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UC San Diego PPM User Guide

Understand the contents of the UC San Diego PPM User Guide.

Purpose and Scope of this Guide

This Guide is intended to give an overview of the UCSD Configuration and use of the Oracle Financial Cloud Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Subledger. This is a dynamic document to be updated as additional enhancements to the system and business processes are made. This guide includes links to additional, more detailed information where applicable. This guide includes information on some related processes outside of PPM but is not an all-encompassing Oracle Financial Cloud user guide.

Chapter Subsection Sub-SubSection

Chapter 01: Overview

1.1 Understanding Subledgers and General Ledger

1.2 Reasons to Use PPM

1.3 Nuances between Budgeting in PPM and Budgeting in EPBCS

1.4 Nuances between PPM and GL Data

1.5 Coding Transactions to the PPM Subledger (POET/POETAF)

1.6 How Costs are entered and accounted in PPM

1.6.1 PPM Subledger Accounting Rules (SLAs) overview

1.6.2 Defined Flex Fields (DFFs)

Chapter 02: Project Types

2.1 Capital Projects

2.2 Sponsored Project

2.3 General Projects

2.4 Project Grouping

2.5 Membership Agreements

2.6 Projects Created in Error

2.1.1 Inventorial Equipment

2.1.2 Fabrications

2.1.3 Budget

2.2.1 Awards

2.2.2 Billing

2.2.3 Sponsored Project Revenue Recognition

2.2.4 Overhead Assessment - Indirect Costs - Burden

2.2.5 Budget

2.2.6 How to Check Award Budget, Costs, and Balances

2.2.7 Unique Sponsored Projects Processes

2.2.8 Sponsored Research Dates

2.3.1 General Projects Structures

2.3.2 Non-Revenue Activities

2.3.3 Revenue Generating Activities

2.3.4 Recharges

2.3.5 Budget

Chapter 03: Cost Transfers

3.1 Applicable Policies and Regulations

3.2 UCSD Local Implementation Requirements

3.3 Cost Transfer Process in Oracle

3.3.1 Process

3.3.2 Types of Cost Transfers

3.3.3 Cost Transfer Reporting

3.3.4 Cost Transfer vs Cost Recovery vs Resource Transfer

Chapter 04: Cash Receipts 4.1 Cash Receipts

4.1.1 Miscellaneous Revenue

4.1.2 Expense Reimbursements

4.1.3 Program Income

Chapter 05: Revenue Recognition 5.1 Unearned Revenue 5.1.1 Unearned Income
Chapter 06: How to Create, Edit, or Close a Project

6.1.1 Step by Step - Manual

6.1.2 Step by Step - Automated Mass conversion of tasks to projects for General Projects

Chapter 07: Project Personnel Roles
Chapter 08: Resolving Unprocessed Costs in PPM
Chapter 09: Reporting
Chapter 10: Reconciliation
Chapter 11: References
Chapter 12: Appendix

12.1 Glossary

12.2 Accounts in GL only vs GL&PPM for project based transactions: KB0033364

12.3 Version Updates

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