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04/23/08 5:49 PM

   
 

MSS - My Team - General Information

MSS

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Trigger:

 Perform this procedure to display the General Information page.

 

Business Process Procedure Overview

 

 Manager Self-Service (MSS), or 'My Staff,' is a single access point for managers to find employee information and perform managerial tasks.

 

MSS users must be designated as a 'Line Supervisor' (B 002) in the organizational structure to access MSS My Staff functions.

 

The General Information page is located in the 'My Team' Workset in MSS.  Managers will use the General Information page to find basic information about his/her employees.  

 

The General Information page includes the following sections:

· Employee Search - A tool that resides at the top of the screen and is where the manager sees a list of his/her employees.  When an employee is selected from the list, the lower part of the screen is refreshed with that employee's data.

· General Data - Provides the manager an overview of the selected employee's master data, organizational data, and contact information.

· Monitoring of Tasks - Displays dates, reminders, and tasks for the selected employee (e.g. Return from STD, Credential Verification, etc.).

· Company Property - Displays the State objects on loan for the selected employee (e.g. computer, ID, keys, etc.).

 

 

 

 

  

 

Procedure:

 

 

1. Start all MSS applications by logging on to the BEACON Portal.

BEACON Portal: Log On Screen

2. Update the following required and optional fields:

Field Name

Description

R/O/C

Values

NCID

The NCID is used by all NC State employees to access SAP

R

Enter value in NCID.

Example: zzsapess01

Password

The employee's system pasword

R

Enter value in Password.

Example: ********

3. Click Log on button.

Information:  After the initial log-on, there will be no additional log-on prompts to access business functions due to Single Sign-On (SSO).

Information:  Note Text After the user is logged on, the business packages and tabs on the main page will vary by the user, depending on their roles and authorizations.  For example, only managers will see a tab on their screen for My Staff (MSS) when they log on to the portal.

Critical:  When using web applications that maintain or create data, always ensure you leave the application (or log off) when you complete work.  This will prevent record locking.

4. After logging on, the user will be defaulted to the BEACON Home Page.

BEACON Portal Home Page

5. Click the My Staff (MSS) tab.

My Work Overview

Information:  MSS users are defaulted to the 'My Work Overview' page.

6. Go to the 'Detailed Navigation' on the left section of the screen.  Navigate to the 'General Information' by expanding the folders down the tree structure.

General Information Page

Information:  The General Information page consists of the following sections:

· Employee Search - A tool that resides at the top of the screen and is where the manager sees a list of his/her employees.  When an employee is selected from the list, the lower part of the screen is refreshed with that employee's data.

· General Data - Provides the manager an overview of the selected employee's master data, organizational data, and contact information.

· Monitoring of Tasks - Displays dates, reminders and tasks for the selected employee (e.g. Return from STD, Credential Verification, etc.).

· Company Property - Displays the State objects that are on loan for the selected employee (e.g. computers, IDs, Keys, etc.).

7. Scroll to the top of the page to use the 'Employee Search' tool.

Employee Search

Information:  Managers can change the display for the list of the employees by selecting a View or Display from the applicable drop-downs:

· Supervisor View - Direct Reports is currently the only view configured.  Direct Reports show all directly reporting employees where the manager is designated as the 'Line Supervisor' in Organizational Management (B 002).

· Display - Select Organizational Information to display the employees' basic data from the org structure.  Select Employee Data for minimal employee information.

Information:  The list can be sorted by any column displayed.  To sort, click the arrows to the right of the column name.

Information:  The list can be personalized and is user-specific.  To remove one of the columns in the list, click .

Personalize

Information:  To set a filter on a column, click .

8. Click the hyperlink of an employee to display his/her information in the lower sections of the page.

9. Scroll down the page to the 'General Data' section of the page.

General Info: General Data

10. The following fields are displayed in the 'General Information' section:

 

Field Name

Description

Contract Text

Text description name of the work contract.

Start Date

Original hire date with the State.

Cap.Util.Lvl.

The capacity utilization level.

Org Unit

Text description name of the organizational unit.

Position

Text description name of the position.

Cost Center

Text description name of the cost center.

Payroll Area

Text description name of the payroll area, or frequency of payroll (Bi-weekly, Monthly, etc.).

E-Mail Address

Work contact email address.

Office

Work physical building location - not in scope for NC.

Telephone

Work contact telephone number.

Personnel Area

Text description name of agency and division associated with the position.

Pers. Subarea

Text description name of the personnel subarea.

EE Group

Text description name of the employee group.

EE Subgroup

Text description name of the employee subgroup.

 

11. Scroll down to the lower left of the page to the 'Monitoring of Tasks' section.

General Info: Monitoring of Tasks

Information:  The 'Monitoring of Tasks' section shows important dates and reminders for various tasks that are tracked on the employee's master record (e.g. S/T Disability, End of Probation, Workers Comp Return, etc.).

12. Scroll to the lower right of the page to the 'Company Property' section.

General Info: Company Property

Information:  'Company Property' displays the State property that is on loan to the employee (e.g. keys, computer, etc.).  To see the details, click the hyperlink for property from the list.  If more details are noted in the record, it will be displayed in the 'Note' section below.

13. The system task is complete.

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