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MARS AND BEYOND....2003



Issue 26   (December 11, 2003)

  • MARS Release: Monday, December 15
  • Important MARS Reminders
  • Everybody Is Talking About… CRC Classes
  • Buyer Beware! Potential Scam
  • Need A MARS Tutor?
  • Reminders for Routing Envelopes in PD
  • MARS Hours of Availability
  • Communicating MARS Availability
  • Message from the CRC
  • Issue 25   (October 30, 2003)

  • MARS Release: Monday, November 3
  • ADVANTAGE Version 2.1.019:
  • Procurement Desktop (PD) Version 4.12.10:/Top Ten List
    1. Password Security
    2. Master Agreement (MA) Ceiling and Usage Report
    3. Invoice Performance
    4. Fixed Asset Exception Task
    5. Payment Terms
    6. Proof of Necessity Form Printing
    7. Online Bidding/Bid Evaluation Documents
    8. Vendor Tracking Documents (i.e., Vendor Complaint Form)
    9. Solicitation Addendum Printing
    10. Duplicate PCARD Numbers

  • PD Users: Error Message When the PD Database Is Not Functioning
  • New Cited Authority
  • 1099 Seagate Report for Calendar Year 2003 Now Available
  • MRDB PD Data Reports Now Available
  • Issue 24

  • Procurement Desktop Views Available in MRDB
  • Searching on ADVANTAGE Tables
  • PD Testing for Version 4.12
  • Personal Service Contract Evaluations Deadline
  • FY2003 Expenditures
  • MARS Training Tip
  • Attention: Procurement Desktop Users
  • Questions?
  • New Federal Regulation for Agencies Who Apply for Federal Grants
  • FAP Features: FAP 120-13-00 Decentralization of the Pre-Audit Function
  • Issue 23   (August 1, 2003)

  • Personal Service Contract Evaluation
  • Important PD Reminder
  • Purchasing 101
  • FY2003-2004 Closing Schedule
  • Organizational Table (ORG2) Maintenance
  • Saving Attachments in Procurement Desktop
  • Important PD Message
  • Non-Professional Service Master Agreement Set-Up
  • A New Role For An Old Friend
  • Coming Soon
  • MARS Security Reminder
  • Issue 22   (July 10, 2003)

  • IMPORTANT REMINDER For Processing Payment Documents for Old Year
  • Tips for Scanning Documents
  • Reminder to Agencies Ordering from Kentucky Correctional Industries
  • Notice to MARS Users Outside the Kentucky Information Highway (KIH)
  • Guidelines for Standardizing Procurement Desktop (PD) Documents Routed to the Division of Material and Procurement Services (DMPS)
  • Saving Attachments in Procurement Desktop
  • New EEO Forms
  • Reminder to Procard Administrators
  • Attention: Procard Administrators and Cardholders
  • FAP Features: FAP 111-11-00 Modifications to Solicitations and Contracts
  • Marie Gardner Bids Farewell to the CRC
  • MARS Training Schedule
  • Issue 21   (May 30, 2003)

  • Routing Change for Personal Service Contracts in Procurement Desktop
  • New Revenue Codes Created in ADVANTAGE
  • Scanning Documents in Procurement Desktop
  • Notice to Agency Procurement Desktop Users
  • When Creating Personal Service Contracts In Procurement Desktop
  • Formatting Clauses in PD
  • Cash Draw Down Days Report Available in Document Direct
  • Reports Available for Energy Payments in Procurement Desktop
  • Vendor Modification Form Issued
  • FAP Features: FAP 111-43-00
  • Issue 20 (May 16, 2003)

  • Campaign Finance Law Compliance Affidavit Update
  • Guideline: Assignment of State-owned Vehicles
  • Attention: Procurement Card Administrators
  • FY 2004 Agency Chart of Accounts Elements
  • HB 269 Processing Change for Equipment & Furniture
  • MARS User Group Notes Available
  • Procurement Desktop Personal Service Contracts Reminder
  • FAP Features: FAP 111-37-00
  • Issue 19   (April 25, 2003)

  • Fiscal Policies Resulting From the Budget Bill
  • FY2003 Closing Memo Now Posted
  • New Cingular Report
  • Assisting Vendors in Applying Payments in Procurement Desktop
  • New Document Subtypes in Procurement Desktop
  • When Formatting Clauses in Procurement Desktop…
  • ADVANTAGE Purge Cycle
  • FAP Features…FAP111-45-00
  • MARS Training Schedule
  • Issue 18   (March 14, 2003)

  • MARS Release on Monday, March 17
  • Campaign Finance Affidavit Required for All Bids and Proposals
  • Procurement Desktop Catalog Search Hints
  • Staying in Touch with MARS
  • Issue 17   (Feb. 28, 2003)

  • Seagate Travel Report Changes
  • Method for Capturing Energy Consumption
  • Method for Reporting Energy Consumption
  • When Making Payments for Goods and Services
  • CRC Offers Another MARS Training Class
  • Status of Cingular Billing
  • MARS Training Schedule
  • Issue 16   (Jan. 27, 2003)  

  • Cost Saving Measures Implemented by Governor's Executive Order
  • For ADVANTAGE Users: Do Not Leave Documents in SCHD Status
  • Project Accounting News
  • Save/Load Defaults in ADVANTAGE
  • Cingular Reports Update
  • CRC Offers Two New Training Classes
  • MARS Training Schedule
  • Issue 15   (Jan. 17, 2003)

  • New Cingular Reports Now Available in Seagate
  • New Travel Reports Now Available in Seagate
  • Seagate (3190 Agency 1099 Report) Report Now Available


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