System Updates
June 26, 2020 - July 6, 2020
Listed below are recent enhancements and changes to UCPath.
Note: Only defects with a significant impact are included.
For the complete list of all 2020 enhancements and changes, refer to the UCPath Changes & Enhancements link on the support site.
Benefits
Summary |
Date |
Location Impacted |
Change Request Number |
Added Business Unit, Empl Class, The Group and Clusters to the "ACA Eligibility Status for the Initial Measurement Period" report |
06/26/20 |
All |
UCP-74719 |
Technical change in I-243F to read and consume E-042 Benefits Eligibility Data changes due to the Benefits Redesign project |
07/01/20 |
All |
UCP-75064 |
Redesigned Benefits Eligibility (E-042) resolving 12 workarounds for the production team |
06/30/20 |
All |
UCP-85679 |
Control M
Summary |
Date |
Location Impacted |
Change Request Number |
Modified the nightly batch jobs so they can be run in 3 modes: All companies, UCS, LBNL. |
07/02/20 |
All |
UCP-90116 |
DDODS
Summary |
Date |
Location Impacted |
Change Request Number |
DDODS v210: includes Affiliation Rule changes to address Data Remediation issues as well as changes to support various HCM requests for new/modified columns (including the E42 changes and tax updates) |
06/26/20 |
All |
UCP-91605 |
Modified DDODS based on the E42 Benefits Eligibility rewrite |
07/01/20 |
All |
UCP-92749 |
Begin sending the PS_VALID_COMBO_TBL via the DDODS burst so that UC San Diego can generate the I-170 delta file. |
07/01/20 |
UCSD |
UCP-92580 |
General Ledger
Summary |
Date |
Location Impacted |
Change Request Number |
Developed a report that can be run by users to identify salaried employees who have reported vacation in arrears where the expense has been charged to incorrect Full Accounting Unit (FAU) / funding sources. Navigation: Main Menu --> Payroll for North America --> Payroll Distribution --> UC Customizations --> Leave Taken in Arrears Report |
06/30/20 |
All |
UCP-87151 |
Modified the I-129 program to calculate derived effort percent and pay percent accounting for Salary Cost Transfers (SCT) and produce the file required for Effort Reporting System (ERS). |
07/01/20 |
All |
UCP-84340 |
Round the decimal precision of FTE to two decimal and Budget Amount to whole numbers within the Budget Distribution Page (E-712) and eliminate the difference between actual decimal precision and display decimal precision to alleviate confusion for users. |
07/01/20 |
All |
UCP-84020 |
Resolved the defect where Split Funding was not splitting the Account/Offset and handing GAEL Assessment Types |
07/01/20 |
UCD, UCD Med, UCI, UCI Med, UCLA, UCLA Med, UCSD, UCSD Med, UCSF, UCSF Med, UCANR |
UCP-91480 |
Created a new Inbound Interface to allow Budget Snapshots to be updated with Corporate FAU |
06/28/20 |
UCD, UCI, UCR, UCSD, UCSF, UCANR |
UCP-73138 |
Payroll & Compensation Changes
Summary |
Date |
Location Impacted |
Change Request Number |
Added pay groups for 2020 off-cycle QE and Benefit Billing to PeopleSoft |
07/01/20 |
All |
UCP-92034 |
Eliminated the Rehired Retiree Employee Class and implemented a new indicator from UCRS |
06/29/20 |
All |
UCP-75731 |
Updated all BX jobs to Employee Relations Code to “H” New validation requirements were added for position updates:
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06/30/20 |
All |
UCP-85436 |
Applied an Appointment Percentage Requirement to DepCare Eligibility for ASEs and GSRs. To align Academic Student Employee and Graduate Student Researcher eligibility for DepCare FSA with existing policy that states they must have a 43.75% appointment in order to be eligible. Previously, ASEs and GSRs at any appointment percentage were eligible for DepCare. |
07/01/20 |
All |
UCP-91636 |
Added TREASURY ANL 5 005564 to the Job Code table Added AMERICORP MEMBER 004412 to the Salary Grade table for UCB |
06/29/20 |
All |
UCP-92205 |
Configuration updates to update multiple jobs |
07/02/20 |
All |
UCP-91776 |
Created a new report that lists all academic job codes and their associated attributes. This will be used to audit the setup of new job codes and the update of existing job codes. |
06/26/20 |
All |
UCP-85409 |
Generated one-time ratification lump sum payments of up to $3,000.00 for eligible members of the EX bargaining unit. |
06/29/20 |
All |
UCP-87222 |
Generated one-time $500.00 ratification lump sum payments for eligible limited & Per Diem members of the EX bargaining unit. |
06/29/20 |
All |
UCP-87224 |
Resolved the defect where some salaries were incorrectly charged to the wrong Earn Codes. |
06/26/20 |
All |
UCP-84345 |
Updated Shift and On Call Table for UCSD & UCSD Med |
07/01/20 |
UCSD, UCSD Med |
UCP-92206 |
Resource Center
Summary |
Date |
Location Impacted |
Change Request Number |
Added the Interface Dashboard to the Resource Center |
06/30/20 |
All |
UCP-92678 |
UCPath online
Summary |
Date |
Location Impacted |
Change Request Number |
Created a mechanism for employees to view manual checks in UCPath online. |
06/26/20 |
All |
UCP-74594 |
Configured New Financial System Links on the Quick Links page |
07/02/20 |
All |
UCP-92550 |
Other Updates & Reminders
New web pages have been created in UCPath under Quicklinks for Benefits and Payroll Resources:
The following training materials have been updated:
Absence Management (ABML200: Extended Leaves of Absence):
- Job Aid: Extended Absence Request Leaves and Descriptions
Updated descriptions, split Leaves and FMLA/CFRA/PDLL Leaves into separate tables, and added columns to designate if used for Staff and/or Academic employees.
Job aid revision number is now D2Rev01.
Workforce Administration (WFAL260: Template Transactions – Part II):
- Job Aid: Retirement Transaction Process for July 1 Retirement Date
Updated to add information for employees on a Leave of Absence (LOA) or Short Work Break (SWB)
Job aid revision number remains D2Rev00.
Payroll (Location Support for Payroll):
- Job Aid: Adjust General Deduction Goal Amounts
New job aid for how to zero out completed Goal Amounts for a specific Deduction Code and to set up new recurring deduction for that code.
Job aid revision number is D2Rev00.
Payroll (PAYL200: Additional Compensation and Payroll Requests):
- Simulation: Submit One-Time Payment Request
Updated to show newly added Reason Code field.
Employee Self-Service (POR113: Employee Actions International Hire):
- Job Aid: Cancel Out-Of-State Income Tax Withholding form
New job aid on how to use the Out-of-State Income Tax Withholding form to cancel international residence and load U.S. state tax forms.