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Simulation Options - HRS6250

Human Resources > Utilities > PMIS > Salary Simulation > Simulation Options

This tab is used to create a forecast positions salary simulation and to select the parameters associated with the simulation. The simulation will process for positions where the school year matches the Next Year field on the District Administration > Options > PMIS > PMIS District Options tab and where the accept changes flag is not selected for forecast records.

The Salary Simulation menu option is only available when logged on to a next year pay frequency.

Each simulation will have a unique, user-assigned name and may have various salary types included in the simulation.

When the salary calculations are performed, the program will use the original salary amount from the next year salary table, and then apply the percent or amount change as defined in the associated simulation table for that salary to determine the new salary amount for that pay grade and pay step.

Steps that have a zero percent or amount increase are included in the salary calculations at the rate from the original next year salary table amounts.

The user should create an export using Utilities > PMIS > Export PMIS Tables prior to using this tab.

Reports are available after the simulation calculations have been processed.

If the Recalculate field is selected for a supplement position on the Maintenance > PMIS Supplement Modify or PMIS Supplement Admin pages, and the position is not based on a regular position, the salary table amount for the extra duty is applied to the position record. If the Recalculate field is not selected, the salary amount in the supplement position is not changed

Create a simulation:

In the Simulation Name field, type the name of a simulation, or click to select the simulation name from a list.

In the Simulation Description field, type a description of the current simulation, or click to select the simulation description from a list. The field can be a maximum of 30 characters.

Click Retrieve.

The Simulation Name field is display only.

In the Simulation Description field, the description of the current simulation is displayed, or the user can type a different simulation description.

The User ID field is display only and is populated per user per simulation.

Under Calculation Options:

In the Include Proposed Positions field, click to include or not include the proposed positions to determine if they are affordable. This is a required field.

In the Include Vacant Supplement Positions field, click to include or not include the vacant positions to determine if they are affordable. This is a required field.

In the Increment Pay Steps field, click to select Yes or No to increment or not increment the pay steps in the simulation. This is a required field.

Note: If salaries will be frozen, the salary increase should be set to 0%, and the step salary schedule should be changed by moving the amounts from one step to another.

In the Maximum Annual Pay Step field, type the two-character code for the maximum annual salary level an employee can be paid. The field is used to identify the correct salary amount on the salary table.

In the Maximum Hourly/Daily Pay Step field, type the two-character code for the maximum hourly/daily salary level an employee can be paid. The field is used to identify the correct salary amount on the salary table.

In the Increment State Steps field, click to select Yes or No to increment or not increment the state steps in the simulation. This is a required field.

In the Include TRS On-Behalf Calculations field, click to select Yes or No to include or not include the TRS on-behalf calculations in the simulation. This is a required field.

In the Expenditure Account for TRS On-Behalf Calculations field, type an account code to be used as an expenditure account for the TRS on behalf calculations.

In the For Midpoint Salaries - Basis of Salary Change field, click to select C - Use position hrly/dly rate or T - Use Simulation Mid Inc/Dec Amt. This is a required field.

In the For Midpoint Salaries - Increase Pay Rate to Minimum field, click to select Yes or No to increase or not increase the pay rate to minimum for midpoint salaries. This is a required field.

If Yes is selected, the pay rate is increased to the minimum amount if it is below the minimum amount, and then the pay rate raise is applied per the simulation.
If No is selected, the pay rate raise is applied per the simulation, and then the pay rate is raised to the minimum amount if it is still below the minimum amount.

Example:

In the Include TEA Health Insurance field, click to select Yes or No to include or not include TEA health insurance in the simulation. This is a required field.

Under Update Options:

In the Update for Active Positions field, click to select one of the following options:

A - Calculate Budget Based on Vacancy Data
B - Move Actual Amount to Budget Amount
C - Move Actual Amount to Budget if Actual > Budget

This is a required field.

In the Update Forecast field, click to select Yes or No to update or not update the forecast in the simulation. This is a required field.

In the Update Budget field, click to select one of the following options:

N - Do no update Budget
I - Increase of add to the amounts in Budget
R - Replace the amounts in Budget

This is a required field.

In the Update Budget Amount field, click to select one of the following options:

R - Recommended Amount
A - Approved Amount

This is a required field.

In the Round Budget Amount to nearest dollar field, click to select Yes or No to round or not round the budget amount to the nearest dollar in the simulation. This is a required field.

Click Add Simulation to create a new simulation.

The Duplicate From Simulation field and Duplicate button are only visible and enabled when the user clicks Add Simulation.

In the Duplicate From Simulation field, type the name of a simulation, or click to select the simulation name from a list. Then, click Duplicate.
Click Duplicate to duplicate the simulation.

Click Delete to delete the simulation that is currently displayed.

Click Execute to begin the simulation process.

Under Calculation Reports: