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Release Date: 07/11/2023 ASCENDER Update: 7.1100
Payroll > Utilities > Transfer Transaction Processing > Mass Update/Delete
❏ Corrected the issue that prevented users from successfully deleting a range of transactions. Previously, the drop-down arrow was not displayed for the To Pay Date field and if the user entered a pay date in the field, the following error message was displayed: “Please enter valid To Pay Date in MM-dd-YYYY format.”
Finance
❏ Corrected the issue that prevented vendor EFT notification emails from being generated and emailed.
Login
❏ Corrected the issue that prevented a Supervisor from successfully logging on if one of their direct report employees (current or former) did not have a leave type assigned on the Payroll > Maintenance > Staff Job/Pay Data > Leave Balance tab.
EmployeePortal > Calendar (Supervisor)
❏ Corrected the supervisor calendar All Requests view to only display requests from direct report employees. Also, corrected the supervisor calendar to display the correct hours and/or days for leave requests.
EmployeePortal > Supervisor > Approve Leave Request
❏ Corrected the issue that prevented the selected employee's leave balance details from being displayed in the Leave Balance Summary pop-up window (spyglass icon).
Prior Release Notes for ASCENDER 7
Release Date: 6/9/23 ASCENDER Update: 7.1000
Removed the Provide feedback button from all application pages. The following statement will be posted in the ASCENDER News Section to explain: “The client feedback button was introduced when the TCC transitioned from TxEIS to ASCENDER. We have removed the button and welcome your feedback through your local ESC ASCENDER support team.“
Budget > Utilities > Clear Move NYR Requisitions To CYR
❏ Corrected the issue that caused account elements for the encumbrance offset (4310) to duplicate the subobject and organization resulting in an account code longer than 20 characters and preventing the process from being completed.
Finance > Maintenance > Pending Payables
❏ Corrected the program to prevent purchase orders with more than one line item and the same account for all line items from being fully liquidated when only partially received.
Also, corrected the program to properly calculate the Net Expense Amount based on the Actual Cost Amount when the PO has one item split between three or more accounts.
Finance > Utilities > Fiscal Year Close
❏ Corrected the program to generate the final Fiscal Year Close report instead of a program error.
❏ Corrected the issue that prevented the Current Finance Fiscal Year and Previous Year File ID fields from being properly updated after successfully running the Fiscal Year Close process.
Finance > Reports > Finance Reports > Summary/Miscellaneous Reports > FIN3750 - Statement of Activities
❏ Corrected the issue that prevented all fund balance objects (excluding 37XX) from being included in the Net Assets, beginning of year line.
Grants and Projects > Maintenance > Approval Dashboard
❏ Corrected the issue that prevented the request details from being displayed in the spyglass pop-up window. Previously, only the Approve and Cancel buttons were displayed in the pop-up and if the user clicked either button, a program error occurred.
Payroll > Tables > District EP Options > EmployeePortal Options
❏ Added the Disable Temporary Approvers in EP field to disable the Temporary Approver functionality. After the record is saved, all current temporary approvers are deleted and the Set Temporary Approvers menu is hidden from the Supervisors menu in EmployeePortal.
❏ Modified the program to display a message prompting users to update W-4 Info/FSP Staff Salary Data changes in the current year or next year pay frequency based on the logged-on pay frequency where the changes are being saved. This message is displayed when changes are made to the Tax Exempt, W-4 Withholding Certificate, or FSP Staff Salary Data fields.
Payroll > Maintenance > Leave Account Transaction > Staff Leave Maint
❏ Added validation to the Absence/Earned date field to prevent invalid dates or dates prior to 01/01/2000 from being entered.
Payroll > Payroll Processing > TRS Processing > Extract
❏ Corrected the issue that caused the following erroneous error to be displayed on the Error Report: “Error inserting errs 3.”
Payroll > Self-Service > Payroll Approval & Payroll Approval by Alternate
❏ Modified the program to display the following warning message if trying to approve pending W-4 changes and a Lock-in Letter has been issued for the employee (i.e., IRS Lock-In Letter field is selected on the Payroll > Maintenance > Staff Job/Pay Data > Pay Info tab): “W-4 changes cannot be processed because an IRS Lock-in Letter has been issued. You can disapprove the changes to remove them from the approval queue or contact an administrator for further information.”
Personnel > Maintenance > Staff Demo > Demographic Information
❏ Added validation to the Phone section (Hm, Bus, Cell fields) to prevent phone numbers less than ten digits from being saved.
Personnel > Utilities > Mass Update > Responsibility
❏ Added the following Responsibility fields to the mass update process:
Warehouse > Maintenance > Inventory Maintenance
❏ Corrected the scroll bar display on the right side of the page to only display one scroll bar instead of two.
Warehouse > Reports > Bid Processing Reports > BWH2050 - Bid Tabulation Report
❏ Removed the CSV option. As a result, the CSV button was disabled on the report parameters page and the CSV icon was removed from the report.
EmployeePortal
❏ Modified the program to generate an email message to supervisors to notify them that an employee has deleted an approved leave request.
❏ Modified the calendar view on the landing page to improve the user experience for Supervisors.
EmployeePortal > Self-Service
❏ Added the IRS Lock-In Letter field under W4 Marital Status Information.
EmployeePortal > Supervisor > Set Temporary Approvers
❏ Modified the program to hide this menu item if the new Disable Temporary Approvers in EP field is selected on the Payroll > Tables > District EP Options > EmployeePortal Options page. The Disable Temporary Approvers in EP field is used to disable the Temporary Approver functionality and delete all temporary approvers upon saving the record.
Release Date: 3/03/23 ASCENDER Update: 7.0700
ASCENDER Homepage
❏ Corrected the Approval Summary dashboard to only display payroll approvals if the user has access to the pay frequency for a pending approval.
Finance > Maintenance > Create Chart of Accounts
❏ Corrected the program to allow accounts without account activity to be deleted. Previously, a message was displayed indicating that the account was being used in the general ledger history table and could not be deleted.
Finance > Maintenance > Postings > Check Processing - PA
❏ Corrected the program to prevent the computer check and reversal transaction from being marked for deletion (highlighted red) when changing a computer check to a district check.
Finance > Maintenance > Vendor Information > Vendor Misc - Copy from Payroll
❏ Corrected the functionality of the Copy from Payroll button. Previously, in certain scenarios, a program error could occur when adding a bank code to Finance.
Finance > Inquiry > GL Inquiry > GL Inquiry
❏ Added pagination to the JV detail pop-up window allowing users to view all accounts associated with the JV.
Finance > Inquiry > Vendor Inquiry
❏ Modified the program to retain the originator's user ID details on the original transaction. For example, if a user creates a PO/PA transaction and then another user voids, reverses, or deletes that transaction, the originator's user ID will remain associated with the original transaction and the user ID of the subsequent user will be associated with the subsequent transaction(s).
Finance > Inquiry > Travel Reimbursement
❏ Increased the size of the travel request details pop-up window (spyglass icon) to prevent scrollbars from being displayed.
Finance > Utilities > Positive Pay Export
❏ Corrected the program error that occurred when clicking the Print button. This issue was caused by a bank account group with a blank Bank Account Nbr on the Bank Reconciliation > Tables > Bank Account Fund Groups tab.
❏ Corrected the program error that occurred when clicking the Print button. This issue was caused by a blank Employer Offset Account on the Payroll > Tables > Bank Codes > EFT tab.
Finance > Reports > Finance Reports > Summary/Miscellaneous Reports > FIN3800 - Statement of Financial Position
❏ Corrected out-of-balance issues that were caused by missing object codes. Also, added the missing object codes to prevent future out-of-balance issues.
Payroll > Maintenance > Staff Job/Pay Data > Deductions
❏ Modified the program to allow 30 or more deduction codes to be saved.
Payroll > Reports > User Created Reports
❏ Corrected the spelling of Contract in Contract Balance under Job Information.
Personnel > Maintenance > Staff Demo
❏ Modified the display of error messages on each tab to improve the user experience.
Personnel > Reports > Payroll Information Reports > HRS5250 - 1095-B Forms
❏ Corrected the format of the value in box 17 Employer identification number (EIN) from XXX-XXXXXX to XX-XXXXXXX.
Purchasing > Maintenance > Approve Requisition
❏ Corrected the issue that prevented requisitions from being returned to the originator if the vendor number or account number was blank.
Warehouse > Maintenance
❏ Corrected the functionality of the Uniform Acct Distr button to retain the percent and/or amount entered upon clicking +Add to add a row.
❏ Corrected various user interface issues to improve the user experience.
EmployeePortal
❏ Modified the size of the Version and Host display in Safari to prevent overlapping with other elements on a page.
❏ Modified the program to display the Version and Host information on all pages and expand/collapse with the main menu as applicable.
EmployeePortal > W-2
❏ Changed the email subject line for W2 electronic consent from “A MESSAGE FROM W2 ELECTRONIC CONSENT” to “A Message from W2 Electronic Consent” to prevent emails from being blocked by certain email security tools.
MemberPortal > Budget Revision Request & Reimbursement Request
❏ Changed the date format in approval emails from MM/DD/YYYY to MM-DD-YYYY for consistency.
Release Date: 1/13/2023 ASCENDER Update: 7.0420
Finance > Reports > Finance Reports > Vendor/Purchase Order Reports > FIN2100-1099 Forms
❏ Modified the 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC forms to print the two-digit year in the Calendar Year field to satisfy the new “fill in the blank” format (20__) when the report is run with the Print 1099 Form only (1), 1099 form including 1099 file (2), Non-preprinted Copy B and C (3) parameter set to 1.
Note: The two-digit year is retrieved from the Tax Year parameter beginning with the 2022 tax year.
❏ Corrected the alignment issue when printing 1099-NEC forms (Non-preprinted Copy B and C (3)).
Payroll > Reports > Quarterly/Annual Reports > HRS5100 - W-2 Forms
❏ Corrected the functionality of the Consent for Terminated Employees? (Y/N) parameter. Previously, if the report was run with the parameter set to N, W-2s were printed for all active employees with an electronic consent of Y. Now, the parameter is only used to filter terminated employees, not active employees.
Release Date: 1/5/2023 ASCENDER Update: 7.0415
Payroll > Reports > TRS Reports > HRS4150 - TRS On-Behalf Payment Journal
❏ Corrected the issue that prevented the report from being generated.
Release Date: 12/14/22 ASCENDER Update: 7.0400
ASCENDER Homepage
❏ Added the ASCENDER News dashboard element to display important announcements or upcoming events. Each dashboard element tile has the drag-and-drop feature enabled along with column x row layout options to allow the logged-on user to customize the layout of their dashboard elements. The user's selected layout preferences are automatically saved upon logging out of the software.
Accounts Receivable > Utilities > Print Invoices
❏ Added the Sort Invoices by Alpha or Numeric drop-down field to select a sort order for printed invoices. The following options are available:
Budget > Maintenance > Budget Data
❏ Modified the program to allow an account with object code 8XXX to be added with any valid function code. Previously, accounts with object code 8XXX were restricted to a 00 function code.
Finance > Maintenance > Vendor Information > Vendor Misc - Copy from Payroll
❏ Modified the Copy from Payroll button functionality to compare the employee's bank information from Payroll to Finance, and automatically add the bank record to the Finance > Tables > Bank Codes > Bank Codes tab if it does not already exist. The bank record in Finance may be added with a different bank code than Payroll as it uses the next available bank code when adding the new record. Previously, if the bank information in Payroll did not exist in Finance, an error message was displayed prompting the user to manually add the bank information in Finance.
Finance > Maintenance > Create Chart of Accounts
❏ Modified the program to allow an account with object code 8XXX to be added with any valid function code. Previously, accounts with object code 8XXX were restricted to a 00 or 99 function code.
Finance > Maintenance > Postings
❏ Corrected the program to only display the Documents button after retrieving a valid record. Previously, the Documents button was displayed after clicking Retrieve even if a valid record was not retrieved.
Finance > Maintenance > Postings > Check Processing-PO
❏ Corrected the trashcan icon to remain displayed on the page after changing the Type on a line item from Computer to District.
Finance > Maintenance > Pending Payables
❏ Corrected the program to maintain the EFT selection when processing payments. Previously, if EFT was selected for the vendor, the payment records did not maintain the EFT selection.
Finance > Reports > Finance Reports > Vendor/Purchase Order Reports > FIN2100 - 1099 Forms
❏ Per IRS requirements, updated the 1099-MISC/1099-NEC forms/instructions and all 1099-MISC/1099-NEC functionality to support the 2022 tax year.
Grants and Projects > Tables > Manage Users
❏ Corrected various user interface issues to improve the user experience.
Grants and Projects > Utilities > Copy Payment Dates
❏ Corrected various user interface issues to improve the user experience.
Payroll > Maintenance > Staff Job/Pay Data > Deductions
❏ Modified the program to display 15 rows in the grid instead of 10 before adding a scrollbar.
Payroll > Payroll Processing > Deduction Checks > Process Deduction Checks
❏ Modified the program to display the menu breadcrumbs on subsequent processing pages.
Payroll > Payroll Processing > Payroll Adjustments > Check Void
❏ Corrected the primary key error that occurred when voiding a check.
Payroll > Utilities > Transfer Transaction Processing > Process Transfer Checks
❏ Modified the program to display the menu breadcrumbs on subsequent processing pages.
Payroll > Reports > Payroll Reports > HRS2400 - Bank Account Listing
❏ Added the Include SSN on Report? (Y/N) parameter with the following options:
Payroll > Reports > WorkJournal Reports
❏ Modified the reports to include leave total amounts in the Total Hours calculation and display the value in decimal format.
Payroll > Reports > Quarterly/Annual Reports > HRS5100 - W-2 Forms
❏ Per IRS requirements, updated the W-2 form/instructions and all W-2 functionality to support the 2022 tax year.
❏ Added the Consent for Terminated Employees? (Y/N) parameter with the following options:
Payroll > Reports > TRS Reports
❏ Added the File ID Current (C) or Previous Year File ID (P) (only for Worksheet and General Journals) parameter to retrieve and calculate data for the current and previous year file IDs.
Personnel
❏ Updated the automated batch processing in Personnel. Instructions for this process are located on the TCC Technical Documentation > ASCENDER Personnel Import page in the ASCENDER Wiki.
Personnel > Maintenance > Employment Info
❏ Corrected the issue that prevented validation from occurring simultaneously for the Auxiliary Role ID and Paraprofessional Certification sections.
❏ Corrected the issue that prevented an Auxiliary Role ID from being completely deleted from all required tables.
❏ Corrected the issue that prevented the Paraprofessional Certification End Date from being properly saved to the employee's record.
Personnel > Maintenance > Staff Demo > Responsibility
❏ Modified the program to allow days and minutes weekly values to be saved for the following service IDs: PES00051 and PES00056. Previously, an error message was displayed.
Personnel > Utilities > Mass Delete > Employee Data
❏ Added the paraprofessional certification and auxiliary role ID data to the mass deletion process.
Personnel > Utilities > ACA 1094/1095 Correction/Replacement
❏ Per IRS requirements, updated the utility to support the 2022 tax year.
Personnel > Reports > Personnel Reports > HRS1550 - New Hire Report
❏ Renamed the output file from New_Hire_MMDDYYYY.txt to EINnhMMDDYYYY.txt where EIN is the District Federal ID Number on the Finance > Tables > District Finance Options > Finance Options tab, nh is new hire, and MMDDYYYY is the current system date.
Personnel > Reports > Payroll Information Reports > HRS5250 - 1095-B Forms
❏ Per IRS requirements, updated the 1095-B form/instructions and all 1095-B functionality to support the 2022 tax year.
Personnel > Reports > Payroll Information Reports > HRS5255 - 1095-C Forms
❏ Per IRS requirements, updated the 1095-C form/instructions and all 1095-C functionality to support the 2022 tax year.
Personnel > Reports > User Created Reports
❏ Corrected the Employed Only field to function as intended by including employees who are currently employed based on the current date, employment date, reemployment date, and term date.
Position Management
❏ Corrected the Employee Directory functionality. Previously, users could not select and retrieve records for employee numbers tied to employee names with an apostrophe.
Warehouse > Maintenance > Bid Processing > Request Vendor Quote
❏ Corrected the program error that occurred when selecting a bid from this page.
Warehouse > Maintenance > Bid Processing > Vendor Response
❏ Corrected the issue that prevented some Bid Nbrs from displaying after retrieving a bid.
Warehouse > Reports > Warehouse Reports > BWH1450 - Print Purchase Order Form
❏ Corrected the program error that occurred when printing individual purchase orders.
CareerPortal
❏ Added the Document Attachments functionality to view and download documents (e.g., resumes) that were uploaded during the application process.
CareerPortal > Help
❏ Corrected the Help button to function as intended.
EmployeePortal > Help
❏ Corrected the program to display all appropriate Help content in Spanish when selected.
EmployeePortal > Inquiry > W-2 Information
❏ Per IRS requirements, updated the W-2 form/instructions and all W-2 functionality to support the 2022 tax year.
❏ Removed the following Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) fields for the 2022 tax year and beyond as it is now obsolete.
Note: These fields will still be displayed for the 2020 and 2021 calendar years.
EmployeePortal > Inquiry > 1095 Information
❏ Per IRS requirements, updated the 1095-B/1095-C forms/instructions and all 1095-B/1095-C functionality to support the 2022 tax year.
EmployeePortal > Travel Reimbursement Requests > Travel Requests
❏ Modified the Purpose field to only allow letters, numbers, commas, periods, and dashes.
MemberPortal > Grant List
❏ Corrected various user interface issues to improve the user experience.
Release Date: 11/3/2022 ASCENDER Update: 7.0300
ASCENDER > Homepage
❏ Increased the 60-minute session timer on the homepage (Main Menu) to 300 minutes.
Release Date: 10/18/2022 ASCENDER Update: 7.0200
Finance > Maintenance > Vendor Information > Vendor Miscellaneous
❏ Corrected the Copy from Payroll functionality to copy the complete bank account number from Payroll instead of only the last four digits.
Payroll > Maintenance > Staff Job/Pay Date > Job Info
❏ Corrected the Exclude Days for TEA checkbox to default to 0 (not selected) instead of 1 (selected) when adding a new job record.
Payroll > Reports > Year To Date Reports > HRS3500 - YTD Wage and Earning Statements
❏ Corrected the E-mail functionality to only include the year-to-date statements that coincide with the dates entered in the From Pay Date (MMDDYYYY), or blank for ALL and To Pay Date (MMDDYYYY), or blank for ALL parameters. Previously, all year-to-date statements for an employee were included.
Personnel > Maintenance > Staff Demo > Responsibility
❏ Removed the validation that required the Begin Date, Staff Service, and Monthly Minutes to be entered if the Role ID/Staff Classification was selected.
Personnel > Maintenance > Employment Info
❏ Removed the Paraprofessional Certification records that were erroneously created for employees without a certification.
❏ Removed all validations related to the Estimated Annual Salary (Hourly Employees Only) section as it is now obsolete.
Release Date: 9/30/2022 ASCENDER Update: 7.0100
ASCENDER > Homepage
❏ Added a 60-minute session timer to the homepage (Main Menu). This timer redirects the user to the ASCENDER Login page and requires them to log on again if they attempt to launch an application after being inactive on the homepage for more than 60 minutes.
Note: This timer is separate from the individual application session timers that are set up in District Administration.
❏ Per the 2022 National Automated Clearing House Association (Nacha) Operating Rules & Guidelines, modified the program to store an encrypted version of bank account and employer offset account values in the database. The encrypted values are decrypted via a stored procedure allowing the entire value to be displayed for viewing, editing, and/or approval purposes on the following pages. Also, modified reports to display only the last four digits of the bank account number.
Accounts Receivable > Maintenance > Create/Modify Invoice
❏ Added validation to allow all valid accounts (except 4XXX accounts) in Finance file ID C to be displayed in the Account Code drop-down. As a result, removed the validation restricting the drop-down to only 5XXX and 7XXX accounts.
Note: These changes are also effective on the Accounts Receivable > Maintenance > Invoice Voids/Adjustments, Create/Modify Template, and Credit Memo pages.
❏ Modified the program to default the account codes using the new account code fields on the District Administration > Maintenance > User Profiles > Permissions page. If the District Administration fields are blank, then the Offset Obj and Offset Sobj fields default to the values in the Accounts Receivable field on the Finance > Tables > District Finance Options > Clearing Fund Maintenance tab and the Offset Org field is set to 000.
Accounts Receivable > Maintenance > Invoice Payments > Payments
❏ Corrected the Date Range parameter to use the invoice date instead of the entry date when retrieving invoices.
Accounts Receivable > Utilities > Import Invoices
❏ Added the following fields to the import as they are also included on the Accounts Receivable > Maintenance > Create/Modify Invoice page.
Asset Management > Maintenance > Inventory Maintenance
❏ Corrected the pagination functionality in the Directory to display all available pages when performing a search by Property Class. Previously, the pagination feature only displayed the first page of the search results.
Finance > Maintenance > Postings > Check Processing - PA and - PO
❏ Modified the program to allow prior year invoices to be processed regardless of the year in which they originated. Previously, an error message was displayed.
Finance > Inquiry > Travel Reimbursement Inquiry
❏ Corrected the issue that prevented the travel request pop-up window from being displayed when clicking the Details spyglass icon.
❏ Changed the Travel req Nbr column heading to Travel Req Nbr.
Finance > Utilities > Positive Pay Export
❏ Added the PNC Bank Format checkbox to generate a file in a layout that meets the PNC Bank format guidelines. When PNC Bank Format is selected, a fixed-width file is generated with a file name of PNCpositive_MMDDYYYY.txt. Also, added the new PNC Bank Pay File Layout to the Interfaces page: PNC Bank Positive Pay File Layout
Finance > Reports > Finance Reports > Journals, Checks, Detail Ledgers > FIN1250 - Check Register
❏ Removed the Include Void Test Patterns? (Y/N) parameter as it is now obsolete and should no longer be used.
Finance > Reports > Finance Reports > Journals, Checks, Detail Ledgers > FIN1800 - Year-to-Date Check Register List
❏ Removed the Include Void Test Patterns? (Y/N) parameter as it is now obsolete and should no longer be used.
Grants and Projects > Tables > Grant/Project Profile
❏ Corrected the program to prevent a grant/project code from being deleted if it is assigned to a user on the District Administration > Maintenance > User Profiles > Grants and Projects page.
Grants and Projects > Reports > SSA Grant Reports > GP1300 - Grant Detail General Ledger Report
❏ Added this new report to provide a list of detailed transactions from the general ledger for a specified grant code. Users can view grant/project data for the entire grant period regardless of the school year or file ID, or retrieve data based on the school year, file ID, and from/to accounting periods.
Payroll > Maintenance > Staff Job/Pay Data > Job Info
❏ Added the Exclude Days for TEA checkbox (under Calendar/Local Info) to exclude the number of days employed (for the selected job) from TEA reporting. For example, this field would be used for an employee who performs two separate jobs on the same day. Also, renamed the Calendar/Local Options field to Calendar Cd.
Note: These changes are also effective on the Payroll > Utilities > Payroll Simulation > Job Info tab.
Payroll > Maintenance > Approve CIP Transaction
❏ Added the Exclude Days for TEA checkbox to exclude the number of days employed (for the selected job) from TEA reporting. This field is read-only and displays the selection from the Change in Position transaction.
Payroll > Next Year > Copy CYR Staff to NYR & Copy NYR Staff to CYR
❏ Modified the program to include the Exclude Days for TEA and datetimestamp columns in the copy process.
Payroll > Utilities > Positive Pay Export
❏ Added the PNC Bank Format checkbox to generate a file in a layout that meets the PNC Bank format guidelines. When PNC Bank Format is selected, a fixed-width file is generated with a file name of PNCpositive_MMDDYYYY.txt. Also, added the new PNC Bank Pay File Layout to the Interfaces page: PNC Bank Positive Pay File Layout
Payroll > Reports
❏ Removed the Print Bank Account Number? (Y/N) and/or the Include Bank Information? (Y/N) parameters from the following reports as they are now obsolete and should no longer be used. Now, a masked version (last four digits) of the bank account number is always displayed on the reports.
Note: These changes are also effective for the reports in Personnel.
Payroll > Reports > Quarterly Annual Reports > HRS5050 - TWC Wage List
❏ Disabled the PDF and CSV buttons. Previously, a program error occurred when clicking the PDF or CSV buttons to generate the report.
Personnel > Maintenance > Staff Demo > Responsibility
❏ Modified the program to display responsibility records for the current PEIMS year (School Year for PEIMS Codes) and the current PEIMS year (School Year for PEIMS Codes) minus one.
❏ Added the trashcan icon to the grid to allow responsibility records to be deleted.
❏ Restructured the page to accommodate various field updates and additions to be used for state reporting purposes. The fields in the first and second columns are used for reporting on non-instructional employees. The fields in the second and third columns are used for instructional employees.
Personnel > Maintenance > Employment Info
❏ Added the employment status indicator. After retrieving an employee record, the employee's current employment status (Employed/Not Employed) is displayed next to the Employee Status field. The Employed/Not Employed status is based on the current system date and the employee's Original Emp Date, Latest Re-Employ Date, and Termination Date. If changes are made that affect the current employment status, the updated employment status is displayed upon saving the record.
❏ Restructured the page to accommodate various field updates for state reporting purposes.
❏ Added the Employment Dates section with the following fields:
❏ Added the Employment Types section with the following fields:
❏ Added the Retiree Information section with the following fields:
❏ Added the Electronic Consent section with the following fields:
❏ Added the Service Record section with the following fields:
❏ Added the ERS Retiree Health section with the following fields:
❏ Added the Auxiliary Role ID section with the following fields:
❏ Added the Paraprofessional Certification section with the following fields:
❏ Removed the Estimated Annual Salary (Hourly Employees Only) section. For hourly employees, use the Payroll > Maintenance > Staff Job/Pay Data > Job Info tab to update contract totals with a zero balance for reporting purposes.
❏ Removed the Unemployment Eligibility section. Use the Payroll > Maintenance > Staff Job/Pay Data > Pay Info tab to update unemployment eligibility.
Position Management > Maintenance
❏ Added the Exclude Days for TEA checkbox to exclude the number of days employed (for the selected job) from TEA reporting. For example, this field would be used for an employee who performs two separate jobs on the same day.
Note: The Exclude Days for TEA checkbox was also added to the CIP Reports.
Position Management > Utilities
❏ Modified the following processes to include the Exclude Days for TEA column.
Warehouse > Maintenance > Fill Back Orders
❏ Corrected the Detail spyglass icon pop-up window to display and function as intended. Previously, the pop-up window was blank.
CareerPortal > Homepage
❏ Modified the program as follows since the portal no longer supports the mobile responsive functionality.
CareerPortal > Login
❏ Corrected the program to allow a SuperAdmin user to log on even if they are an external user not assigned to an LEA.
CareerPortal > Job Details
❏ Corrected various user interface issues to improve the user experience. Also, changed the page name from Position Details to Job Details.
CareerPortal > Applicant Detail
❏ Corrected the program to display all questions from the application even if the applicant did not answer all questions.
❏ Corrected various user interface issues to improve the user experience.
❏ Added the Position Details accordion section to view the details of the job for which the selected applicant has applied.
CareerPortal > District Settings (Co-op)
❏ Corrected the program to allow a new co-op to be saved with or without entering an email domain. Previously, if an email domain was entered when adding a co-op, the record was not saved.
CareerPortal > Admin Tools > User Management
❏ Corrected the program to allow Admin-only users to edit the Users and User/Group Link pages.
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