Welcome to BFS Info Central

This page provides links to the latest and most relevant information pertaining to the Berkeley Financial System.  Below you will find brief descriptions of the topics listed to the left under "In This Section."  If you want to go directly to those pages, please click on the listing at left.



System Hours
BFS is available
Monday - Friday: 7 am to 7 pm
Saturday: 7 am to 2 pm (not available on Sundays)
BFS will time out in 60 minutes.

BAIRS Reporting
This section will give you information on accessing BAIRS II and the BFS Reporting tools. Download documentation. Link to the BAIRS Reporting Forum. Note that you must be authorized to gain access to BAIRS.

The BFS Users Listserve
This page has instructions on how to sign up to receive BFS listserve messages. A must for all BFS users.

Budget and General Ledger
This page will take you to information about budget implementation, financial journals processing, the chart of accounts, and the general ledger.

Chart of Accounts
Click here to get the latest information about the structure of the new chart of accounts, including the master organization tree and new processing unit codes.

New User Information
You can find information on computing requirements to run BFS, how to obtain an Operator ID, online presentation of Intro to COA & BFS, and how to sign up for training.

News and Announcements
To receive the latest information and updates regarding the BFS system and BAIRS reporting system, click here.

Obtain a BFS Operator ID
Need to logon to BFS?  For information on how to get an Operator ID, click here.

Performance Benchmarks
Want to know how long it should take to save a PO?  Want to know how quickly Disbursements is processing payments? These system and processing performance benchmarks are posted here.

Technical Information
On this page you will find the latest technical information including links to pertinent ASD sites.

Update Chartfields
From this page, link to pages with information on how to update your Org, Project, Account, and Fund numbers.

User Support
On this page you will find information on the BFS/BAIRS help desk and other useful information.

Last updated: 1/20/06