When integrating KFS with KC, it is possible to have the system automatically initiate and partially complete a KFS Account document based on information on the associated KC Award document. The KC Award e-doc cannot provide all of the data required to create an account, so the system refers to the Account Auto-Creation Defaults document in order to obtain the appropriate default values for the remaining required fields on the new Account document. In short, data obtained from the Account Auto-Creation Defaults maintenance document supplements data coming from KC to create a more complete Account document.
Your system may contain any number of Account Auto-Creation Defaults records, each of which allows you to establish defaults for accounts created in KC for a particular KC unit in your institution’s KC unit hierarchy. When an account is created based on a KC award, if no Account Auto-Creation Defaults record exists for the unit specified, the system climbs the KC unit hierarchy until it finds a KC unit for which defaults have been defined and uses those values.
Address field entries on the KFS Account e-doc may be derived from the KC Award or from the default document. The source used depends on your institution’s setting of the KC_OVERRIDES_KFS_DEFAULT_IND parameter. If this parameter is set to ‘Y,’ the KC Award is used as the source of address information on the account record. If the parameter is set to ‘N,’ the Account Auto-Creation Defaults record is used as the source. |
Menu: Maintenance > Group: Contracts & Grants > Menu Group Link: CG Account Default > Lookup Screen: CG Account Default Lookup > Maintenance Document: Account Auto-Creation Defaults
Note: The KFS-SYS Manager role permits you to access, create, and modify Account Auto-Creation Defaults maintenance documents in KFS. |
The Lookup screen utilizes standard Kuali lookup functionality.
Figure 1542 CG Account Default Lookup Screen used to retrieve Account Auto-Creation Defaults maintenance documents – create new button, criteria fields, results table example
The Account Auto-Creation Defaults document is based on the standard KFS Account document and therefore includes many of the fields found in the Account document along with a few additional fields. In addition to the standard tabbed sections you find in most mainteance documents, the Account Auto-Creation Defaults maintenance e-doc also includes the following three unique tabbed sections: AccountAutoCreateDefault Maintenance, AccountAutoCreateDefault Responsibility, and Contracts and Grants.
Figure 1543 Account Auto-Creation Defaults Maintenance Document – Three Unique Tabbed Sections
The fields in this section define account attributes for accounts created based on this default record. These fields are used in the application of business rules for transactions using the accounts, reporting options, and approval routing.
Figure 1544 AccountAutoCreateDefault Maintenance Section – Edit Mode Example
Table 959 AccountAutoCreateDefault Maintenance Section - Field Descriptions
Field |
Description |
KC Unit |
Required in create mode, and display only in edit mode. The Kuali Coeus unit code associated with all new accounts based on this set of defaults. Search for the code from the KC Unit lookup . |
KC Unit Name |
Display only. The descriptive name of the KC unit associated with these new accounts. |
Chart Code |
Required. Enter the code or search for it from the Chart lookup . |
Organization Code |
Required. Enter the number for the owner organization of all new accounts based on this default, or search for it from the Organization lookup . |
Campus Code |
Required. Select the physical campus on which the new accounts are to be located from the Campus list, or search for it from the lookup . |
Account Postal Code |
Required. Enter the postal code assigned by the US Postal Service for the city where the new accounts are to be managed, or search for it from the Postal Code lookup . |
Account City Name |
Required. Enter the city where the new accounts are to be managed. |
Account State Code |
Required. Enter the code for the state where the new accounts are to be managed, or search for it from the State lookup . |
Account Street Address |
Required. Enter the street address where the new accounts are to be managed. |
Account Type Code |
Required. Select from the Account Type list or search for it from the lookup Examples used to categorize accounts for reporting purposes might include 'Fee Remissions Accounts' or 'Equipment Accounts.' |
Sub-Fund Group Code |
Required. Enter the code which relates the new accounts to a fund, or search for it from the Sub-Fund Group lookup . Examples are continuing education accounts, scholarships and fellowships, and general funds. |
Account Fringe Benefit |
Optional. Select the check box if these new accounts are to accept fringe benefits or clear the check box if they are not to accept them. If the check box is not selected, a fringe benefits chart and fringe benefits account must be supplied to indicate where these charges should be posted. If it is not selected, fringe benefit Chart of Accounts code and fringe benefit account number are required and the fringe benefit account number must have been set up with the account fringe benefit code selected. |
Fringe Benefit Chart Of Accounts Code |
Optional. Select the chart code for the fringe benefits account from the Chart list or search for it from the lookup . |
Fringe Benefit Account Number |
Optional. Enter the account that accepts fringe benefit charges from the Account list, or search for it from the lookup . |
The fields in this section define the individuals responsible for all new accounts based on this set of defaults and provide continuation account information and Sufficient Funds parameters.
In edit mode, the system automatically enters data into both the Old and New sections, and all data fields are available for editing.
Figure 1545 AccountAutoCreateDefault Responsibility Section – Edit Mode Example
Table 960 AccountAutoCreateDefault Responsibility Section – Field Descriptions
Field |
Description |
Fiscal Officer Principal Name |
Required. Enter the name of the fiscal officer for all new accounts based on this set of defaults – this is the individual responsible for the fiscal management of the account. Click the lookup icon to search for and return the value to populate the box automatically, or if known, type the value in the box. |
Account Supervisor Principal name |
Required. The supervisor oversees the management of the accounts at a higher-level than the fiscal officer but rarely receives any direct requests for action from the KFS. The account supervisor cannot be the same as the fiscal officer or the account manager. Click the lookup icon to search for and return the value to populate the box automatically, or if known, type the value in the box. |
Account Manager Principal Name |
Required. The account manager has the responsibility for ensuring that funds are spent and managed according to the goals, objectives and mission of the organization, to ensure that the funds are being spent according to a budgeted plan and that the allocation of expenditures is appropriate to the function identified for the account. Click the lookup icon to search for and return the value to populate the box automatically, or if known, type the value in the box. |
Continuation Chart Of Accounts Code |
Enter the chart code for the continuation account for the new accounts. The field is required if the account has an expiration date. Use the drop-down menu by clicking the down arrow to display the list, and then click on an item in the list to highlight and select it to populate the box with your selection. Click the lookup icon to search for and return the value to populate the box automatically, or if known, type the value in the box. |
Continuation Account Number |
Enter the account that is to accept transactions which are being processed on the new accounts after the account expiration date. Click the lookup icon to search for and return the value to populate the box automatically, or if known, type the value in the box. |
Income Stream Chart Of Accounts Code |
Select the Chart of Accounts for the income stream account from the Chart list, or search for it from the Chart lookup. Parameters control when the income stream chart of accounts code and income stream account number are required. Use the drop-down menu by clicking the down arrow to display the list, and then click on an item in the list to highlight and select it to populate the box with your selection. Click the lookup icon to search for and return the value to populate the box automatically, or if known, type the value in the box. |
Income Stream Account Number |
Enter the account that is to receive any offset entries from the new accounts in order to balance responsibility center activity from the Account list. Click the lookup icon to search for and return the value to populate the box automatically, or if known, type the value in the box. |
Budget Record Level Code |
Required. From the Budget Record
Level list, select the code that specifies that all new
accounts based on this set of defaults are to record budget by: An account in the General Fund group cannot have a budget record level code of 'Mixed.' Use the drop-down menu by clicking the down arrow to display the list, and then click on an item in the list to highlight and select it to populate the box with your selection. Click the lookup icon to search for and return the value to populate the box automatically, or if known, type the value in the box. |
Account Sufficient Funds Code |
Required. Select the code that
indicates at what level the new account are to be checked for sufficient
funds in the transaction processing environment from the Account Sufficient
Funds list. The choices are: Use the drop-down menu by clicking the down arrow to display the list, and then click on an item in the list to highlight and select it to populate the box with your selection. Click the lookup icon to search for and return the value to populate the box automatically, or if known, type the value in the box. |
External Encumbrance Sufficient Funds Indicator |
Select the check box if external encumbrances are to be included in the new accounts’ calculation of sufficient funds. Clear the check box if they are not. This functionality does not currently exist and selecting the check boxes does not control the inclusion or exclusion of the accounts from sufficient funds calculation. Click within the checkbox to select the item. A check mark appears within the checkbox to indicate the item is selected. Click within the checkbox again to clear the mark and deselect the item. |
Internal Encumbrance Sufficient Funds Indicator |
Select the check box if internal encumbrances are to be included in the new accounts' calculation of sufficient funds. Clear the check box if they are not. This functionality does not currently exist and selecting the check boxes does not control the inclusion or exclusion of the accounts from sufficient funds calculation. Click within the checkbox to select the item. A check mark appears within the checkbox to indicate the item is selected. Click within the checkbox again to clear the mark and deselect the item. |
Pre-Encumbrance Sufficient Funds Indicator |
Select the check box if pre-encumbrances are to be included in the new accounts’ calculation of sufficient funds. Clear the check box if they are not. This functionality does not currently exist and selecting the check boxes does not control the inclusion or exclusion of the accounts from sufficient funds calculation. Click within the checkbox to select the item. A check mark appears within the checkbox to indicate the item is selected. Click within the checkbox again to clear the mark and deselect the item. |
Object Presence Control Indicator |
Select the check box to indicate that the new accounts are to use object presence control. Clear the check box if they are not. Object presence control requires that an object code be budgeted for the account before it can be used on an actual or encumbrance transaction. Click within the checkbox to select the item. A check mark appears within the checkbox to indicate the item is selected. Click within the checkbox again to clear the mark and deselect the item. |
The fields on this tab define attributes that are pertinent to Kuali Coeus contracts and grants accounts. These fields allow you to define how the new accounts based on this set of defaults automatically distribute indirect cost. It also identifies which members of the Contracts & Grants Processor role will be responsible for these accounts.
Figure 1546 Contracts And Grants Section – Edit Mode Example
Table 961 Contracts And Grants Section – Field Descriptions
Field |
Description |
Indirect Cost Recovery Chart Of Accounts Code |
Enter the chart code for the indirect cost recovery account that is to receive the indirect cost charged. Use the drop-down menu by clicking the down arrow to display the list, and then click on an item in the list to highlight and select it to populate the box with your selection. Click the lookup icon to search for and return the value to populate the box automatically, or if known, type the value in the box. |
Indirect Cost Recovery Account Number |
Enter the account number that is receiving the indirect cost recovery income generated by the new accounts. Click the lookup icon to search for and return the value to populate the box automatically, or if known, type the value in the box. |
CG Account Responsibility Id |
Select an ID from the list to identify which members of the Contracts & Grants Processor role in KFS should receive workflow action requests for documents involving accounts created from this default. Use the drop-down menu by clicking the down arrow to display the list, and then click on an item in the list to highlight and select it to populate the box with your selection. |
Figure 1547 CG Account Default Lookup Result Example Values
This maintenance document includes the following features that are common to most Kuali maintenance documents:
• Header Area
• Document Overview Tabbed Section
• Notes and Attachments Tabbed Section
• Ad Hoc Recipients Tabbed Section
• Route Log Tabbed Section
• Action Command Buttons
For information about how to use these common maintenance document components, see Common E-Doc Tabbed Sections, and Selection, Entry & Action Tools subtopics in the E-Doc Fundamentals topic within the KC User Manual or Online Help. |
For general information about searching for, initiating, editing, copying, submitting, saving, closing, canceling, and/or routing a maintenance document, see “Common Maintenance E-Doc Procedures” in the Overview section of the KC User Manual or Online Help. |
Figure 1548 KC to KFS Integration (Account Create) Process Flow Swim lane Diagram