SHARP CBT Test - Committment Accounting

SHARP Committment Accounting Test

Complete the test below by filling in your personal information and completing the questions. When you press Submit, your answers will be evaluated. If you receive a Congratulations page, then you completed the test correctly; otherwise a pop up window will open in a separate window or tab and notify you of the questions that need to be corrected. Correct your answers and press Submit again.

The SHARP User Id field can be left blank if you have not yet been assigned a User ID. All other fields on this test are required.

Requestor Information

*Agency Name:		*Agency Number:
*First Name:		*Last Name:
*Phone Number:
*E-mail Address:
SHARP User ID:		*Employee ID:

Test Questions

Select the letter of your choice.

1. A combination code...?

A.	holds a unique line of funding for the agency.
B.	defines a position pool ID for the agency.
C.	Specifies the funding structure for a position pool ID in the agency.

2. Funding changes can be entered until 6:00 pm on the day of final pay calculation (day 6 of the payroll timeline) to be in effect for the pay period being calculated.

A.	True
B.	False

3. A position pool ID is used to...?

A.	hold a unique line of funding for the agency.
B.	hold a unique group of combination codes.
C.	hold the deductions taken from a paycheck.

4. Which of the following pages is used to view the payroll expenditure data for a paycheck?

A.	The Review Paycheck page.
B.	The Dept Budget Table page.
C.	The Review Actuals Distribution page.

5. Which of the following statements concerning position pool is incorrect?

A.	Position pools are department specific.
B.	The same position pool ID in different departments can have different funding structures.
C.	A position ID only needs to be set up once, it can then be shared by different departments in the agency.
D	A position pool must contain at least one line (one combination code) of regular funding before an override funding can be set up for the position pool.

6. The Earnings Code field on the Dept Budget Earnings page is….?

A.	Used when setting up regular funding for a position pool.
B.	Used when setting up an earnings override.
C.	Used when setting up both the regular and override funding.
D.	Not used when setting up either the regular or override funding.

7. Which of the following statements is correct regarding payroll’s prior period funding adjustments (PPFA’s)?

A.	All PPFA’s are entered in SHARP.
B.	All agencies, except for Regent Institutions, process their PPFA’s through the SMART system.
C.	Agencies enter their PPFA’s directly into STARS.
D	All PPFA’s should be sent to the Payroll Section in the Division of Accounts and Reports for processing.

8. Funding entered on the Dept Budget Earnings page will default to Deductions and Taxes.

A.	True
B.	False

Please email Kristine Scott at kristine.scott@da.ks.gov if you have any questions!

Page last modified on: April 14, 2011