NBS Prepares for Upcoming Deployments

The NIH Business System (NBS) is getting ready to launch two modules. Visit the NBRSS Web site for additional information and news.

FedAdmin/General Ledger—Available for Deployment August 1

This module will be used for recording all accounting transactions at the NIH, using Oracle Financials that replaces the Central Accounting System (CAS) General Ledger. The module primarily affects staff in the Office of Financial Management and the NIH budget community.

The NBS Travel System—Goes Live September 1

Details on this system are available on the NBRSS Web site, including:

• Information

  The NBS Travel Manager System’s "Sandbox" is a place to get "hands-on" practice creating and updating travel authorizations and performing other travel planning and approving functions. Learn how to access the Sandbox.

  Portal users can add the NIH Portal gadget, "My Travel Documents," to their NIH Portal "My pages." Instructions on adding the gadget are on the Web. Using My Travel Documents, users may sign a new document, view a previous document, or review the entire list of their previous documents. (For instructions on establishing a "My Page," see the article in issue 225 of Interface.)

• Training

  The NBS Training Team has launched a Travel Refresher Training Program to refamiliarize users with concepts taught previously and to inform them about new system features that have since been incorporated. The NBS Travel Refresher Workshops include hands-on and self-paced exercises. If you are interested in attending a hands-on workshop, register now through the CIT Training Program because seating is limited.