Setting Up Event Classes

To set up the types or classes of events for the Benefits Administration system to recognize, and to control the handling of event classes, use the Event Class table (BAS_EVENT_CLASS_GBL) component.

This section discusses how to define event classes.

Page Name	Definition Name	Usage
Event Class Table Page	BAS_EVENT_CLASS	Define the classes of events that the Benefits Administration system recognizes, and control how event classes are handled.

Use the Event Class Table page (BAS_EVENT_CLASS) to define the classes of events that the Benefits Administration system recognizes, and control how event classes are handled.

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Set Up HCM > Product Related > Automated Benefits > Eligibility and Event Rules > Event Class Table > Event Class Table

This table shows default values for the event classes delivered by PeopleSoft Benefits Administration:

Event Class	Description	Event Class Use	Event Priority	Manual Events Allowed?
BIR	Birth	Specific Event Class	401	Selected
DIV	Divorce	Specific Event Class	403	Selected
FSC	Family status change	Specific Event Class	300	Selected
HIR	New hire	Specific Event Class	100	Deselected
MAR	Marriage	Specific Event Class	402	Selected
MSC	Miscellaneous	Default Event Class	400	Selected
OE	Open Enrollment	Open Enrollment Event Class	900	Deselected
SNP	Snapshot	Snapshot Event Class	50	Deselected
TER	Termination	Specific Event Class	200	Deselected

Field or Control	Description
Specific Event Class	Select to designate an event class that is designed to match the Benefits Administration action entered on the Action/Reason page to call specific processing rules.
Open Enrollment Event Class	Select to indicate that open enrollment events are triggered for all employees associated with a particular open enrollment process.
Default Event Class	Select to indicate that the Benefits Administration action does not match any specific event class. For example, an employee undergoes a Leave of Action/Military Leave (LOA/MIL) action and action reason, and the Benefit Administration action value for that combination is MIL. If you have not defined any additional event classifications beyond those delivered by PeopleSoft Benefits Administration, the system processes the employee according to the event rules for the MSC class. It does not recognize MIL as a specific event class unless you define it that way.
Snapshot Event Class	Select to indicate that snapshot events are triggered for all employees associated with a particular snapshot process.
Event Priority	Enter the priority in which the system processes the event in situations in which multiple events take place on the same date. The system processes events associated with event classes with lower event priority values first.
Manual Events Allowed	Select if events associated with the event class can be inserted manually for an employee using the Review BAS Activity page.
Available through Self Service	Select to enable employees to elect or change benefit information based on the eligibility determinations that result from event processing in the selected class. This is linked to the Enroll In Benefits feature for the PeopleSoft eBenefits application. For example, you might not want employees to be able to enter or update election information after they experience a TER event.
Print Option	Specify the printing of enrollment forms or confirmation statements. You may, at times, create event classifications, which are meant for administrative use only. Event classifications should never be viewed by employees.
Days to Print	Enter the number of days prior to an event that an enrollment form prints. This accommodates future-dated events by holding the form for a reasonable time period just before the event is processed.

Setting Up Event Classes

Page Used to Set Up Event Classes

Event Class Table Page