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Form
and Content View
The
Form and Content View provides the user with a convenient access
portal to the required Federal Government agency reports as
defined by the Office of Management and Budget and agency unique
financial reports. Using COGNOS PowerPlay and Impromptu
Report Writers a JFMIP Qualification Test database, and the
Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service SGL
Cross-walk, sample reports have been developed for the following
regulatory reports:
In addition, various On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP) views and
Ad-hoc reports have been developed to illustrate how the same
financial data, used to produce the foregoing reports, may be
accessed for analysis and decision-making. OLAP and Ad-hoc
report views relating to agency SGL accounting transactions and
Status of Funds have been developed for illustration as to how
OLAP "drill-down" capabilities of COGNOS software can
provide a detail analysis of agencies financial information.
The agency unique data can be displayed in both cross-tab and
various graphical forms. The Form and Content View can be
easily reconfigured to the agencies core accounting system by
the user or by FMSI and COGNOS financial consultants for an
additional fee
Web
Links and NewsBox View
System
customization is provided to allow the user to personalize the
CFO Portal to each user's individual needs. The system is
delivered with two custom link Views:
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CFO
Council
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CIO
Council
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First
Gov
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NewsBox
View:
- NewsBox View is provided that allows the
user to add any hyperlinks that are considered
individually important. Hyperlinks included in the
NewsBox View may only be seen by the user. COGNOS
UPFRONT security facility provides the system
administrator to control security access to all
Executive Portal modules.
E-Learning
and Knowledge Management
Through an arrangement with Generation 21 Learning Systems, Inc., FMSI
has included a hyperlink to the
Federal
Financial Primer, Total Knowledge Management (TKMä) system. This link
provides access to a working model of an E-Learning and
Knowledge Management system.
The Federal Financial Primer’s content follows the JFMIP financial
management precepts and adds comprehensive tests that meet the
JFMIP’s core accounting requirement guidelines. Courseware
is also based upon Office of Management and Budget, Department
of the Treasury, Financial Management Service, and Federal
Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) financial
management concepts, standards, policies and procedures.
Moreover,
through the International Institute of Business Technologies,
the Federal Financial Primer courseware will be certified for
Continuing Professional Education (CPE) accreditation.
Learners will be able to earn CPE credit to maintain the
Association of Government Accountants, Certified Government
Financial Manager (CGFM) program certification.
The Federal Financial Primer is the only e-learning program that
couples coherent, rigorous curriculum designed specifically
for financial managers with the availability, accessibility,
and flexibility of the Internet. It delivers the convenience
of all this—and more:
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Research
and Reference Functionality: Learners can access an
electronic library of federal financial management
documents that serve as the basis for courseware
development. They can search the library by document
title, author, description, keyword, and publisher. In
addition, users can search courseware material. We call it
“Instant Knowledge.”
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Collaboration
Capabilities: Learners can collaborate with each other
and with subject matter experts via chat rooms and message
boards.
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s a financial manager, your challenge is to stay up to date on the
knowledge you need to enhance your practice, your agency, and
your relationships with other governmental entities and with
government consultants. Now you can access comprehensive Federal
Financial Management 
