Summary description
This group of reports covers changes made to person, appointment, and pay-related details, including leavers, as well as updates made by staff in Employee Self-Service (ESS), including Onboarding data collection.
Why should you run these reports?
- To check all new data or changes processed in PeopleXD with an effective date that falls within the date range selected.
- To check updates made by staff in ESS, that fall within the date range selected (based on audit date). This excludes changes made to diversity data (excepting date of birth and legal sex).
When should you run these reports?
Before payroll cut-off to ensure that data is as expected before payroll is run.
Why should you monitor changes in ESS?
As staff can make updates to data that may have an impact on data quality and some key processes, it is important that these changes are monitored. For example:
- Address changes: staff could either delete or enter incomplete address details. This should be monitored to ensure address completeness and accuracy. History of address updates may also be required by the Home Office for visa holders. To comply with HMRC rules, UK post codes must be split into both, the 'Post Code Prefix' and the 'Post Code Suffix' fields, eg Prefix: OX1 Suffix: 1XO. Please correct this where it has been entered into a single field.
- Date of birth and legal sex: ESS does not prohibit staff from amending this information, but they are advised not to update these fields. Where these fields have been updated, contact the individual to verify and document the changes accordingly and remind them not to update this information in ESS themselves.
Hints & tips
- Results: Data extracted from PeopleXD, input by HR Administrators: These reports run based on effective dates, so it will show you the changes that took effect during a period you specify regardless of when they were entered into the system. See also PERDEP21_Monthly Data Input Check which reports on input dates.
Data extracted from Employee Self-Service: This report runs based on audit/input dates, and will show you all the changes that were made by staff in ESS within the date range selected.
- Running: The Person Changes and the Changes made in ESS reports use different filters to the other reports in this folder.
Available filters
NB Remember to untick ‘<All [filter label]>’ selection when narrowing down the options within a filter – see the HR Reporting How-to Guide.
Filter |
Mandatory? |
Notes |
Period Start Date |
Y |
Changes from this point in time (see description above) |
Period End Date |
Y |
Changes to this point in time (see description above) |
Department code |
N |
If you have access to more than one department and you wish to report on only one of those departments, select the relevant department code here. Multiple values can be selected. |
Department description |
N |
As above, select the department name, if required. |
Administered by |
N |
Select DEP (department) or DIV (division), if required. |
Employee status |
N |
The default is 'PERMANENT', 'OPEN ENDED EXTERNALLY FUNDED', 'FIXED TERM', 'WORKER' and 'SELF FINANCING. Select from the dropdown the specific status(es) or remove the default list to bring back all records (this will include non-employees). |
Reason code description/ Change reason/ Salary change reason | N | Select a specific Reason code description (eg Maternity leave start), if required. |
Personnel Number |
N |
Enter specific personnel number or leave blank for 'all' records. |
Surname |
N |
Enter specific surname or leave blank for 'all' records. |
Details of paginated reports in this folder
Report | Notes |
---|---|
Person Changes |
This report returns data extracted from PeopleXD (to check the data entered/changed by HR Administrators). |
Changes made in Employee Self-Service (ESS) |
This returns data extracted from ESS, including Onboarding, to check the data entered/changed directly by staff. This includes personal contact details, emergency contact(s) (ie next of kin), date of birth and legal sex. |
New Starters |
Includes all new starters where the reason code indicates they have joined (or re-joined) the University. |
Appointment Changes |
Changes to appointment – change of hours, pay etc. Does not include new starters as these are found in the New Starters report. Includes Page Items to allow filter by Reason Code Description. |
Ended Appointments |
Details of ended appointments within your department, eg where they have ended one of several appointments or the appointment has been manually ended to resolve an issue. |
Approved Salary Changes |
Shows details of any approved salary changes, including who did the approval. RED indicates not approved by department. APPROVED BY DEPARTMENT indicates not yet approved by Payroll. Incudes Right to Work details. |
Approved Allowance Changes |
Shows details of any approved allowances during the period. Includes Right to Work details. |
Cost Allocation Changes |
Changes to cost allocations (funding). |
Leavers |
Details of individuals who have left the University during the period. Includes filter for Leaving Code Description. Includes Right to Work details. |