New M-Reports Role in OARS

04/30/09

The Online Access Request System (OARS) now allows you to request M-Reports access to view the Source/Use Year-To-Date report. The e-mail below was sent to the people in your unit(s) who were automatically granted access to this report. Recipients included the following:

• Vice presidents, deans, directors, department chairs, and/or key financial managers


• Any additional staff member with the M-Reports ICEmployment role


• Individuals with General Ledger data set access in the U-M Data Warehouse (M_GLDW1_SEL Oracle role)

You do not have to resubmit requests for these individuals in your unit because they already have access to the report through the M-Reports Fin MGMT tab (i.e., for Internal Controls-Employment or other reports).

For new user requests, select the SourceUseReports role from the M-Reports tab. Departmental security is not required. This role is intended for the additional unit financial manager who:

• Has a business need to view Source/Use financial data for your department/department

group, including payroll details (e.g., names, salaries, dates)

• Does not meet the requirements outlined above for automatic access to the Source/Use Year-to-Date report

For updated instructions, click 'Requesting M-Reports Roles in OARS' link in the Unit Liaison Document Repository at <https://private.www.umich.edu/~mais/ul/>.

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To: Departmental financial report users
From: Cheryl Soper, Controller and Director of Financial Operations
Date to send: April 30, 2009
Subject: New! M-Reports Source/Use Financial Reporting

M-Reports now offers Source/Use financial reporting online!

The Source/Use Year-To-Date report allows you to compare revenue (i.e., sources) to expenses (i.e., uses) for a department/department group over time to identify trends and anomalies. With M-Reports, you can:
-- Identify high-level balances by Fund/Fund Group for a fiscal year.
-- Analyze sources of revenue and spending by Fund/Fund Group over time.
-- Link to underlying transaction detail, including, payroll, benefits, student financials, invoices, and vouchers.
-- Select various groups of departments within a school, college, or department group to facilitate reporting and analysis.

Access M-Reports on Wolverine Access (http://wolverineaccess.umich.edu). The navigation path is: University Business > Reporting > M-Reports. Once in M-Reports, click the FIN. MGMT tab Reports, click the FIN. MGMT tab and select Source/Use Year-to-Date from the left navigation menu.

Remember, your uniqname, UMICH Kerberos password, and MToken are required to log into M-Reports. If you are a faculty member without an MToken, check the “I don't have an MToken” checkbox on the Weblogin screen. To obtain an MToken, visit an MToken Distribution Center <http://www.mais.umich.edu/mtoken/mtoken_distribution.html>

To learn more about M-Reports, visit the U-M Business Intelligence Web site at: <http://www.bi.umich.edu/products/web_reporting.html>.

FOR ASSISTANCE OR QUESTIONS
Contact the MAIS Help Desk:
-- Phone: 734-936-7000, option 7
-- E-mail: maishelpdesk@umich.edu

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