Paycheck8

Related Systems

Paycheck8 data is displayed and/or interfaces with the systems and/or applications described below.

Adjustment Processing System (ADJP). ADJP Adjustment Processing System provides automatic handling for a variety of payroll adjustments. This system processes adjustments based on data received on corrected T&A Time and Attendances and late personnel actions.

Employee Personal Page (EPP). EPP Employee Personal Page 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 National Finance Center (NFC). EPP further allows employees to link to other sites, such as TSP, OPM, etc. The Self Service option of EPP Employee Personal Page is used to change an employee's residence address, Federal and State tax withholding, financial allotments, and direct deposit information.

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 Information/Research Inquiry System is used for researching personnel-related inquiries received from employees and other sources. IRIS Information/Research Inquiry System provides immediate access to at least 1 year of current and 5 years of historical personnel data and certain payroll document history.

Insight. Insight is a comprehensive, enterprise-wide data warehouse with advanced reporting and business intelligence capabilities. Insight provides customers integrated data and flexible analytics to drive strategic business decisions.

Management Account Structure Codes System (MASC). MASC Management Account Structure Codes System is an online system that provides users with direct system access to add, replace, delete, and query table data. MASC Management Account Structure Codes System 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 National Finance Center maintains a high degree of data integrity and validity. It is important that MASC Management Account Structure Codes System contains up-to-date and accurate data. The accounting codes entered in Paycheck8 are edited against MASC Management Account Structure Codes System.

Payroll Processing System (PAYE). Using the data entered in Paycheck8 and the related personnel information from the database, PAYE Payroll Computation System computes the employee's gross pay, makes applicable deductions, applies adjustments (corrected T&A Time and Attendances and/or personnel documents) from ADJP, develops the net amount due, and prepares data for the issuance of a salary payment by Treasury. PAYE Payroll Computation System updates the database to reflect salary payments, as well as the employee's leave. PAYE Payroll Computation System also prepares an earnings statement for all paid employees each pay period, reflecting the current payment, plus year-to-date information on earnings, deductions, leave, adjustments, retirement, etc.

Payroll/Personnel Inquiry System (PINQ). PINQ Payroll/Personnel Inquiry System is used as a tool for researching payroll-related inquiries received from employees and other sources. PINQ Payroll/Personnel Inquiry System provides immediate access to at least 25 pay periods of current payroll data. Data enter in Paycheck8 is displayed in PINQ Payroll/Personnel Inquiry System after it passes the TIME Time and Attendance Validation System edits.

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

Reporting Center (RPCT). RPCT Reporting Center is a Web-based reporting application on the Application Launchpad on the NFC National Finance Center home page. RPCT Reporting Center offers Administrative, Financial, Personnel, and Workforce reports. The Leave Error report is used by timekeepers and is available in RPCT Reporting Center.

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

Table Management System (TMGT). TMGT Table Management System 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 Table Management System allows authorized users to view and update records, request reports, and view documentation data for various tables used in application programs. All TC transaction codes used in Paycheck8 are in TMGT Table Management System Table 032, Transaction Codes.

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