Departments can create budget journal vouchers using the Banner FGAJVCM form, and submit them for approval. JVs against both permanent and temporary budgets can be submitted. One-sided budget JVs can be entered, if they are (a) offset by changes to position budget, or (b) are for self-sustaining budgets.

All budget JVs require final approval from University Planning and Budgeting.

For information on how to enter budget JVs, see the Originator Guide – Budget JVs.

For information on how to review and approve JVs, see the Approver Guide.

Questions about budget JVs?  Contact Carrie.Thurman@wwu.edu. 

Banner Finance approvals allow documents to be keyed into Banner and then routed to the appropriate person(s) for approval prior to posting. The person who keys the document into Banner is called the originator, and a person who reviews/approves the document is called an approver.

Documents are routed based on their accounting/budget strings. Routing is handled by approval queues, which are set up in advance. Each approval queue defines some combination of the following:

• Document type (e.g. journal voucher, requisition)
• Rule group (e.g. distinguishes accounting JVs from budget JVs)
• Chart
• Fund code
• Organization code
• Account code
• Program code

Each queue will be defined with one or more approvers: generally, it’s a good idea to have at least one primary approver, and a backup approver. When more than one level of approval is required, approvals from one queue can be automatically routed to another queue.

One document may require approval from multiple departments. For example, if an accounting journal voucher hits three different organization codes, it may be routed to three different queues for approval (depending on how the queues were defined). If it is, one approver from each of those three queues must approve that document. If any of them disapprove it, all previous approvals are nullified, and the document is returned to the originator for correction.

The general workflow for approvals is as follows:

1. The originator keys the document into Banner.
2. The approvals process runs. This compares the chart, fund, org etc used on each line of the document to all the queues defined for that document type.
3. A list of required approval queues is created for that document.
4. Email goes out to approver(s) from the first queue on the list.
5. An approver from that queue approves the document. (only one person from each queue needs to approve)
6. If this is the only approval required, the document is sent to posting. Otherwise, the process cycles back to step 4, and email is sent to the next approver(s). This repeats until all required approvals have been obtained.
7. When all approvals have been obtained, the document marked as “final approved”.
8. Posting runs, and the document is posted to the ledgers.

For more information, see this Banner Finance Approvals flowchart.

Additional information:

• Accounting JV Approvals
• Budget JV Approvals

Questions about approvals? Contact Sharon.Colman@wwu.edu

Departments create and submit accounting journal vouchers using the Banner forms FGAJVCD or FGAJVCM.  Supporting documents must be attached to the Journal Voucher using OnBase, Banner 9 Detailed JV Originator Instructions.

All accounting JVs require approval from Accounting Services.

For information on how to enter accounting JVs and attach supporting documents in OnBase, see the BANNER 9 Abbreviated JV Originator Instructions.

Click below to watch a video on how to enter JVs on the FGAJVCM form.

For information on how to review and approve JVs and view OnBase documents, see the Approver Guide.

Click below to watch a video on how to approve:

Questions about accounting JVs?  Contact Diane.Fuller@wwu.edu.