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User Manual PPM Version 2.0

PPM Version 2.0  January 2014 Page 1 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Solution Information

Information Solution Name Solution Acronym Project Cost Accounting System (PCAS) Identifier Document Owner Primary Segment Sponsor Version/Release Number

Document History

Version No. Date Author Revision Description Content

Solution Information ..ii Document History .ii Contents iii

PPM Version 2.0  January 2014 Page 3 1. Solution Summary

1.1 Features

1.2 Configuration

1.3 Data Flows

1.4 Contingencies and Alternate Modes of Operation

PPM Version 2.0  January 2014 Page 4 1. Getting Started

1.5 Software Version

1.6 Solution Requirements

1.7 Access Information

1.8 Logging On

1.9 Solution Menu

1.10 Changing User ID and Password

PPM Version 2.0  January 2014 Page 5 1.11 Exit Solution

PPM Version 2.0  January 2014 Page 6 2. Using the Solution (Online)

1.12.1

The numbering of the following two sections will depend on how many solution functions there are from 4.1 through 4.x. They are numbered here as 4.2 and 4.3 only for the sake of convenience. For example, if solution functions run from sections 4.1 through 4.17, then the following two sections would be numbered 4.18 and 4.19.>

1.13 Special Instructions for Error Correction

1.14 Caveats and Exceptions

PPM Version 2.0  January 2014 Page 7 3. Using the Solution (Batch)

1.15.1

The numbering of the following three sections will depend on how many solution functions there are from 5.1 through 5.x. They are numbered here as 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4 only for the sake of convenience. For example, if solution functions run from sections 5.1 through 5.17, then the following three sections would be numbered 5.18, 5.19 and 5.20.>

1.16 Special Instructions for Error Correction

1.17 Caveats and Exceptions

1.18 Input Procedures and Expected Output

PPM Version 2.0  January 2014 Page 8 Detailed procedures to initiate solution operation, including identification of job request forms or control statements and the input’s frequency, reason, origin, and medium for each type of output

Illustrations of input formats

Descriptions of input preparation rules

Descriptions of output procedures identifying output formats and specifying the output’s purpose, frequency, options, media, and location

Identification of all codes and abbreviations used in the solution’s output>

4. Querying

1.19 Query Capabilities

1.20 Query Procedures

PPM Version 2.0  January 2014 Page 9 5. Reporting

1.21 Report Capabilities

1.22 Report Procedures

PPM Version 2.0  January 2014 Page 10 6. Getting Help

1.23 Solutions to Common Problems

1.24 Getting More Help

1.25 Helpdesk

PPM Version 2.0  January 2014 Page 11 Appendix A: References

Table 1 below summarizes the documents referenced in this document.

Document Name Description Location version number>

Table 1 - References

PPM Version 2.0  January 2014 Page 12 Appendix B: Key Terms

Table 2 below provides definitions and explanations for terms and acronyms relevant to the content presented within this document.

Term Definition

Table 2 - Key Terms

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