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How to Access and Use Data Element Help

About this Procedure

This procedure demonstrates how to access and use Data Element Help.

  1. From any transaction entry screen, tab to one of the following fields:
    • Index* Agency Object
    • PCA* Payee Name
    • Comptroller Object* Payee Number
  2. Press F1. The system will retrieve the Selection screen for the field indicated in Step 1.

    Note: If F1 is pressed in any field other than the six listed above, Screen Help, not Data Element Help, will be activated.

  3. Tab to the desired selection.
  4. Type <S> next to the desired selection.
  5. Press F4 to return to the original screen. The system will retrieve the selected element and transfer it to the transaction entry screen.

Example: Select a PCA for a transaction using Data Element Help directly.

  1. From any transaction entry screen, tab to the PCA field.

    A picture of the USAS Pre-Enc/Enc/Expend Transaction Entry screen

    
TEXAS S505       UNIFORM STATEWIDE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM        05/13/95 01:08 PM 

LINK TO:         PRE-ENC/ENC/EXPEND TRANSACTION ENTRY 



BATCH: AGENCY 258 DATE 10011995 TYPE 4 NO 001 SEQ NO 00001 MODE EDIT AND POST 

 DOC DATE:         EFF DATE: 10011995  DUE DATE:         SERV DATE: 

  DOC/SFX:               REF DOC/SFX:               MOD:    AGENCY: 258 

TRAN CODE                                                       AY: 95 

INDEX:                                                         PCC: 

  PCA:                                                         REQ NO: 

COMP/AGY OBJ:                                          NACUBO SUBFUND: 

  AMOUNT:                  RVS:     DISC:               1099:     FO:    PDT: 

DOC COUNT:       DOC AMT:               DOC AGY: 258  CI:     PROP #: 

   INV NO:                DT:          DESC: 

VEND/MC:                NM: 

CONT NO:            ADDR 1: 

WARR NO:            ADDR 2: 

APPN NO:            ADDR 3: 

   FUND:            ADDR 4: 

GL AC/AGY:              CITY:                             ST:      ZIP: 

  GRANT NO/PH:          SUB GRANTEE:                     PROJ NO/PH: 

MPCD:               AGY CD-1:      2:      3:             DI:          RTI: 

F1-HELP F3-END F4-INT F5-EDIT F6-PROCESS F9-BALANCING F10-RTI

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