Minutes of the FSIG Meeting held at Sage Winnersh on 16/10/2003

Attendees:

 

Jim Wigmore (JW)

 

Kevin Flannigan (KF)

 

Diane Richardson (DR)

 

Lesley Davies (LD)

 

Barbara Wood (BW)

 

Henry Waters (HW)

Henry Jones (HJ)

Item

Description

Action

1

Apologies

 

1.1

Apologies – none given.

 

2

Minutes of 14//08/02 and matters arising.

 

2.1

Hierarchies – not followed up at last ISTUG mtg. Should we pursue it at another mtg.? Hierarchies – what if we simply offer it up as something at a future FSIG session but would need Gordon Hancock there. Perhaps at March meeting – contact GH. JW to speak to GH to have a more formal session in March mtg.

 

JW

2.2

December mtg allocated 50 minutes for FSIG. Need to comeback with max user licences if to be pursued? Speak to Martin Walmsley to see if it can be covered in December mtg.

KF

2.3

API’s – JW wants to do something on API’s as a main item at the main ISTUG mtg. Rather than restrict to FSIG.

Many developed by Panacea, and also CODIS . All e-commerce work on this has been done by Sage, but has been dropped and is now being done by Panacea independently.

There is a Support issue on this.

Prior to organising presentation at ISTUG JW will contact Nick Voller for the Sage view of how it is meant to be working.

 

 

 

 

JW

2.4

FSIG page on the website. Raise at next ISTUG meeting about content/forms to up-date / get ideas & views.

ALL

2.5

Carry/forward… Patricia Spreull to contact RSIG Chair/Sec to invite to FSIG.

PS

3

GL Awareness Day – 23/10/02

 

3.1

Bookings coming in but quite slowly so far (Internet site problems for GL Awareness Day.)

– should anything else be done now?

Jim will send out a general e-mail tomorrow 17/10 RE: Awareness day explaining bookings & encouraging members to come along.

 

JW

4

GL Account Structures

 

 

Discussion on Chart of Accounts within GL by all users present followed.

Users shared information and went through examples as detailed below. The session was very useful and may be considered to be followed up at a future ISTUG meeting for FSIG.

Sharing Info –

Eg. From Henry Waters:

PC = CC = AC Numeric PC = Posting Code

2 – 2 – 4 CC = Cost Centre

AC = Account Code

CC Sub CC A/C subjective

AN, where N = Revenue Easy Reporting

A = Bal Sheet

Several Different examples designed all for own requirements – huge variations in a small group of organisations plus more detail was given by HW on Project Control Module.

 

5

Breakout Sessions

 

5.1

Ideas for the next meeting in December were discussed - Systems Performances?

What about following up GL Awareness Day?

Who’s doing what on Archiving – bring issues / ideas to share understanding?

Someone from Sage to do this - run through it with this especially on GL – Can we get someone there – Jim to follow up with Sage.

5.2

Feedback Session on GL Awareness Day into Agenda, plus Issues/Benefits on Archiving especially on GL, with input from Sage. Jim to follow up.

JW

6

AOB

 

6.1

Jim asked for next set of minutes and future Agendas to be sent out earlier. Kevin will raise with Martin Walmsley and Patricia Spreull.

KF/

MW

7

Date of Next Meeting – 29/01/03 @ SAGE. 10:30 AM.