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Approvals
This class covers how to complete on-line approvals in IRIS for both financial transactions and time entry. There are no prerequisites for this class. Prerequisite: None.
Course NumberDates, Days TimeLocation
50080091 Nov 19, R1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082884 Jan 26, T1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082885 Feb 25, R1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082886 Mar 25, R1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082887 Apr 29, R1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082888 May 27, R1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082889 Jun 23, W1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING

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Asset Management Overview
This class covers the creation and maintenance of asset records, the handling of senstive minor equipment, and the running of equipment inventory and other asset reports. This class will also cover navigation between asset records and other IRIS records, such as requisitions and purchase orders. Prerequisite: IRIS Overview.
Course NumberDates, Days TimeLocation
50082890 Jan 27, W8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082894 Feb 18, R1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082895 Mar 16, T8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082896 Apr 20, T1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082897 May 19, W8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082898 Jun 15, T8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING

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Basic Reporting for Funds
This class is an introduction to basic financial reporting for those who are new to reporting in the IRIS system. It covers how to run, print, and read three of the most basic departmental financial reports: the department ledger reports (ZDEPT_LEDGER and ZE_LEDGER), the annual budget versus actual report (ZFM_BCS001B), and an actuals line item report (FMRP_RFFMEP1AX – All Postings). You MUST have a valid user ID for the IRIS Production system AND know your cost center or WBS element number to participate in this class. Also, to get the greatest benefit from the class, you should wait to take the class until you have had at least a month's experience using the IRIS system.
Course NumberDates, Days TimeLocation
50080093 Nov 10, T8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082899 Feb 11, R8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082900 Apr 15, R8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082901 Jun 17, R8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING

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Basic Reporting for Human Resources
Prerequisite: Valid User ID, one month’s experience using IRIS This class is an introduction to basic human resources reporting for those who are new to reporting in the IRIS system. It covers how to run, print, and download HR data, as well as how to save selection criteria and save a custom layout. Topics covered include reporting on employee data, position data, time entry data, absence quotas and the payroll distribution report. You MUST have a valid user ID for the IRIS Production system AND know your responsible cost center to participate in this class. Also, to get the greatest benefit from the class, you should wait to take the class until you have had at least a month’s experience using the IRIS system.
Course NumberDates, Days TimeLocation
50080095 Nov 19, R8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082902 Feb 16, T8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082953 May 18, T8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING

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Basic Reporting for WBS Elements
This class is an introduction to basic reporting for WBS elements for those who are new to reporting in the IRIS system. Among the information covered is how to read the department ledger reports (ZDEPT_LEDGER) based on the type of WBS element, the overall available budget report (Y_DEV_17000002), and the WBS element line item report (CJI3). Also included are the Project Structure Overview report (CNS41), which provides master data information on the WBS element, and the Overspent Sponsored Projects Report. You MUST have a valid user ID for the IRIS Production system AND know your WBS element number to participate in this class. Also, to get the greatest benefit from the class, you should have taken the Basic Reporting for Funds class and have had at least a month's experience using the IRIS system for WBS elements. Prerequisites: Basic Reporting for Funds, Valid User ID, one month’s experience using IRIS.
Course NumberDates, Days TimeLocation
50080097 Nov 17, T8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082954 Feb 18, R8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082955 Apr 22, R8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082956 Jun 24, R8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING

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Cash Deposits
This class covers how to enter bank deposit information in IRIS. Prerequisite: IRIS Overview.
Course NumberDates, Days TimeLocation
50082957 Feb 2, T1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082958 Apr 7, W1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082959 Jun 2, W1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING

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Document Tracking
This class covers how to track all types of documents in IRIS, including requisitions, purchase orders, parked documents, posted documents, workflow documents, rejected documents, budget revisions, and time entries. You MUST have your own IRIS user ID and password to participate in this class. Also, you must have been an IRIS user for at least ONE MONTH. To get the greatest benefit from the class, you should bring several of your own document numbers with you, including a requisition number. Prerequisites: Valid User ID, one month’s experience using IRIS.
Course NumberDates, Days TimeLocation
50082960 Jan 19, T1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082962 Mar 23, T1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082963 May 18, T1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING

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Effort Certification Reports
This class is designed for the staff who either enter monthly certification information for their department or who are the central contact person to help faculty, staff, or students enter their personal ECRs. The class covers the basics of how to enter the information and also some of the policy involved. Prerequisite: None.
Course NumberDates, Days TimeLocation
50082964 Feb 17, W9:00-11:00150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING

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Funds Reservations
This is a class which covers how to interpret funds reservations on reports and how to use funds reservations to help manage the balances of WBS elements and cost centers. Prerequisite: IRIS Overview.
Course NumberDates, Days TimeLocation
50082965 Jan 20, W8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082966 Apr 20, T8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING

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Human Resources Transactions
This class covers how to use the HR “e-forms” for personnel actions such as Termination, Personnel, and Additional and Recurring Pay requests in IRIS for both biweekly and monthly employees. Additional transactions are available for Create/Change Position, and Hire/Rehire Friend and Pending Employee. These electronic transactions are significantly shortening the amount of time that it takes to go from "filling out the form" until final entry into the employee's personnel record. In many cases these transactions are completing the approval process through final entry in only one day. Information on the use of the “e-form” for Guest Travelers is handled in the IRIS Travel class. Prerequisite: IRIS Overview.
Course NumberDates, Days TimeLocation
50082967 Jan 14, R8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082968 Mar 11, R8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082969 May 6, R8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING

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Internal Orders
This class covers the use of internal orders in IRIS. Internal orders can be powerful tools for managing funds within cost centers or WBS elements. Topics include creating and managing internal orders, reporting on internal orders, and the posting an/or re-posting of IRIS transactions to internal orders. Prerequisite: IRIS Overview.
Course NumberDates, Days TimeLocation
50082970 Feb 23, T8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING

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Internal Transfers
This class covers entering internal transfers (formerly known as transfer vouchers) in IRIS. Prerequisite: IRIS Overview.
Course NumberDates, Days TimeLocation
50082971 Jan 20, W1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082972 Feb 9, T1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082973 Mar 9, T1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082974 Apr 6, T1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082975 May 11, T1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082976 Jun 8, T1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING

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Invoices
This class covers entering invoice (FB60 and MIR7) and credit memo information in IRIS. Prerequisite: IRIS Overview.
Course NumberDates, Days TimeLocation
50082977 Jan 21, R1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082978 Feb 3, W1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082979 Mar 4, R1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082980 Apr 8, R1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082981 May 6, R1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082982 Jun 3, R1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING

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Non-Competitive Justification
This class covers completion of the Non-competitive Justification (NCJ) required for requisitions and contracts with a sole-source supplier when competitive negotiation methods are not feasible or practical. Prerequisite: IRIS Overview.
Course NumberDates, Days TimeLocation
50080263 Nov 18, W8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082983 Jan 19, T8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082984 Mar 25, R8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082985 May 20, R8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING

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Overview of IRIS
This class is for those who are new to IRIS. It includes an introduction to the IRIS training materials and instructions on how to navigate in the system and how to search for and display information. It does not teach specific IRIS transactions but provides the user with the skills needed when beginning to use IRIS and for taking other IRIS courses. The Overview is the prerequisite to all other regularly-scheduled IRIS classes (except the Approvals class). Prerequisite: None.
Course NumberDates, Days TimeLocation
50082986 Jan 12, T1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082987 Feb 2, T8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082988 Mar 2, T8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082989 Apr 13, T8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082990 May 11, T8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082991 Jun 8, T8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING

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Payroll Encumbrances
This class covers how to interpret the reports and manage the encumbrances of your WBS elements. Prerequisites: IRIS Overview.
Course NumberDates, Days TimeLocation
50082992 Feb 16, T1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING

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Procurement Cards
This class covers how to reconcile the monthly procurement card statements in IRIS. Prerequisite: IRIS Overview.
Course NumberDates, Days TimeLocation
50080266 Nov 12, R8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082993 Jan 21, R8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082994 Feb 4, R1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082995 Mar 4, R8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082996 Apr 8, R8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082997 May 5, W1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50082998 Jun 3, R8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING

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Purchasing
This class covers how to complete purchase requisitions in IRIS. It also covers the creation of asset records for equipment that is being purchased via the requisition process. Prerequisite: IRIS Overview.
Course NumberDates, Days TimeLocation
50082999 Jan 14, R1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50083000 Feb 11, R1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50083001 Mar 11, R1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50083002 Apr 15, R1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50083003 May 13, R1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50083005 Jun 10, R1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING

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Purchasing & Asset Management
This class covers how to complete purchase requisitions in IRIS and create asset records for equipment. Prerequisite: IRIS Overview.
Course NumberDates, Days TimeLocation
50080269 Nov 12, R1:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING

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Time Entry
This class covers how to enter absence and attendance information in IRIS for both biweekly and monthly employees. Prerequisite: IRIS Overview.
Course NumberDates, Days TimeLocation
50083006 Jan 12, T8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50083007 Feb 9, T8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50083008 Mar 9, T8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50083009 Apr 6, T8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50083010 May 4, T8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50083011 Jun 1, T8:30-11:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING

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Travel
This class is an introduction to the IRIS Travel System. It is a full-day class with instruction in the morning and lab exercises in the afternoon. The morning segment covers how to enter Travel Requests (authorizations) and Travel Expense Reports (reimbursement requests) in IRIS. The topics to be covered include initial settings in IRIS for using the TRIP transaction; entering a basic Travel Request and Travel Expense Report; adding comments, additional destinations, and alternative cost assignments; and information on how to handle expense per diems and individual expense receipt types, and how to complete travel documents for guest travelers and group travel. The session also includes instruction on how to resubmit a revised Travel Expense Report, handle a rejected or adjusted Travel Expense Report, find out the status of the reimbursement payment, and request a personnel number for a guest traveler. The morning segment will be hands-on with the students following along with the instructor. Afternoon time will allow for additional hands-on experience with class exercises and examples of specific travel issues. Prerequisite: IRIS Overview.
Course NumberDates, Days TimeLocation
50080275 Nov 11, W8:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50083014 Jan 13, W8:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50083015 Feb 10, W8:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50083016 Mar 10, W8:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50083017 Apr 14, W8:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50083018 May 12, W8:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
50083019 Jun 9, W8:30-4:30150 CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING

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