August 22, 2017  


What is CSI?

Core system Integrator or in short CSI is a new software which will replace our legacy meghdoot modules completely.

Present LAN Based Software’s Meghdoot & Speednet replaced with a new environment developed using SAP & Java and the data of all the Offices will be store to a Centrally Located Server on real time basis. Hence we call the new environment as Core System Integrator (CSI). TCS Company is the CSI Vendor for Department of Posts.

CSI comprises of two major components
1) SAP (System Applications & Products) - SAP is Online (Data feeding is completely online like Finacle & Mc-Camish)
2) POS (Point of Sale) – POS is Offline module where data is stored in Local Server and synchronized to Central Server for every 20 Minutes automatically. The modules using at present in offices are changed as follows
Work done using SAP is directly stored to central server and work done in POS Counter & Back Office will be synchronized from Local Server (present in Office) to Central Server through communications (Daily Sink & High Sink)Each office BO/SO/HO is independent and has a Facility ID. Each Employee is provided with unique Employee ID which will be default user ID for all the new set of modules in CSI. Cash & Stamp balances are separated.SO/HO/BO Daily Accounts shows only Cash figures and not include the Stamp Balances & BO Balances. As SAP & POS not included in RICT (only CBS, NREGS & eMO Payment enabled) BO Daily Accounts for all BOs are to be generated individually at AO by feeding all their receipts and payments in F&A (by voucher posting) under their office ID. BO Slips & Summary are vanished and previous days generated BO Daily accounts are to be supplied in place of BO Slips. Cash requests for BO and excess cash remittances from BO are to be raised on behalf of BO by SO Treasurer and Supervisor. Similarly in case of Stamp
indents for BOs are to be processed by AO only. Day to Day stamp sales of each BO are to be deducted by doing BO Book Item (in POS Counter under miscellaneous option by selecting respective BO). Moreover all the things explained above are to done by a single SPM in case of C Class SO which is a Herculean Task. Only POS Counter Transactions will be fetched to daily accounts and the remaining figures related to Finacle, MCCamish & Treasury Transactions will not
be fetched. They are to be accounted through voucher postings in F&A (SO and each BO separately). Proper care should be taken while doing voucher postings, the SO figures to be posted in SO ID and Individual BO figures in their specific IDs otherwise SO and BO Daily accounts closing balances will not be tallied. At the end of the day for a particular office (Facility) Physical Cash should be tallied with DOP Cash (Cash with Treasurer), POS Cash (Cash with Counter) should be ‘0’ & Cash in transit (Transit Cash)should be equal to actual transit figure cash of particular facility. Then only daily account has to be generated and leave the office.
Preparatory work before Roll out of CSI
All the BOs may be asked to return the unsold stock of stamps to account office
Stamps can be supplied to BOs after rollout of CSI
Try to see that all accountable articles to be delivered and updated in Meghdoot postman and Speednet modules
Try to make payments of all emo
Try to delivery and collect amount of COD/VPL/VPP articles
Note all the cash balances of SO and BOs Separately
Category wise Stamp balances of all Stamps with the names of stamps like Indira Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi Stamps etc with denomination and quantity
Category wise accountable postal stationary like Post Cards, ILC, Envelope etc.
Accountable stationary with serial no like IPO in denomination and serial no wise to be given to TCS for Rollout of all balances
Casual Leave and Restricted Leave balances of under the jurisdiction of PMs/SPMs to be reported to DO.
Checks to do on the First Working Day of CSI Rollout
Login by SAP User
Type TCODE : ZFBL3N To Check Cash Balance / Stamps / IPOs
Type GL Account 4867100010 to confirm DOP Cash
Type GL Account 4867100011 to confirm POS Cash
Type / Select Profit Centre of your office
Type Date & Click on Execute to see and check Closing Balance
Type TCODE : MB52 To Check Material Balance In
In DPMS before opening any bag on the first working day
Enter in deposit articles data before migration by using TCODE
ZART_UPLOAD
Enter in deposit pending eMO data before migration by using TCODE ZEMO_DATAUPD
Enter in deposit articles data of COD/VPL/VPP article by using TCODE ZMOCODUPDATE
To Begin with:
Before proceeding for day to day work in CSI environment the main things  to keep in view are
 Check the SIFY Connectivity.
 Start the Server and Client Systems (all in one System at C Class PO)
 In the Server system run the following components one after the other only present in the path C:\POSTALPOS_BO\
a) Start Database Server
b) Run_Mobilink_Client_Daily
c) Run_Mobilink_Client_High
(Running Daily & High Exchanges Data between Local and Central Server)
The modules for day to day operations in Post Office (Facility) include
POS BACK OFFICE (for all supervisory activities)
POS COUNTER (for all counter operations)
 POS BO IPVS (for despatch of counter booked, postman &
BO return/redirected mail)
 DPMS (for Delivery and MO Payments including BOs)
F&A (all accounting work)
Important Note:
F&A part of CSI does mean that it’s the work of only Treasurer.
Voucher postings related to different branches to be done through F&A by concerned officials like SB PA (POSB Receipts & Payments), MPCM PA(PLI/RPLI Receipts & Payments), Sub Account PA (BO Receipts & Payments), Treasurer (Bills Paid, Pensions, Cash Receipt & remittance requests, TCB), Supervisor (Daily Account)