Support

• Communication Efforts

  • Redesign Newsletter Article
    • Last Meeting Suggestions:
      
      • USASR: Advances - June article? Discuss linking classic repays to their original advance and repaying an outstanding advance - going to delay this article.. too many issues with it lately
      • USASR: Closing POs the correct way.  June article...sidebar article with links to FAQs - 
      • USASR: Mass-add accounts - July article  Example of grant accounts and also using stop dates (vs inactive) for grant accounts you no longer want to process again.  What's difference between stop date and inactive
      • USASR: AR Update - July article - we have volunteers for beta version (releasing 6/15) with a production release set for 8/3
      • USPSR: Configuration options - Payroll Items Configuration... Selecting the right payee... July
      • USPSR: Payroll Calculation - feature August article
        • things you didn't do in Classic that are now of importance in Redesign
        • things that are handled differently in Redesign user should be aware of when paying people
        • 3 basic scenarios.
          • enabling basic straight out employee
          • partial pickup on pickup
          • full pick up on retirement/medicare
      • USPSR: How Max Amounts Work - June
      • USXSR: Wave Update - July article
      • USXSR: Searching in documentation - August Side blurb.. how to search for something specific in the documentation
      • Side bar on the SSSC Committee with a link to a listing of committee member - August
    • Topics for today's meeting....Suggestions for August, September and October newsletters
      • New look in the works.. keeping it consistent
      • Article on performance issues.. finding the right balance between performance vs enhancements.. segway into importance of SSSC - August
      • USPSR Payroll calculation - August
      • Searching in documentation - August
      • USPSR: Side blurb tip on how to Generate a pay report for an individual - when? 
      • Other USPS related articles for Fall newsletters?
      • USAS related articles for Fall newsletters?

• Social Media

Documentation

• Best Practices/Tips, Tricks and Helpful Hints

  • Last Meeting Suggestions:
    • Implement 'connecting the dots scenarios' page...if this happens, here is what is affects...
      • i.e. when completing job calendars, this is what it impacts.  So if you are getting an error, did you have a a work day created for the day you are reporting?
      • USPS-R FAQs.. will work on this fall
    • USPS-R struggling with errors on reports.. can we document the errors and how to easily identify them...
      • Give us examples?
    • YE checklists
      • Checklists are intended to be generic so that ITCs may customize them to provide additional information for their districts; download the checklist using the three little dots at the top right of the page and select one of the export options
      • Example: requesting an additional step to be added to check "if your district ..." steps (ex: step #21) to review open/non-converted requisitions in order to either convert to PO or delete before closing the FY.
      • Not all districts use Requisitions in USAS-R so we are cautious to add specific steps that may not be used by all districts to the generic checklist. 
      • Your thoughts?
  • Additional Suggestions for the documentation manuals

Reports

• Last Meeting: Merged Report Working Group with SDT Working Group - SSSC Committee unanimously voted in favor of this

Training

• ITCs: Adding additional Fridays with Fiscal sessions through June 2020; received feedback from evaluations (more USPS-R than USAS-R)
• Based on some of the feedback, SSDT plans on holding an Intermediate training (webinar) this Fall.... likely October or early November..
• Due to COVID-19, we are holding off any regional training until next year
• OEDSA - current plan... holding it September (9-11).  Next Board meeting is June 5th.

Next SDRT Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 29th at 9:30.