Financial Reporting with Business Objects

Business Objects

Please note that due to a database issue, all the data available via Business Objects has not been updated since the evening of Friday the 27th of September.

It is expected that as of the morning of Wednesday the 2nd the database will be up-to-date again.


 

Business Objects is a reporting tool that is able to draw in and integrate data (via a data-warehouse) from different systems to enable reporting across data sets. 

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19th August: Due to problems with the overnight update Business Objects is currently unavailable.  It is expected to be back on-line by 12 noon.

  • Currently the data warehouse is backed up between 11pm-12am. The reports will not be available during this period.
  • The data warehouse updates between 3am-9am. System performance will be affected during this time.

Account Reporting

Individual Accounts

This report allows budget holders to view and interrogate their accounts. The account types included are:

  • R - Research
  • A - Services Rendered
  • GR - General Research & Teaching
  • GC - General Conferences
  • DF - Discretionary
  • H - Core
  • CS - Short Course
  • JL - NHS Recoverable
  • S - Studentships
  • NE - Non-Endowments
 

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Guidance

 
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School and Divisional Reporting

Core (HF & HB)

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Current Position

This report allows school and divisional managers to view the overall position to date on all core HF & HB accounts available to them.

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Monthly Statement

This report allows school and divisional managers to view the position at the end of any closed month of all the core HF & HB accounts available to them.

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Spend Chart

Charts detailing spend against budget for core HF & HB accounts including and excluding staff costs for relevant EL1 codes.

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Facilities (HR)

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Current Position

This report allows school and divisional managers to view the overall position to date on all HR accounts available to them.

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Monthly Statement

This report allows school and divisional managers to view the position at the end of any closed month of all the HR accounts available to them.

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Trading (HT)

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Current Position

This report allows school and divisional managers to view the overall position to date on all HT accounts available to them.

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Monthly Statement

This report allows school and divisional managers to view the position at the end of any closed month of all the HT accounts available to them.

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Indirect Income

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Current Position

This report allows school and divisional managers to view the indirect income position to date.

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Monthly Statement

This report allows school and divisional managers to view the indirect income position for a previous month.

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Salary Forecasting

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Salary forecasting reports used as part of the University's budget setting process.

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EL2 Code List

A list of EL2 codes and associated detail.

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