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UCPath Enhancements & Training Updates: July 20 - September 27

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July 20 - September 27

UCPath recently implemented the below changes.

THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN CONDENSED FOR UCLA AUDIENCES

Absence Management 

SummaryReferenced material Date

A Job Aid was updated: 

  • A new Use Case row was added for Vacation Lapse/Forfeiture (page 7) to reflect how to manage vacation accruals that lapse.
  • The Notes description for Rehired retiree with sick balances (page 11) was updated to reflect additional context to the clause for submitting an eForm.
     

UCPath Job Aid

9/12/24

Benefits

SummaryReferenced materialDate
UCPath employee resources were updated to reflect the new Family Member Eligibility Verification (FMEV) verbiage added to self service pages.

UCPath Help Site Topics (Simulations)

UCPath Job Aid

 
UCPath manager resources were updated to reflect the new Family Member Eligibility Verification (FMEV) verbiage added to self service pages.  

UCPath Job Aid

9/16/24

General Ledger 

Summaryreferenced materialDATE
The main Salary Cost Transfer (SCT) batch program (UC_SCT_DIST) was modified to allow daily scheduled batch processing using the batch user ID (UC_BATCH).N/A8/1/24
The Rewrite GL Assessments process data discrepancies that were discovered in the SCT_20240718 batch were resolved.N/A8/6/24
The effective dated row for CBR Assessment Page was modified.N/A8/22/24

Payroll & Compensation

Summaryreferenced materialDATE

The Quicklinks - Payroll Configuration page was updated to include: 

  1. Systemwide general deduction
  2. Local general deduction
  3. UCPC earn code list
  4. General deduction - special accumulator
  5. Earnings codes - special accumulator
N/A8/22/24
UCPath employee resources were updated to remove outdated PPS information.

UCPath Job Aid

9/16/24

Salesforce

SummaryReferenced MaterialDATE
The error message encountered during an employee search timeout for SOBO Case Assist was cleared, allowing users to initiate a new search without delay.N/A8/5/24
The business unit and department fields is reset when the "Clear Values" option is selected for SOBO Case Assist. N/A8/5/24
The communities view for those submitting on behalf of others (SOBO) and employee users was updated to clearly indicate when a case is no longer eligible to be reopened.N/A9/9/24

Workforce Administration

SummaryReferenced MaterialDATE
The email resend process was updated to bypass anyone with a blank email address field.N/A7/30/24
A code change was made to resolve employee relations code discrepancies found on the position table (PS_UC_POS_EMP_REL). N/A7/30/24
Accessibility issues found on the self-identification guided on-boarding wizard were resolved. N/A8/13/24
The disclosure configuration was modified to allow non-represented employees, particularly in the A1- Academic Senate and FX- Non-Senate Academic Research titles, to update their disclosures.N/A8/30/24
A fix was applied to prevent JED values from being carried over from the previous row to the new row and to accept the value present in the template. N/A8/30/24

A Job Aid was updated: 

  • The Fiscal-Year Appointees description (bullet point 3) now reflects all three methods that can be used to process vacation takes.
  • "Forfeit" was replaced with "use" in the Other Notes column for Summer Salary Research (1 of 2) and Summer Session Teaching (1 of 3) to better align with how vacation can be leveraged to request additional compensation during summer.

UCPath Job Aid

9/12/24


UCPath Basics and Navigation

SummaryReferenced MaterialDATE
A training resource was updated to include information about the UCPath system time-out. 

LMS Course

9/12/24

 

Did You Know?

Out-of-state income tax withholding requests can be processed online through self-service. 

An eForm is available in UCPath > Forms Library > Access Forms > Payroll > Out-Of-State Income Tax Withholding

UCPath Job Aid: Out-Of-State Income Tax Withholding

When opening a ticket in Ask UCPath, the “Requested By” field should be populated differently if the inquiry is on behalf of you or someone else.

When submitting an inquiry for yourself, select the “Employee”  in the Requested By field. However, when submitting submit an inquiry on behalf of an employee select “Location” in the Requested By field. 

UCPath Simulation: Submit an Inquiry on Behalf of Employee (SOBO) in UCPath

There is weekly maintenance on UCPath each Sunday from 12:01 am -6:00 am PT. 

During this time, employees cannot access UCPath to complete online activities. Locations will be notified of any special planned maintenance that is outside of the weekly planned maintenance schedule.