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Project to Date Balances - how to get

From: rdelaney@prodigy.net [mailto:rdelaney@prodigy.net]
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 2:44 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: GL: FSG Project To Date Amount Type

Hi Folks,

We are considering defining a Project segment in the Accounting Flexfield as a means of supporting my client's very simplistic project reporting requirements. (PA would be big time over kill!)

I am concerned that this will not support Project To Date balance reporting since the beginning balances of all P&L accounts are cleared to Retained Earnings at the start of a new fiscal year.

I noticed that there are Project To Date Actual (and budget) amount types available in the FSG Define Column set form and project to date columns on the GL Balances table. Does anyone know how this works? To my knowledge, there is not a "project" flexfield qualifier.

My guess is that these columns continue to be populated with a beginning balance plus current month activity, regardless of fiscal year, and are based on the assumption that you would only use this amount type for project related reports. Unfortunately I won't have a demo system available to tinker with for several more weeks.

Any insights would be greatly appreciated. Please respond to my email directly.

Thanks,
Bob Delaney


Activity Management Gateway - APIs

From: Vikas Malyala [SMTP:vikas@smartdb.com]
Sent: Friday, October 29, 1999 10:20 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Info on Oracle Projects AMG

We are working on Oracle Projects Activity Management Gateway. We want to import Projects and Tasks using APIs. I want to know the step by step procedure to run these APIs.

If any one of you, knows the procedure or who are already used these APIs to import Projects and Tasks, can answer my mail.

I am having the TRM for Oracle Projects Activity Management Gateway and I also found a package called pa_project_pub which has all the procedures and functions. Can any one of you explain me how to use this package in creating a project or task? If you know the answer, you can directly contact me through my e-mail id i.e. vikas@smartdb.com
(650) 988-8996 x262.
Thanks
vikas


Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 13:03:42 -0500
From: "Matson, Mark J." MatsonMJ@bvsg.com
To: "'oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca'" oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: RE: Info on Oracle Projects AMG

Vikas,

I presented a paper at two OAUG Conferences discussing this very topic. A copy of the paper and code can be found at
http://www.bv.com/bvsg/papers/oracle

I hope this helps...
Mark J. Matson
BV Solutions Group
A Black & Veatch Company



Install Projects as Time Keeping Tool only

Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 08:38:11 -0500
From: Bill Daily bill_daily@csgsystems.com
To: "oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca" oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: Projects as a time keeping tool only

Has anyone ever implemented Projects as a time keeping tool only??

My company is thinking of phasing in functionality of Projects and initially would only like to use Projects as a time capture system. Can this be done (i.e. don't generate draft revenue, draft invoices, distribute expenses, interface to GL, AP, AR, etc.)??? Any things to consider if or when the remaining functionality is phased in??

Thanks for any assistance,
Bill Daily


Date: Sat, 30 Oct 1999 08:42:58 -0700
From: Dina Rotem dinar@rafael.co.il
To: Ora OraApps-L@cpa.qc.ca, Bill Daily bill_daily@csgsystems.com
Subject: RE: PA: Projects as a time keeping tool only

Bill

You can start Projects with only capturing time. However, you should decide how would you want to define projects types, project templates and projects and tasks. If the projects you set up today will continue to live after you go into phase two of the implementation you better devote good thinking about those setups, since project types affect a big part of the following functionality.

For the first phase, you should not run the distribute labor cost and don't interface cost to GL.

Dina