CHRS Modules
​The PeopleSoft 9.2 modules listed below need to be modified to best serve the needs
of the campuses in the CSU system. The modifications (also called GRPs) to each module
have been designed by campus representatives, and have been built by the Chancellor’s
Office.
Absence Management

This module processes CSU absences such as sick days, v​acation time, personal holidays,
bereavement, and other leaves. Employees enter their own absences through self-service.
Multi-institution security will ensure users only have access to data at their campus.
This module will be the system of record for tracking all le​​ave types at the CSU
which are not required to be tracked on either the job record or through an extended
leave process.
- Highlights of New Functionality in 9.2
- Fluid Self Service for employees and approvers
- Absence event table will be audited to monitor and report on activity
- Work Centers will be built to facilitate employee, manager, and timekeeper role in
regard to absence
- Employees and approvers will be able to cancel any absences which have not been finalized;
finalized absences will be able to be voided by payroll staff
- Employees will be ​able to enter absences up to 12 months in advance and 12 months
prior; retroactive for 12 months
- Forecasting will be used to assist employees to determine whether or not they will
have an available balance to take leave, and validate data ​
Benefits Administration
The Benefits Administration ​Module processes and tracks CSU benefits eligibility
and enrollment information.
- Highlights of New Functionality in 9.2
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eBenefits is enabled to provide employee access to self-service for enrollment in
benefits
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Life Events in self-service provides a guided process for employees to initiate a
change to their benefits due to a specific life even tsuch as birth, adoption, marriage
and divorce
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Activity guides can be used for specific CSU Life Events, and provide step-by-step
instructions for completing the specific tasks such as birth, adoption, marriage,
divorce, late enrolme​nt, and parent-child relationship
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With the new Fluid interface, pages in the core module and in Employee Self-service
will use visual tiles rather than menu options, and are designed to fit on mobile
devices
Labor Cost Distribution
The primary goal for the LCD custom module is to transmit a CSU payroll expenditure
journal from the PeopleSoft HCM application into the Common Financial System.
- Highlights of New Functionality in 9.2
- Prior to running th​e CSU Actuals GL Interface process, campuses will run a new GL
Interface Audit report to identify and correct any errors the GL Interface process
may encounter
- ​​New Budget Expenditure reports for Actuals and Projections will be available in
the CFS Data Warehouse​
- The Combo Code Build process, Combo Code Fiscal Year Rollover process, and the Combo
Code Sync process will work in CHRS due to the addition of a campus-defining field
(BUSINESS_UNIT_PC) to ACCT_CD_TBL
Temporary Academic Employment
Temporary Academic Employm​ent (TAE) is a custom module used for the management of
Temporary Faculty data, including:
- Appointment data for creating and printing appointments
- Automatic loading of TF transactions into Job Data
- Reports to assist in the management of TF data
- Highlights of New Functionality in 9.2
- AWE (Approval Workflow Engine) for automated routing and approvals
- Self-Service for Employees to review appointments, decline, and complete additional
information needed for appointment processing
- Mass Processing allows to process multiple appointments – e.g. by department
Time and Labor
Time tracking and processing module for all ​employees’ time to create the Payroll
Input Process (PIP) file to produce an employee’s paycheck.
- Tracks, validates and processes time worked, overtime, shift premiums and task reporting
- Integrates with Absence Management module to collect absence data
- Data is sent to State Controller’s Office (SCO) and processed by the Payroll Input
Management System (PIMS) to produce employee paychecks ​
- Highlights of New Functionality in 9.2
- Fluid self-service for employees and approvers
- Auto Enrollment, Real Time Rules, AWE
- Work Center
- Expanded Timesheet Controls (Workgroup & Time Reporting Template)
- Approval Workflow
Workforce Administration
The Workforce Administration Module is a repository for the core employee data used
in all the other Modules, such as person and job data. Includes:
- Profile Management, employee-specific data
- Manage Faculty Events, data unique to Faculty employees
- Position Management, position-specific data