Budget Managers can monitor the activity of their department’s budget through various information and reports that can be accessed as noted below.
Self-Service Budget Query
Budget Managers and their designee can monitor their department’s budget by running
a budget query in LoLA Self-Service. The budget query provides information such as
the year-to-date budget, the year-to-date payments, and the year-to-date encumbrances.
Click here for instructions on how to run a budget query in LoLA Self-Service. Budget
queries can be extracted to Excel to aid in reviewing the query details. Click here
for a sample budget query extraction.
Budget Reports in Strategic Dashboard
Budget Managers and their designee can monitor their department’s budget by running
various reports via the Strategic Dashboard. The available reports include: Budget
Status; Available Balances; Transaction Detail; and Labor Distribution. These various
budget reports provide information such as the year-to-date budget, year-to-date payments,
year-to-date encumbrances, remaining balances, vendor payment details, and payroll
details. Click here for instructions on how to run the budget reports in the Strategic
Dashboard.
Budget Report in Argos
Budget Managers and their designee can monitor their department’s budget by running
the budget status report in Argos. The budget status report provides information such
as the year-to-date budget, year-to-date payments, year-to-date encumbrances, and
remaining balances. Click here for instructions on how to run the budget status report
in Argos.