1	Did You Know? Congress allocates funds to the USDA FS WO for the NF to the RO for the B&F at each SO and then to the districts for the SSS to monitor by EBLI, WA and Job Code to reconcile with FFIS.
2	ALEX Helping the US Forest Service keep track of the money.
3	Keep Track of the Money Coming In Allocations for Annual Budget Allocations for Projects Fee Collections
4	Microsoft Office XP If you have Microsoft Office XP then there is no need to purchase any other supporting software. ALEX is a database accessible through Microsoft Office XP.
5	Current Installation Georgia Tennessee North Carolina Mississippi Arkansas
6	Benefits Works within Microsoft Office XP Provides reports for reconciliation with FFIS Tracks planning and expenses for each site or structure Tracks allocations and collections in the same database Provides daily balancing of collections Reports funds available per forest, subunit and site Shares one database with multiple users at the same time Provides consistency of data across different locations Tracks obligated, actual and projected expenses Provides quick access to accurate reports Saves time!
7	Tracks Projects, Allocations, Collections, Expenses and Salaries By Job Code & Resource Area By EBLI Fund & Work Activity Code By Budget Object Group & Code By Employee & Salary Code By System Transaction Code By Site, Facility, Structure or Trail By GAO Expenditure Classification By Vehicle & Property Codes By Supplier & Contractor
8	Project Work Plans Provides project planning within Job Code. Employee hours, days and per diem Equipment EOR and FOR rates Supplies and Contractors Provides immediate comparison of planned expenses against actual expenses. Provides cross reference of employees, equipment and contractors per project.
9	Allocation and Collection Reports Total Allocations and Collections By Date Range By Job Code By EBLI Code By Work Activity Code By Budget Object Group Total Collections per Site By Percentage of Distribution
10	Collections Prints Bills for Collection Tracks Money From Collection Sites Automatically Distributes to Job Codes For example: 80% for Fee Demo Site 15% for Fee Collection Support 5% for Fee Collection Reserve Helps Balance to Bank Lockbox Deposits Helps Balance to NFC reports
11	Expenses by GAO Codes
12	Expense Reports By Date Range By Location or Subunit By Job Code By Collection Site By EBLI Code By System Transaction Code By Vendor or Contractor By Budget Object Code By Employee By Pay Period
13	Track Salaries by Employee Social Security Number Employee Name Location or Subunit Hours Worked vs. Hours Planned Pay Period Base Rate / Cost to Government Rate
14	Keep Track of Your Money Know where the money came from. Know where the money went. Know how much money is available, daily.
15	ALEX Get it and keep track of your money.
16	Contacts J Tom Kinser Cymations Inc Cumming, GA www.cymations.com (404) 909-2776 tom@cymations.com Microsoft Certified Solution Developer & Trainer Barbara Harper Retired US Forest Service Jacksonville, FL (904) 655-8050 bsharper@att.net