Front-End System Interface (FESI)

Preparing the Personnel Action Interface

Below are guidelines for preparing the personnel action file interface.

1. Transmit in 3450-character records.
2. Request security access to the PINE profile with the appropriate transmission file name extension.
3. Include a single header record followed by Document Type 063, Personnel Actions records, followed by Rmk remark records (if applicable) in the transmission file. Send all remarks.
4. Use the TMGT Table 101, Screen Elements, to obtain the required (and optional) elements for each NOAC.
5. May leave fields (including numeric fields) blank that do not apply to the personnel action.
6. Request access to CULPRPT to obtain error suspense reports. You may have these reports generated automatically and sent to selected locations by requesting access to TMGT Table 22. For users with access to EPIC, you may also obtain error suspense reports through EPIC or EmpowHR.
7. Ensure if actions that fail the PINE edits are either systematically deleted, corrected in NFC’s correction system, or corrected in the Agency’s front-end system and retransmitted. The first two positions of the batch number flag the system to either hold a suspended document for one PINE pass then delete or retain the document until action is taken (by the Agency).
8. Ensure that one transmission has been processed successfully prior to sending additional transmissions on the same day; otherwise, depending on the transmission method used, your first transmission may be lost.