Federal Election Commission FECFILE USER MANUAL
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WELCOME
Introduction
Agency Contact Information
FECFile Software Contact InFormation
Websites
FECFile Electronic Filing Software
Frequently Asked Questions
Who Can Use FECFile?
Does FECFile Require Registration?
How Do I get a New Password for a New Treasurer?
Who Can Request a Password?
How do I get a Password?
What Happens If A Password Is Forgotten?
Where can I get FECFile?
Minimum System Requirements
Installation
Download Using Firefox
Download Using Internet Explorer
INSTALLING FROM CD
Finalize Installation
Process Flow for FECFile
Getting Started With FECFile
Open an Existing Committee File
Create a New Committee File
Filing Types
Select Committee
Election Cycle
Creating Reports
Creating a New Report
Creating a Report During the Committee Setup
Creating 24/48 Hour Notices/Bundled Contributions 3L, or Other Reports
Transactions
Adding Transactions
Modifying a Transaction
Deleting a Transaction
Restoring a Transaction
Memo Text Items
Adding Memo Text - (Information About a Specific Transaction)
Modifying Memo Text
Deleting Memo Text
Transaction Entry Patterns
Transaction Entry Screen Set A- General Entry
Transaction Entry Screen Set B - Loans
Transaction Entry Screen Set C - Disbursements / Obligations
Transaction Entry Screen D - Allocate Shared Expenses
Transaction Entry Screen E - Allocate Joint Activity
Transaction Entry Screen F - Independent Expenditures
Transaction Entry Screen G - Communication Costs
Individuals, Organizations and Events
Adding Individals/Organizations and Events
Modifying Individals/Organizations and Events
Deleting Individuals/Organizations and Events
Updating Your Committee Database
AMENDING REPORTS AND NOTICES
Creating An Amendment
Modifying Transactions for The Amendment
Adding New Transactions for the Amendment
Deleting Transactions from an Amended Report
Addional Features
Search
Sorting
Merge Feature
File Submission
Validating a report
Requirements
Submission Process
Signing the Report
Closing a Report
Unclose a Report
Transmitting a Report Electronically
Trouble Shooting a Connection
Submitting a Filing over Dial-up Connection Not Available
By CD, or DVD or Diskette
Disk (Other Writeable Media)
Filing
Filing to a Test Server
Proxy Server information
Agency ID
During The Filing Process
Advanced Procedures
Recovering Committee Data
Uploading to the Hard Drive
Interpreting Validation Error Codes/Description Of The Validator Program
Importing Data Into FECFile
Other Items
Other Error Items
Validator Errors and Warning Messages
Warning Messages
Error Codes
Validator Errors
“FEC Committee ID Number Is Required, But Field Is Empty” Error
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