About BEACON: Impacted Systems: Cash Management Control System (CMCS)

Business Purpose:

Cash Management Control System (CMCS) is an online system created for the purpose of recording daily transactions that affect the cash balances of the State. The State Controller provides statewide access to CMCS through the State Computer Network. More than 1,000 users access CMCS daily to certify the deposit of State funds, transfer funds to other budget codes and requisition funds to pay for goods and services provided to the State. Daily transactions are electronically transferred to the Department of the State Treasurer for posting to the State Treasurer's accounts.

Capabilities:

CMCS enables the Cash Management Section to perform the following functions:

assess the cash position of the State
maintain monetary control over appropriations
maintain monetary control over monthly/quarterly allotments
maintain monetary control over disbursements
provide account balances as required for monthly and quarterly reporting

CMCS provides data entry screens for the following transactions:

certification of deposits
requisition of funds
intra-agency transfer of funds
inter-agency transfer of funds

CMCS provides inquiry screens that enable users to:

inquire on the status of individual transactions
inquire on balances in budget codes
compare balances with agency accounting records prior to reporting

Technical Platform:

CMCS was developed in COBOL and resides on the mainframe OS/390 operating system, using the IMS DL/I database.