Each state agency has its own internal CAPPS level 1 support staff who can troubleshoot basic CAPPS issues. If level 1 contacts cannot resolve an issue, they can submit a service request to the Comptroller’s CAPPS service desk. Only authorized support staff may contact the CAPPS service desk.
See CAPPS Agency Support for a list of your agency’s level 1 contacts.
Dec. 13 is the maintenance and corrections deadline for the fiscal 2025 first-quarter Military Workforce Summary Reports (Sept. 1 to Nov. 30). Copies of the quarterly reports will be sent via electronic file transfer (EFT) on Dec. 17. The online quarterly report acknowledgment form (with required complaint reporting included) will be available Dec. 17 and must be submitted by Dec. 31.
See Military Workforce Summary Reports and Military Complaint Reporting (FPP F.038) for more information.
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) business process management software uses a system of integrated applications to manage an organization’s core processes such as accounting, payroll, human resources (HR), inventory and procurement.
Information is entered once and applies across other business processes, resulting in less effort and fewer errors.
The 80th Texas Legislature passed House Bill 3106 that charged the Comptroller’s office with establishing clear standards for implementing ERP in Texas. This effort was originally called ProjectONE.
The Comptroller’s office ProjectONE team developed an ERP financials and HR/payroll solution that delivers the functionality required by HB 3106 for Texas state government. That solution is the Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS).
With an ERP-based system, automated reporting is flexible and more accurate, allowing better access to data and a broader range of report detail for “big-picture” overviews.
The CAPPS platform is built from Oracle’s PeopleSoft suite and is upgraded and maintained with the latest images and patches as delivered by Oracle.
Since fiscal 2012, the Comptroller’s office has deployed CAPPS to 118 state agencies.
CAPPS aligns with the Comptroller’s Agency Strategic Plan, 2023–27 and supports the December 2008 A Plan for the Implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) for the State of Texas as developed by the legislatively mandated ERP Advisory Council.
CAPPS provides a single source of state financial and human resources/payroll information that maximizes state agencies’ ability to:
Additional details about the CAPPS system are outlined in the CAPPS Program Overview.
Agencies interested in participating in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) process and becoming a CAPPS agency can:
Agencies must submit the Agency ERP Project Request form to ensure their projects are compatible with current ProjectONE efforts.
The review process applies to all agency projects meeting the criteria listed on the Agency ERP Project Request form, regardless of whether the agency considers the project to be ERP-related.
Agencies can email capps.product.team@cpa.texas.gov with questions regarding the Comptroller’s office ERP project review process or the Agency ERP Project Request form.
