Key UCAR Dimensions with examples

Below are a few examples of the key dimensions, their dimensions elements, and hierarchies that will be frequently in this training:

 


Dimension

Description

Dimension elements / hierarchies - samples

cd_Employee

List of iVantage (sourced nightly) and placeholder (user-created) employees with an Human Resources Organization (HR Org) hierarchy

NCAR

   NESL

      MMM

         Kathy Morgan

         Etc.

 

cd_Account

List of IFAS/Bi-Tech (sourced nightly) and placeholder (user-created) account keys with a Financial Organization (Fin Org) hierarchy defined by the owners of the account keys.

UCAR_Admin

   FandA

      IT

         31316x

         Etc.

 

cd_year

List of years

All Years

   2012

   2013

   2014

   2015

   Etc.

 

cd_month

List of months with alternate hierarchy for YTD.  This alternate hierarchy aggregates months in a different way.  See example.

All Months

   Oct

   Nov

   Dec

   Jan

   Etc.

All YTD

   Oct YTD

      Oct

Nov YTD

Oct

Nov

Dec YTD

Oct

Nov

Dec

Etc.

 

cd_Budget Type

List of budget types used in IFAS and Working Plan scenarios.  2 alternate hierarchies to include/exclude Expected Funds.

All Budget Types

   New funds

   Uncommitted Carryover

   Committed Carryover

   Budget Transfers

   New Funds

   Miscellaneous

   Undefined

     (reserved for Incurred Actual and IFAS Encumbrances scenarios)

   Upload adjustment (usage tbd)

All Budget Types 2

   New funds

   Uncommitted Carryover

   Committed Carryover

   Budget Transfers

   New Funds

   Expected Funds

   Miscellaneous

   Undefined

   (reserved for Incurred Actual and IFAS Encumbrances scenarios)

    Upload adjustment (usage tbd)

 

cd_Fund Source

List of IFAS fund sources with alternate hierarchies driven by varying business needs (e.g. ABR/NSF, UCAR Treasury, UCP reporting, etc.)

NCAR ABR

   NSF Base

            NSFRGC

            NSFRCORE

            NSFRHPCC

   Non NSF

       University

       Etc.

   All Indirect

      CSC 

   NSF_Spec

            NSFDPLY

            NSFGRANT

            NSFHIAPR

            NSFSPEC

            NSF

 

UCAR Fund Source (UCAR Treasury)

   Commercial

   DOD All

   DOE All

   EPA All

   FAA All

   Foreign All

   Internal

   NASA All

   NOAA All

   NSF All

   Other All

   University

   All Indirect

 

UCAR Fund Source2 (UCP)

   All Indirect

   Internal

   NSF All

   Other Government Non-NSF

   Other Non-Government