Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I login to the new financial system so I can enter new fiscal year requisitions?
- Visit CSU Portal and follow the CFS login instructions on Common Management System.
- When entering a requisition, I don’t see my name in the lookup. What do I do?
- As a requestor in CFS, you will be identified with a 2 digit campus identifier and a 9 digit employee ID. CSULB’s campus identifier is “40” with the employee ID.
Example: 40123456789
- Where can I get instructions for entering requisitions?
For requisition entry and approval visit:
- Purchasing and Financial Services Related Information
- Common Management System, Financial Information Systems Quick Reference Guides
- What are the differences between CMS (Purchasing Reqs/POs prior to 6/30/11) and CFS (Purchasing Reqs / POs to be dispatched on or after 7/1/11)?
- Refer to the CFS Overview Session.
- When can I start entering new fiscal year requisitions / POs?
- New year requisitions and POs must be entered into CFS, not CMS, beginning 6/13/11 (for navigation to the CFS Production environment, refer to question “How do I login to the new financial system so I can enter new fiscal year requisitions”)
- Why do I get an error message regarding the accounting date when trying to enter a requisition?
- When entering requisitions into the new CFS system, you will be entering in the requisitions for the new fiscal year which begins on 7/1/11. During the month of June 2011, you will need to ensure the accounting date on your requisition is 7/1/11.
Purchasing and Financial Services