What's the purpose of a Departmental Sales account and why can't my small sponsored projects be accounted for in one?

• A Departmental Sales account is used to deposit incidental income resulting from such things as repetitive tests and analysis performed in a University lab environment where the service may be offered to many users primarily within the University or, on occasion, to external organizations. It should also be used to deposit incidental income (i.e. honoraria payments) resulting when a faculty member receives small checks for assistance to outside units while being paid on University payroll. A sponsored project, on the other hand, is for on-going non repetitive effort involving many different processes for the same outside organization, usually based on very specific procedures and an estimated budget which will yield a desired outcome.