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Position Requisitions - Approval Detail page

Use the Position Requisition Details page to review the complete information for a single position requisition, including vacancy and posting details, the employee being replaced, position information, funding distribution, and the approval status and history.

All fields are view-only and cannot be updated.

Approval process

Position Requisition approval is header-level.

  1. On the Position Requisitions tab, select a Requisition ID. For information about the fields on the Position Requisition Details page, refer to the Field descriptions.

  2. Review the General Information, Employee To Be Replaced, Position Details, and funding distributions.

    • To approve a request, select the ellipsis in the page heading section and then select Approve. Enter your comments and select Approve and Submit.

    • To deny a request, select the ellipsis in the page heading section and then select Deny. Enter your comments and select Deny and Submit.

    • To return a request for correction, select the ellipsis in the page heading section and then select Needs Correction. Enter your comments and select Submit for Correction.

    • To delegate a request, select the ellipsis in the page heading section and then select Delegation. Select a user and then select Delegate.

    • To view a chronological record of all approval actions, select Approval History.

Field descriptions

The Position Requisition Details page contains the following sections:

General Information

The following table describes the fields in the General Information section on the Position Requisition Details page.

Field

Description

Data source and Valid values

Job Class

The code and title of the job class for the vacated position.

The field value is retrieved from the Job Class field on the Position Requisition page.

Fiscal Year

The fiscal year associated with the vacated position.

The field value is retrieved from the Fiscal Year field on the Position Requisition page.

Base Location

The location code and building name for the vacated position.

The field value is retrieved from the Position Location field on the Position Requisition page.

Requestor

The HR staff member who created the requisition.

The field value is automatically populated from the user account of the person who created the requisition.

Shift Type

The work shift type for the vacated position, if applicable.

The field value is retrieved from the Shift Type field on the Position Requisition page.

Tentative Start Date

The anticipated start date for the employee who will fill the vacancy.

The field value is retrieved from the Tentative Start Date field on the Position Requisition page.

Position FTE

The FTE value for the vacated position.

The field value is retrieved from the Position FTE field on the Position Requisition page.

Position Headcount

The number of positions being filled through this requisition.

The field value is retrieved from the Position Headcount field on the Position Requisition page.

Hiring Manager

The hiring manager for this vacancy.

The field value is retrieved from the Hiring Manager field on the Position Requisition page.

Salary Range

The salary range (minimum and maximum) for the vacated position, if configured.

The field value is retrieved from the Salary From and Salary To fields on the Position Requisition page.

Internal Posting Date

The date the vacancy was posted for internal candidates.

The field value is retrieved from the Internal Posting Date field on the Position Requisition page.

Internal Closing Date

The date the internal posting closes.

The field value is retrieved from the Internal Closing Date field on the Position Requisition page.

External Posting Date

The date the vacancy was posted for external candidates.

The field value is retrieved from the External Posting Date field on the Position Requisition page.

External Closing Date

The date the external posting closes.

The field value is retrieved from the External Closing Date field on the Position Requisition page.

Employee To Be Replaced

The following table describes the fields in the Employee To Be Replaced section on the Position Requisition Details page.

Field

Description

Data source and Valid values

Number

The ID number of the employee who vacated the position.

The field value is retrieved from the Number field in the Employee To Be Replaced section of the Position Requisition page.

Name

The full name of the employee who vacated the position.

The field value is automatically populated from the First Name, Middle Name, and Last Name fields on the Employee Information page.

Last Day Worked

The last date the employee worked in the vacated position.

The field value is retrieved from the Last Day Worked field in the Employee To Be Replaced section of the Position Requisition page.

Reason

The reason the position became vacant (for example, transfer, resignation, or retirement).

The field value is retrieved from the Reason field in the Employee To Be Replaced section of the Position Requisition page.

Notes to HR

Notes entered by the submitter for the HR team.

The field value is retrieved from the Notes to HR field on the Position Requisition page.

Justification

Text supporting the need to fill the vacancy.

The field value is retrieved from the Justification field on the Position Requisition page.

Position Details

The following table describes the fields in the Position Details section on the Position Requisition Details page.

Field

Description

Data source and Valid values

Position Code

The code for the vacated position.

The field value is retrieved from the Position field on the Position Detail page.

Position Type

The position type category for the vacated position.

The field value is retrieved from the Position Type field on the Position Detail page.

Position Title

The title of the vacated position.

The field value is retrieved from the Position Title field on the Position Detail page.

Position Location

The building or site where the vacated position is based.

The field value is retrieved from the Location field on the Position Detail page.

Job Description

The duties and responsibilities for the position.

The field value is retrieved from the Job Description field on the Position Detail page.

Budget Unit or Full Account

The following table describes the columns in the Budget Unit or Full Account section on the Position Requisition Details page.

  • When Full Account Structure (FAS) is off, the section label is Budget Unit.

  • When Full Account Structure (FAS) is on, the section label is Full Account.

Column

Description

Data source and Valid values

Funding Source

The organization code that funds the position salary cost.

The field value is retrieved from the Low Orgn field on the Position Detail page.

Account

The account code for the funding allocation.

This field is not displayed when Full Account Structure (FAS) is on.

The field value is retrieved from the Account field on the Position Detail page.

Title

The title of the organization or account.

The field value is the ledger title automatically populated based on the Low Orgn and Account on the Position Detail page.

Percent

The percentage of the salary cost allocated to this funding line.

The field value is retrieved from the % field on the Position Detail page.

Project

The following table describes the columns in the Project section on the Position Requisition Details page.

Column

Description

Data source and Valid values

Project Code

The project code for any project-funded allocation.

The field value is retrieved from the Project field on the Position Detail page.

Account Code

The account code for the project funding allocation.

The field value is retrieved from the Account field on the Position Detail page.

Title

The title of the project or account.

The field value is the ledger title automatically populated based on the Project and Account on the Position Detail page.

Percent

The percentage of the salary cost allocated to this project.

The field value is retrieved from the % field on the Position Detail page.