For each record that appears on this report with a discrepancy, the user should review that employee record in the CAT and determine if the rate increases need to be altered based on the new job data information that was entered in HRS.
Process Considerations:
When the HRS to CAT Job Data Feed is ON
When the HRS to CAT Job Data Feed is OFF
HRS navigation: Workforce Administration > UW External HR Systems > Compensation Admin Tool > CAT Reports > HRS to CAT Compare Report.
Click Search under Find an Existing Value tab to select a previously created Run Control ID, or create a new Run Control ID by selecting Add a New Value. To create a new Run Control ID, enter a unique identifier (e.g., initials_date, etc.) into the Run Control ID box and select Add.
Enter parameters to define criteria for the HRS to CAT Compare Report:
Select the upcoming Fiscal Year used for CAT budgeting planning purposes. This field will default to the latest Fiscal Year setup in the CAT.
Select the Effective Date of the CAT you wish to compare against in HRS. This field will default to the current date. In order to accurately check for discrepancies, users should enter the first date of the upcoming Fiscal Year (ex: 7/1, 8/28).
Select a Business Unit
If desired, select a Division
If desired, select a Department
Click Select Values in the Employee Class box if you wish to exclude certain employee classes from the report. The default is for all Employee Classes to be included. Employee Classes that are not included in the CAT will not pull onto CAT reports.
Click Save in the bottom left to save the parameters for the report.
Click Run in the top right to run the report.
User will be automatically directed to the Process Scheduler Request page. From this page, select OK.
Note the Process Instance number under the Process Monitor link. This designates the specific instance of the report run.
Click the Process Monitor hyperlink at the top right of the window.
Search for your Process Instance number under the Process List, which will indicate the status of the report generation. When the report is complete, the Run Status should equal "Success," and the Distribution Status should equal "Posted."
Once the Run Status is equal to "Success" and the Distribution Status is "Posted," download the output.
Click Details
Click the View Log/Trace hyperlink at the bottom right of the window.
Under the file list, click the file with the xls extension to download the output. NOTE: You may have two .xls outputs if you have any additional splits.
When opening the file, if an error message appears indicating that "the file you are trying to open....is in a different format than specified by the file extension" click Yes.
Note that different internet browsers may have different opening processes.
Review the report:
The report will appear as follows:
A description of the different header fields is displayed in Table 1 below.
Action items based on the report output are presented in Table 2 below.
REPORT PARAMETERS |
FIELD NAME |
DESCRIPTION |
Run Control ID |
The Run Control identification used when the report was created |
Run Date |
The date the report was created |
Fiscal Year |
The Fiscal Year of the CAT you wish to compare against HRS |
Effective Date |
The Effective Date of the CAT you wish to compare against HRS |
Division | The Division (if any) selected in the Run Control |
Department | The Department (if any) selected in the Run Control |
Process Instance |
The unique number assigned by PeopleSoft for each report |
Run By |
The unique ID for the user who ran the report |
Business Unit |
The institution code selected in the Run Control |
Employee Class |
The Employee Class(es) included on the Run Control |
REPORT COLUMNS |
COLUMN | DESCRIPTION |
Planned Fiscal Year |
The upcoming Fiscal Year that is active in the CAT |
Employee ID |
The unique Employee ID number of the Employee Record from HRS |
Employee Record |
The Employee Record Number from HRS |
Name | The first and last names of the Employee Record from HRS |
Continuity Code |
The Continuity Code (duration of position/job) of the Employee Record in HRS |
Expected End Date |
The Expected Job End Date from Job Data of the Employee Record from HRS (if applicable) |
CAT Employee Class |
The Employee Class for the Employee Record from CAT |
HRS Employee Class |
The Employee Class for the Employee Record from HRS |
CAT Business Unit |
The Business Unit for the Employee Record from CAT |
HRS Business Unit |
The Business Unit for the Employee Record from HRS |
CAT Home Department |
The Home Department for the Employee Record from CAT |
HRS Home Department |
The Home Department for the Employee Record from HRS |
CAT Position Number |
The Position Number for the Employee Record from CAT |
HRS Position Number |
The Position Number for the Employee Record from HRS |
CAT Job Code |
The Job Code for the Employee Record from CAT |
HRS Job Code |
The Job Code for the Employee Record from HRS |
CAT Job Title |
The Job Title for the Employee Record from CAT |
HRS Job Title |
The Job Title for the Employee Record from HRS |
CAT Pay Basis |
The Pay Basis for the Employee Record from CAT |
HRS Pay Basis |
The Pay Basis for the Employee Record from HRS |
CAT FTE |
The FTE for the Employee Record from CAT |
HRS FTE |
The FTE for the Employee Record from HRS |
CAT Comprate |
The Comprate for the Employee Record from CAT |
HRS Comprate |
The Comprate for the Employee Record from HRS |
Employee Terminated? |
Yes if the employee has been terminated (appears in CAT and not HRS) No if the employee has not been terminated (appears both in the CAT and HRS) |
HRS FEED STATUS |
JOB CHANGES IN HRS THAT OCCURRED |
ACTION ITEM |
OFF | Employee Terminated |
Delete from CAT |
OFF | Transfer / Position # Change | Delete and Re-Add to CAT |
OFF | Title Change | Review and Potentially Edit Comp Increases |
OFF |
Comprate Change |
Review and Potentially Edit Comp Increases |
OFF | New Hire | Potentially Add to CAT |
OFF | FTE, EJED Change | Potentially Edit Planned FTE or Remove from CAT |
ON | Employee Terminated | Delete fron CAT |
ON | Transfer / Position # Change | Delete and Re-Add to CAT |
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