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1 About Financial Close Management

• Uses
  • Using Close Manager
  • Using Supplemental Data Manager
  • Using Account Reconciliation Manager
• Prerequisites
• Setting User Preferences for the Time Zone
• Managing Reports
  • Generating Predefined Reports
    • Close Manager Predefined Reports
    • Account Reconciliation Predefined Reports
      • Managing Reports
  • Managing Queries
    • Creating Queries
    • Editing Queries
    • Duplicating Queries
    • Deleting Queries
  • Creating Report Templates
  • Managing Report Groups
    • Creating Report Groups
    • Modifying Report Groups
    • Duplicating Report Groups
    • Deleting Report Groups
  • Managing Report Definitions
    • Creating Report Definitions
    • Editing Report Definitions
    • Duplicating Report Definitions
    • Deleting Report Definitions
  • Generating Reports
• Managing Jobs and Services

2 About Close Manager

• Close Manager Terms
• Process Overview
• Sample Task Flows

3 Setting Up Close Manager

• Starting the Application
• Setting Up the System
• Setting Up Users
• Assigning Security Roles
• Assigning Access Rights
• Managing System Settings in Close Manager
  • Currencies
    • Disabling Standard Currencies
    • Creating Custom Currencies
    • Editing Custom Currencies
    • Deleting Custom Currencies
  • Managing Global Integration Tokens
    • Tokens
  • Managing Organizational Units for Close Manager
    • Adding Organizational Units
    • Importing Organizational Units
    • Selecting an Organizational Unit
  • Managing Holiday Rules for Close Manager
    • Creating Holiday Rules
    • Importing Holiday Dates
    • Editing Holiday Rules
    • Deleting Holiday Rules
    • Duplicating Holiday Rules
  • Changing Configuration Settings
    • Disabling the Ability to Delete Comments
    • Allow Task Deletion
    • Approver Levels
    • Enabling Email Notifications
    • Reopening Tasks
    • Smart View Settings
    • User Sync Process (System Maintenance)
  • Maximum Task Attachment Size
• Defining Years and Periods
  • Defining Years
  • Defining Periods
• Managing Attributes
  • Defining Attributes
  • Importing List Attributes
  • Editing Attributes
  • Duplicating Attributes
  • Deleting Attributes
  • Viewing Attributes
  • Searching for Attributes
• Managing Alert Types
  • Creating Alert Types
  • Editing Alert Types
  • Viewing Alert Types
  • Searching for Alert Types
  • Deleting Alert Types
• Managing Integration Types
  • Defining Integration Types
  • Creating Integration Types
    • Setting Integration Type Properties
    • Setting Integration Type Parameters
  • Editing Integration Types
  • Validating Integration Types
  • Importing Integration Types
  • Exporting Integration Types
  • Deleting Integration Types
  • Managing Applications
    • Adding Applications
    • Editing Applications
    • Deleting Applications
  • Viewing Integration Types
  • Searching for Integration Types

4 Managing Close Manager Teams

• Adding Teams and Members
• Editing Teams and Members
• Deleting Teams and Removing Members
• Managing Team Users
  • Adding a User to a Team
  • Changing a User's Preferences
• Managing Backup Assignments
  • Managing Reassignments in Close Manager
    • Requesting a Reassignment in Close Manager
    • Viewing and Approving or Rejecting Reassignment Requests

5 Navigating in Close Manager

• Close ManagerViews
  • Dashboard View
  • Public Dashboard View
  • Task List View
  • Calendar View
  • Gantt View
• Selecting Views
• Available View Actions
• Saving Views
• Displaying Columns in Close Manager Views
• Navigating in Task Lists
• Filtering Views in Close Manager
  • Creating Filters
  • Deleting Filtered Views
• Viewing Task Summary Information
• Task Status

6 Managing Task Types

• Task Types
• Creating Task Types
• Setting Task Type Properties
• Setting Task Type Parameters
• Specifying Task Type Instructions
• Assigning Task Type Attributes
• Specifying Task Type Questions
• Working With Task Type Rules
• Viewing Task Type History
• Editing Task Types
• Viewing Task Types
• Searching for Task Types
• Importing Task Types
• Exporting Task Types
• Deleting Task Types

7 Managing Templates

• Creating Templates
  • Setting Template Properties
  • Specifying Template Instructions
  • Assigning Viewers
  • Applying Template Attributes
  • Specifying Day Labels
  • Embedding Templates
  • Working With Template Rules
  • Viewing Template History
• Opening Templates
• Adding Tasks to Templates
• Editing Templates
• Importing Tasks into Templates
• Task Import File Format
• Exporting Tasks to Microsoft Excel
• Reassigning Users
• Creating Schedules from Templates
• Manually Validating Templates
• Viewing Templates
• Searching for Templates
• Deleting Templates

8 Managing Tasks

• Creating Tasks
• Setting Task Properties
• Setting Task Parameters
• Specifying Task Instructions
• Selecting the Workflow
• Adding Task Questions
• Setting Task Access
• Setting Task Predecessors
• Applying Task Attributes
• Working With Task Rules
• Viewing Task History
• Working with the Task Dialog Box
• Importing and Exporting Tasks
• Editing Tasks
• Sorting Tasks
• Searching for Tasks
• Moving Tasks
• Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Tasks
• Reopening Tasks
• Submitting Tasks
• Approving or Rejecting Tasks
• Managing Task Reassignments
  • Requesting a Reassignment for One Task
  • Requesting a Reassignment for Multiple Tasks
• Workflow for Groups and Teams
• Performing Group or Team Tasks
• Deleting Tasks
• Aborting Tasks
• Adding Comments
• Updating Tasks from Smart View

9 Managing Schedules

• Creating Schedules
• Manually Creating Schedules
  • Setting Schedule Properties
  • Adding Instructions to Schedules
  • Assigning Schedule Viewers
  • Applying Schedule Attributes
  • Adding Day Labels
  • Working With Schedule Rules
  • Viewing Schedule History
• Setting Required Task Parameters
• Opening Schedules
• Editing Schedules
• Adding Tasks to Schedules
• Deleting Tasks from Schedules
• Importing Tasks into Schedules
• Updating Tasks in Schedules
• Reassigning Users
• Authorizing System-Automated Tasks
• Setting Schedule Status
• Viewing Schedule History
• Validating Schedules
• Locking Schedules
• Viewing Schedules
• Searching for Schedules
• Deleting Schedules

10 Using Report Binders in Close Manager

• Generating Report Binders
• Viewing Report Binders

11 About Supplemental Data Manager

• Supplemental Data Manager Terms
• Process Overview

12 Setting Up Supplemental Data Manager

• Starting Supplemental Data Manager
• Setting Up Users
• Assigning Security Roles
• Assigning Access Rights in Supplemental Data Manager
  • Modules
  • Data Security
• Managing System Settings
  • Managing Connections
    • Defining a Connection
    • Editing a Connection
    • Deleting a Connection
  • Managing Currencies
    • Disabling Standard Currencies
    • Creating Custom Currencies
    • Editing Custom Currencies
    • Deleting Custom Currencies
  • Managing Frequencies
    • Creating Frequencies
    • Editing Frequencies
    • Deleting Frequencies
  • Managing Periods
    • Creating Periods
    • Editing Periods
    • Deleting Periods
  • Changing the Data Collection Period Status
  • Defining Preferences
• Defining Integrations

13 Managing Supplemental Data Manager Teams

• Adding Teams and Members
• Editing Teams and Members
• Deleting Teams and Removing Members

14 Navigating in Supplemental Data Manager

• Supplemental Data Manager Views
  • BI Dashboard View
    • Working with the BI Dashboard Portlets
  • Transactional Views
  • Available View Actions
  • Displaying Column Attributes inSupplemental Data Manager Views
• Filtering Views in Supplemental Data Manager
  • Creating Filters
  • Editing Filters
  • Duplicating Filters
  • Deleting Filters
• Saving Views

15 Working With Dimensions

• Managing Dimensions
  • Adding Dimensions
  • Editing Dimensions
  • Deleting Dimensions
• Managing Dimension Attributes
  • Adding Dimension Attributes
  • Editing Dimension Attributes
  • Deleting Dimension Attributes
• Managing Dimension Members
  • Adding Dimension Members
  • Editing Dimension Members
  • Removing Dimension Members
  • Importing Dimension Members
  • Exporting Dimension Members

16 Working With Data Sets

• Creating Data Sets
• Adding Data Set Attributes
• Importing List Attributes
• Viewing Data Set History
• Deleting Data Set Attributes
• Editing Data Sets
• Deleting Data Sets

17 Managing Form Templates

• Creating Form Templates
  • Specifying Form Template Instructions
  • Working with Sections
    • Form Template Sections: Columns Tab
    • Form Template Sections: Group By Tab
    • Form Template Sections: Mapping Tab
    • Form Template Sections: History Tab
  • Assigning the Workflow
  • Specifying Form Template Questions
  • Setting Form Template Access for Users, Groups, or Teams and Bulk Uploading
  • Viewing Form Template History
• Deleting Form Templates
• Duplicating Form Templates
• Deploying a Form Template to a Data Collection Period
• Un-Deploying a Form Template to a Data Collection Period
• Validating Supplemental Data Total Against a Financial Management Account Balance
• Reassigning Users

18 Working with Forms

• Form Summary
• Entering Data into Forms
• Entering Data into Sections
• Bulk Loading of Data Across Entities
• Viewing Form History
• Workflow for Groups and Teams
• Performing Group or Team Actions on Forms

19 Managing Data Collection Workflow

20 Using Currency Translation

• Using Currency Translation
• Enabling Currencies and Creating Currency Rate Types
• Selecting Default Currency for Entity Members
• Creating Currency Exchange Rates
• Setting Up Currency Attributes for Translation

21 About Account Reconciliation Manager

• Account Reconciliation Manager Terms
• Process Overview
• Sample Task Flows
• Performing Variance Analysis

22 Setting Up Account Reconciliation Manager

• Starting the Application
• Setting Up Users
• Assigning Security Roles
• Assigning Access Rights
  • Modules
  • Data
• Switching Roles
• Managing Account Reconciliation Teams
  • Adding Teams and Members
  • Editing Teams and Members
  • Deleting Teams and Removing Members
  • Managing Team Users
    • Managing Teams
    • Changing Users' Preferences
• Managing System Settings
  • Managing Profile Segments
    • Creating Profile Segments
    • Importing Profile Segments
    • Deleting Profile Segments
  • Managing Frequencies
    • Creating Frequencies
    • Deleting Frequencies
  • Defining Currency
    • Disabling Standard Currencies
      • Editing Custom Currencies
      • Deleting Custom Currencies
    • Creating Custom Currencies
    • Defining Currency Buckets
    • Defining Rate Types
      • Creating Rate Types
      • Deleting Rate Types
  • Editing System Attributes
  • Setting Power User Security
  • Managing Aging Profiles
    • Creating Aging Profiles
    • Editing Aging Buckets
  • Managing Global Integration Tokens in Account Reconciliation
    • Creating a Token in Account Reconciliation
    • Deleting a Token in Account Reconciliation
  • Managing Calendars
  • Managing Holiday Rules
    • Importing Holiday Dates
    • Duplicating Holiday Rules
  • Managing Organizational Units for Account Reconciliiation Manager
    • Importing Organizational Units
    • Selecting an Organizational Unit
  • Configuration Settings
    • Data Load Timeout
    • Due Date Reminder Notifications
    • Email Notifications
    • Maximum Attachment Size
    • Reviewer Levels
    • User Sync Process (System Maintenance)
    • Reopening Reconciliations
    • Allowing Bulk Updates by Users
• Managing Formats
  • Creating Formats
    • Adding Transaction Details, Action Plans, and Rules
  • Specifying Format Instructions
  • Adding Format Attributes
  • Specifying Format Questions
  • Working With Format Rules
  • Viewing Format History
  • Deleting Formats
• Managing Mappings
• Managing Periods
  • Creating Periods
  • Changing a Period's Status
  • Running Auto-Reconciliations
  • Changing Period History
  • Editing Periods
  • Deleting Periods
• Managing Currency Rates
  • Importing Currency Rates
  • Creating Currency Rates
  • Editing Currency Rates
  • Deleting Currency Rates
• Managing Attributes
  • Defining Attributes
  • Importing List Attributes
  • Duplicating Attributes
  • Editing Attributes
  • Deleting Attributes

23 Navigating in Account Reconciliation Manager

• Account Reconciliation Manager Views
  • Dashboard View
  • Selecting Views
  • Available View Actions
  • Displaying Columns in Account Reconciliation Manager Views
• Filtering Views in Account Reconciliation Manager
  • Creating Filters
  • Editing Filters
  • Duplicating Filters
  • Deleting Filters
• Viewing Summary Information
• Saving Views
• Reconciliation Status

24 Managing Profiles

• Creating Profiles
  • Creating Profiles for Variance Analysis
  • Creating Profile Instructions
  • Profile Workflow Assignments
  • Specifying Profile Currencies
  • Specifying Profile Access
  • Specifying Profile Attributes
  • Working With Profile Rules
  • Profile History
• Adding Accounts
• Editing Profiles
• Deleting Profiles
• Using Excel CSV Files for Profiles
  • Exporting Profiles
  • Importing Profiles
  • Duplicating Profiles
• Using the Profile Actions Panel
  • Performing Batch Updates
  • Copying Profiles to Period

25 Managing Reconciliations

• Loading Balances
  • Creating Data Load Definitions
  • Scheduling Data Loads
  • Rerunning a Data Load
  • Viewing Data Load Results
• Copying Profiles to Periods
• Identifying Missing Profiles
• Opening Periods
• Sending Notifications
• Viewing Reconciliations
• Managing Reassignments
  • Requesting Reassignments
  • Requesting a Reassignment for One Reconciliation
  • Requesting a Reassignment for Multiple Reconciliations
  • Managing Reassignment Requests
• Viewing Reconciliation Summary Headers
• Balance Summary
• Attachments
• Comments
• Additional Properties
• Instructions
• Questions
• Workflow
• Reconciliation Transactions
  • Adding Transactions
  • Adding Transactions Manually
  • Importing Transactions from Files
  • Importing Pre-Mapped Transactions
  • Copying Transactions from Prior Reconciliation
  • Amortizing or Accreting Transactions
    • Creating Amortizing or Accreting Transactions Manually
    • Copying Amortized or Accreting Transactions from Prior Reconciliations
    • Importing Amortizing or Accreting Transactions
  • Editing, Copying, and Deleting Transactions
• Viewing Prior Reconciliations
• Viewing Reconciliation History
• Editing Reconciliations
• Performing Group or Team Reconciliations
• Performing Summary Reconciliations

26 About Reconciliation Workflow

• Reassigning Preparers and Reviewers
• Updating Reconciliation Attributes
• Reopening Reconciliations
• Closing and Locking Periods

27 Using Report Binders

• Generating Report Binders
• Viewing Report Binders

A Reason Codes for Account Reconciliation Auto-reconciliation Failures

B Order of Precedence Rules for Account Reconciliation

C Standard Currency Codes

• Currency Codes AED - ITL
• Currency Codes JMD - USS
• Currency Codes UYI - ZWL

D Supported Time Zones in Organization Units

E Order of Precedence Rules for Close Manager

F Archiving