USAS User’s Manual –
Chapter 3 – Navigation (continued)

How to Access and Use Screen Help

About this Procedure

This procedure demonstrates how to access and use Screen Help.

1. Press F1 from any error-free screen or profile.

   Note: The system retrieves the 90 News/Help Table and displays information on the screen or profile.

2. View the screen help.
3. Press F4 to return to the original screen or profile.

   Note: F1 HELP functions as an automatic F-4 INTERRUPT. To return to the original screen or profile from the 90 News/Help Table, a user must press the F4 key.

Example: Access 26 Program Cost Account screen help.

1. Press F1 from the 26 Program Cost Account.

   Skip Screen Shot

   A picture of the USAS Program Cost Account Profile screen

   
   TEXAS S026        UNIFORM STATEWIDE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM       07/20/95 11:30 AM 
   
   LINK TO:              PROGRAM COST ACCOUNT PROFILE                       PROD 
   
   
   
   ACTION: (A=ADD, C=CHANGE, D=DELETE, N=NEXT, R=RECALL) 
   
   
   
                    AGENCY:         APPN YEAR:         PCA: 
   
   
   
                      TYPE              TITLE 
   
   
   
              PROGRAM CODE:         PCA GROUP:           AGY BUD PRG LEVEL IND: 
   
   
   
   NACUBO SUBFUND:                         NACUBO FUNCTION CODE: 
   
        APPN NUMB:                                 FUND:                 INDEX 
   
   
   
   GRANT NO/PH:                                                  PROJECT NO/PH: 
   
   MPCODE                                    AGENCY CODE - 1:      2:      3: 
   
   
   
                                                                   STATUS CODE: A 
   
   
   
   EFF START DATE: 07201995       EFF END DATE:                 LAST PROC DATE: 
   
   
   
   F1-HELP F3-END F4-INTERRUPT F6-PROCESS 
   

2. View 26 Program Cost Account screen help.

   Note: The system will generate the Keyword based on the screen from which F1 was pressed.

   Skip Screen Shot

   A picture of the USAS News/Help Table screen

   
   TEXAS S090         UNIFORM STATEWIDE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM         07/20/95 05:12 PM 
   
   LINK TO:                  NEWS/HELP TABLE                                   PROD 
   
   
   
   ACTIVE 
   
   ACTION: R (A=ADD, C=CHANGE, D=DELETE, N=NEXT, R=RECALL) 
   
   KEYWORD: S026 PAGE: 01 
   
   
   
   SCREEN :26   :  PROGRAM COST ACCOUNT 
   
   
   
   DESCR/PURPOSE : THE PROGRAM COST ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS of AGENCIES ARE FULLY INTEGRATED INTO THE USAS STRUCTURE. 
   
                   THROUGH THE PROGRAM COST ACCOUNT (PCA), THIS PROFILE EACH AGENCY 
   
                   CAN DEFINE ITS OWN COST ACCOUNTING STRUCTURE. 
   
   
   
                   FOR EACH PROGRAM COST ACCOUNT (PCA), THIS PROFILE DEFINES THE 
   
                   PCA TYPE (I.E., DIRECT OR INDIRECT) AND THE ASSOCIATED PROGRAM 
   
                   HIERARCHY. THE PROGRAM HIERARCHY CAN BE AN UNLIMITED NUMBER of LEVELS FOR TRACKING EXPENDITURES AND REVENUES, HOWEVER, 
   
   
   
   CONT'D          BUDGETARY CONTROL IS LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM of NINE LEVELS. 
   
   
   
                                                        STATUS CODE: A 
   
   EFF START DATE: 06201990     EFF END DATE:           LAST PROC DATE: 11141991 
   
   Z06 RECORD SUCCESSFULLY RECALLED 
   
   PLEASE ENTER FUNCTION 
   
   F1-HELP F3-END F4-INTERRUPT F6-PROCESS F8-NEXT
   
   

3. Press F4 to return to 26 Program Cost Account.

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