Related Systems and Applications

GovTA information is displayed and/or interfaces with the systems and/or applications described below.

Adjustment Processing System (ADJP) — ADJP provides automatic handling of a variety of payroll adjustments. This system processes adjustments due to corrected T&As and late personnel actions effective up to 1 prior year.

Bi-Weekly Examination Analysis and Reporting System (BEAR) — BEAR analyzes payroll and personnel transactions that occurred during the processing of each pay period. BEAR generates a multitude of end-of-pay-period report notifications and generates certain personnel actions.

Employee Personal Page (EPP) — EPP is used by employees to view payroll, leave, travel, health insurance, life insurance, and other personal information. It also displays news items from the Agency or NFC. EPP further allows employees to link to other sites, such as Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). The Self-Service option of EPP is used to change an employee's residence address, Federal and State tax withholding, financial allotments, and direct deposit information. EPP is available on the Application Launchpad of the NFC Home page.

EmpowHR — EmpowHR is a Human Capital Management system that is an integrated suite of commercial and Government applications that can be leveraged to automate common administrative tasks associated with human resource management and reduce internal operational costs using industry best practices. EmpowHR is available on the Application Launchpad of the NFC Home page.

Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI) — FMMI is an advanced, Web-based core financial management application that complies with Federal accounting and systems standards. FMMI provides a daily feed to GovTA to update accounting codes. FMMI is available on the Application Launchpad of the NFC Home page.

FOCUS Reporting System (FOCUS) — FOCUS is used to provide Agency offices with ad hoc reporting capabilities on an "as-needed" basis.

Information/Research Inquiry System (IRIS) — IRIS is a menu-driven system used for inquiry access to an employee’s current personnel information and certain historical payroll information as a result of transactions processed in PPS.

Insight — Insight is a comprehensive, enterprise-wide information warehouse with advanced reporting and business intelligence capabilities. Insight provides customers integrated information and flexible analytics to drive strategic business decisions. Insight is available on the Application Launchpad of the NFC Home page.

Management Account Structure Codes System (MASC) — MASC is an online system that provides users with direct system access to add, replace, delete, and query table information. MASC is composed of tables and accounting documents that contain support information for edits, references, reports, and identifiers used in application programs. This support information ensures that NFC maintains a high degree of information integrity and validity. It is important that MASC contains up-to-date and accurate information. The accounting codes entered in GovTA are edited against MASC.

Payroll Computation System (PAYE) — PAYE is the heart of the integrated PPS. It performs the complicated computation routines required to produce net salary information for disbursement and transmission to Treasury. In addition to creating disbursement information, PAYE also creates accounting records that are processed and reported through the Payroll Accounting System (PACS).

Payroll/Personnel Inquiry System (PINQ) — PINQ is used as a tool for researching payroll-related inquiries received from employees and other sources. PINQ provides immediate access to at least 25 pay periods of current payroll information. Entries entered in GovTA are displayed in PINQ after they pass the TIME edits.

Personnel Input and Edit System (PINE) — PINE is a subsystem of PPS. PINE edits information released from Payroll/Personnel entry systems, payroll documents, and position information. PINE edits the information before it is applied to the Payroll/Personnel database, comparing the employee's database record to the information being entered. PINE processes personnel actions and payroll documents Monday through Friday of each week and on the first Saturday of the pay period, regardless of the effective pay period. After the information is released to PEPL, it is retrieved during the pay period, and the information is displayed in IRIS.

Personnel Update System (PEPL) — PEPL performs the update function of the personnel areas of the database. All documents passing validation through PINE are processed through PEPL for transmission to the database. The information is retrieved during the pay period from PEPL and displayed in IRIS. PEPL also produces a log of all transactions applied to the database, as well as utilization and management reports.

Position Management System Online (PMSO) — PMSO is a real-time online database system of PPS. PMSO allows Agencies to add, change, inactivate, reactivate, and delete/restore position information for immediate update to the PMSO database. PMSO also provides Agencies' report generation and online inquiry capabilities for PMSO information and allows for complete control and management of position information.

Report Generator System (CULPRPT) — CULPRPT is an online reporting system used to generate formatted payroll and personnel-related reports. CULPRPT reports are used to alert Agency staff to missing T&As or personnel documents, discrepancies in leave balances, and failure of TIME edits.

Reporting Center (RPCT) — RPCT is a Web-based reporting application offering Administrative, Financial, Personnel, Workforce, and Security reports. RPCT is available on the Application Launchpad of the NFC Home page.

Table Management System (TMGT) — TMGT is a menu-driven database management system that provides direct access to table records containing selected data elements from the payroll/personnel, financial, and administrative systems. TMGT allows authorized users to view and update records, request reports, and view documentation information for various tables used in application programs. All TCs used in GovTA are from TMGT Table 032, Transaction Codes.

Time & Attendance Validation System (TIME) — The initial processing of timesheets is accomplished through TIME, which reads, collects, edits, audits, and validates the information for payment. All errors encountered are reflected on RPCT's T&A Error Analysis Report and the timesheet in question is placed in an error suspense file. The timesheet is corrected at NFC and is processed through TIME again. After the timesheet passes all edits and is validated, the information is updated on the database for subsequent payment processing.

Time Inquiry - Leave Update System (TINQ) — TINQ is an online leave entry and correction system used to update leave information that is incorrect and cannot be corrected by submission of corrected timesheets. It is also used to transfer leave for employees participating in the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program (VLTP) and the Voluntary Leave Bank Program (VLBP), or the Emergency Leave Transfer Program (ELTP).

Web-based Entry, Processing, Inquiry, and Correction System (EPIC Web) — EPIC Web is an application designed, developed, and maintained by the NFC. EPIC Web includes an option for requesting statistical and suspense reports that can be printed at Agency locations, as well as recurring system-generated reports relating to pay, leave, and employment status.