Importing a Budget Journal Spreadsheet

Summary

In this article, you will learn how to import the information from a budget journal spreadsheet into the UGA Financial Management System.

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   Overview   

After you create a budget journal, you will need to go to the UGA Financial Management System and import the file to bring the data into your financial records.

In this article, you will learn how to import the information from a budget journal spreadsheet into the UGA Financial Management System.

These pages can also be accessed from the Business Management WorkCenter.

1. Step 1

The UGA Financials page is displayed with the General Ledger tile highlighted

First, log into the UGA Financial Management System.

On the UGA Financials homepage, click the General Ledger tile.

2. Step 2

The General Ledger page is displayed with the Import Budget Journals link highlighted

From the General Ledger menu, navigate to the Import Budget Journals component by selecting:

Commitment Control > Import Budget Journals

Click the Import Budget Journals link.

3. Step 3

The General Ledger page is displayed with the Collapse Menu button highlighted

Click the Collapse menu button.

4. Step 4

The Import Budget Journals page is displayed with the Add a New Value tab highlighted

The Import Budget Journals page is displayed.

You can use the Find an Existing Value page to search for a Run Control ID that you created previously. Or you may create a new Run Control ID.

To create a new Run Control ID, click the Add a New Value tab.

5. Step 5

The Import Budget Journals page is displayed with the Run Control ID field highlighted

A Run Control ID is used to link your UserID to the process you are running. It saves the parameters you use, but those parameters can be changed the next time that you run the process.

Enter a name into the Run Control ID field that will help you locate this information later.  

Example shown here: "upload".

6. Step 6

The Import Budget Journals page is displayed with the Add button highlighted

Click the Add button.

7. Step 7

The Import Commitment Control Budget Journals page is displayed with the Add button highlighted

The Import Commitment Control Budget Journals page is displayed. 

Because you want to load a file to the system, choose Add.

Click the Add button.

8. Step 8

The File Attachment pop-up box is displayed with the Browse button highlighted

Click the Browse button to locate your file.

9. Step 9

The Desktop Files page is displayed with the selected file highlighted

Click on the file you want to upload.

Example shown here: MarBudIncr file.

10. Step 10

The Desktop Files page is displayed with the Open button highlighted

Click the Open button.

11. Step 11

The File Attachment pop-up box is displayed with the Upload button highlighted

The filename is displayed.

Click the Upload button.

12. Step 12

The Import Commitment Control Budget Journals page is displayed with the Atttached File highlighted

The file name will be displayed in the parameters section.  

13. Step 13

The Import Commitment Control Budget Journals page is displayed with the Save button highlighted

Click the Save button to save your parameters.

14. Step 14

The Import Commitment Control Budget Journals page is displayed with the Run button highlighted

You can now start the import.

Click the Run button. 

15. Step 15

The Process Scheduler Request page is displayed with the OK button highlighted

The Process Scheduler Request page displays the name of the process that will run and indicates the parameters that have been set up to run the process.

Click the OK button.

16. Step 16

The Import Commitment Control Budget Journals page is displayed with the Process Monitor link and Process Instance Number highlighted

A Process Instance number is assigned to identify your process on the server.

You can monitor the process so you will know when it is complete.

17. Step 17

The General Ledger page is displayed with the Refresh button, Run Status field, and Distribution Status field highlighted

The process goes through different Run Status phases. You can click the Refresh button to update the screen periodically until the Run Status and Distribution Status both show Success or Posted.  

18. Step 18

The General Ledger page is displayed with the Details link highlighted

You can find the Journal ID for the imported journal once the journal has a Run Status of Success and a Distribution Status of Posted.

Click the Details link. 

19. Step 19

The Process Detail page is displayed with the View Log/Track link highlighted

The Process Detail page is opened. From here, you can view the files that were created as part of the import process.

Click the View Log/Trace link. 

20. Step 20

The View Log/Trace page is displayed with the file 'KK_JRNL_IMP_152977.LOG' highlighted

The Log file contains the general information about the process.

Click the  KK_JRNL_IMP_152977.LOG  link .

Click the link for the log file.

21. Step 21

The log file is opened in a new tab with the last three numbers of the last line highlighted

The log file is opened in a new tab.

The three numbers at the end of the last line represent the Business Unit (18000), the Journal ID assigned to the imported journal, and the date of the transaction.

Note the Journal ID, so you can look up the journal that was imported to finalize and submit for approval.  

22. Step 22

The log file is displayed with the Close Tab button highlighted

Click the Close Tab button to return the UGA Financial Management System.

23. Step 23

The View Log/Trace page is displayed with the Return button highlighted

To close the View Log/Trace page, click the Return button.

24. Step 24

The Process Detail page is displayed with the OK button highlighted

To close the Process Detail page, click the OK button.

25. Step 25

The General Ledger page is displayed with theĀ Go back to Import Budget Journals link highlighted

Once the process is complete, return to the parameters page.

Click the Go back to Import Budget Journals link.

26. Step 26

The Import Commitment Control Budget Journals page is displayed

You are returned to the Import Commitment Control Budget Journals page.

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Article ID: 149914
Created
Sat 9/24/22 11:28 PM
Modified
Sun 4/5/26 9:43 PM