USPS 2025.21.0 Release Notes

USPS 2025.21.0 Release Notes

Release Date

Oct 24, 2025

Build Date

2025-10-17 03:40:16

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Summary

This release of USPS contains bug fixes, improvements and new features. See highlights below.

This release of USPS contains four patches that will run at startup. Startup could be delayed up to 45 mins while these patches are applied.

Patch 1 will delete a payroll item for a specific district.

Patch 2 will migrate other credential custom fields to the Employee database table.

Patch 3 will migrate ECE qualifications custom field to the Employee database table.

Patch 4 will migrate Position Type custom field to the Position database table.

All custom field patches will update any reports, mass change definitions, queries, etc that were using the old custom fields to use the new employee or position properties.

For Mass Load, the headers for these properties have changed to:

  • Employee

    • otherCredentials

      • Valid Options:

        • ASTERISK

          • Not Applicable

        • ONE

          • Worked toward a CDA

        • TWO

          • CDA Completed

        • THREE

          • No CDA AND not working toward a CDA

        • FOUR

          • Working toward an Associate Degree

    • eceQualifications

      • Valid options:

        • ASTERISK

          • Not Applicable

        • ONE

          • Associated in Early Childhood Education or Child Development

        • TWO

          • Bachelor in Early Childhood Education or Childhood Development

        • THREE

          • Enrolled in an Associate Degree program in Early Childhood Ed

        • FOUR

          • Enrolled in Bachelors Degree program in Early Child Ed, Child Devel

        • FIVE

          • Enrolled in Masters or higher Degree program in Early Childhood Ed

        • SIX

          • Masters or higher in Early Child Ed, Child Develop or Approved Relat

  • Position

    • positionType

      • R

        • Regular

      • S

        • Supplemental

      • T

        • Temporary

If you have any issues applying this release of USPS, please open a ticket with SSDT through the service desk.

Important highlights from this release

  • Bug Fixes

    • Fix a bug in Payroll Item Create view that could allow the incorrect configuration reference to be stored

    • Fix a bug in the posted pay report that was incorrectly including voided payment transactions in direct deposit/check totals

    • Fix a bug in Future Pay that allows inclusion of archived Employee, Position, or Compensation in Payroll

    • Fix a bug in Quarter Report that could cause medicare partial pickup to be duplicated in totals

  • Improvements

    • Improve STRS send responses and update how files are sent to STRS to match their requested specifications

    • Improve error message in Account Mapping view

    • Change the default of pay distribution routing number to be blank in employee onboarding

    • Custom Field conversions

      • Employee

        • Convert otherCredentials to a property on the Employee record

        • Convert eceQualifications to a property on the Employee record

      • Position

        • Convert positionType to a property on the Position record

  • New Features

    • Add new Mass Loaders

      • Building Codes

      • Department Codes

      • Job Calendars

      • Job Calendar Days