1.What is Future Year in PACS?
Use this procedure to create a future year layer of data before the current year is certified. This future year layer is needed so that users can begin work on future-year accounts without affecting the current year. The following data is copied to the future year layer: special assessment data, current use land schedules, condominium data, tax area fund association, fund and levy data, tax district data, annexation configuration, and holiday schedule data.
2.Create Future Year Layer
Purpose:
Use this procedure to create a future year layer of data before the current year is certified. This future year layer is needed so that users can begin work on future-year accounts without affecting the current year. The following data is copied to the future year layer: special assessment data, current use land schedules, condominium data, tax area fund association, fund and levy data, tax district data, annexation configuration, and holiday schedule data.
Prerequisites
In order to perform this procedure, the following user right is required:
Future Year Layer > Create Future Year Layer
Procedure
- In PACS, browse to PACS Application button > Activities > Administration > Future Year > Create Future Year Layer.
- You are prompted to confirm that you want to create a future year.
- Click OK
- Message will appear in Inbox notifying user that Future Year completed successfully
3.Delete a Future Year Layer
Purpose
Use this procedure to delete a future year layer.
Caution: If you delete the future year layer prior to creating a new year layer, no changes made in the future year layer will be saved.
Prerequisites
In order to perform this procedure, the following user right is required:
Create Future Year Layer
Procedure
- In PACS, browse to PACS Application button > Activities > Administration > Future Year > Delete Future Year Layer.
- User is prompted to confirm that you want to delete the future year layer. Click OK to delete or Cancel to cancel.
4.Working in Future Year
Purpose
Use this procedure to work in a future year layer before the current year is certified. For example, you may need to work on future year splits, merges, new subdivision, ownership changes, etc. without affecting the current year values. You can only work in one future year past the current year.
Prerequisites
In order to perform this procedure, the following user right is required:
Future Year Layer > Work in Future Year Layer
Procedure
- The Work in Future Year Layer option needs to be enabled. Browse to PACS Application button > Tools > Work in Future Year Layer.
- User will receive message that the Future Year Layer in now ON.
- In PACS, browse to PACS Application button > Activities > Administration > Future Year > Work in Future Year Layer.
- Open Property
- While in Property, browse to Commands > Copy Property to Future Year
Result
Property is created in Future Year. User may begin to make changes to the property.