Update Options

Use these processing options to select the mode in which you want to run the Update Job Information to Employee Master report, to choose whether category codes from the Job Information table (F08001) override category codes in the Employee Master Information table (F060116), and to select the change reason and the effective date for any changes made to the Employee Master Information table.

1. Processing Mode

Specify whether you want to process the report in proof mode or update mode. Values are:

0: Proof mode.

Use this processing mode to print a report of all changes that will be updated to the Employee Master table when the report is run in update mode. Running this report in proof mode does not update the Employee Master table.

1: Update mode.

Use this processing mode to update the Employee Master table with updated information from the Job Master table and to print a report of all changes made.

Note:

After you run this report in update mode, any corrections to updated data in the Employee Master table need to be done manually. You should run this report in proof mode and verify all information before running in update mode.

2. Category Codes

Specify whether the category codes from the Job Master table should override existing category codes in the Employee Master table. Values are:

0: Do not copy category codes from the Job Master table.

Use this option if you do not want to change category code information in the Employee Master table to match category code information in the Job Master table.

1: Copy all category codes from the Job Master table.

Use this option to change all category codes in the Employee Master table to match the category codes in the Job Master table.

3. Change Reason

Specify the reason for any changes made to the Employee Master table. You are required to enter a change reason when processing this report in update mode. All updates to the Employee Master table are made with the change reason entered here. To enter different change reasons for different jobs, you must run this report separately for each job by specifying the job in the data selection of this report. For a list of valid change reasons, see UDC 06/T.

4. Effective date

Specify the effective date for all updates made to the Employee Master Information table.

To enter different effective dates for different jobs, you must run this report separately for each job by specifying the job in the data selection of this report. If you do not enter an effective date, the system date is used.