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Funding Account Balance Report

This report displays balances for Student Group Funds only. For all other student group accounts, use the Cumulative Account Balance Report.

Entering the Report Request Screen

Note: Depending upon your specific authorizations, you will either have a drop-down list OR an input field with a Searchhelp button (binoculars) for the Cost Object field.

1. Select the cost object if you have the drop-down list. Otherwise, you can enter it yourself or use the Searchhelp button to find it.

Using Searchhelp

  1. Click on the Searchhelp button.
  2. To search by cost object name, type in part of the name (ALL CAPS) in the Short text field with a wildcard character (*) either before and/or after the name. Examples are *STUDENT, STUDENT,* and *STUDENT.*
    Important: The search will not work without CAPS.
  3. Click the Search button.
  4. Click on the Type for the cost object to select it from the resulting list. You return to the report request screen.

2. Select the Month End month and year using the drop-down arrow on the right.

Note: If you run the report for a previous month, the balance will be month-end for the selected month. If the report is run during the current month, the balance will be up to and including the current run date.

3. Click Run Report.

Reading the Report Screen

Note: For revenue, principal, and transfer transactions, credits are displayed as positive numbers; debits are negative numbers (-). For expenses, debits are positive and credits are negative (-).

Report Fields

(1st column) Cost element group and subgroup names.
Budget Budget amounts from SAP plan version U000 for the selected reporting period.
Actual Total expenses for the expense type. Click on the amount for a list of transactions comprising the expense type.
Unexpended Difference between the Budget and Actual columns.
Commitment All open commitments made against the cost object. Click on the amount to display a detailed list of commitments.
Uncommitted Difference between the Unexpended and Commitment columns.

4. (optional) To change the page orientation and font size before printing:

  1. From the browser menu, choose Page Setup and select the desired page orientation.
  2. Adjust the Scale to change the font size.

5. Click Print to obtain a hard copy of the report.

6. Click Back to return to the report entry screen.

7. Click the Home link (upper right) to exit the report.



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