EmpowHR: Section 3 - Tables

Award Actions

To Enter an Award Action:

1. Select the EmpowHR Setup Tables (HD) menu group.
2. Select the Award Actions component. The Award Actions page - Find an Existing Value tab is displayed.

   

3. Enter the applicable search information.
4. Click Search. The Award Action Data tab is displayed.

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   Select the Add a New Value tab. The Award Actions page - Add a New Value tab is displayed.

   

5. Complete the fields as follows:

   Field	Instruction
   Agency Type	Select data from the drop-down list. The valid values are County, Federal, Gov Accountability Office, and LOG.
   Action	Enter the applicable Nature of Action Code (NOAC) or click the search icon to search for the application NOAC.
   Reason Code	Enter the applicable reason code or click the search icon to search for the applicable reason code.

6. Click Add. The Award Action Data tab is displayed.

   

7. Complete the fields as follows:

   Field	Description/Instruction
   Agency Type	Populated based on the search/add criteria entered.
   Action	Populated based on the search/add criteria entered.
   Reason Code	Populated based on the search/add criteria entered.
   Award Action Information	Description/Instruction
   Effective Date	Defaults to the current date. This is the date on which a table row becomes effective; the date that an action begins. This date also determines when the user can view and/or change the information.
   Status	Populated based on the status of the transaction. The valid values are Active and Inactive.
   *Nature of Action Code	Required field. Enter the three-position NOAC or select the data by clicking the search icon.
   *Award Classification	Required field. Enter the award classification or select data from the drop-down list. The valid values are Award and Bonus.
   *Tangible/Intangible Benefit	Required field. Enter the applicable information or select data from the drop-down list. The valid values are Tangible, Intangible, and N/A.
   Payroll Data	Instruction
   Earnings Code	Enter the earnings code or select data from the drop-down list. The values of the drop-down list vary based on the search criteria entered on the Find an Existing Value or Add a New Value tab and the NOAC selected.
   Pay in Separate Paycheck?	Check this box if applicable.
   Gross-Up	Check this box if applicable.
   GL Pay Type	Populated with the General Ledger (GL) pay type.
   Default Award Code	Enter the default award code or select the data by clicking the search icon.
   Paid By Check?	Check this box if applicable.
   Cash Award Codes	Instruction
   *Effective Date	Required field. Defaults to the current date. Enter the applicable effective date of the entry or select a date from the calendar icon. This is the date on which a table row becomes effective; the date that an action begins. This date also determines when the user can view and/or change the information.
   Status	Populated based on the status of the transaction. The valid values are Active and Inactive.
   *Award Code	Required field. Enter the applicable award code.
   Description	Enter the narrative description of the award code.
   Legal Auth (1)	Enter the first three-position legal authority for the NOAC.
   Auth 1 Descr-Part 1	Enter the description for the legal authority 1.
   Auth 1 Descr-Part 2	Enter the second part of the description for the legal authority 1, if applicable (e.g., Required, Not Required).
   Legal Auth (2)	Enter the second three-position legal authority for the NOAC, if applicable.
   Auth 2 Descr-Part 1	Enter the description for the legal authority 2.
   Auth 2 Descr-Part 2	Enter the second part of the description for the legal authority 2, if applicable (e.g., Required, Not Required).
   Allow Auth Default Override	Check this box if applicable.

8. Click Save to save the document. At this point, the following options are available:

   Step	Action
   Click Return to Search	Returns the user to the applicable page to search for another award action.
   Click Notify	Notifies the next individual in the workflow.
   Click Add	Returns the user to the applicable page to add an award action.
   Click Update/Display	Returns the user to the applicable page to update the data entered.
   Click Include History	Includes historical data.
   Click Correct History	Returns the user to the applicable page to correct history data.