PowerSchool ERP Payroll and Human Resources

Change Request page - Change Type section

Use the Change Type section on the Change Request page to select which kinds of position changes this request includes. Your selections define the scope of the request and determine which related sections of the page you complete.

The Change Type section of the Change Request page requires different security resources depending on which change type is being used:

Change type

Fields affected

Required security resource

New Position

All position fields

10545

Funding Change

Organization and project distributions

10549

Status Change

Position Status

10546

Title Change

Position Title

10547

Location Change

Location

10548

Adjust FTE

Authorized FTE

10551

Default FTE Change

Default FTE

10544

Transfer FTE

Authorized FTE (both positions)

10550

Supervisor Change

Supervisor Job Class, Supervisor Position

10544

Position Type Change

Position Type

10544

Bargaining Unit Change

Bargaining Unit

10544

Job Description Change

Job Description

10544

User-Defined Change

User-defined fields

10544

Other Change

Change Notes only

10544

In short, 10544 (May Run and View Position Change Requests) is required for most "Other Changes" category types (Supervisor, Position Type, Default FTE, Bargaining Unit, Job Description, User-Defined, and Other Change), while the remaining change types each require their own dedicated resource (10545–10551).

The following table describes the fields in the Change Type section of the Change Request page.

Field

Description

New Position

Indicates that the request adds a new position.

Title Change

Indicates that the request modifies the position title.

When selected, the Position Title field in the Position section becomes editable.

This functionality requires security resource 10547.

Status Change

Indicates that the request modifies the position status.

When selected, the Position Status field in the Position section becomes editable.

Requires the appropriate security privilege.

Location Change

Indicates that the request modifies the position location.

When selected, the Location field in the Position section becomes editable.

Requires the appropriate security privilege.

Funding Change

Indicates that the request modifies the expenditure distribution (organization and project charges) for the position.

When selected, the Original Funding, New Funding, Original Project, and New Project sections display.

Requires the appropriate security privilege.

Adjust FTE

Indicates that the request adjusts the authorized FTE for the position.

Requires the appropriate security privilege.

Transfer FTE

Indicates that the request transfers the authorized FTE between positions.

When selected, the From Position, To Position, From FTE, and To FTE sections replace the Position and FTE sections.

Requires the appropriate security privilege.

Other Change

Indicates that the request involves a change not covered by the other change types.

The following table describes the field in the Change Notes section of the Change Request page.

Field

Description

Change Notes

The description of the requested change.