Using the PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface to Manage Benefits

This topic discusses how employees use the PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface to perform benefits-related self-service activities.

The eBenefits fluid pages appear in a framework that includes the following:

  • An overall page title of “Benefit Details”.

  • The common employee self-service header.

    The header includes the employee’s name, job title, and a related actions icon. The related actions icon provides access to additional self-service transactions.

    See Common Header for Employee Self-Service Pages

  • A panel on the left with tabs for accessing specific pages.

For general information about fluid pages in PeopleSoft HCM, see Understanding PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface Homepages

Page/Tile Name

Definition Name

Usage

Benefit Details Tile

HC_EBEN_SS_NAVCOLL_FL (cref for the tile)

W3EB_ENR_TILE_FLU (page for dynamic data)

Access benefits-related self-service transactions.

Benefits Summary Page

W3EB_GRID_FLU

View information about current benefits.

Dependent and Beneficiary Information Page

W3EB_DEPBNSMRY_FL

Update information about dependents and beneficiaries.

Life Events Page

W3EB_SEL_EVNT_FLU

Initiate processing for a life event that affects benefits.

Benefits Enrollment pages:

Benefits Enrollment Event Selection Page

Benefits Enrollment Page

BNE_SEL_EVENT_FL

BNE_CARD_SUMM_FL

View all currently active benefits-related enrollment events.

View enrollment summary information and the benefit plans you are eligible to elect from.

View Form 1095-C Page

ACA_EE_YE_FORM_FL

View the Form 1095-C generated each year and submitted to the IRS.

Form 1095-C Consent Page

ACA_SS_CONSENT_FL_GBL

Access the consent form to grant or withdraw consent to receive the Form 1095-C for the current year in an electronic format.

Employees use the Benefit Details tile to access benefits-related self-service transactions.

Navigation:

The Benefit Details tile is delivered as part of the Employee Self Service Homepage, but the location can change if you change the delivered home pages or if employees personalize their home pages.

This example illustrates the Benefit Details tile for the tablet.

(Tablet) Benefit Details tile

This example illustrates the Benefit Details tile for the smartphone.

(Smartphone) Benefit Details tile

Click the Benefit Details tile to access the Benefit Details page.

During open enrollment period, live content will be displayed on the tile giving the open enrollment’s end date.

Use the Benefits Summary page (W3EB_GRID_FLU) to view summary information about current benefits.

Navigation:

  • Click the Benefit Details tile on a PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface homepage.

    The Benefit Details tile is on the delivered Employee Self-Service home page.

  • Self Service > Benefits > Benefits Details

This example illustrates the Benefits Summary page for the tablet.

(Tablet) Benefits Summary page

This example illustrates the Benefits Summary page for the smartphone.

(Smartphone) Benefits Summary page

Field or Control

Description

As Of Date

Initially, the page displays benefits as of the current date. To view benefits as of a different date, choose a new As Of date and click the Refresh button.

Benefits Summary-

The grid that summarizes the employee’s benefits shows the type of benefit, a description of the benefit, and the employee’s coverage or participation.

You can access additional details about Reviewing and Editing Health Plan InformationReviewing Insurance Plan Information and Reviewing Savings Plan Information benefits by clicking those items to access the classic self-service pages that show those details.

Use the Dependent and Beneficiary Information page (W3EB_DEPBNSMRY_FL) to update information about dependents and beneficiaries.

Note: Whenever an employee makes changes to the Dependent/Beneficiary Info page in Employee Self Service, the changes are automatically reflected in the administrator (Update Dependent/Beneficiary) pages.

If the administrator has set up the Dependent Workflow, he/she can select to receive an email notification when an employee modifies the Dependent/Beneficiary Info page.

Navigation:

Select the Benefit Details tile on a PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface Employee Self Service homepage, select the Dependent/Beneficiary Info tab.

This example illustrates the Dependent and Beneficiary Information page for the tablet.

(Tablet) Dependent and Beneficiary Information page

This example illustrates the Dependent/Beneficiary Info page for the smartphone.

(Smartphone) Dependent/Beneficiary Info page

The following example illustrates the Individual Dependent/Beneficiary Information page for the tablet.

(Tablet) Dependent/Beneficiary Info page

The following example illustrates the Individual Dependent/Beneficiary Information page for the tablet.

(Tablet) Individual Dependent_Beneficiary Information page (Part 2 of 2)

The following example illustrates the Individual Dependent/Beneficiary Information page for the smartphone.

(Smartphone) Individual Dependent/Beneficiary Information page

Name Modal Window

Select the Name field to modify the name of a dependent/beneficiary.

This example illustrates the Name modal window for the tablet.

(Tablet) Name modal window

Address Modal Window

The address of a newly added dependent or beneficiary defaults to the ‘Same as mine’ slider equals ‘Yes’, and the home address as given in the employee’s Personal Information is displayed in the grid.

If the employee's Personal Information has no home address, then no address is displayed on the grid. You can select the Add Address row to open the Address modal window and add an address.

In the Address modal window, with the ‘Same as mine’ slider equals ‘Yes’, you can select an existing address type of the employee.

You can choose No’ on the ‘Same as mine’ slider to add a different address.

If the employee's Personal Information has a home address, you can select the Address row to open the Address modal window to modify the address.

This example illustrates the Address modal window for the tablet.

(Tablet) Address modal window

National ID Modal Window

Select the Add National ID button to add the national ID. Dependents and beneficiaries with citizenship in more than one country can have more than one national ID. Add an additional row when required.

Note: The national ID feature is supported only for the countries United States and Canada.

You cannot delete a national ID through Employee Self Service. Only an Admin user has the rights to delete an existing national ID.

This example illustrates the National ID modal window for the tablet.

(Tablet) National ID modal window

Field or Control

Description

Country

Select the country for which the national ID is entered.

Note: The national ID feature currently supports only the countries United States and Canada.

Primary

When more than one national ID is added, use this option to indicate which national ID should be considered as the primary ID.

By default, the first national ID entered is considered the primary ID.

Phone Number Modal Window

Select the Add Phone button to add a phone number.

In the Phone Number modal window, the ‘Same as mine’ slider defaults to ‘No’. You can choose ‘Yes’ on the slider to add an already existing phone number in the employee’s Personal Information.

You can choose ‘No’ on the slider to add a new phone number for the dependent or beneficiary.

By default, the first phone number you add for the dependent/beneficiary is automatically set as their preferred number.

This example illustrates the Phone Number modal window for the tablet.

(Tablet) Phone Number modal window

Field or Control

Description

Same as mine

Choose Yes on the ‘Same as mine’ slider to select one of your already existing phone numbers for the dependent/beneficiary. To add a different phone number, choose No on the ‘Same as mine’ slider.

Type

For a ‘Same as mine’ equals ‘Yes’ phone number, you can choose any available phone type the employee has on his/her Personal Information.

If you choose No on the ‘Same as mine’ slider, you can add any available type from the drop-down list.

Preferred

By default, the first phone number you add is selected as a preferred number. You can select ‘Yes’ on the ‘Preferred’ slider to set a different phone number as your preferred number.

Note: Only one phone number can be chosen as the preferred number.

Delete

Use the Delete button to delete a phone number.

Email Address Modal Window

Select the Add Email button to add an email ID.

his example illustrates the Email Address modal window for the tablet.

(Tablet) Email Address modal window

Use the Life Events page (W3EB_SEL_EVNT_FLU) to initiate processing for a life event that affects your benefits.

For the video feature overview on Fluid Life Events, see

Video: PeopleSoft Fluid Life Events .

Navigation:

Click the Benefits tile on a PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface home page, then click the Life Events tab on the Benefits page.

This example illustrates the Life Events page for the tablet.

(Tablet) Life Events page

This example illustrates the Life Events page for the smartphone.

(Smartphone) Life Events page

This page lists the same life event options that an employee sees on the classic life events pages.

When you select the type of life event, the page displays a message with information about the time period within which the life event information must be submitted (for example, within 31 days of the event).

Next you enter the event date and click the Complete Life Event button. The system then displays the classic life event pages where you complete the transaction.

For information about the pages used for the four delivered life events, see the following topics:

Use the View Form 1095-C page (HC_ACA_EE_YE_FORM_FL) to view the Form 1095-C generated each year and submitted to the IRS.

Navigation:

Click the Benefits tile on a PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface Employee Self Service homepage, click the Affordable Care Act tab on the Benefits Details page, and then click the View Form 1095-C Consent tab.

This example illustrates the View Form 1095-C page for the tablet.

(Tablet) View Form 1095-C page

Field or Control

Description

IRS Instructions

Click this link to open the filing instructions of the Form 1095-C for the corresponding year.

Issue Date/Sequence

Displays the date on which the corresponding form was available in Self Service and the sequence of the form.

Tax Form

Click this link to open the PDF format of Form 1095-C. There are three kinds of tax forms which could be available for the employee: Original, Reissue and Correction.

This example illustrates the IRS Instructions page which opens when you click the Instructions link on the View Form 1095-C page.

Form 1095-C_IRS Instructions

This example illustrates the Tax Form – Form 1095-C which opens when you click a Tax Form link on the View Form 1095-C page.

(Tablet) Tax Form - Form 1095-C

This example illustrates the View Form 1095-C page for the smartphone.

(Smartphone) View Form 1095-C page

Use the Form 1095-C Consent page (ACA_SS_CONSENT_FL_GBL) to access the consent form to grant or withdraw consent to receive the Form 1095-C for the current year in an electronic format.

Navigation:

Click the Benefits tile on a PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface Employee Self Service homepage, click the Affordable Care Act tab on the Benefits page, and then click the Form 1095-C Consent tab.

This example illustrates the Form 1095-C Consent page for the tablet.

(Tablet) Form 1095-C Consent page

This example illustrates the Form 1095-C Consent - Withdraw page for the tablet.

(Tablet) Form 1095-C Consent - Withdraw page

This example illustrates the Form 1095-C Consent page for the Smartphone.

(Smartphone) Form 1095-C Consent page

This example illustrates the Form 1095-C Consent page for the Smartphone displaying the checkbox at the bottom of the page.

(Smartphone) Form 1095-C Consent page - Displaying checkbox