OPERATIONAL RECORDS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
This records schedule is approved in accordance with the Document Disposal Act (RSBC 1996, c. 99). It constitutes
authority for retention and disposition of the records described herein provided ORCS has been implemented according
to standards approved by BC Archives. For assistance in implementing ORCS, contact your Records Officer.
INFORMATION SYSTEM OVERVIEW
For a Subsystem
Name of Creating Agency
Ministry of Finance
Office of the Comptroller General
Corporate Accounting System
System Title
Corporate Accounting System Walker Financials (CAS Walker)
Subsystem Title
CAS Walker Financials General Ledger (Walker GL)
Purpose
Walker GL was the financial reporting system for provincial government ministries and agencies. It
was replaced in April 2001 by the CAS Oracle General Ledger (see GL ISO) and is no longer being
updated.
Information Content
Walker GL contains data about client budgets (e.g., actual revenues and expenditures, working
budgets), financial transactions (e.g., credit, debit, date, account coding) and the chart of accounts
(i.e., ministries’ financial coding).
Inputs, Processes, and Outputs
Inputs
Walker GL inputs are no longer being entered.
Processes
Walker GL no longer processes any data.
Outputs
Walker GL outputs are no longer being performed as much of the data has been copied to the CAS
Open Data Exchange data warehouse for easier access (see CODE ISO).
Technical Maintenance
Electronic records are maintained on the system until their retention period is complete.
The electronic system has been copied to magnetic tape and is stored offsite in accordance with
ministry policy.
For retention and disposition schedules, see relevant primaries, which are listed in the
classification section below.
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OPERATIONAL RECORDS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
This records schedule is approved in accordance with the Document Disposal Act (RSBC 1996, c. 99). It constitutes
authority for retention and disposition of the records described herein provided ORCS has been implemented according
to standards approved by BC Archives. For assistance in implementing ORCS, contact your Records Officer.
Classification
Electronic System
The electronic system is not classified in the ORCS. The classifications for the electronic records it
generates are listed below. The system schedule is provided under “System Scheduling and
Disposition”.
Electronic Records
Secondary No.
Secondary Title
27300-40
Financial transactions and budgets case files
Secondary No.
Secondary Title
Inputs
CAS staff input transactional data using financial records sent to the CAS office by clients.
These records were classified in Section Three: Financial Operations of the previous
version of the Office of the Comptroller General ORCS (amendment 141530 of schedule
880967).
Clients input transactional data using their financial records. These records were classified
in ARCS Section 4 – FINANCE.
Outputs
Secondary No.
Secondary Title
27300-40
Financial transactions and budgets case files
CAS staff produced financial reports. These records were classified in Section Three:
Financial Operations of the previous version of the Office of the Comptroller General ORCS
(amendment 141530 of schedule 880967).
Clients also produced financial reports. These records are classified in ARCS Section 4 –
FINANCE.
Other Related Records
• For administrative records relating to the system, see ARCS section 6 and other relevant
primaries.
• For computer system backup records, see special schedule 112910 in the ARCS manual.
• For the related system and subsystems, see ISO and other ISOSs.
• For transitory electronic data processing (EDP) records, see special schedule 102902 in the
ARCS manual.
System Scheduling and Disposition
Since the function performed by this system is now performed by CAS Oracle (see CAS Oracle
ISO), the system will be destroyed when the approved retention schedules covering the
information on it have elapsed, or the information has been preserved elsewhere and verified.
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