Managing Mass Trigger Action Events

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Mass Trigger Events Page

GP_MT_TRIGGER

View all mass trigger events listed for a component/record. Delete an event.

Mass Trigger Event Messages Page

GP_MT_MSG_SEC

View a message.

Event Message Detail Page

GP_MT_MSGLNG_SEC

View message details.

Field Values Page

GP_MT_TRG_VAL

View the field values valid before and after the mass trigger event.

Affected Employees Page

GP_MT_RESULT

View the list of employees affected by the mass trigger event. Manually expand an event.

Retro Triggers Page

GP_MT_RTO_TRG

View the retroactive triggers generated for a mass trigger event.

Iterative Triggers Page

GP_MT_ITER_TRG

View the iterative triggers generated for a mass trigger event.

Triggers by Calendar Group Page

GP_MT_ITER_SEC

View triggers by calendar group for a payee.

Use the Mass Trigger Events page (GP_MT_TRIGGER) to view all mass trigger events listed for a component/record.

Delete an event.

Navigation:

Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt > Absence and Payroll Processing > Prepare Payroll > Review/Expand Mass Triggers > Mass Trigger Events

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Mass Trigger Events page.

Mass Trigger Events page

Click the Delete button to delete an event before processing the trigger. This action deletes the event's results tables, thus removing the field values, the list of affected employees, the retroactive triggers and the iterative triggers generated for the event. Only the users who created the trigger event can delete it.

Use the Affected Employees page (GP_MT_RESULT) to view the list of employees affected by the mass trigger event.

Manually expand an event.

Navigation:

Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt > Absence and Payroll Processing > Prepare Payroll > Review/Expand Mass Triggers > Affected Employees

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Affected Employees page.

Affected Employees page

Field or Control

Description

Expand/Refresh Employee List

Select to manually expand an event. Once activated, the system deletes the current list and generates a new one. All related retroactive and iterative triggers are also deleted and regenerated. The refresh button can only be activated if none of the related triggers have been processed. Only the user who created the mass trigger event can activate it.

Employee ID

The system generates this list when storing the mass trigger event.

As of Date

The date as of which retroactive or segmentation processing occurs.

Use the Retro Triggers page (GP_MT_RTO_TRG) to view the retroactive triggers generated for a mass trigger event.

Navigation:

Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt > Absence and Payroll Processing > Prepare Payroll > Review/Expand Mass Triggers > Retro Triggers

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Retro Triggers page.

Retro Triggers page

Field or Control

Description

Trigger Effective Date

Corresponds to the As of Date on the Affected Employees page.

Trigger Status

Can either be Unprocessed, In Process, Processed, or Cancelled.

Calendar Group ID

This is the ID used for processing the retroactive trigger.

Use the Iterative Triggers page (GP_MT_ITER_TRG) to view the iterative triggers generated for a mass trigger event.

Navigation:

Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt > Absence and Payroll Processing > Prepare Payroll > Review/Expand Mass Triggers > Iterative Triggers

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Iterative Triggers page.

Iterative Triggers page

When a mass trigger is expanded, an iterative trigger is generated for every affected employee and for every calendar group ID that is currently open. Click the Triggers by Calendar Group link to access the Calendar Groups page and view the calendar groups for which an iterative trigger has been created.