Purpose Statement
The Enhanced Employment feature within First Due's Personnel module allows agencies to capture and maintain more detailed employment history information for their personnel.
When enabled, this feature adds an Employment Details tab to individual personnel records, providing a dedicated location for managing additional employee information.
Background Information
The Enhanced Employment feature is an optional setting configured within Personnel Setup.
Administrators can enable or disable this feature based on their agency's personnel management needs.
When enabled:
An additional Employment Details tab becomes available within personnel records.
Agencies can document more detailed employee history information.
Employment information can be maintained directly within individual personnel records.
Important: The Enhanced Employment setting must be enabled and saved before the Employment Details tab becomes available.
Required Permissions
Users must have appropriate permissions to access Personnel Setup and modify personnel records.
The exact permission names required to configure Enhanced Employment and edit employment information have not been verified.
If you cannot access Personnel Setup or edit a personnel record, contact your agency's First Due administrator to review your assigned permissions.
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Step-by-Step Guide
Step 1: Navigate to Personnel Setup
1. Open the Module Stack in First Due.
2. Locate and select Personnel.
3. Click Personnel Setup.
Step 2: Enable Enhanced Employment
1. Within Personnel Setup, locate the Enhanced Employment tab.
2. Click the Enhanced Employment tab to access its configuration settings.
3. Locate the Enhanced Employment toggle.
4. Turn the toggle ON to enable the feature.
ON: Adds the Employment Details tab to personnel records.
OFF: Disables the Enhanced Employment feature.
5. Click Save in the upper-right corner to apply your changes.
Step 3: Access Employment Details in a Personnel Record
1. Open the Module Stack.
2. Navigate to Personnel > Personnel List.
3. Select an existing personnel record.
4. Within the personnel record, locate the newly available Employment Details tab.
5. Click Employment Details to access the additional employment information fields.
Step 4: Enter and Save Employment Information
1. Within the Employment Details tab, review the available fields.
2. Enter or update the employee's employment history information as needed.
3. Verify that all entered information is accurate.
4. Click Save in the upper-right corner to save the changes to the personnel record.
Best Practices
- Enable the feature before entering information: Confirm that Enhanced Employment is enabled within Personnel Setup before attempting to access the Employment Details tab.
- Save configuration changes: Always click Save after enabling or disabling Enhanced Employment.
- Maintain accurate employee records: Review employment information for accuracy and update it as necessary.
- Verify changes: After saving, reopen the personnel record to confirm that the information was retained.
- Limit access appropriately: Ensure that only authorized personnel can modify sensitive employment information.
Troubleshooting & FAQs
Why can't I see the Employment Details tab in a personnel record?
Verify that Enhanced Employment is enabled within Personnel Setup. Navigate to Personnel > Personnel Setup > Enhanced Employment, confirm that the toggle is ON, and click Save.
I enabled Enhanced Employment, but the tab is still not appearing. What should I do?
Confirm that the configuration was saved successfully. Return to the Personnel List and reopen the personnel record. If the tab remains unavailable, contact your First Due administrator or First Due Support.
Can Enhanced Employment be disabled?
Yes. Navigate to Personnel > Personnel Setup > Enhanced Employment, turn the toggle OFF, and click Save.
Does enabling Enhanced Employment automatically populate employee information?
The demonstrated workflow shows how to enable the additional tab and manually enter employment information. Automatic population of employment details was not demonstrated.
Why aren't my employment information changes appearing?
Ensure that you clicked Save in the upper-right corner after entering or modifying the information.
Can Enhanced Employment be enabled for an entire agency?
The feature is configured through Personnel Setup, and the demonstrated workflow shows the Employment Details tab appearing in personnel records after the setting is enabled.