| Field Name: |
DEPT |
Inquiry Screen #: |
02, 05 |
| Common Abbreviation: |
DEPT |
| Dictionary Reference Number: |
FG144, FS048 |
| Field Length: |
3 numeric characters |
| Required Accounts: |
All General and Subsidiary Ledger accounts |
| Definition: |
The department number indicates the unit responsible for
administering the account. It is also used for reporting/analysis purposes
and is defined in various systems tables throughout the University (e.g.,
Payroll/Personnel, Computation Center).
Reassignment of a department number is prohibited until the code has
been inactive for a period of two years. Inactive department numbers have
been assigned the identifiers "Delete 1" or "Delete 2" to indicate their
status. |
| Modification: |
Online. Note: Modification of this attribute after
a year-end processing cycle affects the comparability of financial reports. |
| Responsibility: |
Comptroller and Associate Comptroller for University Accounting
& Financial Management. FAS is the official source of department names
and codes. All additions or changes should be communicated in writing to
the Office of the Comptroller. |
| Values: |
See a list of University departments in:
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| Notification: |
Changes to the value of the Departmen Code attribute within
FAS accounts need to be communicated to:
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Office of Financial Planning and the Budget
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Human Resources
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Facilities Planning & Management
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University Computing organizations
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Development Office
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Office of the Comptroller:
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Payroll, Capital Funds, Current Unrestricted Funds,
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Current Restricted Funds, Property Management, Data
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Control, Financial Systems and the Comptroller
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