Getting Started

This topic provides an overview of the MIP Cloud application, including the basic screen layout and a description of the following elements and controls that are available from all pages of the app.

 

Layout of MIP Cloud

The layout of the MIP Cloud application consists of four regions:

 

 

Navigation Menu

The navigation menu is located on the left side of the application window, and contains the main menu for MIP Cloud. This menu includes links to the main functions of the application:

 

Header Menu

The header menu is located on the at the top right corner of the application window. It contains the following items:

 

Help

Hover over the Help menu to view the items available in the help menu. The first menu item above the divider is the context-sensitive help topic for the page you are currently on. Select this item to open the corresponding help topic for the specific page. The remaining help menu links lead to useful informational pages on the MIP Cloud website.

 

User | Organization

Your user ID and the name of your current organization are displayed on the right end of the Header Menu. Hover over this field to see the Change Organization | Sign Out Menu.

  • Change Organization - If you have access to more than one organization in MIP Cloud, you can use Change Organization to change from one organization to another. Select an organization from the drop-down list. The next time you sign in, you will continue to use the last organization you selected.

  • Sign Out - Select Sign Out to leave MIP Cloud and return to the login page.

 

9-Dot Menu

Select the icon to alternate between your Community Brands products (if applicable).

 

Title Bar

The Title Bar is located at the top right corner of the application window. It displays the name of the currently loaded application page, navigation to a previous page when available, and the expand/contract tool.

 

Workspace

The workspace is the primary working area for MIP Cloud. When you select an option from the main menu, the corresponding page is loaded into the workspace.

For some tasks, it may be useful to increase the screen space allotted to the workspace. You can do this from any page by clicking or tapping the symbol on the right-hand side of the Page Title Bar. When you do this, the Menu Panel narrows to an icon-only format, the Toolbar collapses, and the workspace expands to occupy the additional space.

 

Security and Access Rights in MIP Cloud

The help topics for MIP Cloud assume that you have all applicable access rights. If your permissions are more limited, your experience of the user interface is affected as described below.

Access Rights

There are currently three types of access rights associated with MIP Cloud: Accounts Payable Invoices, Budget, and Journal Vouchers. Access to Budget and Journal Vouchers is secured at the top level; in other words, you either have access to them or you don't. If you lack rights to either of these, the user interface is affected in the following ways:

Missing Journal Voucher rights: The Accounting Dashboard is not available; you can see only the Budget Dashboard. If you also lack Budget module rights, a sample dashboard displays instead. The Journal Voucher option does not appear in the Transactions submenu.

Missing Budget rights: The Budget Dashboard is not available; you can see only the Accounting Dashboard. If you also lack Journal Voucher module rights, a sample dashboard displays instead. The Budget option does not appear in the Transactions submenu.

Access to Accounts Payable Invoices is more complex in that it includes individual access rights. For an explanation of how these access rights affect Accounts Payable Invoices please contact your administrator.

 

Account Level Security

If you have access to only some of the accounts for your organization, your view of MIP Cloud will include only those accounts. For example, the Accounting Dashboard totals will incorporate only your accounts, as will the lists of account codes you can use during Transaction Entry. If you have any doubts as to which accounts you are entitled to work with, please contact your administrator.