Financial Systems (Legacy)

Service Initiation

Please click here to access ARC and related systems.

Click here for the Financial Systems Security Application Form.  After you click on the link to the form and type your UNI into the request system, click on Service Catalog (on the left) and then you will see the form on the right (under Security Application Requests).

Support

Service Contact: 
Joan Richards
CUIT Executive Owner: 
Elvira Spika, Enterprise Systems

Service Description

Financial System (Legacy) – As of July 9, 2012, a number of these applications listed below are available read only. The following FFE/FINSYS Module: Budget Tool, Cash Module Application Security and Casual and Support Staff Tme Entry.
Status: 
Active
Related Services: 
Enterprise Reporting (Legacy)

Details

The following Financial Systems modules have been replaced by ARC: 

FAS Module - This was the central record-keeping and management information system on income and expenditures for University funds of all types.  FAS is available to support the FY12 close only and will be in read only status after the close.  Central record-keeping and management information system on income and expenditures for University funds of all types.  (Available only to Controller’s Office)

Service and Support Contacts:

Finance Service Center:  http://finance.columbia.edu/content/finance-service-center or call (212) 854-2122

Service Targets: Online available M-F, 7am-7pm; Sat, 7am-6pm; Sun by special arrangement (with email notification of maintenance downtimes).
 
Service Eligibility: Users authorized by the appropriate Finance Security Administrator
 
Prerequisites: Authorization by the appropriate (departmental) Finance Security Administrator.
 
 
FinSys Module – The majority of the functionality has been replaced by ARC with the exception of Budget Tool  Cash Module, and Application Security Maintenance.  
 
For the FinSys security access form please visit the Finance Gateway web pages.
 
Service and Support Contacts: 
Finance Service Center: http://finance.columbia.edu/content/finance-service-center or call (212) 854-2122
 
Service Targets: Available from 7am-6am (with email notification of maintenance downtimes).
 
Service Eligibility: Users authorized by the appropriate Finance Security Administrator
 
Prerequisites: Authorization by the appropriate (departmental) Finance Security Administrator.
 
 
FFE Module – The majority of this functionality has been replaced by ARC with the exception of Time Tracking for Casual and Support Staff.

For access to FFE please visit: http://www.ais.columbia.edu/car/install.htm

For the FFE security access form please visit the Finance Gateway web pages.
 
Standard Costs:  No cost for accessing the system (centrally funded). (N.B. Freeze on special projects is in effect until July 2012.)
 
Service and Support Contacts: 
 
Finance Service Center: http://finance.columbia.edu/content/finance-service-center or call (212) 854-2122
 
Service Targets: Available from 7am-6am (with email notification of maintenance downtimes).
 
Service Eligibility: Users authorized by the appropriate Finance Security Administrator
 
Prerequisites: Authorization by the appropriate (departmental) Finance Security Administrator.
 
 
APCAR – Invoice Processing/Vendor Maintenance (Read Only)

AP/CAR was the Univeristy's automated payment voucher processing system that has been replaced by ARC. It was used to electronically submit payment vouchers to Accounts Payable. It is available in READ-ONLY status as of July, 2012.

For access to APCAR visit the Finance Service Center web pages.

Finance Service Center: http://finance.columbia.edu/content/finance-service-center or call (212) 854-2122

 
 
 
CAPS - Columbia Assisted Purchasing System (Read Only)
CAPS was the University's backend purchase order system which was used only by purchasing.
 
For access please visit the Finance Gateway web pages.

Service and Support Contacts:

Finance Service Center: http://finance.columbia.edu/content/finance-service-center or call (212) 854-2122