Dear School Business Professionals, We have been asked to forward the following information regarding the SACS Web System release update from May 9, 2023. Regards, School Business Advisory Services Team Santa Barbara County Education Office
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A SACS Web System release update has been successfully deployed and tested.
The following is a list of the issues that were addressed with the latest release:
1. Form CASH: Budget column is erroneously extracting and summing values from multiple prior reporting periods. 2. The save/excel/print icons are erroneously missing from screens such as CEFB and PGM when moving immediately from the IFC Statuses screen to CEFB or PGM. 3. All template based forms and reports are erroneously printing in landscape instead of portrait after printing Fund Form 01 in landscape. 4. Form 01: Cosmetic issues in text alignment header in print pdf. 5. Form CB: Left alignment cosmetic issue. 6. Form 61, 63, 66, 67, 71 and 73: Data is erroneously showing in the 2023–24 Budget and Percent Difference columns for Object 9660.
These system release update notes will also be made available on the CDE Financial Reporting web page at www.cde.ca.gov/fg/sf/fr/ in the near future.
Tips for getting an official status dataset
As you complete your 2022–23 End of Year Projection and/or 2023–24 Budget reports, please follow these troubleshooting steps to get an official status dataset:
1. Follow the data processing sequence to ensure forms are opened and saved in the correct order. The data processing sequence is available in the online SACS User Guide here: docs.sacs-cde.org/2023-24/News/Procedures/#data-processing-sequence. Users should click on either “Budget and Unaudited Actuals” or “Interims” to access the applicable data processing sequence.
2. Open and save forms that may be affected by the release update, e.g., Form CASH.
3. Run the technical review checks (TRCS) for all the data types, this includes
a. For 2022–23 End of Year Projection:
* Actuals to Date * Board Approved Operation Budget * Original Budget * Projected Totals
b. For 2023–24 Budget:
* Estimated Actuals * Budget
4. Ensure all required explanations are entered for Warning exceptions for all applicable data types. You must enter a text explanation. Do not enter a blank space.
What’s New for the SACS Web System 2023–24 budget reporting components
A summary of changes to the 2023–24 budget reporting components has been posted on the CDE Financial Reporting web page at www.cde.ca.gov/fg/sf/fr/ under Web Application Resources.
We appreciate your patience as we implement updates to the system.
Sincerely,
CDE SACS Web System Team
California Department of Education
School Fiscal Services Division
Office of Financial Accountability and Information Services
sacsweb@cde.ca.gov<mailto:sacsweb@cde.ca.gov>
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A SACS Web System release update has been successfully deployed and tested.
The following is a list of the issues that were addressed with the latest release:
1. Form CASH: Budget column is erroneously extracting and summing values from multiple prior reporting periods. 2. The save/excel/print icons are erroneously missing from screens such as CEFB and PGM when moving immediately from the IFC Statuses screen to CEFB or PGM. 3. All template based forms and reports are erroneously printing in landscape instead of portrait after printing Fund Form 01 in landscape. 4. Form 01: Cosmetic issues in text alignment header in print pdf. 5. Form CB: Left alignment cosmetic issue. 6. Form 61, 63, 66, 67, 71 and 73: Data is erroneously showing in the 2023–24 Budget and Percent Difference columns for Object 9660.
These system release update notes will also be made available on the CDE Financial Reporting web page at www.cde.ca.gov/fg/sf/fr/ in the near future.
Tips for getting an official status dataset
As you complete your 2022–23 End of Year Projection and/or 2023–24 Budget reports, please follow these troubleshooting steps to get an official status dataset:
1. Follow the data processing sequence to ensure forms are opened and saved in the correct order. The data processing sequence is available in the online SACS User Guide here: docs.sacs-cde.org/2023-24/News/Procedures/#data-processing-sequence. Users should click on either “Budget and Unaudited Actuals” or “Interims” to access the applicable data processing sequence.
2. Open and save forms that may be affected by the release update, e.g., Form CASH.
3. Run the technical review checks (TRCS) for all the data types, this includes
a. For 2022–23 End of Year Projection:
* Actuals to Date * Board Approved Operation Budget * Original Budget * Projected Totals
b. For 2023–24 Budget:
* Estimated Actuals * Budget
4. Ensure all required explanations are entered for Warning exceptions for all applicable data types. You must enter a text explanation. Do not enter a blank space.
What’s New for the SACS Web System 2023–24 budget reporting components
A summary of changes to the 2023–24 budget reporting components has been posted on the CDE Financial Reporting web page at www.cde.ca.gov/fg/sf/fr/ under Web Application Resources.
We appreciate your patience as we implement updates to the system.
Sincerely,
CDE SACS Web System Team
California Department of Education
School Fiscal Services Division
Office of Financial Accountability and Information Services
sacsweb@cde.ca.gov<mailto:sacsweb@cde.ca.gov>