MIPC303 – MIP Cloud Basic Transactions: Recorded Session

Course Level: Basic
Prerequisite: Participants must have access to the web component of MIP Cloud prior to class.
Recommended Prerequisite: None
Instructional Method: Recorded Session
Recommended CPE Credits: Not Eligible for CPE
Access Period: One Year from Purchase
Estimated Time to Complete: One Hour

This recorded session will discuss entering simple transactions in the general ledger such as journal vouchers, cash disbursements, cash receipts, write checks, and write receipts.

By the end of the session, you will be able to:

Create, edit, view and post basic general ledger transctions.
Discuss the auto-increment feature in the product
Cite considerations for creating session IDs
Produce a receipt of deposit or a write check in the application.

MIPC330 – MIP Cloud User Defined Fields: Self-Study

Course Level: Advanced
Prerequisite: Participants must have access to the web component of MIP Cloud prior to class.
Instructional Method: Self-Study (virtual trainer plus comprehensive training guide)
Recommended CPE Credits: Not Eligible for CPE
Access Period: One Year from Purchase
Estimated Time to Complete: One Hour

This self-study course will show you how to unlock the potential of User Defined Fields and enhance your ability to gather and report customized
organizational data. You will also learn how to create different types of user defined fields and practice applying them to the sample data. How to
easily configure the data type, associated record types, or various characteristics of the UDF will also be covered.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

Identify which UDF categories and types are available.
Identify which field type characteristics can be assigned to user defined fields.
Set up master-type, document-type, and transaction-type UDFs.
Enter transactions with UDF values.
Return UDF values in a report.

MIPC302 – MIP Cloud Accounting Admin and Setup: Self-Study

Course Level: Basic
Prerequisite: Participants must have access to the web component of MIP Cloud prior to class.
Recommended Prerequisite: None
Instructional Method: Self-Study (virtual trainer plus comprehensive training guide)
Recommended CPE Credits: Not Eligible for CPE
Access Period: One Year from Purchase
Estimated Time to Complete: Two Hours

This self-study course tours the available setup items in your MIP Cloud database as it pertains to your general ledger and reporting. You will learn how to set up chart of account codes and use the model account feature. This is followed by a discussion on features critical to reporting with closing account assignments and offset account assignments. We also include a section on expediting data entry and preventing errors with lessons on distribution codes and account code combinations. Finally, you’ll learn how to attach documents to the available transaction types in the application

For additional training, and to learn more about administrative setup of the application, attend the “FA201 – System Administration” course.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

Create chart of accounts codes, and use model accounts.
Create offset account assignments, closing account assignments, account code combinations and distribution codes.
Distinguish between valid and invalid account code combinations.
List which forms the attachments feature is available for in the application, and demonstrate how to attach documents.

MIPC301 – MIP Cloud System Administration: Recorded Session

This recorded sesssion will discuss creating an organization’s accounting database, and performing general application housekeeping and administration. You will receive an overview of the structure and design of the components of the database and in-depth information on the utilities that control the database itself and the integrity of the data entry process for the database.

For additional training, and to learn more about daily processing tasks in the Accounts Payable module, attend the “MIPC302 – MIP Cloud Accounting Administration and Setup” course.

By the end of the session, you will be able to:

Navigate within both MIP Cloud interfaces: the modern user interface and the classic user interface.
Create a new organization database and modify organization settings.
Attach encrypted documents in the cloud and manage categories
View available activity and audit logs
Initiate data integrity checks and review the default table structure

MIPC322 – MIP Cloud Budget: Recorded Session

Course Level: Basic
Recommended Prerequisite: Participants must have access to the web component of MIP to complete activities.
Instructional Method: Recorded Session
Recommended CPE Credits: Not Eligible for CPE
Access Period: One Year from Purchase
Estimated Time to Complete: Two Hours

Budgeting is a proven methodology that helps organizations monitor fiscal performance and control expenditures. This recorded session demonstrates the powerful tools available with the MIP Cloud Budget Module. Module setup, budget versions, primary budget controls, budget worksheets, manual budget entries, budgets revisions, and reporting options are covered.

By the end of the session, you will be able to:

Define budget versions, set up primary budget controls, and enable critical segments
Create budget versions
Use the budget worksheet
Validate budget entries and transfer to accounting
Create manual budget entries
Adjust posted budgets for revisions
Define available budget reports

ACC103 – Fundamentals of Nonprofit Accounting: Accounting Fundamentals

Course Level: Basic
Recommended Prerequisites: None
Instructional Method: Recorded Session
Recommended CPE Credits: Not Eligible for CPE
Access Period: 60 days from Purchase
Estimated Time to Complete: Five Minutes

The three-part Fundamentals of Nonprofit Accounting series provides accountants and other professionals with an overview of nonprofit accounting terminology and reports. This third installment reviews the basic concepts of accrual vs. cash basis accounting, the general ledger, debits and credits, and the five accounting elements.

The content in this video does not constitute accounting advice. If you have questions regarding generally accepted accounting principles, processes, or procedures we recommend that you contact a Certified Public Accountant.

By the end of the session, you will have a basic understanding of:

The Cash Basis vs. Accrual Basis of accounting.
The General Ledger.
The rules of debits and credits.
The five accounting elements.
Common accounting abbreviations.

ACC102 – Fundamentals of Nonprofit Accounting: Core Not-for-Profit Financial Statements

The three-part Fundamentals of Nonprofit Accounting series provides accountants and other professionals with an overview of nonprofit accounting terminology and reports. This second installment reviews the basic set of financial statements produced by most organizations with explanations and examples of each core Not-For-Profit financial statement.

By the end of the session, you will be familiar with:

FASB 117.
The reports FASB 117 requires Nonprofits prepare for the public.
What each report does and from where the information is gathered, including explanations and examples of each.
How these four reports tie (or agree) to each other.

ACC101 – Fundamentals of Nonprofit Accounting: Nonprofit vs. Not-for-Profit

The three-part Fundamentals of Nonprofit Accounting series provides accountants and other professionals with an overview of nonprofit accounting terminology and reports. This first installment discusses common terminology related to nonprofit organizations.

By the end of the session, you will be familiar with:

The different usages of the terms ‘Nonprofit’ and ‘Not-For-Profit’.
How the IRS makes the distinction.
Several types of ‘Nonprofit’ Organizations.
The different IRS classifications of ‘Nonprofits’.

MIPC300 – MIP Cloud Introduction: Recorded Session

This brief recorded session will introduce you to the MIP Cloud modern user interface. Logging into the Application will be discussed
as well as how to navigate within the Application. Creating a basic transaction and report will also be demonstrated. This session is a
great place for customers new to the MIP Cloud modern user interface to start their learning journey.

Additional comprehensive training on all MIP Cloud modern user interface features and modules is available on Community Brands University.

By the end of the session, you will be able to:

Navigate to abila.onine.com.
Sign into the Application.
Navigate through the menu structure.
Describe the steps to create a transaction.
Describe the steps to create a basic report.

MIPC314 – MIP Cloud Dashboards and Analytics: Recorded Session

Course Level: Basic
Prerequisites: None
Instructional Method: Recorded Session (recorded instructor led discussion with training guide)
Recommended CPE Credits: Not Eligible for CPE
Access Period: One Year from Purchase
Estimated Time to Complete: One Hour

The Dashboards and Analytics course will prepare you to pull key performance indicators and
custom dashboards of your organization’s data on day one. Beginning with navigation and customizing your workspace, you’ll then learn how to use the product’s built-in dashboards to create custom dashboards with widgets and data that are of interest to you.

By the end of the session, you will be able to:

Log into MIP Cloud to manage your user account and use common navigation terminology
Distinguish between KPIs and Charts
Use default dashboards for analysis
Refresh, filter, and customize the dashboard.