GENERIC BENEFIT / PAYROLL INTERFACE#
UBEF provides the capability for users to generate an interface file from employee basic information such as Personals, Employments, Prime Assignments, Entities, Locations, Jobs, Positions, Departments, Units, Groups and additional information for Benefit plans with Contacts information.
Step 1 - Define Lexicons in IMLN#
The following lexicons are required for the UBEF to run, these are system provided; however we do advise to double check they are in your own database.
Step 2 - Define Interface Format in IDIF#
HL$BE_PENS_FILE is provided in the IDIF definitions screen as an example of a fixed format interface file.You should use (Copy Definition) to copy into a different Interface Code and then enter your own company data.
Processing Information#
From selection criteria, UBEF retrieves employee basic information and primary assignment informationFrom parameter Interface Level, the data base tables will be loaded accordingly:
- at company level: DEN / DLN / DDP / DDD / DUN / DGR / DGD / DGV
- at employee level: EID / EPS / EEM / EAS / EASD / PPRU / PPRC / ECT
- for BE only: BPT / BPN / BCG / BCGD / BCGD / BCGR / BEND / BBR / ECT
From parameter Interface Level, the following information will be written to the interface file
Lexicon X_INTERFACE_LEVEL values:
| 01 - EEM + EASD | *(not applicable for UBEF processing) |
| 02 - EEM + EASD + Contacts | * (not applicable for UBEF processing) |
| 10 - BE Plans | *primary Assignment and BE related data base tables are loaded * this level will perform IDIF Record Type 'Detail Record' for each BE plan *i.e. write one entry per employee for each BE plan |
| 11 - BE + Contacts | * (not applicable for UBEF processing). |
UBEF provides an audit report in Excel spreadsheet format to verify each data column that is entered in the interface file, in order to obtain this report, the UBEF function must be run a second time using the exact same parameters that was used to obtain the interface file with the following two exceptions:
- The 'Interface Code' must contain a file name that is specified with a file format of 'Comma Delimited'.
- The 'File Name' must have a file extension of .csv so that it can be viewed through an Excel spreadsheet.
Report Parameters#
| Report Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Entity | Mandatory. You must enter an entity |
| From Date | Mandatory. Enter a Pay Period Begin Date |
| To Date | Mandatory. Enter a Pay Period End Date |
| Interface Code | Mandatory. Enter the Interface code from the IDIF screen |
| Interface Level | Mandatory. Specify the level for the Interface file to be produced; this must be '10'. Lexicon X_INTERFACE_LEVEL values are: 01 - EEM + EASD (not applicable for UBEF processing) 02 - EEM + EASD + Contacts (not applicable for UBEF processing) 10 - BE Plans 11 - BE + Contacts (not applicable for UBEF processing) |
| ER Addr Location | Optional. This allows you to enter an overridden location to retrieve the employer’s address. If this is not specified, the entity's location address is used. |
| Sort by Active/Inactive | Optional. Check this toggle to sort inactive employees first. |
| Sort Employees By | Optional. You should sort employees by Last Name/First Name, however, you may sort by the employee's pay destination or sort by Person code |
| Create File | Optional. This field provides an option to create the file |
| Directory Name | Optional. Enter a valid directory name |
| File Name | Optional. Enter a file name or use the default file name from IDIF screen |
| Exception Level | Optional. You should always run with the Exception level unless for tracing. In Trace Level 1, the employee header with Person Code and Employee Name are displayed with performance time, this can be used for Progress bar or to locate employee with problem. In Trace Level 2, the BE plans are displayed after employee header information |
| Report Filters | |
|---|---|
| People List Code | Optional. Please specify if People list is to be used |
| Person Code | Optional. Enter one or more Person Codes |
| Location | Optional. Enter one or more Location codes |
| Authorization | Optional. Enter one or more Authorization Areas |
| Department | Optional. Enter one or more Department Codes |
| Org Level Type | Optional. Enter one or more Org Level Types |
| Org Level | Optional. Enter one or more Org Level within Org Level Types |
| Unit | Optional. Enter one or more Unit codes |
| Group | Optional. Enter one or more Group codes |
| Payroll | Optional. Enter one or more Payroll Codes |
| Employment Status | Optional. Enter one or more Employment Statuses |
| Termination Reason | Optional. Enter one or more Termination Reasons |
| Plan Type | Optional. This field is applicable if Interface Level = 'BE plans' |
| Plan | Optional. This field is applicable if Interface Level = 'BE plans' |
A spreadsheet will be provided which includes all data columns that were recorded in the interface file.
To generate this report, you must run UBEF a second time, using a 'Comma Delimited' Interface File Format, and create a file with a file extension of '.csv'.
Once the.csv file is created, you can then view this file through Excel spreadsheet and delete those data columns that are of no use.
