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A journey through code, data, and intelligent systems.

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MONTHLY COSTCENTER SIGN-OFFAPP

COST CENTERVERIFICATION

  • Managers answer Yes or No for every cost center each month.
  • Every No goes to the department's business administrator to fix.
  • Five Power Automate flows send the emails and reminders.
2roles in one app
5automated flows
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Cost Center VerificationSakina Saifuddin

MONTHLY COSTCENTER SIGN-OFFAPP

Monthly sign-off without email chains
Fig. 1 — Home: what is waiting for each person.1
  1. Task
  2. My work
  3. Results
  4. Outcome

Monthly sign-off without email chains

  • UH policy: every active cost center is verified every month.
  • The DBA checks it; the manager approves it.
  • It ran on reports, emails and follow-ups.
Every monthevery cost center must be signed off
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The manager review
Fig. 2 — Manager answers Yes or No per cost center.3
  1. Task
  2. My work
  3. Results
  4. Outcome

The manager review

  • One review per manager, per month.
  • A No needs a comment.
  • Submit stays locked until every cost center is answered.
100%answered before Submit unlocks

Tools: Power Apps · Power Fx · SharePoint

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Issues go to the right DBA
Fig. 3 — DBA writes a fix for each flagged item.5
  1. Task
  2. My work
  3. Results
  4. Outcome

Issues go to the right DBA

  • A department can have several DBAs.
  • The DBA sees only the flagged cost centers.
  • Resolve stays locked until each one has a fix note.
2 / 2flagged items fixed (test data)
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Rules built into the app
Fig. 4 — Finished reviews are read-only.7
  1. Task
  2. My work
  3. Results
  4. Outcome

Rules built into the app

  • All Yes? The review completes right away.
  • After Submit or Resolve, the review is locked.
  • Every screen has a guided tour.
4statuses, Initiated to Complete
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Submit is checked by a flow
Fig. 5 — The CCV-SubmitReview flow.9
  1. Task
  2. My work
  3. Results
  4. Outcome

Submit is checked by a flow

  • Confirms the caller is the review's manager.
  • Rejects unanswered or invalid cost centers.
  • Saves the review and alerts the DBA if needed.
20checks on every submit

Tools: Power Automate

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The right email at each step
Fig. 6 — Emails chosen by review status.11
  1. Task
  2. My work
  3. Results
  4. Outcome

The right email at each step

  • Manager: when the review opens.
  • DBA: when issues are flagged.
  • Manager: when the review is complete.
3email paths

Tools: Power Automate · Outlook

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Reminders and fresh data
Fig. 7 — Weekly reminders run on a schedule.13
  1. Task
  2. My work
  3. Results
  4. Outcome

Reminders and fresh data

  • Weekly reminders go to whoever's turn it is.
  • Nobody is reminded twice within 6 days.
  • Cost center and employee data refresh every month.
6 daysminimum gap between reminders

Tools: Power Automate · Excel scripts

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The full cycle works end to end
Fig. 8 — Reviews fixed and sent back.15
  1. Task
  2. My work
  3. Results
  4. Outcome

The full cycle works end to end

2roles: manager and DBA
4review statuses
5Power Automate flows
30days to finish a review
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One place for the monthly sign-off
Fig. 9 — Pending and completed months.17
  1. Task
  2. My work
  3. Results
  4. Outcome

One place for the monthly sign-off

  • Everyone sees who finished and what was fixed.
  • Finished reviews are locked as an audit record.
  • Next step: rollout to managers.
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Technologies

Power Apps
The app and every screen.
Power Automate
Checks, emails, reminders, refresh.
SharePoint
One review row per manager per month.
Power BI
Active cost centers and details.
What I did
  • Turned the confirmed business rules into app logic.
  • Designed the SharePoint data model and 4-status workflow.
  • Built every screen, the guided tours and 5 Power Automate flows.

Screenshots use test records only.

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COST CENTERVERIFICATION

  • Managers answer Yes or No for every cost center each month.
  • Every No goes to the department's business administrator to fix.
  • Five Power Automate flows send the emails and reminders.
2roles in one app
5automated flows
Visit the portfolio
website at:sakina-saifuddin / works
17290
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