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!!!Texas Municipal Retirement System - TMRS 

The following statements are taken from the Texas Municipal Retirement System's web site:\\  \\ 
"Each TMRS participating city has its own retirement plan within the general frame work of the Texas Municipal Retirement System Act.  Provisions may vary from city to city, depending upon the options selected by the individual municipality.\\  \\  
TMRS or ‘Texas Municipal Retirement System’ is a qualified retirement plan under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code."\\  \\  

!!TMRS Setup 
To execute the required monthly report the only set up required is a few pay elements and the Interface Format form ([IDIF]).\\  \\ 
The benefit plan may be set up with the standard benefit components documented in the Benefits Administration section.\\ 
!Pay Elements - [IPPE] 
Two pay elements must be defined in order to run the UPTMRS2 update: TMRS GROSS TMRS CONTRIBUTION 
Interface Format - IDIF 
If not already defined in the Interface Formats Definition form (IDIF), load the standard interface file format using the starter_idif_hl$tmrs2.sql script. 
Modify the standard TMRS2 file to bank requirements using the IDIF function.  Rename the code from HL$TMRS2 to a user-defined code. 
 
 
 
Rec 	Field 	Start Position 	Ending Position 	Name 	Variable Number 	Notes 
1 	1 	1 	3 	Filler 		
1 	2 	4 	8 	City Number 		Enter in Constant 
1 	3 	9 	17 	SSN 	Employee SSN 	Identity Government ID 
1 	4 	18 	25 	Current Month Earnings	 Employee Earnings 	Element on UPTMRS2 
1 	5 	26 	32 	Current Month Deduction 	Employee Contribution 	Element on UPTMRS2 
1 	6 	33 	47 	Filler 		
1 	7 	48 	80 	Member Name 	Member Name 	Identity Name 

 
These are the report parameters for the monthly-required report. 
 
 
 
‘Create TMRS Interface File’ Highlights 
‘Create TMRS Interface File’ may be found through the menu bar: 
 
 
 
The form may also be accessed through the command window with ‘UPTMRS2’. 
 
‘Create TMRS Interface File’ Usage and Examples 
 
Report Parameters Entity Mandatory, LOV available 
Limits the process to the entity specified. 
Payroll Mandatory, LOV available 
Only one payroll may be selected per execution of this function. 
Pay Run Number Optional, LOV available TMRS Gross Element Mandatory, LOV available TMRS Contribution Element Mandatory, LOV available Reporting Period Mandatory, Text YYYYMM  
The ‘Reporting Period’ date will be used to determine which 'month' the report falls into.   
 
 
Interface Code Mandatory, LOV available 
Only those reports of the format “TMRS Contributions” will display.  Choose from the report formats created. The format “HL$TMRS2” has been provided as a sample, but should be copied, and the copy edited, by the client before running this report. The report definition selected will determine the format of the output file (if any), as well as the columnar content of the report. 
Interface Directory Mandatory, text 
Must be a directory on the server for which the current user (as signed onto the client’s network) has write capability. For example the entry ‘C:\TEMP’ accesses the ‘TEMP’ directory on the server, not the local directory for the computer terminal being used. 
File Name Mandatory, text 
Enter the name of the file that will be created in the Interface Directory specified. 
Write or Append Mandatory, LOV available 
If the file already exists should the current information overwrite it or append to it? 
Exception Level Mandatory, LOV available 
A ‘trace’ report of exception messages may be produced to assist in the testing phase. If necessary, choose from 0 – 9 (highest) level of trace. Please note that this is a voluminous report and will cause very slow performance.