Table 027, COLA/Post Differential Codes

COLA/Post Differential Codes is Table 027 on the Table Management System (TMGT) menu. The Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)/Post Differential Codes table contains the COLA, Post Differential Codes, and percentages by city and State/country codes.

Agencies can query Table 027 data, view documentation data, and generate reports; however, update authority is limited to authorized National Finance Center (NFC) personnel only.

Updating Table 027

The Table 027, COLA/Post Differential Codes, update screen shown below allows authorized NFC personnel to add, modify, delete, or reactivate a record.

Agencies without the authority to update TMGT should submit their TMGT update requests via ServiceNow. Please attach a copy of the prefilled screen print relating to the table information that requires updating to ensure accuracy. A change to this table requires an additional review and approval process; therefore, the TMGT update may not be updated within the currently established processing standard of 5 business days.

Note: To ensure that all change requests are officially authorized, we will only process a request from an authorized Agency representative whose name appears on Table 063, Contact Type 03. Please ensure that each request includes the following: your Department/Agency Code/Personnel Office Identifier Number, name, email address, phone number, and the prefilled screen print attachment.

At the Table 027 update screen, complete the fields as follows:

Action

State-Country-Code

City-Code

Cola-Post-Differential-Code

Beg-Eff-Date

Last-Eff-Date

COLA-Percent

Requesting a Report for Table 027

The Table 027, COLA/Post Differential Codes, reports screen shown below allows users to generate ad hoc reports.

At the Table 027 reports screen, complete the From/To fields as follows:

State-Country-Code

City-Code

COLA-Post-Diff-Code

Select Type of Report

View Report Before Printing?

Routing Information: Name

Remote ID