General Customizing Settings in the Federal Government Solution 

Use

Before you can use the full range of features offered in the Federal Government solution, there are certain basic settings you must make.

Procedure

To access these basic settings, go to the Public Sector Management of the Implementation Guide (IMG) and choose Functions for the US Federal Government ® General Settings. Then carry out the following steps:

·        Activate Federal Government Functionality

Check the box in the Activation Functions of US Federal Government view. You must do this for certain functions, such as the link between payment methods and Agency Location Code/Payment Office, to work correctly.

·        Maintain SGL Account Master Table

Maintain the first view (SGL Account Overview) for your whole Federal Government installation. Maintain the views for SGL Attributes and Allowable Values for your FACTS II edits to work correctly. The settings entered here ensure that valid combinations of SGL account and attribute value are used. Check the US Treasury website for details of which combinations are currently permitted.

·        Maintain Derivations for SGL Attributes

Use this step to maintain the derivations you will need for reporting in FACTS I and FACTS II.

·        Define Trading Partner Exceptions

In this step, you can maintain exceptions for nonfederal trading partners - that is, partners which are generally regarded as federal, but which your agency needs to treat as nonfederal.

The IMG documentation for these steps provides detailed instructions on what you must do.

Result

When you have maintained these steps as required, you can proceed to more detailed customizing and processing.