Site Specific Parameter

Parameter

Description

PERS EMPLOYER CODE

Enter the PERS Employer Code (up to 10 characters) in the Text Value field if your site uses the PERS pension system. This value will be populated on the Retirement Contribution Detail table when the Retirement Contribution Extract is run.

PERS END DAY

Enter the pivot day in the Text Value field that will be used for calculating the PERS Report Date. This field will be used by the Retirement Contribution Extract process to determine the Report Date that is populated on the Retirement Contribution Detail table for PERS activity. If the Check Date day is greater than the day entered here, the Report Date will be set to the last day of the month being processed; otherwise, the Report date will be set to the last day of the prior month.

PERS PENSION SITE

Select the Yes/No Flag check box to indicate that your site uses the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) pension system. All PERS processing will be bypassed if the Yes/No Flag check box is not selected.

PENSION PAYROLL SITE

The Yes/No Flag check box must be selected in order to indicate that your site is a Pension Payroll Site.

If retirement will be set up as a straight benefit or a pension plan will need to be decided during implementation.

PERS STRS PENSION SYSTEM CODE

Enter a valid Pension System Code in the Text Value field. If no Pension System Code is found for an employee on their Pension Profile (PENS) or Sub Title (STTL) pages, the Pension System Code entered here will be used for pension processing. 

PERS STRS PENSION TIER CODE

Enter a valid Pension Tier Code in the Text Value field. If no Pension Tier Code is found for an employee on their Pension Profile (PENS) or Sub Title (STTL) pages, the Pension System Tier entered here will be used for pension processing. 

PERSSTRS RETUNIT DFLT TO HUNIT

Select the Yes/No Flag check box to indicate that the employee’s home unit should be used for the Retirement Unit Code if the Retirement Unit Code is not found on the employee’s Sub-Title (STTL) page.

STRS EMPLOYER CODE

Enter the STRS Employer Code (up to 10 characters) in the Text Value field if your site uses the STRS pension system. This value will be populated on the Retirement Contribution Detail table when the Retirement Contribution Extract is run.

SSTRS END DAY

Enter the pivot day in the Text Value field that will be used for calculating the STRS Report Date. This field will be used by the Retirement Contribution Extract process to determine the Report Date that is populated on the Retirement Contribution Detail table for STRS activity. If the Check Date day is greater than the day entered here, the Report Date will be set to the last day of the month being processed. Otherwise, the Report date will be set to the last day of the prior month.

STRS PENSION SITE

Select the Yes/No Flag check box to indicate that your site uses the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) pension system. All STRS processing will be bypassed if this flag is not selected.

STRS THRESHOLD AMT

This entry defines the threshold amount in the Numeric Value field to be used in determining the Retirement Pay Code for STRS Members and STRS Non-Members. This amount is compared to the Contract Pay Amount for a Pay Event. If the Contract Pay Amount is greater than the Numeric Value field, the Above Retirement Pay Code is used on the Pension System Alternate Codes (PNAC) page. Otherwise, the Retirement Pay Code on the PNAC page is used.

STRS WARN IF ASSIGN CD NOT FND

Select the Yes/No Flag check box to indicate that a warning should be issued if the Assign Code is not found for an employee during STRS processing. Assign code is only used for STRS processing and can be entered on the PNST and the PNAC pages.