Employee Import Properties

These properties affect the behavior and appearance of employee import.

Table 1. Employee Import Properties
Property Description
OPS > Interfaces > Import > Employees > Delete Previous Accrual Balance Records If selected, current accrual balances are overwritten during an employee import.
OPS > Interfaces > Import > Employees > Delete Transaction After Updating If selected, successfully updated import records are deleted.
OPS > Interfaces > Import > Employees > Employee Import Allow Empty Values in Columns Specifies the employee data fields which when blank will overwrite the destination data fields with a blank during an Employee Import.
OPS > Interfaces > Import > Employees > Employee Import Exclusions For Insert Specifies employee data fields to exclude (preserve) when importing new employee records.
OPS > Interfaces > Import > Employees > Employee Import Exclusions For Update Specifies employee data fields to exclude (preserve) when updating employee records.
OPS > Interfaces > Import > Employees > Employee Import Special Exclusions For Update Specifies which, if any, of the following data fields to exclude (preserve) when updating employee records: DivisionAbbr, EmployeeStatusAbbr and EmployeeTypeAbbr. Selected fields keep existing record values.
OPS > Interfaces > Import > Employees > Employee Import User Defined Fields Exclusions Specifies user-defined employee data fields to exclude (preserve) when adding or updating employee records. Supplementary data must be defined in the employee table first.
OPS > Interfaces > Import > Employees > Hide Transaction After Updating If selected, successfully updated undeleted import records will not appear on the Employee Import screen.
OPS > Interfaces > Import > Employees > Import Absence Claim Approval If selected, related employee absence claim and approval are imported.
OPS > Interfaces > Import > Employees > Import Accrual If selected, related employee accruals are imported.
OPS > Interfaces > Import > Employees > Import File Format Specifies the file format for employee data imports (for example, TXT).
OPS > Interfaces > Import > Employees > Import File Location Specifies the path where import files are saved for employee data imports.
OPS > Interfaces > Import > Employees > Import FMLA Certificates If selected, employee FMLA Certificates are imported.
OPS > Interfaces > Import > Employees > Import Pre-processing Specifies whether the automatic pre-processing service is standard or Custom Mode.
OPS > Interfaces > Import > Employees > Import Skills If selected, employee skills are imported.
OPS > Interfaces > Import > Employees > Import Use SSN If selected, social security numbers are used as matching keys for accrual and employee updates.
OPS > Interfaces > Import > Employees > Schedule Parameters > Method Specifies whether to import employee data automatically and whether to schedule imports by Time Interval , Time of Day, or Specified Times. After changing this property value, you must restart the server.
OPS > Interfaces > Import > Employees > Schedule Parameters > Specified Times Specifies the times, in HH:MM:SS format to run the employee import. Separate entries with commas. To take effect you must set the OPS > Interfaces > Import > Employees > Schedule Parameters > Method property to Schedule by Specified Times and restart the server.
OPS > Interfaces > Import > Employees > Schedule Parameters > Time Interval Specifies the number of minutes between employee imports, if the OPS > Interfaces > Import > Employees > Schedule Parameters > Method property is set to Schedule by Time Interval. After changing this property value, you must restart the server.
OPS > Interfaces > Import > Employees > Schedule Parameters > Time of Day Specifies the time in HH:MM:SS format for running the employee import, if the OPS > Interfaces > Import > Employees > Schedule Parameters > Method property is set to Schedule by Time of Day. After changing this property value, you must restart the server.
OPS > Interfaces > Import > Employees > Seniority Recalculate If selected, seniority is recalculated after an import is complete.