On Friday, August 6th, the NCAS Fixed Asset system will be updated with the new commodity codes.  A crosswalk will
be used to update the FA standard description codes for existing assets. However, we will NOT update the associated
standard descriptions for these assets, since some agencies have used this field for other purposes.

Beginning Monday, August 9th, the AP to FA interface and any new assets that are keyed into the Fixed Asset system
should utilize the new standard description codes.  These codes correspond to the first five digits of the NIGP commodity
code, which is also the five digit generic item code used in the purchasing system.  You can find a list of the new codes on
http://www.doa.state.nc.us/PandC/ or run the C-U-FA-STANDARD-DESC-LIST-RUN report located in the
FAPUBLIC library.  When running this report, you should use Level 2 = '***'.

Fixed Asset(7/29/99)

The last day to enter fixed assets will be Thursday, August 5;  however, the system will be available on Friday, August 6
to make any necessary corrections.  The last production cycle update will occur on Friday night.  Fiscal year 2000 for
fixed assets will begin on Monday, August 9.

NCAS and Interface Year-end Close Package Revision (7/14/99)

The file Note5chg in Attachment 3 of the NCAS and Interface Year-end Close packages has been revised.  Please download a new copy.

Attention all NCAS Requisitioners (7/01/99)
The NCAS item file has been updated. New Generic items have been added to the system to conform to standards established by the National Institute for Government Purchasing (NIGP) and previously implemented by the Division of Purchase and Contract. Old Generic items have been disabled, and can no longer be used to create requisition lines. Also, for a short period of time, you may be required to add a valid Buyer ID to your requisition lines. To identify the valid Buyer ID's for your agency, access the BIL screen in the Purchasing system and type the Buying Entity for which you are seeking the Buyer ID's and press enter. Note the valid ID and enter it in the corresponding field on the RQ1 screen as required.

If you have any questions, please contact the OSC help desk at 919-875-4357.