Mapping Federal Highway Purpose ID and Grant Number
This topic describes the how to map a federal highway Purpose ID to a Source Type, Category, or Subcategory, and how to map contract numbers, or project ID's to a grant number.
Setting Up the Federal Highway Mapping
To set up the Federal Highway mapping feature:
Use the Billing - Federal Options Page to define federal highway options specific to Billing.
Use the Map Federal Highway Purpose ID Page to map the Purpose ID to the Source Type, Category, or Subcategory selected on the Billing - Federal Options Page.
Use the Map Federal Highway Grant Number Page to map one or more contract numbers or project ID's to one grant number.
Page Name |
Definition Name |
Usage |
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BI_FHWY_PURPOSE_PG |
Map a federal highway Purpose ID to a Source Type, Category, or Subcategory. |
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BI_FHWY_GR_NBR_PG |
Define the criteria used to derive the grant number. |
Use the Map Federal Highway Purpose ID page (BI_FHWY_PURPOSE_PG) to map a federal highway Purpose ID to a Source Type, Category, or Subcategory.
Navigation:
This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Map Federal Highway Purpose ID page.

The Purpose ID is used to map the source, category, or sub-category to a Purpose ID so that the value populated on the federal highway bill matches the 10 character Purpose ID. If no mapping exists then the federal highway bill is populated with the five character Demo ID.
Field or Control |
Description |
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Purpose ID |
Enter up to 10 characters, which is used to populate the field on a federal highway bill. |
Demo ID and Purpose ID |
Displays the value selected on the Billing - Federal Options Page in the Federal Demo ID and Purpose ID group box. |
Subcategory |
Select a Subcategory to further define the value used on the federal highway bill. |
Example of Using the Purpose ID
In the above example, the Purpose ID TLT0000001 is mapped to Subcategory DIR.
The Federal Highway bill is populated with the value of TLT0000001 as the Demo ID if these conditions exist:
Subcategory is selected in the Federal Demo ID and Purpose ID group box, on the Billing - Federal Options Page.
Derive Purpose ID check box is selected on the Billing - Federal Options Page.
The invoice has a value of DIR in Subcategory field.
The Federal Highway bill is populated with the value of DIR as the Demo ID if these conditions exist:
Derive Purpose ID check box is not selected on the Billing - Federal Options Page.
The invoice has a value of DIR in Subcategory field.
Use the Map Federal Highway Grant Number page (BI_FHWY_GR_NBR_PG) to define the criteria used to derive the grant number.
Navigation:
This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Map Federal Highway Grant page.

When the FHWA Interface process is run the system uses the current date to determine the effective dated row to derive the grant number. The system accommodates multiple rows in the Federal Highway Parameters section to support many to 1 mapping for a grant number.
Field or Control |
Description |
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Grant Number |
This field requires 15 characters. |
Contract Number or Project ID |
Select one or more existing contract numbers or project ID's to map to one grant number. The contract or project ID should be seven (7) characters. Note: This field is determined by the option selected in the Federal Project Agreement section of the Billing - Federal Options Page. |
Source Type |
Select a value This field is determined by the option selected in the Federal Appropriation Number section of the Billing - Federal Options Page. |