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Keeping up with HRConnect

Last year, the HRConnect program office began an initiative to incrementally modernize HRConnect Manager Self Service improvements. Highlights of some of the improvements:

• Modern Fluid Workflow - The My Team Under Construction tile was introduced which allows actions to be processed using a modern fluid workflow. Currently changes in duty location are processed under the new workflow. Next up to be converted to the new workflow are promotion actions. Over the coming months, awards and all other action types will be converted, and the old My Team tile will be retired.
• Customer Self-Service Reports To – Managers, proxies, and organizational delegates at agencies with this functionality enabled can make direct changes to reporting relationships in HRConnect. There are some exceptions, for example, in the case of pending personnel actions. For exception cases, users can contact the ARC HR Systems help desk for assistance. To enable this functionality, the HR Officer can send a request to ARC HR Systems.
• Organization Delegates – Similar to proxy functionality, agencies can designate authorized personnel to submit employee personnel actions on behalf of the agency at the organization or sub-organization level vs as a proxy on behalf any particular manager. Currently Organizational Delegates can submit change in work location actions. As action types move to the new fluid workflow, organizational delegates will have the ability to submit those type of actions as well. Organizational Delegates can also make direct changes in reporting relationships without contacting the help desk if that functionality is enabled for the agency. To designate an authorized person as an organizational delegate, the HR Officer can submit an access form request to ARC HR Systems.
• Recruitment Dashboard – This tile was added to HRConnect in March 2023. Managers’ ability to request new Position Descriptions was enhanced and moved to this dashboard. In July 2023 vacant positions will be viewable in this dashboard. A future release will include a redesign of the 9-step recruit request process and move it to this dashboard also. When completed, the recruitment dashboard will be a single location for managing positions and recruit requests.
• New Data Requirements - In addition to modernization, we are also keeping up with OPM reporting requirements that will be required by September 2023 and adding edits based on audit recommendations. New data requirements being implemented in July 2023 are:
  • Requirement to identify remote/telework agreement data for all positions. Example valid values: RW – Remote Work Agreement; TF – Frequent Routine Telework Agreement; TS – Situational Telework Agreement; NN – Non-Teleworker.
  • Requirement to identify positions that are Program/Project Management related. Valid values: 1-Program Management; 2-Project Management; 3-Program and Project Management; and 4-Not applicable
  • Requirement to identify 2210 series IT positions Cyber Security Code. Valid values are within the range of 100-999.
  Reports are being reviewed for data cleanup. Initial values may be entered as part of a data sweep to prevent errors when flowing actions to NFC. Customer HR POCs should be on the lookout for direct communications from HR Systems to coordinate data updates.

Questions? Contact Katrina.Dickason@fiscal.treasury.gov or HRSystems@fiscal.treasury.gov.