TABLE OF CONTENTS

Overview

This article describes the updates made in this release for those who use the SF-425 (Federal Financial Report) form.


FD-1554761 and FED-765 (New View Instructions Button in FedConnect for SF-425 Form)


"" Important

This feature is available in FedConnect when the agency is using the Unison procurement management software system. In other words, its availability in FedConnect does not depend on which version of the system the posting agency is running.

Reported By

DOT-ESC


Summary and Resolution

A request was made to add a View Instructions button on the SF-425 quarterly interim report page in FedConnect, which is formally titled the Federal Financial Reporting for [Report Name]: [Report Type] Report page.


This issue is resolved and now the View Instructions button displays at the top of the Federal Financial Reporting for [Report Name]: [Report Type] Report page. 


The following picture illustrates how the new View Instructions button might look on the Federal Financial Reporting for [Report Name]: [Report Type] Report page . Your results might vary.


View Instructions Button


When you click the View Instructions button, the Federal Agency Form Instructions PDF automatically opens in a separate browser window. The following picture illustrates how the Federal Agency Form Instructions PDF might look. Your results might vary.


Federal Agency Form Instructions PDF


Prerequisites

Access to an assistance agreement that included an SF-425 financial report and that was released in an agency's procurement management software system and then sent to FedConnect


Steps to Recreate

  1. Sign in to FedConnect
  2. Navigate to the Awards page.
  3. Select the assistance agreement described in the prerequisites. The Award [Summary] page displays.
  4. On the Award [Summary] page, on the right panel, under the Recipient Financial Reporting heading, if an SF-425 report is available, it displays under that heading. The status of the report might display, such as Draft. The report label is a hyperlink to the Federal Financial Reporting for [Report Name]: [Report Type] Report page .
  5. Click the link to access the report. The Federal Financial Reporting for [Report Name]: [Report Type] Report page  displays.
  6. Look at the top of the page.


Results

The blue View Instructions button displays at the top of the page.


FD-1554761 and FED-776 (SF-425 Cash Receipts Reporting Block 10a. Update)


""Important

This feature is available in FedConnect when the agency is using version 7.6.2 or higher of the Unison procurement management software system. In other words, the feature becomes available in FedConnect only if the posting agency is running version 7.6.2 or above of the Unison procurement management software system.


Reported By

DOT-ESC


Summary

In FedConnect, the a. Cash Receipts field (Block 10a on the SF-425 form) is now editable. This enables vendors to enter or modify the cash receipt amounts for their federal assistance reports. Previously, this field was read-only and automatically filled with data from the agency's procurement management software system. 


Now vendors can edit the a. Cash Receipts field in FedConnect, and any amount submitted will overwrite the previously mapped value from the procurement management software system for that report.


This functionality provides flexibility by allowing vendors to update a. Cash Receipts field data without waiting for future reports to be generated. The updated value from FedConnect is sent back to the agency's procurement management software system, which endures the most current information is reflected in financial records.


"" Important

The updated value is stored only for the current report. It does not affect future reports. Each new submission uses the value most recently entered, to ensure ongoing reporting accuracy.


Prerequisites

Access to an assistance agreement that included an SF-425 financial report and that was released in an agency's procurement management software system and then sent to FedConnect


Steps to Recreate

  1. Sign in to FedConnect
  2. Navigate to the Awards page.
  3. Select the assistance agreement described in the prerequisites. The Award [Summary] page displays.
  4. On the Award [Summary] page, on the right panel, under the Recipient Financial Reporting heading, if an SF-425 report is available, it displays under that heading. The status of the report might display, such as Draft. The report label is a hyperlink to the Federal Financial Reporting for [Report Name]: [Report Type] Report page .
  5. Click the link to access the report. The Federal Financial Reporting for [Report Name]: [Report Type] Report page  displays.
  6. Scroll down the page until you see block 10. Transactions.


Results

Under block 10. Transactions the a. Cash Receipts field is editable.


The following picture illustrates how the a. Cash Receipts field might look when it is editable. Your results might vary.


Federal Financial Reporting Quarterly Interim Report