This article provides information on the Oracle & Concur standard roles that can be assigned to departmental users for the Campus Business Unit. Specifically, you will learn about OFC Inquiry and Reporting Roles, Transacting Roles for Department Users, and Workflow Roles for Departmental Approvers. Oracle Financials Cloud and Concur standard roles allow departmental users to view transactions and reports, and depending on the role, create a transaction with approval from another person (an approver).
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Read article KB0035092, How to Request Access to Financial Reports in Cognos (BI Consumer Role) to get instructions on how to submit the request for this role.
Standard Role Name | Role Description |
UCSD BI Consumer JR |
This role is needed by anyone who needs to access financial reporting in Cognos, such as the Faculty & Researcher Dashboard, Transaction Details Report, etc. |
If the person needs to view certain transactions in OFC or data in Oracle-based reporting, then continue to the next section for Inquiry and Reporting Roles.
1. Examples of users that need to request inquiry and reporting roles, if they don't have them include:
2. Read article KB0033631, How to Request Oracle Inquiry and Reporting Roles to get instructions on how to submit the request for these roles.
Standard Role Name |
Role Description |
Home Page Tab |
Oracle Home Page Tile |
UCSD AR Inquiry and Reporting JR |
This role grants the ability to view accounts receivable invoice transactions, review customer account details, view receipt entries, and view revenue adjustments. Provides access to the Receivables tile under the Billing and Receivables tab on your Oracle home page. |
Billing and Receivables |
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UCSD FA Inquiry and Reporting JR |
This role grants access to view fixed assets. Provides data access to the Asset Inquiry tile under the Fixed Assets tab on your Oracle home page. |
Fixed Assets |
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UCSD PPM Project Inquiry and Reporting JR |
The role grants access to view PPM data across sponsored and non-sponsored projects. Provides data access to the Costs tile under the Projects and Awards tab on your Oracle home page. |
Project and Awards |
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UCSD PPM Grants Inquiry JR |
Access to view grants (awards) and award performance. Provides access to Awards tile under the Projects and Awards tab on your Oracle home page. |
Projects and Awards |
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UCSD GL Inquiry and Reporting JR |
Access to view journal entries and general ledger reports in the Financial Reporting Center. Provides access to Journals tile under the General Accounting tab and the Financial Reporting Center tile under the Tools tab on your Oracle home page. Provides access to Manage Project Costs task in PPM. |
General Accounting
Tools |
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UCSD AP Reporting |
Access to view AP reports. Much of the access to view Accounts Payable Invoices is part of the IT Self Service role is that automatically given. |
Procure to Pay |
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UCSD PO Reporting JR |
Access to Procurement reports. Much of the access to view Procurement is part of the IT Self Service role is that automatically given. |
Procure to Pay |
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UCSD BI Consumer JR |
Access to Oracle BI Catalog to run standard and custom Oracle BI reports. These Oracle BI reports are part of the Business Analytics Hub under the Budget & Finance section. Other Cognos-based financial reports like the Faculty & Research Dashboard need this role to access the reports. This role does not automatically provide access to UCPath or payroll reports, and access to those reports are requested here: UCPath Cognos Reports Access Request. |
Tools |
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UCSD CIPERB Read User JR |
Read only access to CIPERB application. |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
1. Examples of users that need to request additional standard roles if they don't have them:
2. Departmental users who create Contracts and project invoices need the following roles:
Elevated Role Name |
Role Description |
Home Page Tab |
Oracle Home Page Icon |
UCSD PPM Project Budget and Contract Manager |
Ability to manage budgets for Projects in PPM. Also used to manage contract billing on service agreements. This role is needed if you don't have the Contracts tile under the Projects and Awards tab on your Oracle home page. This role is needed if you want to access the Contract Management Dashboard (CMD). To request this role for CMD access, read article KB0033764, How to Request PPM Project Budget and Contract Manager JR Role. Exception: This role is 'elevated' for Health staff (Medical Centers, Physician Group and Population Health Services), and should not be requested unless instructed. |
Projects and Awards |
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UCSD AR Invoice Entry JR |
Ability to create and manage invoice transactions. Exception: This role is 'elevated' for Health staff (Medical Centers, Physician Group and Population Health Services), and should not be requested unless instructed. |
Billing and Receivables | |
UCSD AR Adjustment Entry JR |
Ability to create and manage invoice adjustments. Exception: This role is 'elevated' for Health staff (Medical Centers, Physician Group and Population Health Services), and should not be requested unless instructed. |
Billing and Receivables |
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3. Departmental users that initiate Cost Transfers from one project or task to another need the following role:
Standard Role Name |
Role Description |
Home Page Tab |
Role Provides Oracle Home Page Icon |
UCSD PPM Project Adjustment JR |
Access to initiate cost transfers from one project or task to another. Functionality includes the ability to Split, Transfer, and Split & Transfer. Approvers have the UCSD WF XXXXXXC Cost Adjustment Approver JR role. Users can have access to both roles, when appropriate, but will not be able to approve their own initiated cost transfers. To request access, read How to Request UCSD PPM Project Adjustments JR Role |
Projects and Awards |
Not Applicable |
4. Departmental users who create general projects using the PADUA application need the following role:
Standard Role Name |
Role Description |
Home Page Tab |
Role Provides Oracle Home Page Icon |
UCSD PPM PADUA Write User JR |
Access to create and update general projects using the PADUA application. To request access, read How to Request UCSD PPM PADUA Write User JR Role |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
5. Departmental users who create and edit customer accounts using the CIPERB application need the following roles:
*To request access, read How to Request CIPERB Roles to Create & Edit Customer Accounts (Not Parties).
Standard Role Name |
Role Description |
Home Page Tab |
Role Provides Oracle Home Page Icon |
UCSD CIPERB Manage GP User JR |
Access to view non-sponsored project data using the CIPERB application. |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
UCSD CIPERB Manage Customer Accounts Only JR |
Access to credit and edit customer accounts using the CIPERB application. |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
6. Departmental users who create and edit customers (parties) using the CIPERB application need the following roles:
*To request access, read How to Request CIPERB Roles to Create & Edit Customers (Parties).
Standard Role Name |
Role Description |
Home Page Tab |
Role Provides Oracle Home Page Icon |
UCSD CIPERB Manage GP User JR |
Access to view non-sponsored project data using the CIPERB application. |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
UCSD CIPERB Manage Customer ALL JR |
Access to credit and edit customers (parties) using the CIPERB application. *Note: This role needs additional approval to be assigned. |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |