457 plan
Program that allows public sector employees to defer compensation on a pre-tax basis through payroll deductions for retirement purposes
A/J
Adjusting journal transaction
A/P
Accounts payable transaction
ABA number
Bank transit routing number
ABT
Adjustment before taxes deduction
accrual
Employee leave accumulated over time
add pay
Additional pay codes used for compensation other than regular hours
additional rate
Pay rate added to or replacing an employee's regular pay rate
advance check
Check created for a future pay period
application
SunGard Public Sector software program, such Cash Receipts or Building Permits.
application administrator
Individual who is responsible for controlling access to a specific application.
AT
Abbreviation for SunGard Public Sector's Applicant Tracking application. AT shares information with PR about applicants who are hired.
audit trail
List of changes made to employee payroll records
authorization
Place holder for a position that is filled when an employee is hired
backup
Periodic save to retain the integrity of payroll records
bank code
User-defined code that represents a banking institution that your organization uses for direct deposit
bonus payroll
Supplemental check processing for hours or services in addition to regular pay schedules
check reconciliation
Act of accounting for all checks that have cleared the bank
COLA increase
Cost of living adjustment pay increase
command line
Line at the bottom of the screen that allows you to work directly with the iSeries. You use the command line to view a spooled file or call a program.
Connect Care
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system used by SunGard Public Sector to maintain information about customers, products, and support cases.
distribution account
General ledger account used for labor distribution
DMS
SunGard Public Sector Document Management Services application that is used to format laser checks and to print W2 forms.
Document Management Services
SunGard Public Sector application that is used to format laser checks and to print W2 forms
EEO
Equal Employment Opportunity
EFT
Electronic funds transfer. Used for child support garnishments in the state of Illinois.
employee number
Identification number for employees used in addition to, or in lieu of, Social Security number
ethnic code
Employee's designated race or national background as defined by EEO-4
FICA
Federal Insurance Contributions Act that taxes employee wages for the funding of Social Security and Medicare federal programs
flexcomp
Flexible compensation spending plans available to employees
FLSA
Fair Labor Standards Act. Establishes minimum standards governing wages, minimum age requirements, and other working conditions for hourly paid workers.
FLSA cycle code
Days and hours specified for employees to work based on FLSA
FMLA
Family and Medical Leave Act. Provides qualified employees with the ability to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid family or medical leave within any 12 month period with a guarantee of returning to the same or equal position.
Form 941
Quarterly Return of Withheld Federal Income Tax
Form W-5
Earned Income Credit Advance Payment Certificate
FRB
Federal Reserve Bank
FTE
Full-time equivalent
function
SunGard Public Sector options that allow you to perform actions in the software application. You can set up user security for each function.
functional labor code
State-defined code that represents jobs that employees at your organization may perform
FYTD
Fiscal year-to-date
GIS
geographic information system
grade
Salary schedule for employees broken into ranges or steps
group plan
Deduction, benefit, and accrual codes assigned to a specific group of workers
GTLI
Group Term Life Insurance
HR
SunGard Public Sector Human Resources application that interfaces with PR to maintain demographics and position control information
ICMA
International City/County Management Association. A retirement plan designated for government employees.
iSeries
IBM's application server formerly known as the AS/400.
job
Specific task the iSeries performs, such as printing a file or running a program.
laser check
Check created through standard payroll processing and mapped to a laser check form using DMS
longevity
Reward or recognition plan based on an employee's length of service
manual check
Physically typed, handwritten, or printed check separate from the standard payroll check processing
mass rate change
Pay rate increases for a group of employees
master schedule
Preset days and hours that employees work based on FLSA cycle codes
menu
Group of related information or procedures within SunGard Public Sector software applications.
Menu Driver
SunGard Public Sector application that allows you to control who uses applications, menus, functions, and subfunctions.
MyHTE
Secured area of SunGard Public Sector’s web site that allows you to create new support logs, check the status of an existing support log, search for solutions to a problem, e-mail customer support, and access Fax Support documents.
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Organization dedicated to ensuring workplace safety through tracking of injuries, illnesses, and health hazardous incidents.
output queue
A group of jobs waiting to output to a device such as a printer.
PAF
Personnel action form used to track employee changes
pass-through
Feature that allows SunGard Public Sector employees to log onto your computer and fix or diagnose problems. A detailed record is created for each session, allowing you to view information about a specific pass-through session.
pay frequency
Length of time between pay periods for employees
PCR
Product change request. A PCR is created in Connect Care when it is determined that a programming change to required for a product.
pending value
Future changes or transactions associated with an employee's record
premium hours
Hours worked that are more than the regular number of hours in a pay cycle
PTF
Program temporary fix. Used to repair problems or bugs. You install PTFs from a tape you receive from SunGard Public Sector's Distributions department.
QHTE
User profile that SunGard Public Sector personnel use to assist with software-related problems on your system.
QSECOFR
Security Officer user profile. This is usually your information services officer.
Query
IBM tool that allows you to obtain information from the iSeries database. You can select, arrange, and present information in the form of a report.
Questys
Third-party application used with SunGard Public Sector's imaging interface.
retroactive pay
Wages owed to an employee as a result of a prior pay increase
spool file
iSeries file used to temporarily store data for later processing. Many reports print to your spool file, where you can review them prior to sending them to the printer.
step
Range of hourly rates or annual salaries
subfunction
Function that performs operations on other functions or menu options. Your security officer can grant authority to specific functions and subfunctions.
submitted jobs
Task that is waiting for processing by the iSeries.
subset
Feature to help customize the list of selectable items on a screen to meet your specific needs.
SUI
State unemployment insurance
system administrator
Individual who controls security across all SunGard Public Sector applications.
System i5
IBM's application server formerly known as the iSeries.
termination code
User-defined code that describes why an employee leaves your organization
test environment
iSeries environment used to test a new release of SunGard Public Sector software. It may include all of your application libraries or only those libraries you select.
third-party check
Check issued on behalf of an employee for garnishment purposes
user group
Category of related personnel who work with the system. Security to functions and menus can be assigned by user group.
what if manual check
Allows re-calculations and changes to employee payroll records without processing checks or updating the general ledger
YTD
Year-to-date