Data Processing Sequence
All data input into the SACS Web System, either through the import process or manual entry, are stored in a database, enabling the system to extract directly from the database into each applicable form. General ledger and supplemental data is extracted into the fund, supplemental, and criteria and standards review forms, where applicable, limiting the amount of manual input to complete the forms.
Below is the recommended sequence for completing the reporting processes within the SACS Web System. While any order can be used, the following sequence will help to prevent you from receiving technical review exception messages simply because certain data has not yet been entered and/or verified. Detailed descriptions of each of the tasks involved begin in the User Data Input/Review.
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- Please periodically check the SACS Financial Reporting web page: https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/sf/fr/ If any problems are found after a system release, CDE will list them on the web page or the SACS Web System dashboard and provide workaround instructions if applicable.
- This SACS Web User Guide is written primarily for the modified accrual basis of accounting used in governmental funds. Where the guide also addresses the accrual basis of accounting used in proprietary funds, fiduciary funds, and the government-wide statements, general references to ending fund balances should be interpreted as referring also to ending net position.