Report Development
Do you wish you could be more involved in the report development process? Wonder what happened to that enhancement request you submitted? Curious what we're working on now? Find answers to these questions here.
Get Involved in Report Development
Do you wish you could have more of a voice in the report development process? Do you feel frustrated that current reports don't meet your needs? The BI & Financial Reporting team has an ongoing need for report testers as well as subject matter experts to contribute to report development efforts. We need individuals in a variety of roles with a variety of financial expertise.
If you would be interested in participating in either of these activities, please complete this form. Staff, please gain approval from your supervisor for your participation prior to completing the survey. If we reach out to you, you will have the opportunity to decline participation at any time.
Time commitments (per report development engagement):
- Report testers are called on to test new reports for accuracy before they are released into production. Time commitment is 1-2 hours per week for 2-3 weeks.
- Focus group subject matter experts are called on to provide input into the report development process during the design stage. Time commitment is typically 1 hour per week for 4-12 weeks, with some additional homework time between workgroup meetings.
Report Enhancement Requests
If you have an idea for a new report or an enhancement to an existing report that would make doing your job easier, submit your idea in a Budget & Finance Enhancement Request. Don't worry that someone else may have already submitted the same idea. When we see the same idea submitted by different users, it helps us to highlight the need for campus and we will consolidate requests after submission.
After you submit your idea, it goes through a series of vetting, approval, and prioritization steps before it moves into report development. In the first step, the idea is reviewed by the Budget and Finance User Group (BFG). You can reach out to your Vice Chancellor area BFG representative to discuss your idea in detail and find out what other ideas the BFG has discussed. The entire report enhancement process can take several months to complete. The process flow is outlined below.
Current and Future Report Development
The table below describes work that is ongoing for release in the near future. Click here to see a more complete and detailed table with all the work being done in financial reports.
| Report | What is being done | Tentative release date |
| Procure to Pay Panorama - Small Business Development Compliance |
Federal contracts valued at $750,000 or more require a small business subcontracting plan, including vendors from categories such as veteran-owned, service-disabled, HUBZone, and woman-owned businesses. Federal agencies require routine reporting to compare actual spending against the goals outlined in the proposal. This new report will provide the necessary data to track compliance and ensure alignment with federal requirements. |
June 2025 |
| Project Management Dashboard |
Enhancements:
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June 2025 |
| Project Cost Transfer Panorama |
This OFC dashboard will be rebuilt in Cognos. It will apply to all the reports in the panorama except for Cost Adjustments by Adjustment Type and Transfer Workflow Details. Additional enhancements: prompts for Expenditure Type and Expenditure Category will be added to the Transfers Summary and Transfers by Status reports. |
June 2025 |
| Fiscal Assistant Workload Dashboard |
Enhancements:
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June 2025 |
| Award Closeout Report |
This new report will be useful to identify expired awards with active projects, and to identify the actions that need to be taken to get them ready to close. |
June 2025 |
| Procure to Pay Panorama |
Enhancements:
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July 2025 |
| GL Panorama - GL Transaction Details |
Enhancements:
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July 2025 |
| Consolidated Exceptions Report - PI Payroll on AEF |
This new exception report will be used to implement controls on the new project class code "Academic Enrichment Fund" and ensure compliance with the IRS constructive receipt regulation. |
July 2025 |
| Recharge Operations Dashboard |
Enhancement: A column to subtotal expenditures by task will be added to the PPM Revenue and Expense Report tab |
August 2025 |
| AR Panorama: Receivables Aging Report |
Enhancements:
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August 2025 |
| AR Panorama: Receipt Method and Chart String | This new report will list all receipt methods and receipt classes showing the default chart string associated with each at the time of setup. | August 2025 |
In fiscal year 2025 and 2026, we are focusing on generating high-level financial KPIs for executive management. These goals will include:
- Business and Financial KPI Dashboard
- Post-Award Management KPI Dashboard
- Departmental Exceptions KPI Dashboard