❏ Click TSDS Unique ID. The Texas Unique Staff ID pop-up window is displayed.

• In the User ID and Password fields, type the user ID and password for the service account using the Unique ID Web Service. This is the user ID and password provided by TEAL.
• Click Search to submit the employee's information through the TSDS Unique ID Web Service to verify whether or not the employee has already been assigned a Unique ID. The following Demographic fields are required for a successful search:
  • First Name
  • Last Name
  • Staff ID/SSN (Nine-digit SSN)
  • DOB (Date of Birth)
  • Sex (Gender)
  • Race (At least one)

• If the search returns a match or near match record in the Unique ID web service, the Match Probability column is displayed with a percentage indicating how closely the submitted record matches the existing record in the web service. This helps to determine if the record is for the same employee.

• If the search returns no matches, the following message is displayed: “TX Unique Staff ID cannot be found with provided credentials.” This indicates that the employee has not been previously assigned a TX Unique ID.
• Click Assign New ID. If the employee record contains the required information, the employee's information is displayed and a new Unique ID is either generated or if already existing, is displayed in the Tx Unique Staff ID field. If the employee has multiple records, a list of records is displayed.

• Review the row(s) of employee data, select the radio button for the correct row. The Unique ID is populated in the Texas Unique Staff ID field on the Demographic Information tab. Click Assign New ID.

• Click X to close the Texas Unique Staff ID pop-up window and return to the Demographic Information tab.
• Click Cancel to cancel the process. The pop-up window is closed and the Unique ID is not populated on the Demographic Information tab.

❏ Click Save to assign and save the Texas Unique Staff ID to the employee's record in Personnel.