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DOCUMENTS

[Approve/release] [Supporting Document] [Change/delete a document] [Initialization ] [JV Types
[Print a voucher] [Search a Selective Group] [Sort waiting documents] [View Documents]

Approve/Release a Document or Notify the Approver/Releaser that a Document is Ready for His/Her Review

While in the document (Use the following path if not already in the document: My Documents, Waiting Interfund Transfers or Waiting Journal Vouchers. Click the View link by the document to access it.), click on the appropriate link: Approve the expenditures, Approve the receipt, Release the expenditure, Release the receipt, Notify an Approver/Releaser, Approve the document, or Release the document. The approving functions (Approve the expenditures/receipt) are optional internal control features; a document must be released for it to be available to the reciprocating group or Accounts and Reports. Release automatically approves.

Activate/Change Supporting Document Message

The supporting document message can be turned on/off when initializing the interfund on the Manual Interfund Initiation page, or afterwards inside the document by modifying the document header information or printing a supporting document cover sheet.

To turn on/off the message when initializing the interfund, use the following path: My Documents, Initialize a Manual Interfund. When initializing the interfund on the Manual Interfund Initiation page, clicking on/off the radio button in the field that asks "Documents on the Way?" as appropriate.

To activate or change the supporting document status message after the interfund has been created, while in the document (if not already in the document, use the following path: My Documents, Waiting Interfund Transfers. Click the View link by the document to access it.), click the Modify document header information link. On the Interfund Header Modification page, click the appropriate radio button (On the way, None coming, or I do not know) on the Supporting Documentation line, then click Modify the header information.

The supporting documentation on the way message can also be turned on by printing a supporting document cover sheet. Please see Print Interfund Supporting Document Cover Sheet for procedures.

The reciprocating group/agency can turn off the message after receiving the attachments by clicking the Click here when it arrives link below the message on the document.

Print Interfund Supporting Document Cover Sheet

While in the interfund (if not already in the document, use the following path: My Documents, Waiting Interfund Transfers. Click the View link by the document to access it.), click on the View a standard cover sheet for this document link at the bottom of the page. 

Click the Continue with VIEW of STANDARD COVER SHEET link on the Please Be Aware warning.

On the Interfund Standard Cover Sheet page, click Print on the tool bar. This will not only provide you with a page to print to send with the documentation, but also change the status of the document to "supporting documentation on the way".

Change or Delete a Document

Either the expenditure or receipt side can change their side of the interfund until its release by the Accounts and Reports' Audit Services Team. Prior to release by the Accounts and Reports' Audit Services Team, interfunds can be deleted by the receipt side at any time while the expenditure side can only delete interfunds prior to receipt side reciprocation. A JV can be changed or deleted until it is released to Accounts and Reports, or released to be uploaded to STARS if the document does not require central approval.

Add Funding or Detail Lines: while in the document (If not already in the document, use the following path: My Documents, Waiting Interfund Transfers or Waiting Journal Vouchers. Click the View link by the document to access it.), click the appropriate link: Add more expenditure funding lines, Add more Receipt funding lines, Enter JV funding lines, or Add detail lines.

On the Enter Expenditure Lines, Enter Receipt Lines, or Enter Detail Lines page, enter the funding/detail lines and click Add the funding lines or Add the detail lines.

Add/Change/Delete Comments:  The comments shown below the document line on the Waiting Documents or Waiting Journal Vouchers list can be turned on/off using the Turn voucher comments ON/Off link at the top of the Waiting Documents (for interfunds) or Waiting Journal Vouchers page. The actual comment field is located inside the document.

To edit the comments, while in the document (If not already in the document, use the following path: My Documents, Waiting Interfund Transfers or Waiting Journal Vouchers. Click the View link by the document to access it.), type your comments in the Expend Comments or Receipt Comments field above the funding lines for interfunds, or the comments field at the bottom of the JV Viewing page for journal vouchers.

Change/Delete a Funding or Detail Line: While in the document (If not already in the document, use the following path: My Documents, Waiting Interfund Transfers or Waiting Journal Vouchers. Click the View link by the document to access it.), click the dollar amount (underlined) of the line to be changed/deleted.

On the Funding Line Modification or Modify Interfund Detail Line page, make changes then click Modify the line as above or Delete this line from voucher as appropriate.

Change Header Information - Voucher Number, Document Date, or Supporting Document Indicator: While in the document (If not already in the document, use the following path: My Documents, Waiting Interfund Transfers or Waiting Journal Vouchers. Click the View link by the document to access it.), click the Modify document header information link.

On the Interfund Header Modification page, make the changes, then click Modify the header information.

Delete All Funding Lines: while in the document (If not already in the document, use the following path: My Documents, Waiting Interfund Transfers or Waiting Journal Vouchers. Click the View link by the document to access it.), click the Delete all expenditure funding lines, Delete all receipt funding lines, or Delete all funding lines link.

On the Delete all Expenditure Funding, Delete all Receipt Funding, or Delete all JV Funding  page, at the bottom of the page, click Continue with the FUNDING DELETION for interfunds or Continue with the Deletion of All Funding Lines for journal vouchers. 

Delete an Entire Interfund or JV: While in the document (If not already in the document, use the following path: My Documents, Waiting Interfund Transfers or Waiting Journal Vouchers. Click the View link by the document to access it.), click the Delete the Entire Interfund link under Interfund Level Options for interfunds or click the Delete the document link under Document Level Options for JV's.

On the Delete an entire interfund or the Delete the entire journal voucher page, click Continue the DELETION of this Document at the bottom of the page.

Document Initialization

Initialize an Order: To place an order to a state agency/group through SOKI3+, the agency/group accepting the order must not have their accepting on-line orders indicator turned Off.  For procedures to turn on/off the indicator, please refer to Turn On-Line Ordering On/Off in the Agencies and Groups section.

To initialize an on-line order, use the following path: Documents, Initialize an Order. On the Initiate an Order page, select the "for" and "to" groups from the list boxes, then click the Start the Order. The system will take you to the appropriate form. Complete the form and click Send the general order form.

Please note the on-line ordering function is not ties to the interfund function or STARS, therefore it will be necessary to initialize an interfund separately to pay for the order.

Initialize an Interfund Manually or by a Simple Upload: Use the following path: My Documents, Initialize a Manual Interfund.

On the Manual Interfund Initiation page, complete the interfund initiation selection criteria (give interfund description and number, select type of document and reciprocating group, etc.). Click Start the Interfund.

On the Successful Document Initiation page, click Link to your document for entry.

On the Interfund Viewing page, the interfund funding lines can be entered either manually or by a simple upload. Click Add expenditure funding lines, Add receipt funding lines, or Add detail lines to begin entering the interfund manually.

On the Enter Expenditure Funding Lines, Enter Receipt Funding Lines, or Enter Detail Lines page, enter the funding/detail lines and click Add the funding lines or Add the detail lines.

To begin a simple upload of funding lines, click Browse to select the file containing the funding lines, then click Test the File Before Uploading or Upload the File. It's a good idea to first check the file's accuracy by using Test the File Before Uploading.

Initialize a Journal Voucher Manually or by a Simple Upload: Use the following path: My Documents, Initialize a Manual Journal Voucher

On the Manual Journal Voucher Initiation page, complete the journal voucher initiation selection criteria (give JV description and number, select type of document - refer to JV Types for type descriptions, and agency, etc.). Click Start the J.V.

On the Successful Document Initiation page, click Link to your document for entry.

On the Journal Voucher Viewing page, the funding lines can be entered either manually or by a simple upload. Click Add more funding lines to enter the journal voucher manually. 

On the Enter JV Funding Lines page, enter the funding/detail lines and click Add the funding lines.

To begin a simple upload of funding lines, click Browse to select the file containing the funding lines, then click Test the File Before Uploading or Upload the File. It's a good idea to first check the file's accuracy by using Test the File Before Uploading

Initialize Interfunds by Upload: One or multiple documents can be uploaded using the following path: My Documents, Initialize IFV by Upload.

Initialize J.V. by Upload: One or multiple documents can be uploaded using the following path: My Documents, Initialize J.V. by Upload

The Initiation Formats are available through the Initiation Format link under the Initialize IFV by Upload menu item in the Document Main Page, through the Consult on-line help link at the bottom of each page, or by clicking Help in the header and footer of each page.

JV Types 

The J.V. Type Code List in Help shows each JV type, the agencies authorized to use each type, and the transaction codes that can be used. The funding entry requirements will vary depending on the JV type selected. The J.V. Trans Code Table List shows the field requirements (required, not allowed, or optional) for each transaction code used on journal vouchers in SOKI3+3+. A user may not be able to use a JV type even if the user's agency is granted that authority, as the authorities for each JV type can be further restricted by user internally by the agency. The available JV types appear on the user's screen varies depending on the user's access.

The JV types are separated into two categories: 1) types that agencies initiate and process; 2) types that are initiated and processed centrally by the Division of Accounts and Reports.

Agency Initiated and Processed JVs:
The JV numbering format is JTAGYXXX. "J" is the JV number prefix. The second character (T) indicates the JV transaction type where 1 = payroll related adjustments, 2 = adjustments for specific expenditure or receipt vouchers, 3 = appropriations/master lease related transactions, C = credit card transactions, and R = receipt distributions. "AGY" is the initiating agency number. "XXX" is the agency or system assigned JV number. 

Cash Adjust - PY Contingent Encumbrances (Receipt/Expenditure Account Cash Transfers) - These transactions are those required to move cash within the same fund/index code to a different budget fiscal year to provide the cash needed to process payments against contingent encumbrances. Transactions can move cash either from the current fiscal year back to a prior fiscal year or from a prior to the current fiscal year. These will be designated at the top of each document in SOKI3+ as RECEXPADJ. The agency will assign (or allow the system to assign) the last three digits of the document number in the format J3AGYXXX, with AGY defined as the agency number. If the document is error free, and has been approved and released by the agency by 3:00 p.m., the document will be uploaded to STARS that night. Central approval will NOT be required for this transaction type prior to the STARS upload. These transactions will be batched by SOKI3+ at the central level. The Appropriations/Master Lease Purchase Team is responsible for addressing any procedural questions related to this document type.

Certified Trnsfer (Certified Transfers) - These transactions are transfers authorized by statute and certified by the preparing agency in writing to the Central Accounting Services Appropriations/Master Lease Purchase Team. These will be designated at the top of each document in SOKI3+ as CERTTRSFR. The agency will assign (or allow the system to assign) the last three digits of the document number in the format J3AGYXXX, with AGY defined as the agency number. Central approval will be required prior to uploading the transaction to STARS, and the transactions will continue to be batched by SOKI3+ at the central level. Central approval and release will be granted only after receipt of the standard transfer certification correspondence from the agency. It will be helpful for agencies to note the JV number assigned by the agency on the transfer certification letter correspondence. The Appropriations/Master Lease Purchase Team is responsible for approving and releasing this document type. Examples of Certified transfers: 1) K.S.A. 75-4614 for central motor pool depreciation reserve transfer, 2) K.S.A. 75-1004(b) for printing depreciation reserve transfer, 3) Chapter 130, Section 31(m), 2000 Session for KDHE sponsored project overhead transfer, and 4) Chapter 130, Section 40(c), 2000 Session for Historical Society visitor donation match. 

Correct Payment/Receipt Prefix V & S (Payment and Receipt Voucher Corrections) - These transactions are those currently processed by the Audit Services Team to change funding, subobject codes, etc. on payment and receipt documents which have processed in STARS. These will be designated at the top of each document in SOKI3+ as PMT-REC. The agency will assign (or allow the system to assign) the last three digits of the document number in the format J2AGYXXX, with AGY defined as the agency number. Central approval will be required prior to uploading the transaction to STARS, and the transactions will continue to be batched by SOKI3+ at the central level. Central approval and release will be granted after a member of the Audit Services Team has reviewed the requested correction. The Audit Services Team is responsible for approving and releasing this document type.

Credit Card (Credit Card transactions) - These transactions are those required to (1) move credit card receipts from the Credit Card Clearing Fund to the proper budgetary fund(s) within the agency, or (2) move funds to the Credit Card Clearing Fund so that sufficient funds are available for payment of the credit card processing fees. These will be designated at the top of each document in SOKI3+ as CREDIT. The agency will assign (or allow the system to assign) the last three digits of the document number in the format JCAGYXXX, with AGY defined as the agency number. If the document is error free, and has been approved and released by the agency by 3:00 p.m., the document will be uploaded to STARS that night. Central approval will NOT be required for this transaction type prior to the STARS upload. These transactions will be batched by SOKI3+ at the agency level and will be batch number 961, batch type T, except during concurrent processing. During that time, the old year documents will be batched as batch number 961, and new year documents as batch number 971. Any transactions that suspend in STARS on screen 53 must be corrected by the agency. Additional information regarding these transactions can be found in Informational Circular 01-A-014

Payroll Prior Period Funding Adjustments - These transactions adjust prior period funding of payroll expenditures for SHARP agencies only. Regent Institutions are to continue with the automated DA-35 process that is currently in place for their prior period funding adjustments. These will be designated at the top of each document in SOKI3+ as PAYROLL. The agency will assign (or allow the system to assign) the last three digits of the document number in the format J1AGYXXX, with AGY defined as the agency number. If the document is error free, and has been approved and released by the agency by 3:00 p.m., the document will be uploaded to STARS that night. Central approval will NOT be required for this transaction type prior to the STARS upload, and the transactions will be batched by SOKI3+ at the central level. The Payroll Processing Team is responsible for addressing any procedural questions related to this document type.

Receipt Distribution - These transactions are currently processed on receipt vouchers (with a zero dollar net effect) to distribute receipts from an agency suspense fund to the appropriate agency budgetary accounts. These will be designated at the top of each document in SOKI3+ as RECEIPTDIS. The agency will assign (or allow the system to assign) the last three digits of the document number in the format JRAGYXXX, with AGY defined as the agency number. If the document is error free, and has been approved and released by the agency by 3:00 p.m., the document will be uploaded to STARS that night. Central approval will NOT be required for this transaction type prior to the STARS upload. These transactions will be batched by SOKI3+ at the agency level and will be batch number 966, batch type T, except during concurrent processing. During that time, the old year documents will be batched as batch number 966, and new year documents as batch number 976. Any transactions that suspend in STARS on screen 53 must be corrected by the agency. The State Treasurer's Office is responsible for addressing any procedural questions related to this document type. Lucinda Anstaett is the contact person, and can be reached at lucinda@treasurer.state.ks.us.

Summarized Corrections - These transactions are corrections to receipt and expenditure documents, which are summarized due to the volume of individual transactions that are affected by the correction. Only agencies that have been previously approved to make these types of adjustment transactions may use this transaction type in SOKI3+. These will be designated at the top of each document in SOKI3+ as SUMMARY. The agency will assign (or allow the system to assign) the last three digits of the document number in the format J3AGYXXX, with AGY defined as the agency number. Central approval will be required prior to uploading the transaction to STARS, and the transactions will continue to be batched by SOKI3+ at the central level. Central approval and release will be granted after a member of the Appropriations/Master Lease Purchase Team has reviewed the requested correction. The Appropriations/Master Lease Purchase Team is responsible for approving and releasing this document type.

Centrally Processed JVs: 

Appropriation Team (Appropriation Team journal vouchers) - These transactions are journal vouchers initiated by the Appropriations/Master Lease Purchase Team. These will be designated at the top of each document in SOKI3+ as 003J3. The Appropriations/Master Lease Purchase Team will assign the document number in the format J3XXXXXX. These transactions are entered, approved, and released by the Appropriations/Master Lease Purchase Team, and will be batched by SOKI3+ at the central level. Agencies will continue to be notified of these transactions. 

Average Daily Balance (Average Daily Balance Distribution) - These transactions transfer interest earnings to eligible agency accounts each month. These will be designated at the top of each document in SOKI3+ as 003ADB. The Appropriations/Master Lease Purchase Team will assign the current document number in the format J3ADBXXX. These transactions are entered, approved, and released by the Appropriations/Master Lease Purchase Team, and will be batched by SOKI3+ at the central level. Agencies will continue to be notified of these transactions.

Preaudit-TJ (TJ Transactions) - These are treasurer's journal vouchers initiated by the Audit Services Team. These will be designated at the top of each document in SOKI3+ as TJ002. The Audit Services Team will assign the current document number in the format T2SOKXXX. These transactions are entered, approved, and released by the Audit Services Team, and will be batched by SOKI3+ at the central level. Agencies will continue to be notified of these transactions.

Preaudit Balanced J (Preaudit Balanced Journal Vouchers) - These transactions are similar to the corrections identified as payment and receipt voucher corrections. The journal vouchers processed under this type are corrections initiated by the Audit Services Team. These will be designated at the top of each document in SOKI3+ as 002J2. The Audit Services Team will assign the current document number in the format J2SOKXXX. These transactions are entered, approved, and released by the Audit Services team, and will be batched by SOKI3+ at the central level. Agencies will continue to be notified of these transactions. 

Print a Voucher

While in the document (If not already in the document, use the following path: My Documents, Waiting Interfund Transfers or Waiting Journal Vouchers. Click the View link by the document to access it.), click Link to a More Printable Page at the bottom of the page.

On the INTERFUND VOUCHER or JOURNAL VOUCHER page, click Print on the tool bar. This allows the document to be printed without most of the links and instructions.

Search a Selective Group of Documents for Viewing or Downloading

A user can search both outstanding and history documents to which he/she has access using specific criteria for viewing or downloading to a PC.

Search a Selective Group of Documents for Viewing: Use the following path: History, Past/Outstanding Interfunds or Past/Outstanding J.V.s. On the History Search or JV History Search page, enter criteria for the search, then click Find the Documents.

The system will return a list of documents that met the entered criteria. Under the title Historical Activity is a brief description of the criteria used for the search. As with the  waiting documents lists, users can click the View link by the document to view each document.

Search a Selective Group of Documents for Downloading to PC: Use the following path: History, Interfund Activity Reporting or JV Activity Reporting. On the Document Activity Reports or J.V. Activity Reports page, enter criteria for the search, then click Find the Documents.

The system will return a screen named Detailed Report/Activity Database. A brief description of the search criteria will appear under the title. Summary Information on the page is first separated into two types: Outstanding and In STARS, then further summarized by different levels/combinations: fund, fund and index, PCA, source code, etc. The file can be saved as a .dbf file then imported to most spreadsheet, database, or word processing applications. To download the file, click the Click here to download your database link at the bottom of the page.

Sort Waiting Interfunds

The Your Waiting Documents list can be sorted in various orders to help users perform tasks more efficiently. Click on the appropriate link under Sorting Options:

Entry Date: in descending order by entry date. The default sort.

Rec Group: receipts listed by group, then in ascending entry date within the group.

Exp Group: expenditures listed by group, then in ascending entry date within the group.

Rec Doc: all documents are sorted by their receipt document number causing all documents without a receipt document number to be sorted to the top of the list.

Exp Doc: all documents are sorted by their expenditure document number causing all documents without an expenditure document number to be sorted to the top of the list.

Rel Date: unreleased documents are listed first. The released documents are grouped by release date in ascending entry date order.

Status: documents are separated into 4 categories - documents awaiting entry, documents awaiting approval/release, documents awaiting reciprocation, and documents awaiting audit; and listed in ascending entry date order within each category.

SORT WAITING JOURNAL VOUCHERS

The Waiting Journal Vouchers list can be sorted in various orders to help users locate the documents more easily. Click on the appropriate link under Sorting Options:

Entry Date: in descending order by entry date. The default sort. In red when a sort is active.

Agency: documents are sorted by agency number in ascending order.

Doc No: documents are sorted by document number in ascending order.

Rel Date: unreleased documents are listed first. The released documents are grouped by release date in ascending entry date order.

Status: documents are separated into four groups - documents awaiting entry, documents needing approval/release, documents awaiting audit, and documents awaiting upload; and listed in ascending entry date order within the group. 

View Documents

A user can view the documents to which he/she has access.

View a List of Waiting Interfunds: Use the following path: Documents, Waiting Interfund Transfers. A list of your waiting interfunds will display.

View a List of Waiting Journal Vouchers: Use the following path: Documents, Waiting Journal Vouchers. A list of your waiting JVs will display.

View a Past Document: Use the following path: History, Past/Outstanding Interfunds or Past/Outstanding J.V.s. On the History Search page, enter criteria for the search, then click Find the Documents.

The system will return a list of documents met the entered criteria. Under the title Historical Activity is a brief description of the criteria used for the search. As with the waiting documents lists, users can click the View link by the document to view each document.

View a Waiting (Outstanding) Document: Use the following path: Document, Waiting Interfund Transfers or Waiting Journal Vouchers. On the Your Waiting Documents or Your Waiting Journal Vouchers page, click the View link by the document to view it.

View the Status of a Interfund: On the list of waiting documents, the character shown in the columns and the (document) line color indicate a document's current status.

Columns:
E:
Error indicator. Documents containing errors or awaiting reciprocation (the reciprocating party has opened, but not yet completed the document) will show a red check mark. 

R: a letter shown in this column indicates you are the receipt side of the document.

P: a letter shown in this column indicates you are the paying (expenditure) side.

The letters in the R and P columns further specify a document's status:

A = both receipt and paying sides have been completed and released, and the document is currently awaiting release from Accounts and Reports Audit Services. The status (line) color is turquoise.

E = you are the "To" group of the interfund which is awaiting entry from you. Generally the line (status) color is red unless you have both receipt and expenditure sides.

P = your side of the interfund is completed and is awaiting approval/release. The status (line) color is blue.

R = the document has been released and is awaiting reciprocation. The status (line) color is magenta. 

View the Status of a Journal Voucher: On the list of waiting JVs, the character shown in the columns and the (document) line color indicate a document's current status.

Columns:
E: Error indicator. Documents containing errors will show a red check mark.

S: Status column. The letter in this column indicates the current status of the document. 

A = the document has been released by the agency and is currently awaiting audit from Accounts and Reports Audit Services. The status (line) color is turquoise.
E = the document is incomplete or contains errors. The line color is red.
P = the document is completed and is awaiting approval/release. The status (line) color is blue.
U = the document is awaiting upload to STARS. This includes both the documents that have been approved/released by Accounts and Reports, if central approval is required, and the documents that have been approved/released by agencies, if central approval is not required. The status (line) color is olive. 

 

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