System Offices Budget Transfer Approval Queue Training FAQ
This is a FAQ for the System Offices Budget Transfer Approval Queue
Units can process temporary budget adjustments in Banner or via Finance Feeder Front-End. Below are the prerequisites and procedures for the new process.
Completion of the JV Certification Course and access to Rule Code Groups B02 (same-chart) and B03 (intercampus) is required to process these JVs. Access to this rule code group should be requested through your USC and is dependent upon budget office approval.
- Use Rule Code 214 for temporary same chart budget transfers
- Use Rule Code 215 for temporary intercampus budget transfers (budget transfers that cross charts)
Use of Banner Forms FGAJVCM and FGAJVCQ is recommended (UAFR - Creating a Journal Voucher with FGAJVCD and FGAJVCQ (uillinois.edu) or UAFR - Creating a Journal Voucher with FGAJVCM (uillinois.edu))
When processing temporary budget transfers, the following are required:
- A budget period must be entered; the budget period should match the transaction date on the entry (e.g., Budget Period = 06 for a December Transaction Date)
- A budgeted fund type (State and Institutional) must be used
- Allowable fund codes on Chart 9 include: 1000xx, 200200, 200201, 200203, 200204, 200250, 200256, and 200258
- Fund codes must be the same on all sequences of the entry
- The only exception is for temporary intercampus budget transfers of administrative allowance; contact the System Offices Budget Office for further details
- Budget account codes must be used, and the same account code should be the same on all sequences of the entry
- Use of budget (10xxxx), plant (17xxxx), revenue (3xxxxx) and transfer (4xxxxx) account codes are not allowed
- Refer to the Account Code Search Tool for additional information on account codes
- Multiple debits and credits are not allowed; however, entries may have one debit to many credits or one credit to many debits
- Total debits must equal total debits; entries must net to zero
- Note that a debit (+) increases budget while a credit (-) decreases budget
- Please allow up to two business days for your entry to post; if your entry is rejected, a message with further details be sent through email or Banner Form GUAMESG (UAFR Weekly Tips: Banner Message Page GUAMESG | Illinois)