Site Specific Parameters (SPAR)

The Site Specific Parameters (SPAR) table is used to set defaults and other settings specific to your site. There are options and controls on SPAR that are specific to each functional area. The following Site Specific Parameters (SPAR) settings affect Position Control:

Parameter Name

Description

ALLOW UPDATES TO PAMT

Select (Y) the Yes/No Flag field to indicate that Position Authorization Maintenance updates are allowed at this site. Clear the Yes/No Flag if Position Authorization Maintenance updates are not allowed.

AUTO GEN POSN LENGTH

Indicates that position numbers should be automatically generated. Enter any integer between 1 and 18 in the Numeric Value field.

For example, if the a value of 6.000 is entered for the Numeric Value of this SPAR entry, the system automatically generates a position number of 000001 for the first Position Status Maintenance transaction that is submitted after the SPAR is changed.

POSITION ACTION REQUIRED

Indicates whether or not position action is required. Select the Yes/No Flag check box to require Position Action on the Position Maintenance transaction and for Position Mass Change processing. The setting is initially set to N so that Position Action is not required.

POSITION CONTROL SITE

Indicates whether or not position control information will be processed. Select the Yes/No Flag check box in order to process position control information.

If the POSITION CONTROL SITE parameter is checked, and the override Salary Minimum and override Salary Maximum fields, on the Position Maintenance transaction, are not blank for the position, the salary is validated against these fields. If the override Salary Minimum and override Salary Maximum fields are blank on Position Maintenance, then data is pulled from the Title page for the validation.

POSITION ROLLOVER FISCAL YEAR

Indicates the last fiscal year for which position information is tracked in the system. Enter the four-digit fiscal year in the Text Value field. This value is updated by the Position Control Fiscal Year Rollover batch program when it rolls over current entries in the position authorization table to the next fiscal year. If this field is blank when the job is run, you must manually enter the year.

UNIT WITHIN POSN CNTL

Indicates whether a unit must be entered when defining a position.

  • Enter R in the Text Value field to require positions to be established at the Unit level, thus requiring the Department and Unit code for a position lookup.

  • Enter N in the Text Value field to not allow positions to be established at the Unit level, thus requiring only the Department code for a position lookup.

  • Enter O in the Text Value field to make the Unit code optional, allowing each department to determine if Unit is required using the Extended Department (DEPTX) page. If the Text Value is blank, the system assumes that the unit is required.

USE FUTURE ESMT FY VALIDATION

This parameter is used by Employee Status Maintenance to determine which FY to use when validating FTE, Department, and Unit for a future dated Employee Status Maintenance. Select the Yes/No Flag check box to indicate the fiscal year associated with the future dated Employee Status Maintenance From date should be used. Clear the Yes/No Flag check box to indicate the fiscal year associated with the current date (system date) should be used.

USE POSITION ATTRIBUTES

Indicates whether position attributes will be inferred to the Employee Status Maintenance (ESMT) transaction and the Job Notice Profile (JNOT) page. Examples of attributes that default include pay frequency and, pay/leave/deduction policies. Select the Yes/No Flag check box in order for attributes to be inferred to Employee Status Maintenance and Job Notice Profile.

USE POSITION CONSIST EDITS

Select the Yes/No Flag check box to indicate that the consistency edits rules on the Position Edit Rules (POEDT) page are enabled on the PSMT transaction. The setting is initially checked. Clear the Yes/No Flag check box if you do not want to include the edits.

USE POSITION FOR SUPERVISOR ID

If the Yes/No Flag of this parameter is selected, and Supervisor ID and Position ID are not empty in the Employee Recommendations (EREC) transaction, then the Evaluator ID will be retrieved from the EMPL_ASSGNMT table with the corresponding Supervisor ID, Employee ID, Effective Date, and Position ID values.

USE POSITION SIMPLE EDITS

Select the Yes/No Flag check box to indicate that the simple edits rules on the Position Edit Rules (POEDT) page are enabled on the Position Maintenance transaction. The simple edits refer to the Requirement Edits and In List in the Position Edit Rules page. The setting is initially checked. Clear the Yes/No Flag check box if you do not want to include the edits.

VALIDATE TITLE

Select the Yes/No Flag check box to validate the employee’s title with the title of the position to which the employee is assigned. Clear the Yes/No Flag check box if you do not want to include the title validation edit.

Note on effective dates: All HRM tables have From/To Dates that indicate when the record is in effect. Timeline views (that is, Complete Timeline, Custom Timeline, and Current Timeline) are driven off of these dates.