ASCENDER - Position Management: Setup and Processing for Existing Users

The purpose of this document is to guide you through the necessary steps to begin the next year (forecasting) process in the Position Management application.

This document assumes you are familiar with the basic features of the ASCENDER Business system and have reviewed the ASCENDER Business Overview guide.

Some of the images and/or examples provided in this document are for informational purposes only and may not completely represent your LEA’s process.


Set up Next Year Tables

  1. Export next year PMIS.
  2. Clear next year payroll tables and copy all tables from current to next year.
  3. Copy current year staff to the next year payroll.
  4. Update next year payroll tables.
  5. Set up next school year pay dates.

Set up District Administration Options

  1. Update Position Management options.
  2. Update the current and next year first pay date codes.
  3. Update the forecast conversion data.

Perform Position Management Maintenance

Log on to the next year.

  1. Delete next year PMIS.
  2. Copy current year positions to the next year.
  3. Update the fiscal year for distributions.
  4. Generate the Position Listing by Campus Report.
  5. (If necessary) Update regular and supplemental positions.
  6. Generate the PMIS/Payroll Discrepancy Report.
  7. Generate a user-created report.
  8. Update position records.