DRMIS
Authority
Acronyms
Nuts and Bolts
100

A civilian or agency that a DND organization deals with regularly and has a dedicated number in DRMIS for payment and invoice purposes.

What is a vendor?

100

The authority to ensure there is sufficient free balance available.

What is Section 32?

100

EIA

What is Expenditure Initation Authority?

100

This is a group of transactions under one Fin code throughout the year

What is a Blanket Commitment?

200

The process used to pay a hard copy invoice via DRMIS

What is KR?

200

Section 33 is also referred to as this.

What is Payment Authority?

200

CC

What is Cost Centre?

200

This is the form that sets out financial authorities and restrictions.

What is a DoA?

300

These two words are what I and S stand for in DRMIS.

What is Information System?

300

The authority to enter into contracts

What is Contracting or Transaction Authority?

300

BP

What is Business Plan?

300

L101 is an example of this type of Centre

What is a Fund Centre

400

Also known as a soft commitment, this type of commitment is to enable planning for future expenses.

What is a pre-commitment?

400

The controls and procedures in place to ensure one person doesn't exercise every authority on a transaction.

What is Segregation of Duties?

400

RDAO

What is the Regional Departmental Accounting Office?

400

A 4 digit number that classifies financial transactions by type.

What is a GL or General Ledger?

500

SA in the context of redistributing costs stands for this.

What is System Adjustment?

500

Also called Certification Authority, this authority certifies contract performance and price, as well as eligibility for payment.

What is Section 34?

500

PAYE

What is Payable at Year End?

500

The portion of the annual budget that provides funds for goods and services

What is O&M or Operations and Maintenance?

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