PBCS UAT Login

Purpose: Use this document as a reference for logging in (and out) of the PBCS Budgeting Tool for User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

Audience: Budget Development Staff Testers

For New Users, oracle automatically sends an email from Oracle Cloud [email protected] when your user access has been established in PBCS. However, security roles need to be assigned by SBCTC Admin before you can log in. Please wait until Admin sends a confirmation that your access setup has been completed. When that is received, click the Access your Cloud Services link within the Oracle Cloud email.

PBCS = Planning Budgeting Cloud Service and is not for transactions, but for budget development. All of your transactions will continue to be in ctcLink. 

Recommended Browser: The most recent version of Firefox or Chrome. Most of functionality is not working on internet explorer.

The URL can be bookmarked.

When you enter the link into your browser, you will see the following page.  For User Acceptance Testing (UAT) ensure that the identity domain of the environment is a563320 before logging in.  

You must log in using SBCTC Okta.  Entering a User Name and Password will result in an error.

SBCTC Okta SSO sign in page

Once you have logged in, you can verify that you are in the test instance by looking at the URL.  Notice that the URL has the word “Test” in it.  If your URL does not have the word test in it, then you are in the Production environment.

URL is a TEST environment

PBCS Home Page

PBCS Home Page

Navigation:

Use the Navigation menu icon to access functions, applications settings and preferences. Under the Preferences link, you can manage several personal preferences such as display options and printing options. For example, in display options you can change the number formatting such as negative number display and thousand separator.

Home:

Use the Home icon button to quickly return to the home screen from any window.

Accessibility Settings:

Use the Accessibility Settings icon button to apply the screen reader mode or high contrast.

Settings and Actions:

Use the Settings and Actions drop down menu to sign out, view the Oracle-provided help documentation and sign out.

Function Icons:

Use the various Function icons to access functions assigned to your role in PBCS, i.e. Finance, Workforce.

Announcements:

Any Announcements and/or messages posted by Admin will shown under the Activity section.

A timeout will occur if you leave the application open for 20 minutes without any activity. If this happens, select the OK button to return to the login screen.

Logging out of PBCS

Log out of PBCS by selecting the drop down arrow next to your name in the upper right corner of the window, then select Sign Out.

A second Sign Out window will appear, click Cancel to remain logged in to PBCS. Click OK to continue logging out. You will then be returned to a Signed Out page of the Oracle Cloud window confirming you have signed out successfully. The page refreshes to the login screen. You must complete this to completely log out of PBCS.

Logging out of PBCS

Login information will be provided by SBCTC, with the approval from your college.  End users will receive an email from Oracle Cloud with login information.  

Security options will be at either the WRITE or READ level, unless otherwise determined.

Security Pre-Condition:

1. Security role of Read or Write access in needed

2. Smart View installed on computer

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