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Add and Maintain Person of Interest (POI) Relationship

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Overview

Add a POI process flow

Flowchart showing the process for adding a person of interest.

Important: Before you start

Have the following information ready. Do not create a person record unless you have the following information:

  • Last name
  • National ID (Social Security Number or other)
  • Date of birth (day and month)

To avoid duplicate entries, confirm the person does not already exist.

Step 1: Navigate to CSU ID Search page.

Menu > CSU ID Search.

Navbar button

Step 2: Enter the search criteria.

  • Empl ID
  • National ID
  • Date of Birth
  • First Name
  • Last Name

Search tips:

  • Search first by National ID (Social Security Number in USA). You need all nine digits for the search.
  • Search by Last name if you do not have National ID.
CSU ID Search page

Step 3: Click Search. The page displays the search results.

Step 4: Confirm that the person is not in the search results.

  • If the search displays results, ensure that it is not the same person. If it is a match, stop. Do not create a duplicate record.
  • If there is no match, proceed to Add a POI.

Add a POI

Add a Person

Step 1: Navigate to the Add a Person component.

Menu > Workforce Administration > Personal Information > Add a Person

Navbar button

Step 2: Click Add Person. Leave the Person ID NEW. When you save the person’s record, a new Empl ID is generated.

CSU ID Search page

The Biographical Details page opens.

Complete the Biographical Details page

Step 1: Click Add Name.

Add Name button

The Name window opens.

Step 2: Complete the English Name Format section:

  • Name Prefix
  • First Name
  • Middle Name
  • Last Name
  • Name Suffix

First and last names are required fields.

English Name Format section

Step 3: Click OK. The Name window closes.

OK button

Step 4: Confirm that the Biographical Details page displays the name correctly.

Biographical Details page

Step 5: In the Biographical Information section, enter Date of Birth.

Biographical Information section

Step 6: In the Biographical History enter the Effective Date.

  • Effective Date is required.
  • Other fields are optional.
Biographical History section

Step 7: Complete the National ID section:

  • Country
  • National ID Type
  • National ID

Guidelines

  • These values are required.
  • Enter the Social Security Number without dashes. The system adds the dashes.
  • If you do not have a this information, stop this process and do not save.
National ID section

Complete the Contact Information page

Address, email address, and phone are not required, but recommended.

Step 1: Click the Contact Information tab.

Step 2: On the Contact Information page, click Add Address Detail.

  • Address is not required, but recommended.
Contact Information page
  • The Address History page opens.

Step 3: On the Address History page, click Add Address.

Address History page

The Edit Address page opens.

Step 4: On the Edit Address page, enter the person’s address.

  • Address 1
  • City
  • State
  • Postal (zip)

Guidelines

  • Only Address 1 is used for entry into PIMS.
  • CalPERS allows only 30 characters.
Edit Address page

Step 5: Click OK.

OK button

Step 6: On the Address History page, verify the address is displayed and the status is A (active).

Address History page

If the address is not correct, click Add Address to change it.

Step 7: Click OK.

OK button

Step 8: Complete the Phone Information section:

  • Phone Type
  • Telephone (number)
  • Extension

Phone number is not required, but recommended.

Phone Information section

Step 9: Complete the Email Addresses section:

  • *Email Type
  • Email Address
Email Addresses section

Add an Organizational Relationship

Step 1: Click the Organizational Relationships tab.

Organizational Relationships page

Step 2: Complete the Organizational Relationships page:

  1. Select Person of Interest.
  2. Select the type of POI relationship.
  3. Click Add Relationship.
Organizational Relationships page
  • The Add a POI Relationship page opens.

Add a POI Relationship

Step 1: On the Add a POI Relationship page, complete the Security Data section. The following fields are required:

  • Effective Date
  • SetID
  • Department

Guidelines

  • You must select a SetID to open the Departments lookup.
  • Location is optional.
Security Data section

Step 2: Complete the Person of Interest History section:

  • Planned Exit date (required)
  • Reports to (optional)
  • Title
  • More Information (optional)
Person of Interest History section

New POIs are added as Active (Status: A) and remain active until the Planned Exit date is reached. POIs are automatically set to inactive after the Planned Exit date.

Step 3: Click OK.

OK button

You return to the Organizational Relationships page.

Step 4: Click Save.

Organizational Relationship page

The new POI is saved.

Add a POI relationship to an existing person

Step 1: Navigate to the Add a POI Relationship component.

Menu > Workforce Administration > Personal Information > Organizational Relationships > Add POI Relationship

Navbar button

Step 2: Add the POI Relationship:

  1. Enter the Empl ID of the person.
  2. Select the Person of Interest Type.
  3. Click Add Relationship.

Guidelines

  • If you do nto know the Empl ID, click the Magnifying Glass icon to use other search criteria and Advanced Lookup.
  • The Add a POI Relationship page opens.
Add POI Relationship search

Step 3: On the Add a POI Relationship page, complete the Security Data section:

  • Effective Date
  • SetID
  • Department

Guidelines

  • Department is a required field. You must select a SetID to open the Departments lookup.
  • Location is optional.
Security Data section

Step 4: Complete the Person of Interest History section:

  • Planned Exit date (required)
  • Reports to (optional)
  • More Information (optional)
Person of Interest History section

New POIs are added as Active (Status: A) and remain active until the Planned Exit date is reached. On that date, the POI automatically becomes inactive.

Step 5: Click Save.

save button

The POI relationship is saved.

Maintain a POI Relationship

Users can see any POI in the CSU system, regardless of campus.

Step 1: Navigate to the Maintain POI component.

Menu > Workforce Administration > Personal Information > Organizational Relationships > Maintain POI Relationship

Navbar button

Step 2: Enter the search criteria for the person.

Step 3: Click Search.

Maintain POI Search page

If the search returns one result, the Maintain POI Relationship page opens. Otherwise, click a record to open it.

Step 4: Click the Plus (+) button to add an effective-dated row.

Effective dated row plus button
  • There is no active/inactive status for security data. Security is determined by the most current Effective Date for the Security Access Type (POI Department).
  • If the Effective date is in the future, then the value will not be available to be secured until it becomes current.

Step 5: Verify that you are viewing the new effective-dated row.

1 of 2

The new effective-dated row is inserted as number 1. Older rows are numbered 2 or more. Confirm that the Effective Date in the Security Data section matches the Effective Date row in the Person of Interest History.

Matching Effective Dates

Step 6: Complete the Security Data section:

  • Effective Date (required)
  • SetID (required)
  • Department (required)

Guidelines

  • Use the Plus button to add more rows, if needed.
  • Note that POI Department and Location rows are swapped.
  • Location is not required.
Security Data section

Step 7: Complete the Person of Interest History section

  • Planned Exit date (required)
  • Reports to (optional)
  • More information (optional)
Person of Interest History section

Step 8: Click Save.

Save button

The POI relationship is saved.

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