SSB Comparison Chart

SSB Menu Options	What this Means	Why this is important	SSB Restrictions	Comparison with INB
Budget Queries Training Link	Ability to view transactions in a variety of ways (called queries) that have posted to Operating budgets.	Queries provide the tool for budget managers to review spending, check for errors, and determine if the department or program is being run according to budgetary restrictions.	Inability to view Cash balances. Cash must be viewed on FGITBAL. No standard Reporting tool, but can download into Excel.	INB has drill down capabilities too, but lacks the wildcard (%)availability that is superior in SSB. INB has standard paper reporting tools and download to excel extraction.
Encumbrance Query training link	Ability to view open or closed encumbrances on budgets. Encumbrances are the eVA orders.	Encumbrances are commitments to pay vendors a contractual amount of money for the good or service. Each encumbrance cost is deducted from operating money before the check is issued.	This view will provide the balance of each outstanding order and provide drill down to related documentation, but will not reflect the impact on budget.	Encumbrances viewed from FGIBDST show quick reference to operating balances.
Approve Documents	For Finance Use only. AP staff can view the approval history of all invoices	Monitoring approved and disapproved invoices is important for tracking and system integrity.	Users unable to view direct pay invoices or invoices generated from a Purchase order	Direct Pay invoices will send a message to you when AP has 'edited' and approve your direct pay requests. These can be viewed in GUAMESG in INB only. All invoices can be viewed in FOIDOCH.
View Documents Training link	Allows single document views or document searches for posted or non posted transactions.	Easy access to view or search by document type can assist with budget management and vendor searches.	Must look at each document individually. This can be time consuming when searching for a particular transaction. Cannot drill down on related information.	The use of FOIDOCH in INB combines related transaction information on one form for easy drill down to document on each.
Single line Budget Transfer Training Link	Ability to transfer from one FOAPAL to the same Fund but different ORG code.	The ability to transfer operating monies into departmental ORGS is of high importance for those who receive all ORG monies in one FOAPAL or who line item budget. Transfers are posted immediately.	This particular form is restricted to Budget Managers/Purchasers only.	Compared to SSB, this process in INB is cumbersome.
Multiple Line Budget Transfer training link	Ability to transfer from one FOAPAL to the same Fund but several different ORG codes	The ability to transfer operating monies into departmental ORGS is of high importance for those who receive all ORG monies in one FOAPAL or who line item budget. Transfers are posted immediately.	This particular form is restricted to Budget Managers/Purchasers only.	Compared to SSB, this process in INB is cumbersome and no longer used.