{"id":3318,"date":"2015-05-11T10:44:23","date_gmt":"2015-05-11T14:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/?p=3318"},"modified":"2015-06-29T11:08:42","modified_gmt":"2015-06-29T15:08:42","slug":"putting-the-o-in-foapal-organization-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/2015\/putting-the-o-in-foapal-organization-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Putting the O in FOAPAL (#3 of 7)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>&#8216;Did Somebody Say FOAPAL?&#8217; Special Tip Series: Putting the O in FOAPAL<\/h3>\n<p>We are back with the third tip in this wildly popular \u2018Did Somebody Say FOAPAL\u2019 tip series.<\/p>\n<h3>What is an Organization Code?<\/h3>\n<p>It is the second element in a FOAPAL.\u00a0 It is typically three or four digits in length.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3294\" src=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/ORGcode-240x69.gif\" alt=\"ORGcode\" width=\"543\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/ORGcode-240x69.gif 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/ORGcode-160x46.gif 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The organization code is used to indicate \u2018ownership\u2019 of the transactions in a given fund, whether recording revenues or expenses.\u00a0 In plain language, it represents the department or unit responsible for the fund.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of research grants or contracts, the organization code is derived from the department of the Principal Investigator or research unit for which the Fund was opened.<\/p>\n<h3>What else is it called?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Org code<\/li>\n<li>Orgn code<\/li>\n<li>Org<\/li>\n<li>Orgn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Why is the Organization Code important?<\/h3>\n<p>It is used for tracking and reporting departmental transactions.<\/p>\n<h3>The Take Away?<\/h3>\n<p>Departments generally do a great job getting their organization code correct.\u00a0 Keep up the good work!<\/p>\n<h3>For the trivia lovers in the crowd, a little known fact about Organization Codes \u2026<\/h3>\n<p>Organization code is the one set of numbers that was retained from the pre-banner system.<\/p>\n<h3>Where do I find more information?<\/h3>\n<p>A complete list of organization codes may be accessed by selecting FOAPAL codes from the main menu in FAST finance.<\/p>\n<p>Further information on funds contact <a href=\"mailto:finan&#99;&#105;&#97;&#108;&#46;&#115;&#101;&#114;&#118;&#105;&#99;&#101;&#115;&#64;&#99;&#x61;&#x72;&#x6c;&#x65;&#x74;&#x6f;&#x6e;&#x2e;&#x63;&#x61;\">&#x66;i&#x6e;&#97;&#x6e;&#99;i&#x61;&#108;&#x2e;&#115;e&#x72;&#118;&#x69;&#99;e&#x73;&#64;&#x63;&#97;&#x72;&#x6c;e&#x74;&#111;&#x6e;&#46;c&#x61;<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>Next week, we\u2019re putting the first \u2018A\u2019 in FOAPAL.\u00a0 Stay tuned!<\/p>\n<h3>Links to Related Tips:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/?p=3279\">Tip #1 of 7: FOAPALs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/?p=3284\">Tip #2 of 7: Fund Codes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/?p=3326\">Tip #4 of 7: Account Codes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/?p=3331\">Tip #5 of 7: Program Codes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/?p=3337\">Tip #6 of 7: Activity Codes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/?p=3354\">Tip #7 of 7: Location Codes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Did Somebody Say FOAPAL?&#8217; Special Tip Series: Putting the O in FOAPAL We are back with the third tip in this wildly popular \u2018Did Somebody Say FOAPAL\u2019 tip series. 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