Subobject Reporting Instructions The report builder in FIT includes the ability to add subobject lines to a report. This new feature is similar to working with central objects. You first add a subobject line. Then you select from a list of available subobjects and move them to a list of assigned subobjects. The details for these subobjects will then be accumulated into the new subobject line when you populate the report. The main difference from the central object function is that you have to specify which list of available subobjects you want to work with and retrieve them from the mainframe server. Subobjects are created on the mainframe with the AUSO function and then associated to an organization unit. In FIT, you can identify a group of subobjects by this organization unit — currently cost center or account. The group of subobjects associated to the account or cost center is then returned to FIT and placed in the list of available subobjects. When you request the subobjects for an account, you will get the subobjects for that account, plus any that were created for the fund range, agency, or fund type that that account belongs to. You can then select from this list and place them in the assigned list. Things to Keep in Mind When Assigning Subobjects When working with subobjects that divide a single central object, you can only assign one of these subobjects to a subobject line. You can use total lines to summarize multiple subobject lines if necessary. For example, central object code 447 is divided into three subobjects; radio, TV and newspaper. If you try to assign both radio and TV to a subobject line you will get the message: 'This subobject can not be added to this line. Only subobjects with the same subobject ID can be added.' You will need to add a subobject line for radio and then another for TV. If you have a subobject that divides multiple central objects, you can assign multiple subobjects to a subobject line as long as they are from the same group. For example, central object code 755 and 455 were divided into Computer, Lab and Furniture. So you have six subobjects: Computer 455 Lab 455 Furniture 455 Computer 755 Lab 755 Furniture 755 Viewed another way: Computer 455, 755 Lab 455, 755 Furniture 455, 755 In this example, you can assign Computer 455 and Computer 755 to the same subobject line. The subobject line description will default to the assigned subobject description. You can change the subobject line description on either the subobject assignment window or in the main report builder window. You can only move one subobject from the available list to the assigned list at a time. If you have a problem knowing which subobjects to work with you may want to first talk with the person in your area who created the subobjects in AUSO.

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