Balance Sheet account balance reconciliations at Stanford can be performed manually or by using BlackLine accounting software. The following table shows the monthly schedule of interface activities between Oracle and BlackLine for the fiscal year (September through August). This includes interfaces to Grants Accounting (GA) and all General Ledgers (GL)—Stanford University (SU), Endowment (EN) and Financial Reporting (FR).
Oracle to BlackLine (BL) Interface Schedule
| Period | GA & GL Module Close | Oracle Files Interface to Blackline | Reconciliations Available in BlackLine Production (by EOD) | FR Ledger Interface* |
| Sep-2025 | Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | Thursday, October 9, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | |
| Oct-2025 | Monday, November 10, 2025 | Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | |
| Nov-2025 | Monday, December 8, 2025 | Tuesday, December 9, 2025 | Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | BL Admin to import FR ledger as needed |
| Dec-2025 | Monday, January 12, 2026 | Tuesday, January 13, 2026 | Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | |
| Jan-2026 | Monday, February 9, 2026 | Tuesday, February 10, 2026 | Wednesday, February 11, 2026 | |
| Feb-2026 | Monday, March 9, 2026 | Tuesday, March 10, 2026 | Wednesday, March 11, 2026 | BL Admin to import FR ledger as needed |
| Mar-2026 | Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | Thursday, April 9, 2026 | Friday, April 10, 2026 | |
| Apr-2026 | Friday, May 8, 2026 | Monday, May 11, 2026 | Tuesday, May 12, 2026 | |
| May-2026 | Monday, June 8, 2026 | Tuesday, June 9, 2026 | Wednesday, June 10, 2026 | BL Admin to import FR ledger as needed |
| June-2026 | Thursday, July 9, 2026 | Friday, July 10, 2026 | Monday, July 13, 2026 | |
| July-2026 | Monday, August 10, 2026 | Tuesday, August 11, 2026 | Wednesday, August 12, 2026 | |
Aug-2026 (Soft Close) | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Aug-2026 (Hard Close) | TBD | TBD | TBD | BL Admin to import FR ledger as needed |
Aug-2026 (Final Close) | TBD | TBD | TBD | Weekly on Fridays |
*Transactional data imports typically occur one to two days after reconciliations are available in BlackLine.
*FR ledger activity occurs quarterly. FR ledger activity interfaces to BlackLine each Friday after Oracle GA and GL Module Close.