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Personnel > Maintenance > Staff Demo > Demographic Information
This tab is used to enter employee demographic data including name, address, phone number, and emergency information. The data on this tab is used throughout the system.
Notes:
| Add Emp | Add an employee record.
❏ Click Add Emp to add a new employee record. A blank record is displayed allowing you to begin entering data.
| OR | Retrieve an existing record. | Search for a record.
Begin typing the employee name or number. As you type the data, a drop-down list of corresponding data is displayed. Select an employee and click Retrieve. Or, click Directory to perform a search in the Employees directory.
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| Last Change | The date that the employee's record was last changed is displayed in the MMDDYYYY format. Once a record is saved, the date of the last change to any data on the tab is displayed. |
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| Field | Description |
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| Staff ID/SSN (Social Security Number) | This field is only enabled when adding a new employee record. Type the employee's nine-digit Staff ID/Social Security Number, which uniquely identifies the employee. If the Staff ID/SSN requires a change, the change must completed using the TStaff ID section on the Personnel > Utilities > Change Staff ID/TX Unique ID page. Reported to SSA, IRS, and TRS. |
| Texas Unique Staff ID | Type the 10-digit Texas Unique Staff ID issued by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). Once a value is entered and saved in this field, the field becomes display only and you can no longer make edits to the field. If the Texas Unique Staff ID requires a change, the change must be completed using the TX Unique ID section on the Personnel > Utilities > Change Staff ID/TX Unique ID page. If the employee does not have a Texas Unique Staff ID, click TSDS Unique ID to connect to the TSDS Unique ID Web Service and obtain an ID. Your LEA must have the appropriate credentials through Texas Education Agency Login (TEAL) before this functionality can be used. Review the Assign a TSDS Unique ID guide for additional information. |
Note: If the Set Demo Alpha Fields to Uppercase field is selected on the Personnel > Tables > District HR Options page, the employee’s Legal and Former Name (First, Middle, Last, and Maiden) and Address fields are set to uppercase when a new employee demographic record is created or an existing record is updated.
❏ Under Name, complete the following Legal name fields:
Note: It is recommended that you have a copy of the employee's Social Security card available as the employee's legal name should be entered exactly how it is printed on the Social Security card.
| Title | Click to select a legal title for the employee. |
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| First | Type the employee's first name. The field can be a maximum of 60 characters; however, only select pages display all characters. All other pages display 17 characters and truncate the remaining characters. Reported to SSA, IRS, and TRS. |
| Middle | Type employee's middle name. The field can be a maximum of 60 characters; however, only select pages display all characters. All other pages display 14 characters and truncate the remaining characters. If the employee does not have a middle name, leave the field blank. The middle name can be reported blank for employees only if the employee does not have a middle name on his identification documentation. Do not use text such as NONE or NA. Reported to SSA, IRS, and TRS. |
| Last | Type employee's last name. The field can be a maximum of 60 characters; however, only select pages display all characters. All other pages display 25 characters and truncate the remaining characters. Reported to SSA, IRS, and TRS. |
| Generation | Click to select a generation code for the employee. The field can be blank. The field must be blank if the employee does not have a generation suffix on his name based on the identification documentation used for employment. Reported to SSA, IRS, and TRS. |
| Maiden Name | Type the employee's maiden name, if applicable. The field can be a maximum of 60 characters; however, only select pages display all characters. All other pages display 25 characters and truncate the remaining characters. |
❏ Complete the Former name fields (if the employee has a former name):
| Title | Click to select a legal title for the employee. |
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| First | Type the employee's first name. The field can be a maximum of 60 characters; however, only select pages display all characters. All other pages display 17 characters and truncate the remaining characters. |
| Middle | Type the employee's middle name. The field can be a maximum of 60 characters; however, only select pages display all characters. All other pages display 14 characters and truncate the remaining characters. |
| Last | Type the employee's last name. The field can be a maximum of 60 characters; however, only select pages display all characters. All other pages display 25 characters and truncate the remaining characters. |
| Generation | Click to select a generation code for the employee. |
❏ Under Addresses, complete the Mailing address fields for the employee.
It is recommended to avoid special characters including periods in the address fields to eliminate the possibility of errors when uploading PEIMS or UID data.
If applicable, complete the following Alternate address fields. This information can be used to mail checks to employees at an address other than the mailing address. This address is used when the Print Alternate Address field is selected on the Pay Dates table.
❏ Under Supplemental, complete the following fields as needed:
| Address | Type the new or changed supplemental street address or post office box number. |
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| Country | Type the new or changed country of delivery. |
| Delivery Name | Type the name of the individual to whom mail is delivered if different than the employee. |
| Travel Commute Distance | Type the commute distance (the number of miles between the employee's home and assigned work location). Valid values are 0-999.9. This field can also be updated by the employee via the Commute Distance Change link on the Travel Reimbursement Requests page in EmployeePortal. |
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❏ Complete the following employee demographic fields:
❏ Under Ethnicity, select all check boxes that apply for Ethnicity and Race options from the Employee Ethnicity and Race Data Questionnaire.
| Hispanic/Latino | Select if the employee is of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. Otherwise, leave this field blank. |
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❏ Under Race, select all races that apply (at least one race must be selected) regardless if Hispanic/Latino is selected:
| American Indian Alaskan Native | Select if the employee has origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment. |
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| Asian |
| Home E-mail | Type the employee's home email address. The field can be a maximum of 45 characters. Click Home E-mail to send an email message to the employee's home email address using your default email program. The To: email address is populated if the Home E-mail field contains an email address. |
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Note: Foreign home email addresses are allowed (e.g., @yahoo.co.uk, @btamail.net.cn, etc.).
❏ Under Emergency Contact Information:
| Name | Type the full name of the person to contact for the employee in case of emergency. The field can be a maximum of 26 characters. |
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| Relationship | Type the relation of the contact person to the employee. The field can be a maximum of 25 characters. |
| Phone | Type the phone information for the contact person in the Area Cd, Phone Nbr, and Ext fields. |
| Emergency Notes | Type any data pertinent to the employee but not covered by other fields on the tab. The field can be a maximum of 25 characters. |
❏ Click Save.
Other functions and features:
Note: If you are adding a new employee record (Add Emp) and the Document Attachments feature is enabled for your LEA, the Documents button is not displayed until the record is saved.
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