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CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION
1.1 Organization of the R*STARS Manuals
1.2 How to Use the R*STARS Manuals
1.3 Manual Update Procedures
1.4 Contents of the Data Entry Guide

CHAPTER 2 - SYSTEMS PROCESSING OVERVIEW
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Functional Accounting Capabilities
2.3 Application of System Profiles
2.4 Major Processing Modules

CHAPTER 3 - ON-LINE PROCEDURES (Sec 3.1 - 3.2)
3.1 Terminal Operations
3.2 Transaction Data Entry
CHAPTER 3 - ON-LINE PROCEDURES (Sec. 3.3 - 3.7)
3.3 Accounting Transaction Data Entry Examples
3.4 Transaction Split Data Entry
3.5 Financial Inquiry
3.6 Vendor Inquiry
3.7 Help, Interrupt, and Link Features

CHAPTER 4 - ERROR CORRECTIONS PROCEDURES
4.1 Correction of Errors Prior to Posting in the Nightly Cycle
4.2 Correction of Rejections
4.3 Correction of Errors
4.4 Correction of Errors Not Detected by R*STARS
4.5 Correction of Errors-Mass Change Option

CHAPTER 5 - DESCRIPTIVE PROFILE MAINTENANCE
5.1 General Data Entry Procedures
5.2 Profile Maintenance Control Procedures
5.3 Profile Maintenance Reporting
5.4 Profile Hierarchies
5.5 Descriptive Profiles

CHAPTER 6 - NON-DESCRIPTIVE PROFILE MAINTENANCE
6.1 Non-Descriptive Profile Maintenance

CHAPTER 7 - BUDGETING
7.1 Entry of Appropriations and Agency Budgets
7.2 Entry of Allotments
7.3 Reporting
7.4 Budget Examples

CHAPTER 8 - GENERAL ACCOUNTING
8.1 General Ledger Accounting
8.2 Recording Journal Entries
8.3 Interagency Transfers
8.4 Recording and Requesting Recurring Transactions
8.5 Cash Control

CHAPTER 9 - EXPENDITURE CYCLE
9.1 Entry of Pre-Encumbrances and Encumbrances
9.2 Entry of Vouchers Payable
9.3 Entry of Expenditure and Payment Processing Transaction
9.4 Example of Expenditure Transactions
9.5 Checks Returned For Non-Sufficient Funds (NSF)
9.6 Payment Processing and Warrant Cancellation

CHAPTER 10 - THE REVENUE CYCLE
10.1 Overview of the Revenue and Cash Receipts Cycle
10.2 Revenue Reporting
10.3 Revenue Examples
10.4 Accounts Receivable Invoice Notice - Example
10.5 Finance Charges
10.6 Transfers to Central Collection Unit
10.7 Revenue-Related Maintenance Screens
10.8 Travel Authorizations (Advances)
10.9 Credit Card/CEPAS ACH Revenue

CHAPTER 11 - REPORTING
11.1 91 Reporting Request Profile
11.2 95 Report Distribution Profile
11.3 RMDS Report Processing

CHAPTER 12 - MONTH AND YEAR END PROCESSING
12.1 Month-End Closing
12.2 Fiscal Year-End Closing

CHAPTER 13 - PROJECT ACCOUNTING
13.1 Maintenance of the Project Control Profile (27)
13.2 Maintenance of the Grant/Project Billing Request Profile
13.3 Maintenance of Other Project-Related Profiles
13.4 Entry of Project Budgets
13.5 Reporting and Inquiry
13.6 Project Examples

CHAPTER 14 - GRANT ACCOUNTING
14.1 Maintenance of the Grant Control Profile (29)
14.2 Maintenance of Other Grant Related Profiles
14.3 Entry of Grant Budgets
14.4 Entry of Subgrantee Financial Activity (Not used in Michigan)
14.5 Reporting and Inquiry
14.6 Grant Examples
14.7 Cash Management Improvement Act (CMIA) Processing

CHAPTER 15 - COST ALLOCATION -- Not issued
CHAPTER 16 - FIXED ALLOCATION -- Not issued

CHAPTER 17 - DOCUMENT TRACKING
17.1 Overview of Document Tracking Subsystem
17.2 Maintaining Document Tracking Profiles
17.3 Tracking Documents
17.4 Reporting and Inquiry
17.5 Transmittal Maintenance and Inquiry

CHAPTER 18 - PAYMENT PROCESSING (Sec 18.1 - 18.9)
18.1 Vendor Payment Processing
18.2 Automated Payback Processing
18.3 Vendor Backup Withholding Processing
18.4 Bank ID Profiles
18.5 Warrant Cancellation Processing
18.6 Warrant Replacement
18.7 EFT Event Processing/Inquiry
18.8 Payment Redemption Error File Maintenance
18.9 Reporting and Inquiry
CHAPTER 18 - PAYMENT PROCESSING (Sec 18.10 - 18.11)
18.10 Payment Processing Overview & Control Reports
18.11 Payment Processing Dates

GLOSSARY- same glossary in R*STARS Reference Manual