Dear School Business Professionals, We have been asked to forward the following information regarding the SACS Web System release update from June 7, 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. Components of Ending Fund Balance (CEFB): When adding or deleting a commitment or assignment, not saving CEFB, and then leaving the screen, erroneously no pop-up message appears alerting users there are unsaved changes. 2. CEFB: The Add Commitment and Add Assignment buttons are erroneously missing where appropriate.
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.
Accessing The 2023–24 Budget Reporting Period
Upon logging into the SACS Web System, users will need to change their context fiscal year to 2023–24 in order to access the 2023–24 budget reporting period. The context fiscal year can be changed via the Fiscal Year drop down menu; it is located in the top right corner of the dashboard, below the user’s profile information.
User Guide
The online version of the SACS Web System User Guide is available throughout the SACS Web System reporting screens by clicking on the help icon (question mark) located next to a screen heading. The CDE has also published a Word version of the user guide, available on the CDE Financial Reporting web page at www.cde.ca.gov/fg/sf/fr/ under Web Application Resources.
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., CEFB.
3. Run the 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.
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. Components of Ending Fund Balance (CEFB): When adding or deleting a commitment or assignment, not saving CEFB, and then leaving the screen, erroneously no pop-up message appears alerting users there are unsaved changes. 2. CEFB: The Add Commitment and Add Assignment buttons are erroneously missing where appropriate.
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.
Accessing The 2023–24 Budget Reporting Period
Upon logging into the SACS Web System, users will need to change their context fiscal year to 2023–24 in order to access the 2023–24 budget reporting period. The context fiscal year can be changed via the Fiscal Year drop down menu; it is located in the top right corner of the dashboard, below the user’s profile information.
User Guide
The online version of the SACS Web System User Guide is available throughout the SACS Web System reporting screens by clicking on the help icon (question mark) located next to a screen heading. The CDE has also published a Word version of the user guide, available on the CDE Financial Reporting web page at www.cde.ca.gov/fg/sf/fr/ under Web Application Resources.
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., CEFB.
3. Run the 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.
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>