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PA01


PA01.1 - Position Class

**Form Purpose
Use Position Class (PA01.1) to create a new position class or to assign
positions to an existing position class. A position class clusters position
codes together for inquiry, reporting, and totaling. PA01.1 displays the
positions in a position class.

**More Information
By assigning positions to more than one class, you can see positions in many
different ways. For example, you could display the total number of all manager
positions in the company. Or you could display all the positions in a
department, which could include some manager positions.

When you add a position to a position class, the number of budgeted
positions, the variance, and the position status display for the position in
the position class. A position does not have to be active to be added to a
position class. You can also add a position that has a future effective date.




Updated Files

    PACLASS    - The Position Class file is used to update total number of
                 positions, total number filled, total budgeted FTEs, and total
                 current FTEs for the class.

    PACLASSPOS - The Position Class/Position Number file is maintained by this
                 program.


Referenced Files

    PAASSIGNED - The Assigned file is used to get assigned head count and FTE.

    PABUDGET   - The Budget file is used to get budgeted and authorized head
                 count and FTE.

    PAPOSITION - The Personnel Position Parameter file is used to display
                 position description, number of budgeted position, and position
                 status.

    PAPOSRULE  - The Position Rule file is used to get position rules.

    PRSYSTEM   - The HR Company and Process Levels file is used to verify the
                 company.


PA01.2 - Position Class By Position

**Form Purpose
Use Position Class By Position (PA01.2) to assign a position to position
classes. A position class clusters position codes together for inquiry,
reporting, and totaling. PA01.2 displays the position classes to which a
position is assigned.

**More Information
You can assign positions to more than one class, which lets you see positions
in many different ways. For example, you could display the total number of all
manager positions in the company. Or you could display all the positions in a
department, which could include some manager positions.




Updated Files

    PACLASSPOS - The Position Class/Position Number file is the primary file
                 maintained by this program.


Referenced Files

    PAASSIGNED - The Assigned file is used to get assigned FTE and head count.

    PABUDGET   - The Budget file is used to get budgeted and authorized head
                 count and FTE.

    PACLASS    - The Position Class file is used to display description, total
                 positions, and total filled.

    PAPOSITION - The Personnel Position Parameter file is maintained by this
                 program on a change function.

    PAPOSRULE  - The Position Rules file is used to get position rules.

    PRSYSTEM   - The HR Company and Process Levels file is used to verify the
                 company.


PA01.3 - Position Class Totals

**Form Purpose
Use Position Class Totals (PA01.3) to view the current number of employees
assigned to positions in a position class.

**Processing Effect
The Personnel Administration system calculates budgeted and authorized counts
for the position class by adding the individual counts for every position in
the position class.

When both authorized and budgeted head counts are used within a single
position class, the variance calculated for the position class will not be a
simple arithmetic calculation.

Example:

Position A and Position B are in the same position class and different rules
have been defined for each. Position A uses authorized counts and Position B
uses budgeted counts. Because the positions use different rules, the formula
for calculating variance is different for each position.

For Position A, Variance = Authorized - Assigned

For Position B, Variance = Budgeted - Assigned



    Budgeted Head Count    FTE    Authorized Head Count    FTE    Assigned
Head Count    FTE    Variance Head Count    FTE
Pos. A

    2

    1

    3

    4

    1

    1

    2

    3


Pos. B

    5

    4

    10

    10

    5

    6

    0

    -2


Totals

    7

    5

    13

    14

    6

    7

    2

    1




The system calculates the variance for each position using the appropriate formula based on rules defined for that position. The variance totals for the position class are calculated by adding the variance for each position in the position class. A message displays indicating whether the positions in this position class use authorized counts, budgeted counts, or both. Updated Files None. Referenced Files PAASSIGNED - The Assigned file is used to get assigned head count and FTE. PABUDGET - The Budget file is used to get budgeted head count and FTE. PACLASSPOS - The Class Position file is used to get all positions in the class. PAPOSITION - The Position file is used to validate the position and to get the process level and department for access to position rules. PAPOSRULE - The Position Rule file is used to get position rules. INVOKED Programs IFCU IFSG