Searching for Positive Input

The Positive Input Search component enables you to quickly search for positive input entered through the One Time (Positive Input) (GP_PI_MNL_ERNDED) component using Component Keyword Search functionality. You build the index for this Component Keyword Search using the GP_PI_SEARCH search definition.

Note: You cannot search for generated positive input using the Positive Input Search component.

Page Name	Definition Name	Usage
Positive Input Search Page	GP_PI_SRCH	Search for positive input entries using Component Keyword Search.

Use the Positive Input Search page (GP_PI_SRCH) to search for positive input entries using Component Keyword Search.

Navigation:

Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt > Payee Data > Assign Earnings and Deductions > Positive Input Search

Field or Control	Description
Keywords	Use this field to enter search keywords. The system looks for the keywords across all indexed fields, including EmplID, Employee Name, Element Name, Pay Group, Calendar, and so forth. Note: Keyword search returns results for positive input entries that were entered within a certain number of days in the past. You define the number of days on the Positive Input Search field on the Installation Settings Page. For example, if the value in the Positive Input Search field is 100, the search looks for positive input entries that match your keywords and that were entered 100 days ago or less.
Search	Click to search for positive input entries using the keywords or advanced search criteria that you’ve entered. The results appear in the Search Results section of the page. Note: By default, the system displays search results by Last Update Date/Time with the most recent entries at the top.
Clear	Click to clear all values from the Keywords field and the Advanced Search Criteria fields.
(List View icon)	By default, the system displays search results in a grid view. Click this icon to display the search results in a list view.
(Grid View icon)	Click to display the search results in a grid view. This is the view that the system displays by default.
(Download icon)	Click to download your search results in .XLS format.

Advanced Search Criteria

You can expand this section to enter much more specific search criteria. In addition to entering values for fields, you can select operands for those field values. For example, if you wanted to search for entries with amounts greater than or equal to 20,000, you could select >= and 20000 in the Amount search criteria fields.

Field or Control	Description
Positive Input Status	Select the status of positive input for which you want to search. Values are: Unprocessed: Entries with this value have not yet undergone any calculation as part of a payroll run. Processed: Entries with this value have been included in a payroll run that has been calculated or finalized.

Field or Control

Description

Positive Input Status

Select the status of positive input for which you want to search. Values are:

Unprocessed: Entries with this value have not yet undergone any calculation as part of a payroll run.
Processed: Entries with this value have been included in a payroll run that has been calculated or finalized.

Example of search results using advanced search criteria

Note: The advanced search criteria that you define appear above the search results.

Filter by Facets

The facets on this page enable you to quickly and easily filter your search results. When you click a facet link, the system displays only the search results associated with the facet that you select. If you select multiple facets, the system filters the search results so that only the search results associated with all of the facets appear. The facets that you select appear at the top of the Filter by pane.

Example of search results filtered using multiple facets

The facets available on this page include:

Positive Input Status
Calendar Group ID
Period Begin Date
Calendar ID
Pay Group
Element Name
Category
Amount
Unit
Company
Location Code
Establishment ID
Department
Last Update Date
Last Update By

Note: For more information on defining which facets appear on the page, and how their values are sorted, see the product documentation for PeopleTools: Search Technology.

Positive Input Data Tab

This tab displays basic information for each positive input entry returned by your search including employee, employee name, element name and amount.

Field or Control	Description
Emplid (employee ID)	Click to access the One Time (Positive Input) Page for the positive input entry.
Actions	Click to select a related action for the positive input entry. Values are: View Results by Calendar ID: Select to access the Results by Calendar - Calendar Results Page for the positive input entry. View Triggers: Select to access the Segmentation Page for the positive input entry. View Payee Messages: Select to access the Payee Messages Page for the positive input entry. View Payee Status: Select to access the Payee Status Page for the positive input entry. View Create and Maintain Absences: Select to access the Create and Maintain Absence Requests Pagefor the positive input entry. View Job Data: Select to access the Work Location Page for the positive input entry.

Field or Control

Description

Emplid (employee ID)

Click to access the One Time (Positive Input) Page for the positive input entry.

Actions

Click to select a related action for the positive input entry. Values are:

View Results by Calendar ID: Select to access the Results by Calendar - Calendar Results Page for the positive input entry.
View Triggers: Select to access the Segmentation Page for the positive input entry.
View Payee Messages: Select to access the Payee Messages Page for the positive input entry.
View Payee Status: Select to access the Payee Status Page for the positive input entry.
View Create and Maintain Absences: Select to access the Create and Maintain Absence Requests Pagefor the positive input entry.
View Job Data: Select to access the Work Location Page for the positive input entry.

Calendar Data Tab

This tab displays calendar-related data for each positive input entry such as calendar group ID, calendar ID, pay group, period begin date, and period end date.

Organization Data Tab

This tab displays organization-related data for each positive input entry such as company, business unit, establishment ID, department, location code, and job code.

Supporting Element Override Tab

This tab displays any supporting element override information associated with the positive input entry such as supporting element name, character value, date value, and numeric value.