GTAS ... What’s New! February 28, 2013 

Volume 3, Issue 1 

Financial Management Service, Governmentwide Accounting 

 

Agency Testing 

 

Test Issues 

We are over a third of 

the way through the 

agency testing period 

of October 2012 – June 

2013, and over 300 

TASs have passed 

validations and fatal 

edits. 

If you committed to 

testing all TASs in a 

single period but 

would like to revise 

your commitment to 

include additional 

periods, please email 

the information to 

gtas@fms.treas.gov so 

the GTAS dashboard 

on OMBs Max website 

can be updated. 

As we are quickly 

approaching the third 

test window, the 

following tidbits may 

prove to be beneficial: 

1) All TASs 

(expenditure, deposit, 

clearing and receipt 

accounts) are required 

to submit bulk files to 

GTAS. 

2) Agencies should 

review their SMAF, 

Apportionment 

Category B and 

Program Reporting

Category codes in 

GTAS. Agencies are 

responsible for adding 

any missing codes. 

3) Valid Trading 

Partner (TP) Agency 

Identifier (AID) is 

required where 

applicable. 

4) TP Main Account is 

not required until 

FY2014. 

5) If you are missing 

TASs from your view 

in GTAS, contact the 

Treasury Support 

Center at 1-877-440-

9476, or email your 

User ID and missing 

TASs to 

GTAS@stls.frb.org. 

In This Issue: 

 Agency Testing 

 Test Issues 

 GTAS Training 

 TFM Update 

 Resources 

 Intragovernmental 

Reporting 

 Feedback 

Individual Highlights 

Agency Testing Tidbits 1 

Top Three Testing Issues 1 

GTAS Webinar 2 

USSGL TFM 2 

Useful Websites 2 

Future Intragovernmental 

Reporting 3 

Agency Feedback 3 

Agency bulk file 

testing has 

dramatically increased 

over the past month. 

As agencies submit 

their bulk files, we 

have noticed some 

common issues we felt 

would be beneficial to 

pass along: 

1) Category B and 

Program Report 

Category Codes not 

populated by OMB 

must be input into 

GTAS by the agency 

prior to submitting a 

bulk file 

2) Any TASs using a 

Federal Indicator of ‘F’ 

and TP AID ‘99’ must 

use a Federal Indicator 

of ‘G’, TP AID ‘099’ and 

TP Main ‘0000’ on 

their GTAS bulk file 

3) Available Receipt 

Accounts must be 

rolled up into a proper 

Expenditure Account 

for reporting on the 

bulk file. 

To better assist 

agencies, valuable 

resources are listed on 

page 2. As always, we 

are happy to assist 

with any questions you 

have. 
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GTAS Training 

 

TFM Update 

 

Resources 

 

 

Due to agency testing 

in FY2013, formal 

GTAS training classes 

will not be held. 

Periodic Webinars 

will continue, the 

next of which will 

occur on March 19 

and 20, 2013 at 10am. 

Instructions for logging 

into the Webinar and 

agenda items will be 

emailed the week 

prior. If there are 

items you would like to 

hear discussed, please 

email that information 

to gtas@fms.treas.gov. 

If your agency would 

benefit from a visit 

with GTAS 

representatives, we 

would be glad to 

accommodate your 

needs. Please send 

your interest to the 

email address below 

and we will work with 

you to schedule 

something. 

gtas@fms.treas.gov. 

Lots of useful tools and 

information are 

available on the web to 

assist agencies 

throughout the testing 

periods. Below are the 

links to this 

information: 

GTAS Contacts:

http://www.fms.treas.g

ov/gtas/contacts.html

Bulk File Test 

Periods and 

Format: 

http://www.fms.treas.g

ov/gtas/index.html

GTAS Enrollment 

Process:

http://www.fms.treas.g

ov/gtas/forms.html

Please check the web 

for the most up-to-date 

contact information 

when you need 

assistance. 

In addition to these 

resources, GTAS video 

tutorials are available 

on the Help tab within 

the system. 

For timely notification 

of issues that could 

impact agency 

testing, view the 

‘Important System 

Messages and 

Updates’ box on the 

GTAS Home Page. 

USSGL TFM Part 3 – 

Fiscal 2014 GTAS 

Implementation 

Testing contains the 

latest GTAS 

requirements. Section 

IV: Account Attributes 

for USSGL Proprietary 

Account and Budgetary 

Account Reporting, and 

Section VII: 

GTAS Edits and 

Validations being used 

during test period 2. 

There have been recent 

updates to Section VII, 

such as Validation 29. 

This guidance is 

instrumental for 

ensuring your bulk file 

submission makes it to 

a Pending Certification 

status. The TFM can 

be accessed using the 

following link: 

http://www.fms.treas.go

v/ussgl/tfm_releases/12-

03/2014/part3_current.

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Intragovernmental

Reporting 

 

Feedback 

 

 

 

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Let’s shift gears from 

testing to system 

functionality. It has 

been well publicized 

that GTAS will replace 

IFCS and IRAS 

reporting 

requirements. So how 

will future reporting 

work? Below is some 

insight to satisfy your 

curiosity: 

1) GTAS has an 

Intragovernmental 

Module where agencies 

can view their 

transactions and 

differences with other 

Federal entities 

2) Each transaction 

within the module will 

be grouped by Trading 

Partner and Reciprocal 

Category and will 

Borrowings currently 

housed in IFCS 

7) Intragovernmental 

reporting will be 

immediately available 

upon certification of 

the ATB data, so it is 

imperative that all 

intragovernmental 

data submitted is 

accurate by the close of 

each reporting window 

8) Stay tuned for the 

future FY 2014 GTAS 

reporting window 

which will include 

information on the 

quarterly certification 

periods 

show the balances that 

each agency 

reported/recorded 

3) Differences between 

Federal Program 

Agencies will be shown 

within the module 

4) Agency preparers 

will have the 

functionality to 

provide an explanation 

for each difference that 

the agency certifier 

must approve at the 

end of each quarter 

5) Certified 

explanations will be 

used for analysis, 

metrics and scorecards 

6) Agencies will have 

access to authoritative 

source data for 

Investments and 

Efficiencies gained 

through change can be 

a very positive 

experience. During test 

window two, many 

agencies have 

experienced the value 

that GTAS offers. 

Positive agency 

feedback has been 

received related to the 

ease of navigation and 

useful tools made 

available within this 

one application. It’s 

like the Wal-mart of 

systems, providing a 

‘one-stop-shop’ for 

Government-wide 

reporting and 

reconciliation. As we 

continue to search for 

greater efficiencies, we 

welcome your feedback. 

Please send an email to 

gtas@fms.treas.gov

providing us with your 

experience.