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In PeopleSoft Finance, a financial activity is classified and identified through the use of a 33-character chartfield string.

The PeopleSoft chartfield string is composed of 6 distinct chartfields: Account, Fund, Department, Program, Class, Project. These chartfields have the following specific meanings in PeopleSoft:

Account (6 characters)

What the dollars are used for. Further classified as Asset, Liability, Fund Equity, Revenue, or Expenditure. Codes are based on CSU-standard object codes, and may elaborate on them.

Fund (5 characters)

Where the dollars come from.

Department (6 characters)

Who’s using the dollars; an organizational unit.

Program (5 characters)

A further delineation if necessary. If no value, must be specified as zeroes.

Class (5 characters)

A further delineation if necessary. If no value, must be specified as zeroes.

Project (6 characters)

Reserved for construction projects. If no value, must be specified as zeroes.

For more information on PeopleSoft chartfield strings and their usage at HSU:

• View chart of accounts tutorial (2005 handout)
• View chart of accounts presentation (2004 PowerPoint)
• Contact Mike Burghart in Accounting