The PSOO is made up of the segments Project, Source, Object code, and Organization. This format is how all transactions are recorded in the General Ledger. This format is used to create transactions that contain an expense on either the debit or credit side of the transaction. Source One of the segment values in the new Chart of Accounts. Source, when associated with a Project via the award number, defines how an activity or function is funded.
Source provides for the roll forward of individual fund balances to future periods.
See also Award. The group to which a source account belongs. The source group denotes the general revenue streams of the University and their related line of business emphasis, the absence or existence of restrictions and designations, and the characteristics associated with maintenance of fund balance. Source Type Categorizes sources as operating and non-operating. Non-operating source types are predominantly associated with institutional departments.