a New Value tab.
Enter the new value in the Run Control ID field.

Click

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3. In the Process Frequency box, select Once.


4. To close revenue and expense accounts to retained earnings and roll forward
beginning balances to the upcoming fiscal year, use the Close Request page to
initiate the background request. General Ledger performs closing according to
the options selected in the closing rules. Complete the following fields on the
Ledger Close Request page:

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Field Name
Close Request
Type

Description
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Specify the type of close that the system runs. Options
are
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Close and Undo. For
year-end
close,
it
is
not
necessary
to
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undo a close before rerunning the close because existing
9.0
amounts are deleted first. In case of an error, toParticipant
reverse theGuide
retained earnings and balance-forward calculations, select
Undo.
Fiscal Year
Enter the year to be closed or the year of the closing to be
undone.
Business
a Business
to determine
which
ledger groups and
5.
Click Unit For to Select
go to the
ProcessUnit
Scheduler
Request
page.
Prompting
closing rules can be selected.
Check only, Do not Select to have the close process perform validation checking
6. Enter
the requiredbut
parameters
and retained
click
. or balance-forward
process
not calculate
earnings
amounts.
7. Closing
Note the
process Select
instance
Process
to go to the Process
Rule
thenumber
closingand
rule click
to use
for thisMonitor
request.
Monitor
page.
Ledger Group
Select the ledger group for the ledger being closed.
Ledger
Enter a specific ledger to process or leave this field blank to
process
ledgers
the ledger
8. Click
until the all
Run
Statusin field
for the group.
process reads Success.
Closing Date
Select either BU Process Date or As of Date and enter the date
Option area
in the Specify field. The BU Process Date uses the process
date of the Business Unit as the As of Date for the closing
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processes. The As of Date is a specific date for the closing
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process.
a
Selections
area
Select either Selected Detail Values or Detail Selected
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Parents. The Selected Detail Values option is used to enter
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one or more Business Unit values in the Business Unit to Close
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field. The Detail Selected Parents option is used to specify a
d
tree containing the Business Units to close. If the latter is
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selected, the fields Tree Set ID, Tree, and Level become unl
grayed for data entry.
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Business
Unit
to
If the Selected Detail Values option is enabled, select a
s
Close
area
Business Unit in the Select Value field. To close or undo a
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close for more than one Business Unit, click the Add button and
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select another Business Unit.
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Rules (BSC Only)
Closing rules define how General Ledger calculates retained earnings and carries forward
balances to the new year. The rules are defined by the Closing Set ID. Using the
Closing Rules panel group, the General Ledger System Administrator creates a closing
rule. The PeopleSoft functionality provides flexibility in the determination of how retained
earnings are calculated. Depending on the needs, users can:
Close all P/L accounts to a single retained earnings account in total for a Business
Unit.
Close all P/L accounts to a single retained earnings account, but break down this
amount by the ChartFields selected to track profit and loss.
Close selected P/L accounts and ChartFields to multiple retained earnings accounts.
Close by selected book code using accounts with a particular book code, or close to
override accounts and retain the book code.
The following pages are used to define closing rules:

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Page
Closing Rules

Net Income/
Retained
Earnings
Journal
Options

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Use
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General Ledger > Close Ledgers >
Identify the type
of closing
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Closing Rules > Closing Performing
Options (tab)
(year
end),
closing
scope,
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General Ledger > Close Ledgers >
Identify the P/L
ChartField
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Guide
Closing Rules > Net Income/Retained value sets and the retained
Earnings (tab)
earnings ChartFields for the
closing.
General Ledger > Close Ledgers >
Define journal options for
Closing Rules > Journal Options (tab) the system-generated
journals created during the
close. Also specify whether
to create journal entries for
year end close.
General Ledger > Close Ledgers >
Identify whether to roll
Closing Rules > Roll Forward Options forward accounts with zero
(tab)
balances. Also indicate
whether to roll forward
none, some or all of the
profit and loss accounts.

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Navigation: General Ledger > Close Ledgers > Closing Rules

1. Perform one of the following actions:


Need
To
Complete the Following
2.If You
Closing
Options
tab appears.
Find an Existing
Remain on the Find an Existing Value tab.
Value
Enter a value in the SetID, Closing Rule, and Closing
Type fields.

Add a New Value

Click
to display potential matches.
Select the appropriate item from the list.
Click on the Add a New Value tab.
Enter new value in the SetID, Closing Rule, and
Closing Type fields.

Click

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3. Complete the following fields:


4. Click Field
on
Description
Ledger Template

Status

Purpose
.
Enter a brief description of the closing rule to appear on
pages and reports.
Select the ledger template associated with the ledger to be
closed. PeopleSoft uses the template to identify which
ChartFields to list in the selections fields for the closing
rule.
Select Active or Inactive.

5. Select the appropriate year end close options for the specific transaction from the
following list:
Purpose
6. Click Field
on the Net Income/Retained Earnings tab.
Close by
The majority of year end closes are based on the Account
ChartField.
Set Default Retained
Select to use the default retained earnings defined on the
Earnings
Closing Options page. If not selected, the Net
Income/Retained Earnings page must be used to define all
closing accounts.
Create Jrnl by RE
Select to have year end close create separate journals for
Group
each P/L ChartField value set group and retained earnings
pair.
Close the G/L Open
Select to close all open General Ledger periods for the
Periods
Business Unit and ledger group combination and year
being closed.
Close Adjustment
Select to close all open adjustment periods for the
Periods
Business Unit and ledger group combination and year
being closed.
Store P/L Reversal
Select to store P/L offsets in period 999. If this option is
Entries
not selected, offsets are not stored in period 999. If period
999 is selected for reports, the ledger will not be balanced.
Initialize DR/CR with
Select to begin the year with net balances of debits and
Net Bal
credits, instead of carrying forward separate balances.
7. Complete the followingThis
fields:
option is only available if separate debits and credits
are enabled.
Close DR/CR with Net
Select this option to net the separated debit and credit
Balance
amounts during a year end close for the P/L accounts
before posting a single net amount to period 999.

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Field
Close to Multiple Ret
Earnings

Purpose
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Select to close to multiple retained earnings accounts.
If
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cleared, the system
uses
the
default
account
for
retained
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accounts will close to the default retained earnings
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account.
Profit/Loss
Identify the profit and loss accounts to be closed.
ChartField Value Set
Select the ChartField value set for the P/L accounts to be
closed. If there are other P/L ChartField value sets that
8. Click on the Journal Options
close to tab.
the same retained earnings account, click the Add
button and select the appropriate ChartField value set.
Update/New
Click to access the Setup ChartField Value Sets page to
create or update a ChartField value set to use as the P/L
ChartField value set.
Retained Earnings
Identify the retained earnings account (target account) to
which the P/L accounts are closed.
ChartField
Select a valid ChartField (Ex. Account).
Retain Value
Select to retain the ChartField value from the original
journal entry.
ChartField Value
Select the specific retained earnings account. This option
is required for the Account ChartField.

9. Complete the following fields:


Purpose
10. Click Field
on the Roll Forward Options tab.
Journal ID Mask
Enter a prefix for naming closing journals. Journals are
identified with up to a 10-character alphanumeric ID.
Source
Enter a code to identify the origin of the journal entries that
are created.
Closing Doc Type
If you use the Document Sequencing feature, select a
predefined closing document type for the closing journals.
Description
Enter a description of the journals that are created.
Create Journal Entries Select to create journal entries for year end close
transactions only.

11. Complete the following fields:

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Field
Do Not Roll Forward
Zero Bal
P/L Roll Forward to
Next Yr

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Purpose
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Prevents the system from creating balance-forward
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amounts (period
0) for accounts
with aActivities
zero ending
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Normally, only balance sheet accounts are rolled
forward,
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and their balance forward amounts stored in period 0.
Field options include:
Do not Roll Forward: Do not roll forward any amounts
from prior year accounts with the Balance Forward field
on the Account Type page set to the value Not Carry
Forward.
Partial Roll Forward 1 Year: For select ChartField Value
Sets, closing rolls forward the amounts from the first
period through 998 of the year being closed to period 0
of the new year.
Partial Roll Forward Cumulative: For selected ChartField
Value Sets, closing rolls forward amounts from periods 0,
and periods 1 through 998 of the year being closed to
period 0 of the new year.
Roll Forward All 1 Year: Closing rolls forward all amounts
with the Balance Forward field equal to Not Carry Forward
balances from period 1 through 998 for the year being
closed to period 0 of the new year.
Roll Forward all Cumulative: Closing rolls forward all
amounts with the Balance Forward field equal to Not
Carry Forward balances for period 0, and 1 through 998
for the year being closed to period 0 of the new year.
If electing to roll forward in the P/L to Roll Forward to Next
Yr field, select the ChartField value set for the P/L
accounts to roll forward.
Click to access the Setup ChartField Value Sets page,
where a ChartField value set can be created or updated to
use as the roll-forward P/L ChartField value set.

Note: Journals should be reviewed before posting.

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Field
Display Full Numeric
Field
Select From Closing
Log Table
Process Instance
Reporting Closing
Status

Purpose
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Select to display the full numeric value if it is larger
than the
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report column size.
The
number
wraps
to
a
second
line.
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Select to have the scope of the report defined by the
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process instance stored in the closing log table.
The Guide
Participant
Process Instance field becomes available.
Enter the process instance number of the Close process
run.
Select one of the following to:
All Closing Status Types: Include all journals, regardless
of their closing status.
All Except Not Processed: Include only journals that the
close process has processed.
Closed Journals: Include only journals that the close
process has closed.
Not Processed: Include only journals that the close
process did not process.
Unclosed Journals: Include only journals that the close
process processed but did not close.
Enter a sequence number and ChartField long name. Use
the Select option to include only selected values, and
enter a value.

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Close
To undo a year end close, enter the ledger group, ledger, fiscal year, and Business Units
to unclose. When an undo is run for a year end close and journal entries are not
created, the system clears the period 999 (year end close results) and period 0 (balance
forward) rows from the ledger.

Lesson Checkpoint Questions


Identify what word fills in the blank:
1. __________ define how the General Ledger calculates retained earnings and
carries forward balances to the new year.
2. Period __________ contains the results of the year end close. The year end
closing entry to book the current year end net income to retained earnings is
posted to this period.

Lesson Summary
Closing activities enable businesses to track profit and losses on a monthly,
quarterly or year end period. Year end closing activities close the P/L accounts to
retained earnings and generated the balance forward amounts. Additionally, year end
close directly updates the ledger and creates offsets to the retained earnings amounts.

Lesson 3: Performing Treasury Reconciliations and


Variance Analysis (BSC Only)
Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
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Describe the process for running the PeopleSoft Book to Bank reconciliation process
Understand the automated reconciliation of bank statements
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Walk-through the PeopleSoft Book to Bank reconciliation process steps

Performing Treasury Reconciliations Overview


Book to Bank reconciliation is a process where bank reported balances in the bank
statement are compared against the system s General Ledger balance for a given fiscal
period. The reconciliation process is usually performed as part of the General Ledger
monthly closing processes.
Bank account activity is made up of journal lines, both detailed journal lines and summary
journal lines. The Book to Bank reconciliation process determines whether a journal line
transaction (regardless of its system of origin) has been reconciled. If a transaction has
not been reconciled, then it appears in the appropriate region of the Book to Bank
Reconciliation Details page, categorized by type. Unreconciled system transactions (such
as disbursement checks) appear on the bank side, while unreconciled bank transactions
(such as deposits in transit) appear on the system side.
During the Book to Bank Reconciliation process, the system searches for all unreconciled
transactions (UNR) that fall under the specified General Ledger period end. This means
that the process includes any outstanding unreconciled bank transactions and adds them
as adjustments to the General Ledger adjusted balance total. Differences between the
bank statement balance and General Ledger balance can be due to:
Time difference items that affect the bank statement, such as deposits in transit or
unreconciled checks.
First notice items, such as fees or interest accrual amounts, which have been noted
on the bank statement but not yet booked into the General Ledger system.
Once all unreconciled bank transactions have been identified, the Book to Bank
reconciliation process allows the appropriate adjustments to be made in order for the
General Ledger and bank statement balances to match. Once the balances match, the
statement is confirmed as reconciled and the General Ledger closing processes continue.
Transactions that have been reconciled through the Book to Bank Reconciliation process
are considered final and are generally not reversed.

Performing Treasury Reconciliations Process


The bank statement is directly fed into PeopleSoft banking functionality. FTP software
pulls the bank statement from the bank FTP site to the BSC directory. The Import file
pulls the bank statement from the BSC directory into PeopleSoft. This process occurs
four times a day (6:30am, 10am, 12pm, and 2pm) to pull the most current data into
PeopleSoft.
Walk Thru 4 - Select Statements for Book to Bank Reconciliation (BSC Only)
1. Navigate to the Select Book to Bank Statement page to search for statements
marked ready for Book to Bank reconciliation, review balance details, and
recalculate balances.
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Navigation: Banking > Reconcile Statements > Select Book To Bank Statements

2. Enter a Bank ID and Bank Account #. The Bank ID is the bank ABA number
found on the bank statement. The Bank Account Number is found on the bank
statement as well.
3. Click

4. The results appear in the Available Accounting Periods section. In the Select
column, select the Accounting period to run Book to Bank reconciliation, and then
click Select. This action disables the option in the Select column. Items marked
as Ready indicate that the statement has been loaded and reconciliation
processes have been performed on the statement.
Walk Thru 5 - Run Book to Bank Reconciliation (BSC Only)
1. Review General Ledger balances against bank-reported account balances in the
bank statement. Users can also print a report of the Book to Bank adjustments.
Navigation: Banking > Reconcile Statements > Book to Bank Reconciliation

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2. Complete the following fields:


Purpose
3. Click Field
on the Details icon.
External Bank ID
The External Bank ID refers to the bank ABA number
found on the bank statement.
Bank Account #
The Bank Account # is found on the bank statement.
Fiscal Year
Fiscal year refers to the year of interest for the Book to
Bank Reconciliation.
Accounting Period
Accounting period is the accounting time frame of interest
for the Book to Bank Reconciliation.

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4. Review the following fields:

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Field
Bank Statement Balance

Purpose
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that
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the
displayed
fiscal
year
and
accounting
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period.
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Payment in Transit
Displays the total of all disbursements that
are not yet
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Guide
reconciled. It also includes manual accounting entries
that have been finalized and posted to a ledger. This
amount reduces the bank statement balance, which
appears in the Bank Adjustments Subtotal field.
5. Click
on the
enter book
bank
comments.
Deposits
in Notes
Transiticon to Displays
thetototal
of reconciliation
all the deposits
that are booked
into the system but not yet acknowledged by the bank.
6. Save the completed book This
to bank
reconciliation.
amount
increases the bank statement balance.
GL Adjustments
Displays the total of all unposted General Ledger
N
transactions that have transaction dates that occur
o
before or on the General Ledger period end date.
t
Bank Adjustments Subtotal Displays the total of all unposted bank transactions
e
that exist in the bank statement but not in the system,
:
and which have transaction dates that occur before or
T
on the General Ledger period end date.
h
Total Adjusted Bank
Displays the sum of the values in the Bank Statement
e
Balance
Balance and the Bank Adjusted Subtotal fields.
r
Ledger Balance
Displays the system side balance for the bank
e
account. The balance as of date is determined by the
c
ledger s period end date.
o
Unbooked Fees and
Displays the total of all bank transactions not yet
n
Interest
booked in the system and which have transaction
ci
dates that are on or before the bank statement date.
li
Unbooked Payments
Displays the total of all unposted disbursements that
a
exist in the bank statement but are not in the system,
ti
and which have transaction dates that are on or
o
before the bank cut off date statement date.
n
Unbooked
Deposits
Displays the total of all unposted deposits that exist in
d
the bank statement but are not in the system, and
a
which have transaction dates that are on or before the
t
bank statement date.
a
Bank
Adjustments
Displays the total of the values in the Payments in
o
Transit, Deposits in Transit, and GL Adjustments fields.
n
GL
Adjustments
Subtotal
Displays the total of the values in the Unbooked Fees
t
and Interest, Unbooked Payments, Unbooked
h
Deposits, and Bank Adjustments fields.
e
Total Adjusted Ledger
Displays the sum of the values in the Ledger Balance
b
Balance
and General Ledger Adjustments Subtotal fields.
o
Book
to
Bank
Difference
Displays the sum of the values in the Total Adjusted
o
Bank Balance and Total Adjusted Ledger Balance
k
fields.
t
Confirm
Click to confirm that the Book to Bank Reconciliation
o
process for this specific bank statement and fiscal
b
period is complete. Then save the page. Notice that
a
the Status field changes to Confirmed.
n
Report
Click to generate the Book to Bank reconciliation
k
report.
p
Return
to
previous
page
Click to access the Book to Bank reconcile page.
a
ge displays the bank statement data on the left and the General Ledger data on the
right.
Manage Monthly Book to Bank Reconciliation Balance Variances
If variances exist between the cash balance on the ledger and the bank statements, this
variance must be researched.
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1. The BSC General Accounting Operations Analyst must determine whether


adjustments are required to the Book to Bank reconciliations page and/or
corrections need to be made in the subsystem.
2. For book to bank reconciliation adjustments in PeopleSoft, the BSC coordinates
the identification of the transactional variances with BSC functions and/or agency
Treasury and performs adjustments to the Book to Bank reconciliations details
page.

3. Click on the View Bank Statement icon ( ) next to each category under the
Reconciliation Data header to make adjustments to the out of balance numbers.
4. If transactions have been made in PeopleSoft at the end of the month these
transactions may not be on the bank statement due to the proximity to month
end. These balances must be moved to the next period.

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5. To move transactions to the next period, uncheck transactions on the


adjustments page of each reconciliation data category.
Note: Balance variances could be related to payments and deposits in transit, General
Ledger adjustments, unbooked fees and interest, unbooked payments and deposits, and
bank adjustments.
6. If necessary, coordinate subsystem transaction corrections with Finance Function
or agency Treasury. The BSC Finance Function and/or agency Treasury
performs the adjustment transaction in the subsystem, which is ultimately the
journal generated and posted to the General Ledger.
7. Complete the Book to Bank Reconciliation Workpaper Template for each bank
account.

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8. After correcting the variances, re-run the book to bank process to ensure the
variance is zero. Update the Workpaper Template once variances have been
resolved.
Navigation: Banking > Reconcile Statements > Book to Bank Reconciliation

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9. Complete the following fields:


Purpose
10. Click Field
Search.
External Bank ID
The External Bank ID refers to the bank ABA number
the bank statement.
11. Click the Recalculate found
link. Aon
notification
message appears.
Bank Account #
The Bank Account # is found on the bank statement.
Fiscal Year
Fiscal year refers to the year of interest for the Book to
Bank Reconciliation.
Accounting Period
Accounting period is the accounting time frame of interest
for the Book to Bank Reconciliation.

12. Click OK. The Book to Bank Reconciliation Details page appears.
Generate a Book to Bank Reconciliation Report

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1. On the Book to Bank Reconciliation Details page, click on Report.


2. Use the following navigation to view the report:
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3. Click on the Details link to view the Process Details screen.

4. Click on the View Log/Trace link.

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5. Click on the PDF view and save the file to the computer.
6. E-mail the Book to Bank Reconciliation Report to the agency for review and
approval using the Bank Reconciliation Report email template.

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7. Agency approvers review each completed reconciliation report and confirm their
approval with the results of the reconciliation.
8. If upon completion of the reconciliation review, the agency is not in agreement
with the approach and results, then the report is sent back via email to the BSC
Operations Analyst for re-processing.
9. Return to the Book to Bank Reconciliation page.

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10. Click Confirm.


Note: The Confirm button cannot be clicked until the variance equals zero. Once the
Confirm button has been clicked the reconciliation can no longer be adjusted.

Lesson Checkpoint Questions


Identify what word fills in the blank:
1. __________ reconciliation is a process where bank reported balances in the
bank statement are compared against the system s General Ledger balance for a
given fiscal period.
2. Unreconciled system transactions appear on the __________ side, while
unreconciled bank transactions (such as deposits in transit) appear on the
__________ side.

Lesson Summary
Book to Bank reconciliation is a process where bank reported balances in the
bank statement are compared against the system s General Ledger balance for a
given fiscal period. The reconciliation process is usually performed as part of the General
Ledger monthly closing processes. The Book to Bank reconciliation process determines
whether a journal line transaction (regardless of its system of origin) has been reconciled.
Once all unreconciled bank transactions have been identified, the Book to Bank
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reconciliation process allows the appropriate adjustments to be made in order for the
General Ledger and bank statement balances to match. Once the balances match, the
statement is confirmed as reconciled and the General Ledger closing processes continue.
Transactions that have been reconciled through the Book to Bank Reconciliation process
are considered final and are generally not reversed.

Lesson 4: Processing Financial Statement Consolidation


Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
Processing Financial Statement Consolidation Overview
Understand the purpose of the PeopleSoft financial consolidation process.
Processing Financial Statement Consolidation Process Steps
Discuss the steps used to process financial consolidations.

Processing Financial Statement Consolidation Overview


An organization with multiple Business Units, such as the MTA, requires a consolidation
process to aggregate data, for reporting, automatically eliminate some Inter-unit
transactions, and also allow for manual eliminations, as needed.
Consolidations are defined based on relationships among the Business Units and their
related Elimination Units, units to which eliminating journal entries are directed. Trees are
used to define the relationship among Business Units in a consolidation. Each
consolidation hierarchy uses a separate consolidation tree. An unlimited number of
Business Units within each tree can be consolidated, and an unlimited number of
consolidation trees can be defined.
Consolidation Elements
Consolidations have four primary elements:
Data
o Ledger data is entered and posted through daily journal processing and includes
specifying which ledger to use during Consolidation for each Business Unit.
Detail ledgers, as well as summary ledgers, can be used as the basis for
consolidations.
Scopes
o Scopes define which Business Units are included during the consolidation
process and how consolidation entries are created. Scopes are created using
consolidation trees and elimination units.
Rules
o Rules determine which ledger entries are identified and eliminated by defining
elimination and minority interest sets. These are used in defining the
consolidation set that specifies the elimination sets to apply.
Process
o Based on defined rules and scopes, the consolidations background process
generates consolidating journals and calculation log entries from source ledger

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data. New entries to the Ledger table are used to generate consolidated reports.
The Undo feature enables users to reprocess consolidations.
Walk Thru 6 - Consolidation Trees
Consolidations are defined based on relationships among the Business Units and their
related Elimination Units (units to which eliminating journal entries are directed). Each
consolidation hierarchy uses a separate consolidation tree. For example, use the
following navigation to access a particular consolidation tree that has been created:
Navigation: Tree Manager > Tree Manager

1. Perform one of the following actions:


To
the for
Following
2.If You
The Need
GL_BU_Consolidate
Tree is usedComplete
by the MTA
financial consolidations.
Find
an
Existing

Remain
on
the
Find
an
Existing
Value tab.
Click on the folders to view the leaves.
Value
Enter a value in the SetID, Closing Rule, and Closing
Type fields.

Add a New Value

Click
to display potential matches.
Select the appropriate item from the list.
Click on the Add a New Value tab.
Enter new value in the SetID, Closing Rule, and
Closing Type fields.

Click

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3. Financial consolidations across all MTA agencies will be conducted at the


ALL_BUSINESS_UNITS Consolidated level. This particular Tree is based on
Business Unit, and runs the financial consolidation by aggregating Business Units
across the MTA. Second tier financial consolidations can be run at the MTAHQ
and NYCTA levels. Additionally, each MTA agency can run its agency specific
financial consolidation at the leaf level.
Inter-company Transaction Consolidation
While there may be situations that require reporting gross consolidations, in most cases,
Inter-company transactions should be eliminated. In General Ledger, Inter-company
transactions can be tracked using Due To and Due From accounts that are automatically
created by the Journal Edit process. These Due To and Due From rows in the ledger can
be eliminated when the Consolidations process is run.
Activity between Business Unites can be recorded with the use of the Affiliate ChartField
or with separate accounts. The Affiliate ChartField maps transactions between Business
Units while using a single Inter-company account. Also, different ChartField values, for
example separate accounts, can be used for Inter-company transactions.

Reference 3.5 Processing Intercompany Transactions for additional content on


Inter-company transaction General Ledger entries.

Processing Financial Statement Consolidation Process Steps


The following steps are used to process financial statement consolidations:
MTAHQ and agencies complete first close.
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MTA BSC General Accounting reconciles Inter-company accounts.


MTA BSC General Accounting enters adjustments in PeopleSoft General Ledger.
MTA BSC General Accounting reviews Inter-company accounts after entering
adjustments in PeopleSoft.
Agency controllers receive and review numbers that have been finalized.
MTAHQ reviews agency financial statement notes by controllers.
o Should discrepancies exist in the financial statements, they must be resolved by
MTA BSC before proceeding.
MTA BSC and agency General Accounting creates and posts the elimination journal
entries.
MTA BSC General Accounting generates consolidated financial statements for the
MTA.
MTAHQ reviews and finalizes consolidated statements.
MTA BSC General Accounting loads EPM and facilitates the budget preparation and
reporting.
MTA BSC publishes consolidated reports and Letter of Transmittal to MTA
management.
Initiating the Consolidation Process (BSC Only)
The Request Consolidation page is used to initiate the consolidation process.
Navigation: General Ledger > Consolidate Financial Data > Consolidation > Request
Consolidation

1. Perform one of the following actions:

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Find an Existing
Value

Add a New Value

Complete the Following


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Enter a value
in the Run
field. in PeopleSoft
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GLControl
ClosingIDActivities

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to display potential matches.
Select the appropriate item from the list. Participant Guide
Click on the Add a New Value tab.
Enter new value in the Run Control ID field.

Click

2. Complete the following fields:

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Field
SetID
Currency
Consol Set
As of Date

Purpose
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Enter the SetID for the consolidation.
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Enter the currency
used in GL
theClosing
consolidation.
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Defined for the consolidation SetID.
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Serves as a point of reference for determining
the year Guide
and
Participant
period to consolidate for each ledger in the consolidation.
If Business Units use different calendars, the system
evaluates the year and period for each. Also used to
access the effective-dated setups.
Create Journal Entries General Ledger creates journals that can be edited and
C
posted.
o Create Calculation Log Creates a calculation log that contains the amounts
n
generated by each set at each tree node.
s
Include Adjustment
Includes balances from the adjustment periods specified in
o
Period(s)
the consolidation set when calculating the elimination.
li
Edit Journal(s)
Provides the ability to identify and edit error and process
d
the consolidation again. The system clears journals from
a
the original process before regenerating.
ti
Post
Journal(s)
Posts journals during consolidation processing.
o
Undo
Previous
Process
Clears the effect of any prior elimination. If the elimination
n
journals are not posted yet, the system deletes them. If
P
they have been posted, General Ledger removes the
r
amounts from the ledger before it deletes the journals.
o
Undo

Do
Not
Delete
The Undo process does not delete unposted journals. If
c
Journals
this option is selected and there are journals from the
e
Consolidation process that have not been posted, the
s
journals can be accidentally posted and cause the
s
elimination to be double-booked.
L
Tree
Specify the applicable tree to be consolidated.
o
Scope
Chose Process the Whole Tree to process all Business
g
Units defined in the consolidation tree. If Process at Level
T
or Process at Tree Node are selected, the Level and Node
h
fields become available.
e
Level
Processes all Business Units at and below a particular tree
c
level. Identify the level in the edit box.
o
Node
Processes consolidated Business Units at and below a
n
particular tree node.
s
Use As of Date
Uses the date defined for the consolidation.
o
Use Override Date
Select and use any date that is defined in the Tree
li
Override Date field.
d
ation process log is useful to look up a specific consolidation process or a set of
processes during a specific time frame. Additionally, this page shows the parameters
used during a particular consolidation process.

Lesson Checkpoint Questions


Identify what word fills in the blank:
1. Consolidations are defined based on relationships among the __________ and
their related __________.

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2. Consolidations have four primary elements: data, scope, processes, and


__________.
3. In General Ledger, __________ transactions can be tracked using Due To and
Due From accounts that are automatically created by the Journal Edit process.

Lesson Summary
An organization with multiple Business Units, such as the MTA, requires a
consolidation process to aggregate data, eliminate recording information in various
Business Units and automate the posting of elimination information. Consolidations are
defined based on relationships among the Business Units and their related Elimination
Units, units to which eliminating journal entries are directed. Consolidations have four
primary elements: data, scopes, rules, and process. Trees are used to define the
relationship among Business Units in a consolidation. Each consolidation hierarchy uses
a separate consolidation tree.

Lesson 5: Running General Ledger Reports


Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
General Ledger Reports Overview
Understand the purpose of the General Ledger reports.
Running nVision Reports
Describe the process for running Consolidated Financial Reports in PeopleSoft 9.0.
Discuss the process steps for running PeopleSoft nVision reports.

General Ledger Reports Overview


Using PeopleSoft s Query Tool, nVision Reporting, and Microsoft Excel, all consolidated
financial reports based on the current year data should be generated from General
Ledger.
PeopleSoft 9.0 has three reporting options:
1. Delivered Reports
a. Reports can be generated from various pages in PeopleSoft.
b. Setting Run Controls allows users to define the type of report they need.
2. nVision
a. nVision enables users to retrieve information from the PeopleSoft
database in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, not merely as raw data, but
as information in a form that enables the user to see the big picture,
explore the details, and make decisions based on the data.

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3. Queries
a. Queries allow users to extract specific information of interest, account
balances or journal transactions, and legacy data from the EPM Data
Warehouse.
b. The information can be extracted using visual representation of the
PeopleSoft database, without writing Structured Query Language (SQL)
statements.
c. PeopleSoft queries can display data in a grid, download query results to a
Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, or provide the data for Crystal Report
generation.
d. Unlike reports, queries can be one-time and ad-hoc or can be used
repeatedly. Therefore, queries can be used to pull data to fill a one time
reporting need.

Running nVision Reports


PS/nVision is used to design and create Microsoft Excel spreadsheet reports on
accounting data in PeopleSoft. It retrieves information in the General Ledger PeopleSoft
database and places in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet format that makes it easier for
users to see the big picture, interpret the data, and make decisions. With PeopleSoft
nVision, users spend time analyzing the results rather than summarizing data and
entering it into a spreadsheet.
PS/nVision is accessed from Microsoft Excel to create templates (layouts) for data
retrieval. Each Excel spreadsheet created with PS/nVision is either a report instance or a
report layout. A report instance contains the data that PS/nVision has retrieved from the
PeopleSoft database. It is the end result of using PS/nVision. Every report created is
based on a report layout (XNV file). When a report is run, PS/nVision uses the specified
layout to determine what data to retrieve for the report and how to display it. Once a
report layout is created, it can be used to format accounting data automatically.
PS/nVision selects data from PeopleSoft through using ledgers, trees, and queries. Tree
data is used to limit the query results.

3.2information
PeopleSofton9.0
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Configuration and Maintenance
courseReference
for detailed
Accounting
Trees.

Creating PS/nVision Reports


PS/nVision report creation is a three-step process:
1. Determine the report layout that specifies what query to use for the report and
how to format the report. At a high level, the report layout is a formatted Excel
spreadsheet. However, the report layout does not include any actual PeopleSoft
data, rather it is the structure of the report (format, graphics, formulas, etc.). Once
a report layout is created, it can be saved and used repeatedly for future reports.
2. Create a report request specifying the layout and options for the report. This is
the actual request to run a report according to the specifications set in Microsoft
Excel.

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3. Run the report request using the nVision menu in Microsoft Excel, the Run
button, the request dialog box, or a button/macro that categorizes PS/nVision to
run the report. Multiple instances of the same report can be run. For example,
income statement reports can be created for each department within an
organization. Each instance is an individual report with the most recent data from
PeopleSoft, selected and formatted according to the instructions in the report
layout.
PS/nVision also provides a Time Span feature to define reports that roll from period to
period without any changes to the layout. By using time spans, the same layout can
retrieve year-to-date data based on the as of date for which the report is requested.

PS/nVision Components
There are three key components to the nVision report definition process:
1. Layout: This is where the report criteria is defined. For example, account nodes,
department values, time spans.
a. The layout file is a template that can be re-used. In order to populate the
layout template with information, a Report Request must be defined. The
amounts will not appear in the template until the Report Request is
executed, creating an Excel file with data.
2. Scope: Used to run multiple report instances based on one layout file.
a. For example, if the same report needs to be run for every Department,
then a scope request can be created for All Departments. The scope
would be linked to the report request.
3. Report Request: Form that specifies criteria necessary to run the report (i.e. As
of date, output location, output file name, report title).

an nVision
Report
Requestaon
the Web
UsingRunning
a web browser,
users
can schedule
group
of reports to run using a Report Book
and Process Scheduler request. Reports are executed on the server in the format that is
chosen. The entire report book can be run with the same output type and format without
changing any individual component requests. The report books can also be scheduled
to run at a particular time or on a regular basis. Multiple nVision sessions can be
scheduled on a single report server. Additionally, each nVision session is associated with
its specific Excel executable.

Reference
3.6 Using
PeopleSoft
9.0 nVision
information
on nVision
Reporting
components
and Reporting
processes.course for detailed

Scenario 1: Running a General Ledger Financial Consolidation Report

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The following scenario walks through the process steps for running a General Ledger
financial consolidation report.
The table below provides the steps and expected results to complete this transaction.

Data Value
Step Description

Navigate to Reporting Tools > PS nVision >

BU: MTAHQ

Define Report Request

Report ID:
BHGL033R

On the Add a New Value Tab,


Enter the Business Unit and Report ID

Enter the Report Title, Layout, Date Information, and


Output Options
Click on the Process Monitor Link

Report Title:
Consolidated Report
Layout: BHGL033R
As of Reporting
Date: Specify,
8/17/2010
Type: Web
Format: Excel

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Click the Refesh button until the report shows a

N/A

status of Success
Click on the Details link

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Click on the View Log/Trace link

N/A

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View the information

N/A

Click Return

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From the Main page, click on the Report Manager link

N/A

then the Administration tab


Click on the Report link

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View the Report

N/A

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Lesson Checkpoint Questions


Identify what word fills in the blank:
1. __________ is used to design and create Microsoft Excel spreadsheet reports on
accounting data in PeopleSoft.
2. The first step in PS/nVision report creation is to determine the __________ that
specifies what query to use for the report and how to format the report.
3. Using a web browser, users can schedule a group of reports to run using a
__________.

Lesson Summary
Using PeopleSoft s Query Tool, nVision Reporting, and Microsoft Excel, all
consolidated financial reports based on the current year data should be generated
from General Ledger. PS/nVision is used to design and create Microsoft Excel
spreadsheet reports on accounting data in PeopleSoft. It retrieves information in the
General Ledger PeopleSoft database and places in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet format
that makes it easier for users to interpret the data and make decisions. There are three
key components to the nVision report definition process: layout, scope, and report
request. PS/nVision also provides a Time Span feature to define reports that roll from
period to period without any changes to the layout. By using Time Spans, the same
layout can retrieve year-to-date data based on the as of date for which the report is
requested.

Course Evaluation
All training participants are required to complete an online course evaluation upon course
completion. Evaluations are based on course content and are meant to measure the key
information and objectives of the course. The evaluation can be accessed via the link
provided by your instructor and must be completed in the classroom.

Performance Support Documentation


This table lists performance support materials such as Job aids, Policies, Procedures, and
Service Level Agreements that are relevant to this course.
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Title
Processing Inter-company Transactions
Using PeopleSoft 9.0 nVision Reporting
PeopleSoft 9.0 General Accounting
Configuration and Maintenance
Year End Close Activities and Ownership
Month End Close Calendar and Ownership
General Ledger Reports

Type (Job Aid, Procedure, SLA, etc.)


Course
Course
Course
Job Aid
Job Aid
Job Aid

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