Table of Contents
js#thread navbar nocookie msort nsort
js#thread navbar nocookie msort nsort
Release Date: 6/4/2021 ASCENDER Update: 5.0.0214
NEW: SSA Fiscal Agent Management
The new Shared Service Arrangement (SSA) Fiscal Agent Management feature provides fiscal agents a more efficient way to handle grant budget revision requests and reimbursement requests from SSA members. ESCs and LEAs can both serve as a fiscal agent.
Grants and Projects > Tables > SSA Members > Bank Code
❏ Added this tab to allow fiscal agents to maintain bank information for members receiving payments via electronic funds transfer. In addition, the fiscal agent can use the Security Administration application to limit the users who can access this information.
NEW: Travel Reimbursement Requests
The new Travel Reimbursement Requests feature allows employees to request reimbursement of mileage, lodging, meals, and incidentals stemming from official business travel. This features offers a summary/detailed view of travel reimbursement requests and allows for a customized approval path to ensure timely reimbursement payments.
District Administration > Maintenance > User Profiles > Accounts
❏ Added the TRAVEL check box to the list of processes. If Travel is selected, the Travel Request application is displayed under APPS on the User Accounts Validation Report next to the associated account code(s).
❏ Removed the Account Description column.
❏ Removed the Refresh Description link as it is no longer applicable.
District Administration > Workflow > Alternate Approvers
❏ Added the Travel Reimbursement option to the Workflow drop down allowing alternate approvers to be assigned to other approvers who are unable to perform their assigned approval duties during a specified timeframe for employee travel reimbursement requests.
Homepage
❏ Corrected the ascendertx.com link that displays when users do not have access to an application. Previously, clicking the link resulted in an error.
Session Timer
❏ Corrected the Payroll, Personnel, and Position Management applications to use the session timer values from the District Administration > Options > Session Timers page. Previously, the session timer for these applications was automatically set to 60 minutes.
Accounts Receivable > Reports > BAR4000 - Invoice Listing by Revenue Code
❏ Modified the program to include credit memo amounts in the Adjustments and Balance amounts.
Bank Reconciliation > Utilities > Mass Delete Transactions
❏ Corrected the program to only include items from the selected bank account group. Previously, if Outstanding Only was selected, all outstanding items from all bank account groups were included.
Finance > Maintenance > Postings > Journal Budget & Journal Actual
❏ Corrected the server error that occurred when trying to delete a journal voucher of a substantial amount.
Finance > Maintenance > Postings > Purchase Order
❏ Corrected the issue that prevented vendor numbers from being changed on purchase orders that were created in Finance.
Finance > Utilities > Fiscal Year Close
❏ Corrected the issue that prevented this process from being successfully executed.
Payroll > Maintenance > Staff Job/Pay Info > Job Info
❏ Corrected the program error that occurred when trying to retrieve an employee without an existing job/payroll record (i.e., no data on the Staff Job/Pay Info tabs).
Payroll > Maintenance > Leave Account Transaction > Employee Substitute
❏ Modified the program to prevent an employee/substitute transmittal from being created for a leave type not on the employee's leave record.
Payroll > Maintenance > Hours/Pay Transmittals > Addl Ded & Ded Refund
❏ Modified the program to exclude A3 (403B FICA Annuity) deduction codes from the deduction code drop-down lists.
Payroll > Maintenance > School YTD Data
❏ Added Emplr 403B FICA Contr under Accrued Data to display the total employer contribution amount for the 403B FICA Annuity deduction. Also, added this information to the detail window under Accrued Data by Job.
Payroll > Payroll Processing > Run Payroll
❏ Modified payroll calculations to calculate 403B FICA Alternative employee and employer amounts.
Payroll > Payroll Processing > Interface Processing > Create General Journal
❏ Modified the program to include 403B FICA Alternative Annuity employee and employer amounts in the general journal.
Payroll > Payroll Processing > TRS Processing > Maintenance
❏ Corrected the issue that caused the actual hours to be doubled on the RP20 extract for hours that were added to pay type 3 XTRA extra duty transmittals.
Payroll > Payroll Processing > TRS Processing > Interface
❏ Added validation to prevent invalid posting dates from being processed.
Payroll > Payroll Processing > Payroll Adjustments > Check Void
❏ Modified the program to include new 403B FICA Contribution columns in the void process.
Payroll > Payroll Processing > Payroll Adjustments > Check Issue
❏ Modified the program to include 403B FICA Contribution calculations.
Payroll > Reports > Payroll Reports > HRS2000 - Payroll Control Listing
❏ Added the Annuity Rates section, which includes the Emp 457, Emplr 457, Emp 403B FICA, and Emplr 403B FICA columns.
Payroll > Reports > Payroll Reports > HRS2050 - Proof List of Payroll Transactions
❏ Renamed the Apply 457 column to FICA Alt.
Payroll > Reports > Payroll Reports > HRS2300 - Account Distribution Journal
❏ Removed the Include 457 Deferred Comp Data? (Y/N) report parameter. Now, this information is automatically included.
❏ Added the Employer Contrib column.
Payroll > Reports > Year to Date Reports > HRS3050 - School Year To Date Report
❏ Added the 403B FICA column to the regular school YTD and job accrual details.
Personnel > Reports > Payroll Information Reports > HRS5250 - 1095-B Forms & HRS5255 - 1095-C Forms
❏ Corrected the manifest files for prior year ACA files per IRS specifications.
Payroll > Reports > User Created Reports
❏ Modified the program to display the Certification, Responsibility, and Employment sections from Personnel if the user has access to these pages in Security Administration.
Personnel > Utilities > Mass Delete
❏ Corrected various display and sort issues to improve user experience.
Personnel > Utilities > Mass Delete > Permit Data
❏ Removed the Mass Delete Mode Selection section, which included the Permits, Responsibilities, and Employee options.
❏ Removed the Pay Type column.
❏ Removed the pay frequency from the report header.
Personnel > Utilities > Mass Delete > Responsibility Data
❏ Corrected the issue that caused a program error to occur when trying to delete responsibility records.
❏ Removed the pay frequency from the report header.
Personnel > Utilities > Mass Delete > Employee Data
❏ Added the CYR Frequency and NYR Frequency check boxes to select applicable pay frequencies.
Personnel > Reports > User Created Reports
❏ Corrected the issue that caused an error to occur when trying to retrieve a Personnel report template with saved Payroll selections. Now, the applicable Personnel data is retrieved along with a message indicating that the Payroll selections will not be included in the report. In addition, the saved Payroll selections are permanently deleted from the saved template.
Position Management > Reports > User Created Reports
❏ Corrected the report to include the Employee Demo fields when selected.
Purchasing > Maintenance > Create/Modify Requisition
❏ Corrected the Commodity Code field validation to display the appropriate error message when the user enters a code that does not exist on the District Administration > Tables > Commodity Codes page. Previously, a program error occurred.
Purchasing > Inquiry > General Ledger Inquiry
❏ Modified the program to improve the amount of time it takes to display the general ledger inquiry section.
Warehouse > Maintenance > Inventory Maintenance
❏ Modified the Item Number field to allow alphanumeric characters.
Warehouse > Maintenance > Create/Modify Warehouse Requisitions
❏ Corrected the functionality of the Uniform Acct Distr button. Previously, clicking the button resulted in a blank page being displayed.
Warehouse > Maintenance > Create/Modify Inventory Restock Requisitions
❏ Corrected the functionality of the Uniform Acct Distr button. Previously, clicking the button resulted in a blank page being displayed.
Warehouse > Maintenance > Approve Warehouse Requisitions
❏ Corrected the functionality of the Path button. Previously, clicking the button resulted in a blank page being displayed.
❏ Corrected the functionality of the Uniform Acct Distr button. Previously, clicking the button resulted in a blank page being displayed.
Warehouse > Maintenance > Approve Inventory Restock Requisitions
❏ Corrected the functionality of the Path button. Previously, clicking the button resulted in a blank page being displayed.
❏ Corrected the functionality of the Uniform Acct Distr button. Previously, clicking the button resulted in a blank page being displayed.
Warehouse > Reports > Warehouse Reports > BWH1150 - Print Shipping Order
❏ Disabled the PDF and CSV buttons for this report.
Release Date: 6/4/2021 ASCENDER Update: 5.0.0214
EmployeePortal > Leave Requests
❏ Corrected the spelling of EmployeePortal in the leave approval email notification.
The Texas Computer Cooperative (TCC) is committed to making its websites accessible to all users. It is TCC policy to ensure that new and updated content complies with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA. We welcome comments and suggestions to improve the accessibility of our websites. If the format of any material on our website interferes with your ability to access the information, use this form to leave a comment about the accessibility of our website.