Examples of Updating Date-Effective Objects
When you update a date-effective object, you insert a physical record in the object's history. Typically, the inserted record follows the current record and the effective start date is today. However, you can also enter future-dated changes and update past records.
Entering Future-Dated Changes
The grade EC3 exists from 17 June, 2019. Its ceiling step changes from 1 January, 2023. On 30 November, 2022, you change the grade's ceiling step and enter an effective start date of 1 January, 2023. This change creates a physical record in the grade definition, as shown in this table.
Physical Record |
Effective Start Date |
Effective End Date |
Ceiling Step |
---|---|---|---|
2 |
1 January, 2023 |
4 |
|
1 |
17 June, 2019 |
31 December, 2022 |
3 |
From 1 January, 2023 physical record 2 is in effect. Until then, physical record 1 is in effect.
Applying Historical Updates to Later Records
Jennifer Watts has one assignment, as shown in this table.
Physical Record |
Effective Start Date |
Effective End Date |
Grade |
Location |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 |
18 September, 2022 |
A1 |
Area Office |
|
1 |
10 April, 2022 |
17 September, 2022 |
A1 |
HQ |
You promote Jennifer to grade A2 from 1 July, 2022. You update her assignment with an effective start date of 1 July, 2022 and enter grade A2. This update:
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Inserts a physical record between existing records 1 and 2
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Sets the effective end dates of physical record 1 to 30 June, 2022 and of the inserted record to 17 September, 2022
You also correct existing physical record 2 to change the grade from A1 to A2.
Jennifer's assignment history is now as shown in this table.
Physical Record |
Effective Start Date |
Effective End Date |
Grade |
Location |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 |
18 September, 2022 |
A2 |
Area Office |
|
2 |
1 July, 2022 |
17 September, 2022 |
A2 |
HQ |
1 |
10 April, 2022 |
30 June, 2022 |
A1 |
HQ |