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Personnel Action Header Record

A single personnel header record is an 80-character or 3450-character record that precedes the personnel data/remarks record in the FESI file.

Agency Code

Required, alphanumeric, 2 positions

The Agency code for the transmission.

Personnel Office Identifier (POI)

Optional, numeric, 4 positions

The OPM-assigned number that identifies the personnel office.

Trans-Ind (Transmission Indicator)

Required, alphanumeric, 5 positions

The type of transmission. PINET is used for a position file.

Signon-Ident

Optional, alphanumeric, 7 positions

The user ID of the person transmitting the file.

Pay Period No (number)

Optional, numeric, 2 positions

The current processing pay period number that the file is to be uploaded into for processing.

Tot-Rec-Count (Total Record Count)

Required, numeric, 8 positions max

The total full-length records transmitted to NFC excluding the header record. This value must be greater than 0 and must equal the number of records being transmitted; if not, the transmission will terminate and an error will appear on the transmission report. This count should be generated by the front-end system.

Month (Mo); Day; Century (Cn); Year (Yr)

Optional, numeric, 2 positions each

The date the transmission was sent to NFC.

Filler

No entry, blanks, 764 positions

Filler fields are blank.

Personnel Header Record Field Description

Picture (PIC)

Begin

End

Length

FESI PINE Header Record

Agency Code

POI

Transmission Identification (PINET)

Signon Identification

Pay Period Number

Total Record Count

X(28)

X(02)

X(04)

X(05)

X(07)

X(02)

9(08)

1

1

3

7

12

19

21

28

2

6

11

18

20

28

28

2

4

5

7

2

8

Transmission Date

Month

Day

Century

Year

X(08)

X(02)

X(02)

X(02)

X(02)

29

29

31

33

35

36

30

32

34

36

8

2

2

2

2

Filler

X(204)

37

3450

3414

See Also

Payroll/Personnel Documents File - Personnel Action Processing

About Personnel Action Processing

Preparing the Personnel Action Interface

Personnel Action Data Record

Personnel Action Remarks Record

Personnel Action JCL

Personnel Transmission Reports