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Chapter 12: Appendix

Appendix

12.1: Glossary

  • COA = Chart of Accounts = a numbered list of the accounts that comprise a company’s general ledger
  • General Ledger = accounting record or a company
  • Subledger = A subledger is a ledger containing all of the detailed subsets of transactions. The Total of the transactions in the subledger rollup into the general ledger.
    • A subledger may contain all accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed asset or ppm transactions.
  • Revenue = income generated from business operations - services rendered or goods sold. Revenue does not equal cash.
  • Invoicing/Billing: Process by which the seller sends a payment request for the amount owed for the sale of goods or services.
  • Budget = financial plan for future activities including sales (revenue)/costs. Sponsored and Capital projects must have a budget to be able to spend.
  • Funding Amount: Amount Obligated by Sponsor (only for Sponsored Projects awards)
  • Funding Allocation: Funding Amount allocated to sponsored projects awards.

12.2: Accounts in GL only vs GL&PPM for project based transactions

12.3: Version Updates

  • 4/8/21:
    • clarified PPM billing vs. Receivables.
    • Pulled out some definitions into glossary.
    • Added appendix.
    • Updated 2.2.1.2
  • 11/29/21:
    • Added 2.4 Project Grouping
    • Added more project classifications.
  • 2/1/22:
    • Added 2.5 Membership Agreements
    • Added 2.6 Projects Created in Error
    • Added 1.6.1 for basic SLA understanding.
    • Minor edits in sections: 2.3, 2.3.4, 3, 3.2, 3.3.1.1, 6
  • 2/17/22:
    • Added 1.6.2 DFFs
  • 10/3/22:
    • Added new Project Classifications
    • Minor edits for PADUA updates
    • Minor edits for Project billing updates with GPCB
    • Added more reports in bah.ucsd.edu.
  • 3/15/24
    • Added Fabrication Projects information.

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