System Reference Tables

Following are the reference tables that support multiple modules in the system and are consequently called System table. Most tables are self explanatory and do not require a separate article. Those that need additional explanation are linked to specific articles. 

Table	Description
Bank	Identifies bank accounts used for deposits and disbursements.
Building	Defines a unique identifier, the location and an alternative code for each building.
Campus	Identifies the different fiscal and physical operating entities of an institution.
Campus Type	Designates each campus as physical only, fiscal only or both. Existing values can be edited, new values require code.
Country	Assigns specific identifying codes to country names
County	Assigns specific identifying codes to county names.
Document Type	Defines the valid Financials document types.
Financials Namespace	Represents modules or large pieces of functionality.
Financials Parameter	Defines parameters and business rules in Kuali Financials.
Financials Parameter Component	Defines valid components of the system to which parameters can be related.
Financials Parameter Type	Defines the basic types of parameters that can be created.
Group	Identifies collections of persons, groups or roles that need to use the same permissions and have the same responsibilities.
Kim Type	Defines valid types for roles and groups. All of these values must belong to an associated type that shares certain characteristics (often a set of qualifiers). New values require coding and existing values cannot be edited.
Origination Code	Identifies the systems from which transactions originate, such as the payroll system, student system or interdepartmental billing units. 01 is reserved for transactions created in Financials.
Payment Documentation Location	Establishes documentation locations for the submission of supporting documentation related to the Disbursement Voucher.
Payment Method	Identifies Payment Methods allowed on the Disbursement Voucher, Payment Request and Vendor Credit Memo.
Permission	Restricts and enables user actions In Kuali Financials. A simple permission might allow users to open a particular type of document, and a more complex permission might allow only certain users to complete a specific field on a document when the document is at a particular point in its workflow.
Person	Identifies users recognized by the applications KIM interacts with. These users might be employees, affiliates or students. The Person document can also be used to associate users with groups or roles.
Postal Code	Defines zip codes for cities and states / provinces.
Responsibility	Determines when users receive workflow requests and what types of requests are generated. Most responsibilities are specific to particular document types and correspond to one of the route nodes on that document type.
Role	Supports creating new KIM roles and editing existing roles.
Room	Specifies unique room numbers within specific buildings on a particular campus.
Routing Field Configuration	Determines which fields, when changed, will trigger routing. Currently only Customer is supported.
State	States and provinces associated with countries.
System Options	Defines attributes associated with a fiscal year.
Tax Region	Specifies the tax regions within tax types for use by the Accounts Receivable and Purchasing / Accounts Payable modules.
Tax Region Type	Identifies the types of tax regions available. Tax Regions can be established for Counties, Postal Codes and States. New Tax Region Types require coding.
Unit of Measure	Defines the different units of measure that may be used in purchasing and invoice documents.
University Date	Maps individual dates to fiscal years and fiscal periods.
Wire Charge	Establishes information used to generate a charge for the processing of wire transfer payments on the DV