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Occupational Series United States Federal

To Enter an Occupational Series United States Federal (USF):

  1. Select the Position Management menu group.
  2. Select the Occupational Series USF menu. The Occupational Series USF page - Find an Existing Value is displayed. The information on this page will allow the user to locate existing data.

Occupational Series USF Page - Find an Existing ValueFigure 35: Occupational Series USF Page - Find an Existing Value

  1. Enter the search criteria.
  2. Select the Search button. The Occupational Series tab is displayed.
    OR
    Select Add a New Value. The Occupational Series USF page - Add a New Value is displayed. The information on this page will allow the user to add new data.

Occupational Series USF Page - Add a New Value

Figure 36: Occupational Series USF Page - Add a New Value

  1. Enter the applicable Occupational Series.
  2. Select the Add button. The Occupation Series tab page is displayed.

Occupation Series Tab Page

Figure 37: Occupation Series Tab Page

  1. Complete the fields as follows:

Field

Description/Instruction

Occupational Series

Populated based upon the search criteria entered.

*Effective Date

Required field. Enter the applicable effective date or select a date from the calendar icon. This is the date an action begins. This date also determines when the user can view or change the information.

*Status

Required field. Defaults to Active. To change, select data from the drop-down list. The valid values are Freeze, Active, and Inactive.

*Description

Required field. Enter the description of the occupational series.

Short Description

Enter the short description of the occupational series (free-flow text up to 15 characters).

*PATCOB Code

Required field. Enter the applicable code or select data from the drop-down list.

Functional Class Required

Check this box if functional class is required.
  1. Select the Save button.

At this point, the following options are available:

Step

Description

Select Return to Search

Returns you to Search where you can locate another occupational series.

Select Previous in List

Views the previous occupational series.

Select Notify

Notifies the next individual in the workflow.

Select Add

Adds an additional occupational series.

Select Update/Display

Updates the page.

Select Include History

Includes historical actions.

Select Correct History

Corrects historical actions.