Reference and Guidance

GWA Reporting

These are the essential documents if you are planning or preparing to become a GWA IPAC Reporter.

• CARS Reporters Official List - September 2013
  (44 kb)
  
  
• Becoming A GWA Reporter
  (467 kb)
  
  
• IPAC TAS/BETC (August 3, 2013) 
  (14.39 mb)
  
  
• GWA Treasury Account Symbol (String Format) Crosswalk to STAR Treasury Account Symbol
  
  
• GWA Reporter Agency Readiness Checklist
  (30 kb)
  
  

Fact Sheets

In an effort to provide up-to-date information on the ongoing changes to the CARS modules, FMS will post Fact Sheets and File Formats to this page for your reference.

• Classification Transactions and Accountability SF-224 Fact Sheet
  
  
• Account Statement Fact Sheet
  (20 kb)
  
  
• TDO Payments Fact Sheet
  (10 kb)
  
  
• Impact of GWA Modernization Effort on other FMS Systems
  (112 kb)
  
  
• Glossary
  (28 kb)
  
  
• Business Event Type Code (BETC)
  
  
• GWA Treasury Account Symbol (TAS)
  
  
• Authority Transaction Module (ATM)
  
  

File Formats

• CTA 224 String TAS Bulk File Format
  (39 kb)
  
  
• CTA 224 Component TAS Bulk File Format
  (205 kb)
  
  
• RFC Agency Link File Format
  (1 mb)
  
  
• Statement of Differences File Format
  (226 kb)
  

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