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Oracle Vocab

Subjects : oracle, it-skills
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1. Those expenses which can be charged directly as a part of the cost of a product or service - or of a department or operating unit - as distiquished from overhead and other indirect costs which most be prorated among several products or services - dep






2. Fund is an independent fiscla and accounting entity.






3. Annual pricipal and interest payments that a local government of fund owes on money that is has borrowed.






4. An anticipated expenditure as indicated by approval of requistion. Oracle Purchasing will send commitments to the General Ledger and Projects and Grants and it will be recorded as an encumbrance type.






5. Accounts for the accumulation for and the payment of general long-term principal and interest.






6. The most recently baselined budget version of the budget.






7. Accounts for the purchase or construction of major facilities which are not financed by proprietary or trust funds.






8. The additional to cash or other current assets of governmental funds( receipts) which do not increase any liability or reserve and do not represent the recovery of an expenditure from services to others ( reimbursements).






9. A non-asset inventory that has already been expensed to a final use account and is thus carried and tracked as a on hand balance only - with an accounting value of zero.






10. It is business or individual that provides good and /or services in return for payment. Also known as a Vendor.






11. Accounts for the proceeds of specific revenue sources ( except pension trust and major capital projects) that are legally restricted to expenditures for specific purposes.






12. The difference between budgeted amounts and all actual and anticipated expenditures.






13. A budget format prescribed by the State Controller. Shows activities grouped by functional organization units - such as departments. The term line-items refers to account and sub-account detail typically provided for revenue by source ( e.g property






14. A unit with budgetary control and/or management responsibilities for financial transactions. Represents the 'cost center'qualifier segment required in Oracle and is at the trasactional level of input( child).






15. The Generally Accepted Accounting Principles( GAAP) promulgated by te Governmental Accountng Standards Board - which guide the recording and reporting of financial information by state and local governments.






16. Elements of cost necessary in the production of an article of the performance of a services - but an integral part of the finished product or service - such a rent - heat light - supplies - management - second-level supervision. Can refer to Departme






17. The amount of revenue expected to accrue or to be collected during a fiscal year.






18. Locally generated revenues derived from property taxes - sales taxes - vehicle license fees - court fines - and fund balances. Can be used for any purpose that is a legal expenditure of County Funds. The Board of Supervisors controls their usage.






19. The of the cost of a fixed asset - other than a wasting asset - charged as an expense during a particular period. The cost of a fixed asses less any salvage value is prorated over the estimated service life of such an asset - and each period is charg






20. Assets - which are intended to be held or used for an extended periof of time - such as land - buildings - structures - machinery - furniture - and other equipment. Any piece of equipment costing $5 -000 or more must be purchased as a fixed asset.






21. A grant - subsidy - revenue agreement - revenue contract - or specific funding which is allocated to an organization for a specific purpose(s) and can be used to fund one or more projects - An award is usually billed or invoiced to a Customer ( i.e.






22. With separate revenue - expenditures - and fund balances. A legal independet fiscal and accounting entity - to record its cash and other resources and equties - assets - liabilities - reserves and surplus ( fund balance) as well as its income and exp






23. Financial resources recieved from taxes - fees - and other charges - federal or State government - excluding interfund transfers fund balance - or debt issuance proceeds.






24. An accounting method is used to allocate the costs associated with an activity to the individuals - groups - or organizations benefiting from that activity. Costs are based on activites rather than accounting data.






25. A document received from a supplier that lists amounts owed to the supplier for purchased good or services.






26. Revenues are recorded when measurable and earned ( rather than when cash is received - and expenses are recognized when a good or service is used( rather thane when payment is made).






27. Non-Capital Project. Non productive time as a type of indirect project to track paid time off. Printing - mails - purchasing - contracting - fleet - facilities. and admin projects ( overhead - training - travel - etc ).






28. To approve an award budget for use in reporting and accounting.






29. The types of invoices- Standard - Credit memo - Debit memo - Expense Report - Prepayment - Mixed.






30. A separate fund established to account for services that are supported primarly by service charges. They are similar to private business enterprise - where the costs of providing goods or services to the general public or to customer departments on a






31. The amount of direct and indirect costs that would be reduced or eliminated if a service currently provided by County staff were to be provided by contract. These costs are typically include all direct and variable costs - as well as any portions of






32. An internal request for goods or services. A requisiton can originate from an employee or from another process. Each requition can include many lines - generally with a distict item on each requisition line.






33. Classificaiton used to account for a government's ongoing organizatons and activities that are similar to those often found in the private sector -






34. Additional revenue that was not expected and - therefore -not budgeted - but which may legally be made available for the financing requirements of the County.






35. The percentage of full time the employee should normally work in a specifi job. Is defined by the Standard Hours.






36. An initial building of the budget using a base year usually the second of the prior year's Operational Plan) for non salary related accounts and recalculated salary and benefits costs based on current positions loaded into BRASS from PeopleSoft.






37. Is made up of six unique segments: Fund - Org - Account - Project - Funding Source and TBD






38. One of two classes of projects to be used by the County. Capital projects capture costs ( including depreciation) and revenue associated with the construction or acquisition of infrastructure ( i.e. road improvements bridges - etc) - buildings - othe






39. Expiration in the service life of capital assets - other than wasting assets - attributable to wear and tear - deterioration - action of the physical elements - idadequacy - and obsolescence.






40. A type of purchase order that can be issued for delivery of goods or services for specific dates and locations. Each standard purchase order line can have multiple shipments and ca distribute the quantity of each shipment across multiple accounts.






41. A promise to repay borrowed money on a particular date - often ten or twenty years in the future; most bonds involve a promise to pay a specified dollar amount of interest at predetermined intervals. Bonds are a mechanism used to obtain long-term fin






42. The amount computed by dividing an aggregate balance by the number of calendar days in the related range.






43. Are established by the Board of Supervisors and include Airports - Wastewater Management and Transit Enterprise Funds - County Sanitation Districts and various Internal Service Funds ( General Services Fleet Maintenance - Facilities Management and Do






44. Appropriations and estimated revenue or an annual spending plan that is adopted by the Board of Supervisors( or the Board acting as the Board of Directors) pursuant to the Goverment Code - which balances revenues and expenditures.






45. Items stocked in an inventory and controlled by tracking the quantity and value of each item. Typically - each item is considered an 'asset' until it is issued or adjusted ( expensed) out of the inventory. The value of the item is equal to the curren






46. A fund used to account for the proceeds of specific revenue sources that are legally restricted to expendiutres for a specified purpose.






47. A five-year list of planned capital projects - developed by the Department of General Services.






48. The budget amounts for a project at the first successful Baselining of the project.






49. An account that contains money set aside for a legaly restricted specifi future use.






50. Trust Fund and Agency Funds