mscoa ethekwini case study - national treasury
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mSCOA – eThekwini Case Study
Background
Understanding requirements
Technical Solution
Proof of Concept
What we Achieved
Oracle commitment
Agenda
Engagement with eThekwini
o Scope of upgrade project
o mSCOA impact on Project
o Governance & Controls
o Planning impact
Team approach between Oracle, eThekwini & EOH
in solution design
Background
Business requirement, was to understand:
o Difference between SCOA and Standard Chart of
Accounts
o Followed by a detailed understanding of mSCOA and
National Treasury requirements
o The mSCOA terminology
• Long code
• Short code
• GUID code
o The 7 Segments-
• Function / Municipal classification, Item, Fund, Project,
Costing, Region,
– And the meaning and how to apply them
Understanding mSCOA
Collectively the team:
o Understood
• the mSCOA Business requirement
• this was NOT a mapping exercise
o The Key understanding being…
Details must be held at TRANSACTIONAL level in
the General Ledger
Key Objectives were to ensure that….
o The changes made were not intrusive
o The upgrade path was not to be compromised
o We were to use the JD Edwards development tools to
develop the solution
o System integrity would to be maintained
o To comply with standard JDE, ensuring the use of
• JDEdwards reports
• JDEdwards enquiries
• JDEdwards integrity processes
o An easily configurable approach to application
o Design that allowed for further enhancements &
changes
Technical Solution
• Where this all took us……………
Technical Solution
SCOA Information Stored
Business Procurement Finance
Capture
Requisition
Authorise
Requisition
Convert to
Order
Send to
Supplier
Record
Delivery
Pay
Voucher
Match
Voucher
Example: Procurement Process
Business Procurement Finance
Capture
Requisition
Authorise
Requisition
Convert to
Order
Send to
Supplier
Record
Delivery
Pay
Voucher
Match
Voucher
Example: Procurement Process
Example: Procurement Process
Proof of Concept
Presented our solution to:
o eThekwini mSCOA project team
o eThekwini Steering Committee
o National Treasury
o ……we received a sign off from all parties
What we Achieved?
Maintained standard system integrity
Developed a Concept that would minimise changes to
standard functionality
Plug n Play solution ~ developed as an extension
System processes remain standard
o Inquiries
o Integrities
o Reporting
Oracle have stated that ……
This solution will …
o Be part of future localization for JD Edwards mSCOA
o Oracle is fully Supporting the solution
o Fully Upgradable
o Oracle is validating the solution
General
Questions
Thank You