DATA Act File Creation

The Create Federal Files process generates Files A, B, and C to support DATA Act.

To run the Create Federal Files job for DATA Act files:

1. From the Navigator, select Tools > Scheduled Processes.
2. Click Schedule New Process.
3. On the Schedule New Process dialog box, select Job as the job type and then search for and select the Create Federal Files job.
4. Click OK
5. In the Parameters section, complete the fields in the following table:

   DATA Act Process Parameters

   Parameter	Description
   Process Mode	Select DATA Act File Creation Process
   Ledger	Select the ledger that is used for selecting the data. You must select a federal ledger.
   Fiscal Year	Select the fiscal year to be used for selecting the data.
   From Period	This parameter defaults to 1.
   To Period	Select the ending period to be used for selecting the data.
   Treasury Account Symbol	Select one or more Treasury Account Symbols associated with the ledger. If you leave this field blank, all the available TAS values will be considered for generating the report. Note: Only Treasury Account Symbols with the Reporting attribute set to GTAS and DATA Act Reportable are displayed. You can set the value of the Reporting attribute by using the Manage Treasury Account Symbols task in Functional Setup Manager.
   Report Type	File A: Appropriations Account File B: Object and Program Activity File C: Award Financial
   Reprocess	Recalculates balances for accounting periods that were previously run.

6. Click Submit.
7. A confirmation message appears, indicating that the process has been submitted.
8. Click OK in the Confirmation dialog box.