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FL Additional Jobs Assignments

Overview

This format of the Additional Job Assignment should be reported during reporting periods 2 and 3 when a staff member performs additional job assignments.

Report Frequency

This report is due during reporting periods 2 and 3 when a staff member performs additional job assignments.  For example, if a teacher of Language Arts, Middle/Junior (Job Code 51027) is also a teacher of gifted students, the additional job code 52008 should be reported in this format.

Selection Criteria

All employees, including contracted employees, with additional job assignments.

Setup

Before a report can be generated, the reporting interface must be accessed and the necessary data set up completed.  This configuration information is used by the Load and Submission processes.

Note:  For detailed information about the report screens/tabs, see the “Overview of Regulatory Reporting” document.  This document explains the items in common for all reports.

The following options need to be configured under “Setup” menu: 

·       Site Profile

·       Ledger Profile

·       Crosswalk

·       Code Value

·       Additional Setup

Site Profile

Click Site Profile to define the entities and their details.  This information is used by the Load and Submission processes for the defined entities.  At least one Site Profile record is required.  All of the Florida regulatory reports utilize this same table so data will rarely need to be changed once it has been entered.

To add details about a site, enter data in the fields as described below.

Field

Description

Entity*

ID of the entity/employer.  The entity should be a valid entry as defined in BusinessPLUS.  Once saved, the value cannot be changed.

Employer Name*

Name of the employer for whom the entity is defined.

Employer Address*

First line of the employer’s address.

Employer Address (2)

Second line of the employer’s address.

Employer City*

City in which the employer is located.

Employer State*

State in which the employer is located.  Click  for the list of states.

Employer Zip Code*

Numeric zip code of the employer’s location.  This field accepts only five numeric characters and does not accept if all the five characters are zeroes.

Employer Zip Code Extension

Numeric zip code extension of the employer’s location.  This field accepts only numeric characters of 4 digits or less.

Department of * Education District Number

The two-digit number for the district in which the staff member is currently employed

NoteColumns marked with * are required fields.

Ledger Profile

The Ledger Profile page provides the ability to map/validate code values between the finance system and the regulatory report requirements.

Crosswalk

The Crosswalk page provides the ability to map/validate code values between the finance system and the regulatory report requirements.  The predefined code items appear as a list when the Crosswalk screen is loaded. 

Code

Description

FLDOESCHOOL

FL DOE School Building Numbers

FLDOEJOBCODE

FL DOE Job Codes

FLDOEFUNDSRC

FL DOE Fund Source

Code Value

Click Code Value to define valid codes.  Codes that are defined on this page can be used on the Maintenance page.

Additional Setup

Click Additional Setup to define the entity’s optional details.  This information is used by the Load and Submission processes.

Code

Description

FLDOERECTYPES

Record Types for Primary Pay Assignments

FLDOESUPPAYCLASS

Supplemental Pay Class

FLDOELEDGER

Default Ledger for this entity

FLDOELOCALID

Include the Employee ID as local ID

 Note:  This screen will not be present for a particular report where no setup requirements need to be configured.

Instance

Click Instance to configure the report instances for each report to be created.  Report instances need to be configured for the extract process.

Enter data in the fields as described below.

Field

Description

Name*

Name of the report instance as defined by the user. 

Survey Period*

Survey Period

Fiscal Year*

Fiscal Year for which submission will occur- “YYYY-YYYY” format.

 ‘As of’ Start Date*

Survey Start Date - “MM/DD/YYYY” format.  Once the instance is created and saved, the ‘As of’ Start Date’ value cannot be changed.

 ‘As of’ End Date*

Survey End Date - “MM/DD/YYYY” format.  Once the instance is created and saved, the ‘As of’ End Date’ value cannot be changed.

Note:  Columns marked with * are required fields.

Load

Click Load to extract and load records into the maintenance table.   See the Submission File Layout for the source of the reported data.

To load data for an instance of a report, enter data in the fields as described below.

 Field / Button

Description

Report Instance*

Click  for the list of report instances.  Select the desired report instance. 

Notes

Enter a note related to report instance or load that is to be performed.

Entity*

Click  to select a specific entity for which the load will be performed. Select “ALL” to extract records of all entities.

Employee ID(s)

If specific IDs are to be refreshed or reported on, enter on this line, separated by commas.

Purge Existing Data

If all the existing Maintenance table data, for the selected Report Instance, needs to be deleted this checkbox should be checked.  This action would also remove new Maintenance records added previously using the Maintenance screen.

Load (Button)

Click to load maintenance records into the Maintenance table.

Note:  Columns marked with * are required fields.

After clicking Load, the Information window appears to indicate that the Load Process has begun.  Click the “OK” button to proceed.

The selected report instance details appear as described below.

Field

Description

Report Instance Details

Details of the selected Report Instance.

Last Load for the Selected Report Instance

The date (Last Load) and user (Created By) who performed the last load and any note entered for the selected Report Instance.  If the report is loaded for the first time for the selected Report Instance, this information is blank.

Maintenance

Click the Maintenance link to view Load Process results.  The load will include any generated errors and will display those in the bottom half of the screen.  Data manipulation is allowed on the extracted employee data. 

The following actions are available:

·       Data changes (to data extracted from the report instance into the Maintenance table)

·       Adding records

·       Deleting records

Select Report or Specific Records

Field

Description

Report Instance

Click  to select a specific instance.

Filter By Criteria

Filter the maintenance records based on Employee ID or Employee Last Name.  Enter data then click the Apply Filter button.  Clear the fields and click the Apply Filter button again to view all the results.

Total Record Count

Indicates the total number of Maintenance records in the grid.

Error Log By Last

Click  to select the type of errors/messages to view.   Options are Load or Submission. 

Filter Selected Record

Filters the selected Maintenance record in the records area above.

Generate Report (Button)

Runs the “Error Log” to a report.

Possible Error & Warning Messages

The grid at the bottom of the Maintenance page displays error messages logged during the load extract/submission package execution.  The errors include invalid/missing mandatory field values.  These values can be corrected by selecting the record from the error log grid and clicking on the “Filter Selected Record” checkbox although the long-term data fix would need to occur in BusinessPLUS or the report setup type screens.  On clicking this option, only the invalid record is filtered in the maintenance grid, which can then be corrected and saved.  On click of “View All Records”, all the maintenance records are displayed on the maintenance grid.

The potential Error/Warning Messages are described in the table below.  How to resolve the errors is also provided.  In some cases, the message may be informational only and should not significantly affect the Submission Process.  See the Submission File Layout section regarding the fields in question to verify if they are required. 

To generate a separate error report that can be printed or used for reference for either the Load or Submission type errors, make the appropriate selection in the “Error Log By Last” drop down and click on the “Generate Report” button.

Type

Error  / Warning Message

Resolution

 

<EMP ID>: has invalid Location <location> for Job Code <Job Code>.  Setting to 0000

Map the location in Crosswalk screen with FLDOESCHOOL code

 

<EMP ID>: Fund <Fund Source> not found in crosswalk

Map the Fund Source in Crosswalk screen with FLDOEFUNDSRC code

 

<EMP ID>: has invalid Job Code <job code> Setting to 00000

Map the Job Code in Crosswalk screen with FLDOEJOBCODE code

Notes:

·       “Load” indicates the message appears during the Load Process, on the bottom of the Maintenance screen

·       “Sub” indicates the message appears on the Submission report

·       The report instances drop-down list is loaded only with report instances for which the load has happened.

·       Inserting and deleting records are not allowed if there are unsaved changes in the grid.

·       If there are unsaved changes in the grid, sorting and filtering of the grid are disabled.

·       If there are unsaved changes in the grid, a prompt to save the existing changes will be shown, if trying to navigate to another screen.

Submission

After verifying the maintenance data, click Submission to create the file to be submitted to the reporting agency.

To create a report file for submission, enter data in the fields as described below.

Field | Button

Description

Report Instance*

Click  for the list of report instances.  Choose the report instance which is to be submitted.

Notes

Any notes applicable to the submission job.

Filename*

System generated or user defined file name for the submission file.

The filename should always end with the “.txt” extension. The filename cannot contain these characters ‘\:/*?”<>|’

Note:  The path where the file is saved is already configured in the application and should not be entered here.

In some reports the report name is auto-generated and hence the text filename cannot be changes for such reports.

Example:  DPS43.GU.F61029.Y09102

Entity*

Click  for the list of entities.  If the maintenance records for all the entities are to be submitted then “ALL” should be selected.

Report Instance Details

Details for the selected “Report Instance”.

Last Submission for the Selected Report Instance

The date (Last Submission) and user (Created By) who performed the last submission and the note that was entered for submitting the selected Report Instance.

 Double Arrow (Button)

Regenerate the filename.

Generate Report (Button)

Create report file with data from maintenance table.

View Report (Button)

View the submission file report.

Notes:

·       Columns marked with * are required fields.

·       Only if the Load is performed on the report instance, the report instance will appear in the Report Instance drop-down list.

·       If the mandatory fields are empty or have an invalid value, an error is logged which can be corrected from the Maintenance screen.

Submission File Layout

The following table shows the field numbers, field names, and source within BusinessPLUS.

Position

Field

Req.

Type

Size

Source Table

Source  Column

Description/Business Logic

1-2

District Number

Y

N/R

2

rr_site_profile

district_no

The two-digit number for the district in which the staff member is currently employed. For employees who serve multiple districts, this is the fiscal agent district number. Also, the district number is for the district submitting the in-service education component.

3-12

Social Security Number

Y

A/N/L

10

hr_empmstr

ssn

The number assigned to an individual by the Social Security Administration (left justified). NOTE: For contracted or charter school staff for whom the school district cannot obtain a Social Security Number, the district must assign a Staff Number Identifier for the employee using the following method:  CS The first two positions in the Social Security Number field must be coded with the letters “CS”.  NNNNNNN The last seven positions must be numeric.  NOTE: The district-defined Staff Number Identifier must result in a unique staff number within the district.

13-13

Survey Period Code

Y

N

1

rr_run_def_
mstr

survey_period

A code representing one of the state reporting periods.
1= July
2 =October
3 =February
4 =June
5 =End of Year
8 =July

14-17

Fiscal Year

Y

N

4

rr_run_def_
mstr

fiscal_year_
extd

The state fiscal year running from July 1 through June 30 for which the reported data are applicable.
Example: 8788 Fiscal year July 1, 1987 through June 30, 1988

18-21

School Number, Primary/Home

N

N/R

4

hr_pcntble

location

The state assigned four-digit school number (0001-9899) which indicates the primary administrative reporting unit to which the individual is assigned. The school number which indicates the primary school to which this individual is assigned for the reported job code.   For staff members who operate out of the county office, the school number to be used in this field is 9001.

22-26

Job Code, Additional

Y

N

5

hr_pcntble

jobcode

The code associated with each primary job assignment of the employee.
Example: 51077 Bilingual Specialist

This code is submitted in reporting periods 2, 3, and 5. In Survey 5, primary job code for the job the employee held during the regular school year is reported.

27-29

Job Code FTE

N

N/R

3

hr_emppay

pcn_fte

The full-time equivalency of the job assignment (to the nearest whole percent). For one full-time equivalency, the employee’s services are required each working day at least the number of hours equal to the number of hours of a regular working day for that job.
Example: 100 indicate 100% of the employee’s time is spent at the reported job assignment.
050 indicate 50% of the employee’s time is spent at the reported job assignment.
000 Substitute teacher, temporary part-time or student employee.

30-30

Job Code Fund Source 1

N

A

1

hr_earndist

gl_key

A code to identify up to three fund sources (and corresponding percentages) from which the employee’s salary is paid:
CODE FUND SOURCE
B - Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by NCLB
Title I, Part A
C  - Charter School, Not Paid Through District
E - IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
O  - Other Federal Programs
G  - State/Local Funded Programs (e.g., FEFP, State Categorical Programs)
R  - Reading First Grant
S - Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) Reading Allocation
M - Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by NCLB Title I, Part C (Migrant Education Program)
N - State Fiscal Stabilization Funds (ARRA)
P  - Targeted ARRA Stimulus Funds
Q - Other ARRA Stimulus Grants
T  - Race to the Top (ARRA)
U - Education Jobs Fund
Examples:
B050G0500000 Fifty percent of the employee’s salary or wage is paid from ESEA, Title 1, and 50 percent is paid from State Funded Programs.
E10000000000 One hundred percent of the employee’s salary or wage is paid from IDEA, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.  

This element identifies up to three fund sources from which the employee is paid at the time of the survey for the primary job reported.

31-33

Job Code Fund Source 1 Percent

N

N

3

hr_earndist

percent

34-34

Job Code Fund Source 2

N

A

1

hr_earndist

gl_key

35-37

Job Code Fund Source 2 Percent

N

N

3

hr_earndist

percent

38-38

Job Code Fund Source 3

N

A

1

hr_earndist

gl_key

39-41

Job Code Fund Source 3 Percent

N

N

3

hr_earndist

percent

42-42

Transaction Code

N

A

1

 

 

.

43-43

Qualified Paraprofessional

N

A

1

hr_licncert

licntype

A code to indicate the qualification status of a paraprofessional in relation to No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requirements.
CODE DEFINITION
A = Has an associate’s or higher degree
B = Has two years of study at an institution of higher education
C = Meets locally approved academic assessment of qualifications
D = Not NCLB qualified
Z = Not Applicable
Note:
This data element applies to paraprofessionals with instructional roles which include selected job codes beginning with 51 through 59.
Non-instructional paraprofessionals should be coded “Z.”
Non-instructional paraprofessional activities and job codes include, but are not limited to, the following: personal care services, parental involvement activities (91033), food service (76024), playground/cafeteria supervision (76024), bus aides/bus attendants (52051 & 78032), clerical duties, non-instructional computer assistance, non-instructional media center/library supervision (62040), and translators (not providing instructional support).

44-48

Filler

 

A/N

19

 

 

 

49-62

Florida Education Identifier

Y

A/N

14

pya_assoc_dtl

pya_assoc_desc

A code issued by the Florida Department of Education used to uniquely identify a person in Florida’s education data system.

Example:

FL123456789012 Florida Education Identifier (FLEID) for an employee.

Proposed automated process to retrieve and populate state IDs to BPlus database

63-72

Staff Number Identifier, Local

N

A/N/L

10

hr_empmstr

id

A ten-character code used by the school district locally to uniquely identify an employee. This staff identifier must be different than the Social Security Number or the district-defined number used in lieu of a social security number provided in the Social Security Number data element field.

Note: This element is optional. If the district reports this identifier on a data format submitted to the Automated Staff Data Base, this identifier will be included on designated print reports, available from the system, in place of the Social Security Number or data provided in the Social Security Number data element field.

73-80

Error Codes

N

A/N

8

 

 

This field is used by the Department to report to districts the specific errors found in the record during the state edit process.  This field should contain filler (spaces, blanks) when the record is transmitted to the Department.

Data Types

A/N:                       Alpha Numeric, left justified, and blank.

N:                           Numeric, right justified, zero, unsigned without decimal point, cents, and dollars.

Record Length:    80 bytes/characters plus one character for carriage return and one character for line feed.

Submission Report

The submission file report can be obtained by clicking Generate Report or View Report Buttons on the Submission window.

About

The About screen displays system level information about the report such as the version, report name and database details.

 

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