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University of
Michigan Administrative Information Services
Time & Labor
Self-Service Time Entry
Approver Interchange
October 2011
Purpose
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Provide a Q&A period for the TLE130 Approve Time course
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Review a Sample Calendar to ensure everyone is clear about
timeframes
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Discuss who’s involved in the time entry and approval process
and clarify each person’s role in the process
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Discuss other business process changes associated with
online time entry and approval
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Review implementation timeframe
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Who’s Involved
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Self-service Employee
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Approver (OARS process: “TL Time Entry Approver Role”)
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Supervisor/manager reviews, changes if necessary, and approves
employees’ time in M-Pathways (M-Token required except for faculty
members)
Backup Approver
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Employees enter their time via the Employee Business pages on Wolverine
Access
Generally a peer supervisor or manager that is available to approve time if
the primary approver is unable to do so
Timekeeper
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Maintains Static Groups, assists employees and approvers as needed, sends
reminder emails to employees, and runs queries:
MTL_NOT_ON_RPTD_TIME_GROUP (DEPT): Identifies who did not report time
MTL_RPTD_TIME_GROUP (DEPT): Review Reported Time, approval status, & approvers
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Implementation Timeline
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Biweekly – 10/2 to 10/15 pay period (paid on 10/21/11)
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Biweekly employees gain access to Report Time pages on Thurs 10/6
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All biweekly employees must enter their time by close of business on Fri 10/14
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Approvers must review, change if necessary, and approve biweekly employee time
by 10 a.m., Tuesday 10/18
Campus Monthly – 10/1 to 10/31 pay period (processed in November)
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Monthly employees gain access to Report Time pages on Tues 11/1
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Campus Monthly employees should enter their October exception time by Thurs
11/3 (3rd business day of following month)
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Approvers should review, change if necessary, and approve monthly employee
time by close of business on Mon 11/7 (5th business day of following month)
Hospital Monthly – 11/1 to 11/30 pay period (processed in November)
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Employees should report before the close of business on Friday 11/18
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Approvers should review before the close of business on Monday 11/21
Note: System generated deadline reminders will be sent to Approvers each pay period.
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Training for Employees
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Employee Interchanges will be held to provide an
opportunity to review the “? Self Service Help”,
Employee Business, Time Reporting, Report Time,
“Help: Report Time – Self Service Time Entry in
Employee Business” documentation.
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An overview of what and when to report
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Step-by-step instructions
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A software simulation that demonstrates how to report time
(both a biweekly and a monthly version)
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A calendar of system availability
Communicate the department deadlines
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Wolverine Access>Faculty & Staff
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University Business> M-Pathways Student Administration
& Human Resources Management System
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Main Menu> Manager Self Service> Time Management> Approve
Time and Exceptions> Reported Time
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Approve Time Details
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Main Menu> Manager Self Service> Time Management> Report
Time> Timesheet
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Timesheet Page – Biweekly-paid
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Timesheet Page – Monthly-paid
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Other Changes
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Only one approval required
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Accessibility to exception time notes
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Any approver can use
Know your primary group and backup group IDs
Comments Field for OTP or other codes
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Approver must make notes accessible to back-up approver
Static Group ID numbers
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Multiple levels of time report signatures are no longer required
Beneficial for departmental reporting needs
Gross Pay Registers should continue to be
reviewed for each payroll
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Sample Timeline
Sun
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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Monthly Pay Period
End Date
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Monthly
employees
complete
prior month
entry
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7 Approvers approve
monthly time from prior
month
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BW Pay
Period
End Date
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7 p.m. Employees disabled
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7a.m.-10a.m.
Approvers make final
approvals
Any changes made
today will be processed
in the next payroll
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Biweekly
Pay Date
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7 p.m. Employees
disabled
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7a.m.-10a.m. Approvers
make final monthly
approvals
Any changes made
today will be processed
in the next payroll
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Biweekly
Pay
Period
End Date
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MO & BW
Pay Date
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Approvers approve
biweekly time and make
changes if necessary
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Approvers approve
monthly time and
make changes if
necessary
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Biweekly cycle repeats
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Biweekly cycle repeats
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Questions
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Additional Questions?
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Payroll Contact Information:
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Karen Moran-Woloszyn
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Denise Welty
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[email protected] or 763-1115
[email protected] or 764-9215
Jim Mettlach
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[email protected] or 763-1116
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Sam & Ralph before Self-Time Reporting
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Sam & Ralph after Self-Time Reporting
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