Application Overview

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Presentation Overview

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SAM’s Purpose & Operating Modes

Transaction Life-Cycle

Transition To SAM

Electronic Training

SAM Public Website

SAM Interfaces

Questions

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SAM’s Purpose

Web-based application that facilitates the process of validating or deriving TAS/BETC data.

Single touch point for Enterprise Reference Data (ERD)

Agency Location Code data  

TAS/BETC data  

ABA data

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Overview

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Validation – Verifies TAS/BETC information is valid per the CARS Master Reference Data listing

Translation – Unique data passed to SAM is translated to a corresponding TAS/BETC prior to posting in CARS

Default – Transactions that contain no TAS/BETC or C-Key data or invalid data will post to a predefined default TAS

SAM’s Functionality

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Overview

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Collections

CAFE

Account Statement

C-Key or TAS/BETC

CARS/GWA

C-Key or TAS/BETC

Valid

TAS/BETC

SAM

Transaction 

With TAS/BETC

IPAC

Payments

C-Key or TAS/BETC

TAS/BETC

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Where SAM Fits

Transaction Life-Cycle

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Transition To SAM

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Transition

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Step 1	Finalize Access Group Structure

Step 2	Create Cash Flow Profile

Step 3  	Submit User Authorization Form

Step 4	Provision Additional Users

Step 5  	Establish Default Rules

Step 6	Upload Cash Flow Profile

SAM Set Up

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Transition

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SAM Access Group

A grouping of one or more ALCs, either in terms of business commonality (e.g., similar accounting rules, business practices, etc.) or for security reasons, to which SAM Users are granted permission.

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Transition

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A grouping of business activities with a common set of central accounting rules 

Serves as a crosswalk of an FPA’s collections, RITS and TRACS transactions within SAM

Contains C-Key Name and C-Key Value which point to a TAS/BETC combination 

Cash Flow Profile (CFP)

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Transition

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Define Classification Keys (C-Keys) in order to map collections transactions to corresponding TAS/BETC

SAM Team analyzes the collections process for each ALC via conference call

Identify collection mechanisms

Define TAS/BETC for each collection mechanism C-Key

Use data gathered to complete Cash Flow Profile

SAM’s CFP Analysis

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Transition

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C-Key Examples

Mechanism	       	C-Key Name		C-Key Value

Credit Card		Merchant ID		4445000123456

PAYGOV	       	PAYGOV ALC+2	9999999901

TRACS		 	ALC			99999999

Transition

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Sample Cash Flow Profile
| Cashflow          |                                    |           |    |     |     |      |      |   |      |     |        |     |
|-------------------|------------------------------------|-----------|----|-----|-----|------|------|---|------|-----|--------|-----|
| Name              | ALC 99999999 - Paygov              |           |    |     |     |      |      |   |      |     |        |     |
| Description       | This is a PAYGOV Cash Flow Profile |           |    |     |     |      |      |   |      |     |        |     |
| System Type       | Collection                         |           |    |     |     |      |      |   |      |     |        |     |
| Access Group Path | Access Group Name                  |           |    |     |     |      |      |   |      |     |        |     |
| ALCs              | 99999999                           |           |    |     |     |      |      |   |      |     |        |     |
| Mechanism         | PAYGOV                             |           |    |     |     |      |      |   |      |     |        |     |
| C-Key Name        | PAYGOV ALC+2                       |           |    |     |     |      |      |   |      |     |        |     |
| Description       | This is a PAYGOV C-Key             |           |    |     |     |      |      |   |      |     |        |     |
|                   |                                    |           |    |     |     |      |      |   |      |     |        |     |
| C-Key Value       | Description                        | DIST Rule | SP | ATA | AID | BPOA | EPOA | A | MAIN | SUB | BETC   | %   |
| 9999999901        | Off Site Location                  | Credit    |    |     | 099 |      |      | X | 4521 | 000 | COLL   | 100 |
| 9999999901        | Off Site Location                  | Debit     |    |     | 099 |      |      | X | 4521 | 000 | COLLAJ | 100 |

Transition

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SAM User Roles

Users are defined and granted permission by Access Group 

Mandatory SAM Users

Primary Local Security Administrator (PLSA)

Recertify SAM users

Add descendent access groups

One PLSA per Access Group

Cash Flow Administrator (CFA)

Create and manage Cash Flow Profiles

Select Access Group Default Rules

Multiple CFAs permitted

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Transition

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SAM User Roles

Optional SAM Users

Local Security Administrator (LSA)

View and run reports

Download CARS Master Data

Multiple LSAs permitted in an Access Group

Agency Viewer (AV)

View Cash Flow Profiles and Access Group Default Rules

Data Download (DD)

Download CARS Master Data

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Transition

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Who will be your PLSA and CFA(s)?  

Is your ALC’s Access Group finalized?

Have you worked with the SAM Team to create your Cash Flow Profile?

When will your ALC be ready to become a CARS pilot reporter?

Your agency’s CFA is required to maintain your Cash Flow Profile once you become a CARS reporter.

Any additional collection mechanisms added after becoming a CARS reporter will require a new Cash Flow Profile in SAM.

If you use a fiscal year TAS, you will need to update your Cash Flow Profile in SAM at year end to include your new TAS for the upcoming year.

Things To Consider

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Transition

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Additional SAM Benefits

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Reference Data

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SAM offers electronic training modules to help assist users with navigating the system

Step-by-step video tutorials based on the user role and application functionality

Electronic Training

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Web Based Training

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SAM Public Website

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https://sam.for.fiscal.treasury.gov/sampublic/

Reference Data

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Listing of Valid TAS/BETC

Reference Data

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Crosswalk String TAS to Standard Component TAS	

Reference Data

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Enterprise Reference Data

SAM provides Enterprise Reference Data (ERD) to Business Partners

SAM receives nightly file from CARS with ALC and TAS/BETC data 

SAM sends ALC, TAS/BETC and ABA data to Business Partners

For more information please download the Trading Partner Integration Guide at the following link - https://fiscal.treasury.gov/files/sam/TradingPartnersIntegrationGuide23.pdf

SAM sends ERD via:

Email

File Drop

Message Queue

Web Service (preference)

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Reference Data

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SAM Conversion Team

sam.conversion@stls.frb.org

Cash flow profiles

Default rules

SAM Access Group setup

SAM Contact Information

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SAM Team Members

Fiscal Service Website: https://fiscal.treasury.gov/sam/

SAM Website:  http://sam.fms.treas.gov/

Public Website: http://sam.fms.treas.gov/sampublic/

Treasury Support Center sam@stls.frb.org

SAM Access setup

Role changes/updates

CARS and SAM CBAF

cbaf.cars.support@stls.frb.org

Enterprise Reference Data

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Questions? 

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