Approving Unfinished Documents Step-by-Step

After signing on:

1.	Type .BC in the ACTION field on any screen and press ENTER to access the Budgetary Control Menu (001) screen. (You must type the period.)
2.	Type 181 in the NEXT FUNCTION field and press ENTER to access the Unfinished Documents Inquiry (181) screen.
3.	Type any character in the JOURNAL VOUCHER, BUDGET TRANSFER and ENCUMBRANCE ADJUSTMENT fields to select the document type.
4.	Type any character in the ON HOLD AWAITING COMPLETION, ON HOLD AWAITING APPROVAL and IN PROGRESS fields to select the status of the documents. The document status determines which activities can be performed on a document after it has been entered.
5.	Type the application area (if known) in the APPLICATION AREA field to review specific documents.
6.	Press ENTER to access the Unfinished Documents Status (182) screen.
7.	View the Unfinished Documents Status (182) screen to find the document entered awaiting approval.
8.	Type E in the SEL field of the document that needs to be approved.
9.	Press ENTER to access the header screen.
10.	Press ENTER to review the first line of the document.
11.	Review the first document line and make changes as necessary.
12.	To change a line, type C in the TRANSACTION CODE field and type your change in the appropriate field.
13.	Press ENTER to review the next document lines.
14.	Repeat steps 12-13 until all lines have been reviewed and/or corrected.
15.	TAB to the OPTIONS field and type END and then press ENTER to approve the document. Note: The Budgetary Transfer Entry (221) screen appears with the following message: BC 222: XX14XXXXX HAS BEEN ENDED SUCCESSFULLY. If necessary, the system will display messages that alert you to errors in the credit, debit and accounting distribution numbers.