DATA STRUCTURE - FOPPS AND SPEEDTYPES

The unique combination of the chartfields "Fund + Organization + Program or Project + Subclass" (which you may recall is optional) describes a specific University entity, and is referred to as a FOPPS.

Each FOPPS, which could have up to 19 digits, has a shortcut for data entry, called a "Speedtype". Speedtypes are 8 digit smart-numbers, that start with the campus code in the first digit position, followed by the fund in digit positions 2 and 3, followed by an auto generated five-digit number.

This diagram shows the relationship between a FOPP and a speedtype:

You'll recognize which campus a speedtype belongs to by its campus code (the first of the 8 speedtype digits):

CAMPUS CODE
Boulder 1
Colorado Springs 4
System Administration 5
Denver and Health Sciences Center 6

So, speedtype "13055555" is a Boulder speedtype in fund 30 (sponsored projects fund); speedtype "63412345" is a UC Denver speedtype in fund 34 (gift fund).

To learn more about the specific speedtypes you'll be working with, have your supervisor help you fill out "My Speedtypes - Sponsored Projects forms, and the Programs version.

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