<p>1. What version is this FAQ?<br /> This FAQ is currently version 1.2 <br />2. When was the last day this FAQ was updated?<br /> June 26th, 2006 <br />3. Is it possible to add a position code referencing to the Payroll system the Employee will be paid from?<br /> Yes, the BUDMAN salary records reference employee number and position number (code) <br />4. Can any part of a position code on a Payroll system be changed?<br /> Yes <br />5. When I delete a Position, can I adjust the budget for the Cost Centre accordingly?<br /> Yes, deleting a Salary record zeros out any charges to the General Ledger Budget <br />6. After I have changed and saved a record, is there any way I can restore the record to its previous state?<br /> No. Changing a record back is simply a matter of resetting the changed fields. Although Delphi has the capability of restoring records to its previous state, no one has ever asked for this feature <br />7. Can I move a Position (Salary Record) to ... a new Payroll system?<br /> Yes <br />8. ... a new Cost Centre?<br /> Yes <br />9. ... a new Department?<br /> Yes <br />10. ... a new Business Sector?<br /> Yes <br />11. Can I move a Cost Centre and all related Positions to a new Department?<br /> Yes. BUDMAN has a utility program that renames Cost Centres in all files referencing them <br />12. ... a new Business Sector?<br /> Yes <br />13. Can I upload a file and use it to make large scale adjustments to the position data components?<br /> Yes. BUDMAN has extensive flexibility in adjusting Salary rates by several key fields and at any time in the year. This extends to: Affiliation Adjustments, Job Title Adjustments, and Rate Adjustments (Contract Settlements and Anniversary Dates) <br />14. If I need to move all of the current data to the general ledger, can I do it?<br /> Yes, the Salary Budget is prepared separate from the General Ledger budget and is transferred when desired <br />15. Can the software help me identify YTD point of Actuals and load FY pro-rated amounts?<br /> BUDMAN tracks all Salary and General Ledger budget amounts by Pay Period (up to 27) and General Ledger Period (up to 13) for both hours and dollars (or Statistic Amounts) <br />16. How well does the software interact with Payroll systems?<br /> BUDMAN should be able to interface with all Payroll systems that are capable of using the common ASCII format to transfer data <br />17. The computers here are all on a network. How is the accounting data accessed?<br /> BUDMAN software and the centralized Database are generally located on the network server. With department entry, department specific data is pulled from the central Database and moved to the Department's working directory which may be on the network server or at a local workstation <br />18. My network is a bit different. I have several servers along with users on each server. The problem is this - it's not one large network, it's several separate networks. Can I still get the information from network to network, even though they are not connected?<br /> BUDMAN software and the centralized Database are generally located on the network server. With department entry, department specific data is pulled from the central Database and moved to the Department's working directory which may be on the network server or at a local workstation <br />19. Is your software Y2K compliant?<br /> Yes <br />20. Am I able to trace all changes to a business unit through the entire history of the system?<br /> Yes, BUDMAN can track changes by individual record or by major menu selection activity <br />21. Are there safety checks in case an invalid type of Union, Position, or Salary Rate Range is created?<br /> Yes. BUDMAN is table driven and has validity checks for all the aforementioned cases <br />22. Can I create a position without having an employee for that position entered?<br /> Yes, with restriction control <br />23. Is it possible to spread employee records across Cost Centres and Positions?<br /> Yes. An employee can have different steps for different job codes and payroll data <br />24. Can I limit the editing/viewing capability of areas of the budget to only those responsible for that area and then not allow those people to view other areas?<br /> Yes. Budget Manager is controlled by a menu system which takes into account user names and security settings. Login names and programs all have a specific security level. If a user does not have the proper security level, they cannot access the program. All users are restricted to specific Cost Centres and Salary records <br />25. What security is present in Budget Manager?<br /> Budget Manager is controlled by a menu system which takes into account user names and security settings. Login names and programs all have a specific security level. If a user does not have the proper security level, they cannot access the program. All users are restricted to specific Cost Centres and Salary records <br />26. Can I get a calculation of the salary budget by pay (earning) type?<br /> Yes, the SQL tools in BUDMAN can screen searches by virtually any data field <br />27. Can I get a calculation of the salary budget by GLdistribution?<br /> Yes <br />28. Can I calculate authorized expenditures by a business unit at any time?<br /> Yes, with unlimited combinations <br />29. Can I calculate FTE/Hours for a business unit at any point in time?<br /> Yes <br />30. Is it possible to calculate any of the above four for any division, sub-division, etc.?<br /> Yes, for unlimited combinations <br />31. Will the software allow me to calculate employer benefits?<br /> Yes, individual employer benefit assignments are downloaded from the payroll system and calculated independently of each other <br />32. In the calculations, will the software apply factors for employer premiums?<br /> Yes <br />33. Can I disburse the budget ... Evenly per month?<br /> Yes <br />34. ... According to days in a month?<br /> Yes <br />35. ... From/to position dates?<br /> Yes <br />36. Does Budget Manager generate ... Position Varience (Rate/Volume) reports?<br /> Yes <br />37. ... Monthly Budget to GL (Compare) reports?<br /> Yes <br />38. ... Bi-Weekly budget to Payroll (Compare) reports?<br /> Yes <br />39. ... Exceptions/Error reports?<br /> Yes <br />40. ... Changes in Business Unit(s) reports?<br /> Yes <br />41. ... Adjustments in Budget Amounts reports?<br /> Yes <br />42. What is the workstation requirements?<br /><br /> * An IBM compatible computer running MS Windows 2000/XP<br /> * 1+ Ghz processor<br /> * 512 MB Ram<br /> * 500 MB free disk space<br /><br />43. What is the recommended workstation?<br /><br /> * An IBM compatible computer running MS Windows 2000/XP<br /> * 2+ Ghz processor<br /> * 1 GB Ram<br /> * 1 GB free disk space<br /><br />44. What is the Base Server Requirements (small to medium install)?<br /><br /> * 2.5+ Ghz processor<br /> * 2 GB Ram<br /> * 20 GB free disk space<br /><br />45. What is the performance server requirements (Larger install)?<br /><br /> * 3+ Ghz dual processors<br /> * 4 GB Ram<br /> * 100+ GB free disk space<br /> * 10,000 rpm SCSI/SATA high-performance drives with RAID configuration<br /><br /> Resources impacted by number of versions, client selects, ESM data warehousing and other variables <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>