Activity Type

 

The Activity Type maintenance document is used to establish and maintain numeric codes and textual description values which are stored in database tables.  This data serves as reference information that is made available for display and selection in various areas of the system, including other e-docs.  The Activity Type Maintenance Document allows you to specify the list of activities from which to select to specify the type of activity proposed, (for example, organized research or instruction) in Proposal documents.  Activity type refers to the major functions of an institution based on OMB Circular A-21.  Per OMB Circular A-21, the major functions of a "university" are instruction, sponsored instruction and teaching, departmental research, organized research, sponsored research, university research, other sponsored activities, and other institutional activities.  Each account in an institution's financial system must be identified by its activity type. 

Caution About Modifying Existing Values:  Existing values are used in Proposal Development, Inst. Proposal, and Award, and have a hard coded relationship for S2S submission.

Document Layout

Figure 1559 Activity Type Maintenance Document Example

Edit Activity Types Section

The Edit Activity Types section of the Activity Type maintenance document is a unique section that allows you to specify and maintain the details associated with the reference table record in fields.

Table 642 Activity Type Maintenance Document - Edit Activity Types Section Field Descriptions

Field	Description
Activity Type	Required.  Enter a numeric value to uniquely represent the record.
Description	Required.  Enter the textual name of the activity type as it is commonly known.  This represents the familiar name of the OMB Circular A-21 major “university” function (for example, Instruction or Research).  Each account in an institution's financial system must be identified by its activity type.  Click the add note  icon to view/edit/paste text in a new browser window, then click the continue button to return to the text entry field in the document.
Higher education function code	Required.  Enter an acronym for the Description entry in uppercase letters, or “User must select” as necessary.

Examples

Figure 1560 Activity Type Maintenance Document Example Values