IBM communications protocol that allows access to the iSeries application server.
Transactions that occur when you add assets or asset improvements to FA.
SunGard Public Sector software program, such Cash Receipts or Building Permits.
Individual who is responsible for controlling access to a specific application.
Items your organization owns and classifies as a fixed asset.
The process of applying mass changes to non-depreciable asset information.
Additional item purchased to become past of the base asset. The asset improvement is identified by the asset number followed by the corresponding improvement number, for example 0000045-0002.
Physical or organizational location of assets.
Where FA stores information about each asset .
Indicates whether fixed assets are active, disposed, retired, or fully depreciated (if depreciable).
Divides an asset type into more specific categories.
Classifies an asset by the purpose the asset serves. Typical asset type classifications are equipment, vehicles, furniture, fixtures, land, and buildings.
Record of changes, deletions, and additions that users make to FA application files. Audit logs may provide valuable information in the event that data is lost or corrupted.
Original asset before any additional improvements are added on. A base asset is identified by the asset number followed by four zeros, for example 0000048-0000.
Program that allows you to navigate the web. SunGard Public Sector NaviLine applications require the browser to be Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Line at the bottom of the screen that allows you to work directly with the iSeries. You use the command line to view a spooled file or call a program.
Identifies the condition of assets at the time they are acquired.
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system used by SunGard Public Sector to maintain information about customers, products, and support cases.
Contains specific account data that relates to individual asset types. Each asset that you plan to use in the asset data conversion must be assigned to a cost center.
Purchase cost or capitalized cost minus the salvage value minus life-to-date depreciation.
Decline in economic value. Spreading out the original expense of the asset over its estimated economic life.
Transactions that are sent to GMBA each time you run the Depreciation Update/Report.
Schedule of remaining depreciation for a selected asset.
Transactions that occur when you dispose of assets and asset improvements.
SunGard Public Sector service that offers a fast and easy way for you to receive documents that will assist in resolving questions about application processing and information support.
Item that has physical substance and a total life of at least one year. Fixed assets are acquired as capital investments rather than as short term consumption items.
SunGard Public Sector options that allow you to perform actions in the software application. You can set up user security for each function.
Governmental Accounting Standards Board. The GASB is a nonprofit organization responsible for establishing and improving accounting and financial reporting standards for government units.
Statement issued by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. Statement 34 establishes financial reporting standards for state and local governments in the United States.
geographic information system
IBM's application server formerly known as the AS/400.
IBM application that offers browser-based access to iSeries application servers.
Specific task the iSeries performs, such as printing a file or running a program.
Group of related information or procedures within SunGard Public Sector software applications.
SunGard Public Sector application that allows you to control who uses applications, menus, functions, and subfunctions.
Identifies how assets are acquired, such as purchase, grants, and gifts.
Identifies how assets are disposed of by your organization.
Secured area of SunGard Public Sector’s web site that allows you to create new support logs, check the status of an existing support log, search for solutions to a problem, e-mail customer support, and access Fax Support documents.
A group of jobs waiting to output to a device such as a printer.
Feature that allows SunGard Public Sector employees to log onto your computer and fix or diagnose problems. A detailed record is created for each session, allowing you to view information about a specific pass-through session.
Product change request. A PCR is created in Connect Care when it is determined that a programming change to required for a product.
Indicates the status of physical inventory batches collected using a bar code reader and electronically transferred to FA for processing.
Indicates the status of physical inventory records processed in FA.
Program temporary fix. Used to repair problems or bugs. You install PTFs from a tape you receive from SunGard Public Sector's Distributions department.
User profile that SunGard Public Sector personnel use to assist with software-related problems on your system.
Security Officer user profile. This is usually your information services officer.
IBM tool that allows you to obtain information from the iSeries database. You can select, arrange, and present information in the form of a report.
Third-party application used with SunGard Public Sector's imaging interface.
Expected residual worth of an item if it were to be disposed of by sale after it is fully depreciated.
Feature that calculates six months of depreciation for an item during the first year of ownership regardless of when during the year your organization purchased the asset. If the asset is disposed before it fully depreciates, FA depreciates the remaining value up to six months worth of depreciation.
iSeries file used to temporarily store data for later processing. Many reports print to your spool file, where you can review them prior to sending them to the printer.
Function that performs operations on other functions or menu options. Your security officer can grant authority to specific functions and subfunctions.
Task that is waiting for processing by the iSeries.
Feature to help customize the list of selectable items on a screen to meet your specific needs.
Individual who controls security across all SunGard Public Sector applications.
IBM's application server formerly known as the iSeries or AS/400.
iSeries environment used to test a new release of SunGard Public Sector software. It may include all of your application libraries or only those libraries you select.
Indicate the types of transactions that occur to fixed assets and asset improvements in FA.
Process of moving an asset or asset improvement within FA.
Category of related personnel who work with the system. Security to functions and menus can be assigned by user group.