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News, Information, and Announcements from FI$Cal
July Enhancements
The Department of FISCal continually makes updates and enhancements to the system based on feedback from our end users. Our goal is to improve usability while maintaining the highest level of security for the state’s data. FI$Cal released the following enhancements in...
New Chat Feature Piloted in ServiceNow
The Department of FISCal is testing a pilot project with several departments that provides a chat feature in ServiceNow for their users. This tool will provide another channel for departmental users to contact the FI$Cal Service Center (FSC) besides phone, email and...
FISCal Set to Roll Out Power BI to Departments
The launch of Power BI, a powerful new tool for departments to view their data and build reports, is under way. Power BI has been in the works for many months, as we have been using it to build reports, replacing and improving on existing reports and queries, while we...
June Enhancements
The Department of FISCal continually makes updates and enhancements to the system based on feedback from our end users. Our goal is to improve usability while maintaining the highest level of security for the state’s data. The following enhancements were released in...
A Key Milestone: New Release Brings SCO Functionality into FI$Cal System
By Cathy Leal, Partner Business Executive, State Controller's Office The latest release of State Controller’s Office (SCO) functionality into the FI$Cal system marks a true milestone. The key piece enables SCO’s legacy system and FI$Cal system ledgers to run in tandem...
A Uniquely Challenging Onboarding for CDTFA Ended in Success
The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) collects more than $70 billion per year from 37 tax and fee programs, including sales and use, fuel and cannabis taxes. In 2018, the CDTFA implemented two large IT systems: its new tax-collection system...