What is the process to load Red Book budget data to the Accounting Master File?
The Red Book Budget encompasses two processes that affect the accounting master file. The first process establishes the departmental budgets; the second initializes the encumbrances for classified and unclassified staff. The departmental budgets are provided to Accounting in the format that is reflected in the Red Book. This data has to be transformed into the working budget. The working budget reflects an individual accounting structure unique to UW System, a campus or division. When UW System has balanced the budget at a system level, and the final budget lock occurs (after the budget has been signed and published), the information is passed to the UWPC – Accounting Services. This usually takes 2-3 weeks after the budget is signed. It then takes an additional week for the data to be transformed into the working budget. The working budget is loaded into the Accounting System in July or August of the second year of a biennium. It is loaded any time after July (sometimes as late as Octo
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