Step 1: Determining Time Reporters to Process

This process can be divided into two phases.

Field or Control	Description
Phase 1: Select Time Reporters for Processing	This process is initiated when you select groups or individuals to process on the Time Administration run control page. Among the groups or individuals you select, Time Administration processes those meeting the following criteria: If you are creating Payable Time, the system processes only time reporters whose TA_STATUS is Y and whose EARLIEST_CHGDT (earliest change date) is less than or equal to the current date or process date specified on the Time Administration run control page. All multiple jobs are loaded even if not specified on the run control page, irrespective of TL installation option. The TL installation option is used later on in the TL_TA000300 routine. Note: If you are forecasting Payable Time, the system does not use TA_STATUS or EARLIEST_CHGDT to select time reporters for processing. The only time it uses these fields to select time reporters is when creating actual Payable Time. After the system has applied its selection criteria to the time reporters you entered on the Time Administration run control page, Time Administration populates the TL_TA_TRLIST Table with a final list of time reporters to be processed (it only processes time reporters in this list). Note: The system processes time reporters whose TA_STATUS is set to Y or whose EARLIEST_CHGDT is less than or equal to the current or process date specified on the Time Administration Run Control page.
Phase 2: Define Initial Period of Interest	This step determines the start (START_DT) and end dates (END_DT) of the initial period of interest for batch processing. The initial period of interest represents the minimum amount of time that must be processed for each time reporter you run through Time Administration. This data is stored in the TL_TA_TRLIST Table along with each time reporter's EMPLID and EMPL_RCD. Regardless of whether you are creating Payable Time or Forecasting Payable Time, the initial period of interest is defined (for each time reporter) as the workgroup period intersected by the EARLIEST_CHGDT. The end date of this period can extend beyond the workgroup period (as far out as the last date of reported time) if time is reported for future dates (that is, dates following the workgroup period). The initial period of interest start (START_DT) and end (END_DT) dates contained in the TL_TA_TRLIST table are referenced in Step 2—Combining Time Reporters into Batches, and are used to help group the population you are processing into batches.

Field or Control

Description

Phase 1: Select Time Reporters for Processing

This process is initiated when you select groups or individuals to process on the Time Administration run control page. Among the groups or individuals you select, Time Administration processes those meeting the following criteria:

If you are creating Payable Time, the system processes only time reporters whose TA_STATUS is Y and whose EARLIEST_CHGDT (earliest change date) is less than or equal to the current date or process date specified on the Time Administration run control page.

All multiple jobs are loaded even if not specified on the run control page, irrespective of TL installation option. The TL installation option is used later on in the TL_TA000300 routine.

Note: If you are forecasting Payable Time, the system does not use TA_STATUS or EARLIEST_CHGDT to select time reporters for processing. The only time it uses these fields to select time reporters is when creating actual Payable Time.

After the system has applied its selection criteria to the time reporters you entered on the Time Administration run control page, Time Administration populates the TL_TA_TRLIST Table with a final list of time reporters to be processed (it only processes time reporters in this list).

Note: The system processes time reporters whose TA_STATUS is set to Y or whose EARLIEST_CHGDT is less than or equal to the current or process date specified on the Time Administration Run Control page.

Phase 2: Define Initial Period of Interest

This step determines the start (START_DT) and end dates (END_DT) of the initial period of interest for batch processing.

The initial period of interest represents the minimum amount of time that must be processed for each time reporter you run through Time Administration. This data is stored in the TL_TA_TRLIST Table along with each time reporter's EMPLID and EMPL_RCD. Regardless of whether you are creating Payable Time or Forecasting Payable Time, the initial period of interest is defined (for each time reporter) as the workgroup period intersected by the EARLIEST_CHGDT. The end date of this period can extend beyond the workgroup period (as far out as the last date of reported time) if time is reported for future dates (that is, dates following the workgroup period).

The initial period of interest start (START_DT) and end (END_DT) dates contained in the TL_TA_TRLIST table are referenced in Step 2—Combining Time Reporters into Batches, and are used to help group the population you are processing into batches.

In what follows we discuss:

How Time Administration uses the TA_STATUS and EARLIEST_CHGDT fields to narrow the time reporters you've entered on the Time Administration run control page to those who actually meet the criteria for processing.
The TL_TA_TRLIST Table, which contains the final list of time reporters for processing and the start and end dates of the initial period of interest—information that is used in Step 2—Combining Time Reporters Into Batches.
How Time Administration defines the initial period of interest.

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