Implement Self-Service Benefits Setup

Access the ESS Setup Director form.

To implement employee benefits setup:

On ESS Setup Director, click the ESS Setup Applications option and then review the resulting list of links in the Available Items pane.
In the Available Items pane, click each link and review the documentation that the system automatically displays.
To review the programs for which you need to create a new version or set processing options, click ESS Versions/Processing Options and review the list of links.
To create a Selected Items list of links, click a version or processing option link on the Available Items list and then click the single, right arrow between the Available Items and Selected Items lists.
Repeat the previous step for each version or processing option link that you want to move into the Selected Items list.
When the Selected Items list is complete, to begin the first task, click Continue.
On ESS Instructions, review data that might exist.
To access the program and add or change data, select Edit Setup.
After you complete the task for the selected program, select Cancel or Close.
On ESS Instructions, to move to the next selected item on your list, select Next.
Repeat steps 7 through 10 until you complete all of the selected items on your list.
To review a previous program or documentation in the Selected Items list, click Previous.
When you complete the last selected item, click Next.
On ESS Director, select the ESS Setup Applications option.
Repeat steps 4 through 11 until all of the tasks on your Selected Items list is complete.
- ESS Setup Applications
  Enter a code that specifies an indicator setting. Values are:
  0: No
  1: Yes
- ESS Versions/Processing Options
  Enter a code that specifies an indicator setting. Values are:
  0: No
  1: Yes