Accessing GWA Systems 

Luke Sheppard, Bureau of the Fiscal Service

Connie Nuelle, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

August xx, 2016
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Where we are today

Where we are going

What does this mean to you

What are user’s responsibilities 

Discussion Topics
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GWA applications use one of two 

Provisioning Systems

Where We Are Now

IBM Tivoli 

Identity 

Manager 

(ITIM) 

User 

Provisioning 

Service 

(UPS)
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Central 

Accounting and 

Reporting System 

(CARS)

Governmentwide 

Treasury Account 

Symbol Adjusted 

Trial Balance 

System (GTAS)

Intragovernmental 

Payments and 

Collections (IPAC) 

ITIM Applications

Governmentwide 

Financial Report 

System 

 (GFRS)
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Shared 

Accounting 

Module 

(SAM) 

UPS Applications

October 

2016

G-Invoicing
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G-Invoicing will eventually use ITIM as it’s 

provisioning system

Once in ITIM, a user of G-Invoicing will most 

likely use the same Single Sign On (SSO) 

User ID they currently use for other GWA 

applications

Ultimately, requesting access to G-Invoicing 

via ITIM will be similar to the way you obtain 

access to other GWA applications like CARS 

or IPAC

G-Invoicing Migration to ITIM
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Eventually ITIM will be the single 

provisioning system for all GWA applications

Ultimately, users will have a single User ID 

and password for all GWA applications 

The Future
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Provides users with the ability to manage 

their access to some applications through a 

self-service site

Uses on-line functions to collect, route, and 

approve access requests

Notifies stakeholders by e-mail 

ITIM Benefits
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Electronically routes request to designated 

persons for approval and processing

Key roles in most process flows

1. The User – initiates request

2. The Supervisor (User’s Supervisor) –

approves/rejects request

3. The Bureau of the Fiscal Service – 

establishes, modifies, and approves/rejects 

access request

The ITIM Process Flow
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All requests are routed to the approval 

stages electronically

– Notification is via email

– Each stage typically has a set time frame to take 

action on the request

– Failure to act within deadline results in the 

expiration of the request that will require 

resubmission

Approved requests are moved to the next 

stage for action

Electronic Routing Of Request
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ITIM will notify the user of completed actions

– Approved

– Rejected

Supervisor Approval is the key event in self 

enrollment

• Without supervisor approval, no further action is taken 

on the request

Electronic Routing Of Request 
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How Users 

Request Access

New and 

Existing User 

Requests

GWA 

Application 

Supervisor 

GWA 

Application 

User’s 

Responsibilities

GWA Support

GWA Access Process 
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New users will first need to Self Register 

through the following ITIM link to obtain an 

Enterprise Identity (User ID)

 https://reg.fms.treas.gov/selfenroll/register 

Users with an existing User ID would access 

Self Service through the following ITIM link to 

create or modify access to an application

 https://reg.fms.treas.gov/itim/self

How Users Request Access 
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• Use Self-Registration link and complete required 

fields of the online Self-Registration

• The user is sent a User ID and a temporary 

password via email from ITIM

• Enterprise Identity is now established

 • Follow existing user’s process 

New User’s Process
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Use ITIM self-service to create, modify or 

delete access to a GWA application 

Selecting/Validating your supervisor is a key 

function of this process 

If supervisor is not found when filling out the 

request, the user should instruct their 

supervisor to call the Treasury Support 

Center for help: (877) 440-9476

Existing User’s Process 
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Users & Supervisors must keep their contact 

information current

Users must keep their supervisor information 

current on the application accounts

Users must complete Security Awareness 

Training annually

Users should encourage their supervisors to 

complete annual User Recertification 

GWA Application User’s Responsibilities 
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Users must log on to the application within 

120 days to avoid inactive status 

Users must log on to the application within 

13 months to avoid account deletion or you 

will need to enroll again through Self-Service 

GWA Application User’s Responsibilities 
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This year some of the functionality previously 

in GFRS has moved into GTAS. OIG and 

related IPA personnel, will require access to 

GTAS to review the Reconciliation Report 

and any other detail reports.

Changes are underway to federal audit 

guidance (OMB Bulletin 15-02) to ensure 

changes are consistent with I TFM 2-4700.

Changes to GFRS and GTAS
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OIG/IPA personnel should sign up for GTAS

access as an “Executive” role. The

Executive role is view only, and will allow

users to run reports and view the Manual

Adjustments.

To sign up for GTAS you can go to this web

site:

https://fiscal.treasury.gov/gtas/gettingstarted.html

Changes to GFRS and GTAS
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System requirements for GFRS this year have 

changed as follows:

Windows 8

Internet Explorer 8 or higher

Java version 7 update 85 or less

For all Treasury applications, users will be 

required to use the Transport Layer Security 

(TLS) 1.2 protocol selected. They will also need 

to use IE 8 or higher.

If your agency does not have this protocol selected, 

it will need to be changed by September 18.

Changes to GFRS and GTAS
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New users Self-Registration link to obtain an 

Enterprise Identity 

 https://reg.fms.treas.gov/selfenroll/register 

Existing users Self-Service link to create, 

modify, or delete access to applications 

https://reg.fms.treas.gov/itim/self

Treasury Support Center Help Desk 

 (877) 440-9476 or Ginvoicing@stls.frb.org

Key Reference Information
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Contact Information

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Primary Contact

Connie Nuelle

Manager

314-444-8464

Connie.R.Nuelle@stls.frb.org

Secondary Contact

Steve Fritz

Assistant Manager

314-444-3863

Stephen.C.Fritz@stls.frb.org