Frequently Asked Questions 
Categories
 

FRS Sign On/Sign Off                               Current Month Transaction Inquiry

Navigating In FRS                                     Tracking Purchase Requisitions

FRS On Line Help                                     Tracking Invoices

Account Information Inquiries                  Tracking A Blanket Purchase Order Invoice

Sub Code Descriptions                               Tracking A Regular Purchase Order Invoice

Budget/Expense Inquiries                         Tracking A Limited Purchase Order Invoice

Encumbrance Screens                                        
 
 


FRS Sign On/Sign Off

How do I sign on to the FRS System?

How do I sign off the FRS System?

What is the bulletin board, and where is it located?

If I bypassed the bulletin board, how do I get back to it without signing off the
system? 

What is the name and description of the first menu screen in the FRS System?
 
What screen displays the fiscal year that I am working in?
 


Navigating In FRS

Are there some helpful hints when moving from screen to screen in FRS; and navigating the cursor within a screen?

 

Account Information Inquiries

What screen lists created account attributes by types of funds?

What do the GL and SL abbreviations stand for on screen 00M?

Are there screens that you can use for inquiry about any department's budget attributes without being denied access because of security reasons?
 


Budget/Expense Inquiries

What screen displays budget summary information?

What screen is similar to the summary in whole dollars on my budget reports, and summarizes by sub codes?

Where can I find expense information for the current month, and an accumulative total for project-to-date information?
 


Current Month Transaction Inquiry
 
What screen gives me a breakdown of all of the charges against my budget for this month, and is similar to the report of transactions on my budget report?
 
Where is the account title displayed on screen V23, and how do I get a description of a certain sub code being charged?
 
What is a transaction code (TC)  used for, and what are the different types of transaction codes that appear on screen V23?
 
On screen V23, what is the 1st Reference field used for?

On screen V23, what is the 2nd Reference field used for?

How do I find out what department charged my budget when there is a
2nd Reference on screen V23, with a Batch ID that starts with I6XXXX?

Is there a simple way to find out who is charging my budget?

How do I find out more information about another department's budget?

What screen should I use to double check my data entries into the FRS System?

If my budget is a large one, how do I scroll forward to look at the next set of transactions on screen V23?
 


Sub Code Descriptions

On what screens do I find a description of the sub codes
that should be used with my budget?
 


 Encumbrance Screens
 
What FRS screen lists open commitments by Account # ?

What FRS screen lists open commitments by Reference?
 


FRS On Line Help

How do I access help on line?

 


Tracking Purchase Requisitions

I sent a requisition to Purchasing, what screen should I use to find the purchase order number?

How do I find information about the purchase order?

How do I find what type of purchase order it is?

How do I find out the date that the purchase order was printed?

What screen displays an item that I ordered on a purchase order?

If I have multiple items on order that I would like to display, what screen should I use?
 


Tracking Invoices

If I see a transaction on screen V23, how do I determine what type of purchase order it is?
 


Tracking A Blanket Purchase Order Invoice

What is the screen on FRS that I should start with?
 
Once I have filled in the information on my starting screen, where should I go to see an up-to-date list of invoices that have been paid against this purchase order?

What screen should I go to if I wanted more of an invoice breakdown
Example: to see if freight charges were included in the payment?
 


Tracking A Regular Purchase Order Invoice

What is the screen on FRS that I should start with?
 
How do I know if a vendor has been paid?
 


Tracking A Limited Purchase Order Invoice

On screen V23 how can I identify a charge against a limited purchase order?
 
How do I research to see if an invoice has been paid against a particular
limited purchase order?

What FRS screen retains all of the invoices that have been paid to a specific company in the past 6 months before it gets purged?

What FRS screen breaks down information about invoices that have been paid for the current month, and purges them from the system after check reconciliations are done?

What triggers the FRS system to cut a check?

If the invoice has not been paid yet on screen 118, what screen will give me the
due date of the invoice?

Are there any helpful shortcuts to use while you are on screen V23 to help you
research a limited purchase order?