Entering Data That Affects WGI Automatic Actions

Because the automatic WGI process obtains information from many pages, be aware of entering information that might affect some of the data the system uses.

• Creating a PAR for a Change to a Lower Grade.

  When you create a PAR with nature of action code 713, the system updates the WGI due date to reflect the change. However, the change may affect the WGI due date and status in many ways. You need to verify that the information entered is correct for your specific circumstances. To remind you, the system displays a warning message.

• Changing the WGI due date.

  When you change the WGI due date, the system checks that the date you entered is the beginning of a pay period. If it isn't, it issues a warning message.

• Based on the WGI due date you entered, the system suggests the beginning of the pay period in which your date falls and the beginning of the next pay period.

  You can enter one of these or keep your original date. If you decide to keep the date you've entered, the WGI process still identifies this employee as eligible for a step increase. However, if you enter a WGI due date in the middle of a pay period, the pay increase takes effect only at the beginning of the following pay period.

• Adding historical rows.

  When you insert a row with an effective date earlier than an automatic WGI that has already occurred, the system assigns a WGI status of Waiting. You probably do not want the system to process this row in an automatic WGI and should change the WGI status to N/A. Depending on the nature of action, you might need to check other information, for example step, on this and subsequent pages.

• Inserting a row with an effective date equivalent to the current WGI due date.

  The system processes the WGI after all other actions with the same effective date. It increments the sequence number of the WGI row it adds.

• If a user creates a manual WGI (NOA = 893) PAR row, any preceding rows that have a WGI status of Waiting or Approved are updated to a status of Manual to indicate that a manual WGI has been inserted.