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Find an Existing ChartField Value or Chart String

Please Note

Before requesting a new Department ID, Project ID (non-grant), Program Code, ChartField 1 value, or Account Code, review the following sources to determine if a ChartField value or Chart String already exists.

Contact Information

Email ChartField Maintenance

Reginold C George
Manager Accounting Services
847-467-1359

Accounting Services
General
847-491-5337

ChartFields/Chart Strings

  • Cognos Reporting, Common Reports Quick Reference
    it.northwestern.edu/reports, e.g. run a report using a department tree node for a particular area (the tree is composed of ranges of one or more department values and groupings of department ranges which are called nodes).

  • Commitment Control within NUFinancials
    Enter ledger and specific or general chart string information in the applicable fields to look-up chart strings based on entered criteria.

  • Transaction look-up fields in NUFinancials/NUPortal
    Most transactions in the financial system include a look-up tool with a magnifying glass to view lists of active ChartFields, e.g. Department IDs, Project IDs, Program Code, ChartField 1, or Account Code.

CUFS (converted) Values Crosswalk to COA in NUFinancials

Useful for identifying chart strings set-up in the CUFS system and converted to NUFinancials:

Account Code Guide

A searchable list of revenue and expense values and descriptions, indicating recommended and commonly used values with a short definition and noting restricted and budgetary only values.