This document is to provide campus users with a list of frequently asked questions regarding LCD.
General
The biggest difference is the first step. Instead of campuses loading the SCO Pay Tape, the SCO Pay Tape Load will be handled centrally by System Wide Human Resources (SWHR).
Another change is the Expenditure adjustments will now have a preliminary view flag.
Go to the CSU LCD Processing Flags page and enter your campus company and Pay Tape Period.
Navigation: Menu > Payroll for North America > CUS Labor Cost Distribution > CSU LCD Process > CSU LCD Processing Flags
SWHR is aware of the urgency of this process and will do their best to process as soon as the file is available.
A listserv of campus users will receive an email with their campus count.
Campuses will be responsible for submitting who they want for their campus.
The CSU Check Creation Warning Messages do exist currently in production and will remain the same in CHRS.
The CSU_LCD_JOB_DTL record is dynamically created every month by the CSULCD15 App Engine program (the first half of the CSU Create Paycheck Data Job, prior to CSULCD20).
Currently there are no plans to change the ESP process.
The table below shows the order in which the LCD Distribution process tries to find the correct combo code to distribute funds to. If no Combo Code is assigned on the Paycheck Creation Error Online Page, the LCD Distribution program (CSULCD40) tries Account Code Levels 2-9 from the table below. The CSU Distribution program will take the first Combo Code it can find, and once a Combo Code is found, it will not continue with the subsequent steps. If a Combo Code is still not assigned in the CSU Distribution program, it should be assigned manually using the CSU Distribution Errors online page.
| ACCT_CD_LVL | Description |
| 1 | Paycheck Creation Error Online Page (before CSULCD40) |
| 2 | Time and Labor |
| 3 | Additional Pay (Immediate Pay or PIP transactions) |
| 4 | Job Earnings Distribution Page (Only checked if earnings code = REG) |
| 5 | Job Data Page |
| 6 | Department Budget Table – Appointment |
| 7 | Department Budget Table – Position |
| 8 | Department Budget Table – Position Pool |
| 9 | Department Budget Table – Department |
| 10 | Distribution Error Online Page (after CSULCD40) |
| 11 | Distribution Override Online Page (after CSULCD40) |
Time & Labor entries come in via the TL_PAYABLE_TIME record. The campus then must run the CSU TL Earnings Distribution process (CSUTL09A.SQR) for that data to get populated into the CSU_TL_ERN_DIST record. From there, Paycheck Create program (CSULCD20.SQR) picks up the Combo Code from the CSU_TL_ERN_DIST record. For Additional Pay, that gets entered on the Additional Pay page into the ADDL_PAY_DATA record, which should also get picked up in the Paycheck Create program (CSULCD20.SQR).
Yes, the functionality in CHRS will be the same as it is in 9.0.
The process is limited to 999 adjustments per day, as it cannot accommodate additional entries.
Combo Codes
A Combo Code (Combination Code) is a PeopleSoft shortcut value that represents a predefined set of ChartFields used to record payroll expenses and related accounting activity.
Instead of storing multiple ChartField values on every payroll row, CSU Labor Cost Distribution (LCD) stores one Combo Code, which expands to the full accounting string during processing.
A single Combo Code maps to one unique combination of ChartFields, typically including:
- Account
- Department
- Fund
- Program
- Class
- Project/Grant (if applicable)
- Other campus-required ChartFields
Campuses are responsible for setting up their Combo Codes using the Combo Code Add process.
Using the Combo Code Update process in CHRS allows you to modify both the long and short descriptions.
The Combo Code Delete process allows campuses to remove one or more invalid combo codes from CHRS without needing backend SQL.
It is recommended that the Combo Code Sync process be ran each month right before you begin monthly LCD processing
Setup
Campuses are responsible for setting up and updating their campus' Department Budget Table.
Campuses are responsible for setting up and updating the Position Pool Table.
Campuses are responsible for setting up and updating Job Functions.
Navigation: Menu > Set Up HCM > CSU Product Related Setup > CSU LCD Setup > CSU Acct Mapping - Job Function.
Systemwide HR (SWHR) will be responsible for Deduction Codes.
Submit a ServiceNow ticket to Systemwide HR (SWHR) detailing what you need.
Deduction Codes are NOT defined by the campus and therefore, any deduction codes added or updated in CHRS affects ALL campuses.
In CSU Labor Cost Distribution (LCD), the Suspense Combination Code exists only because PeopleSoft requires it on the Department Budget Table (DBT). It is not used by CSU LCD to distribute costs, nor does any custom CSU process ever post expenses to it. It is simply a mandatory placeholder to satisfy delivered PeopleSoft functionality.
No. Campuses may NOT share the same Suspense combo code value.
Even though the Suspense code is only a placeholder and not used by CSU LCD for posting, combo codes themselves must be unique within a shared SetID, which is how CSU campuses are configured.
For additional information on why, review the CHRS LCD Standardized Suspense Format Position Paper.
Reporting
No.
No.
Yes, CFS Data Warehouse reports are impacted by the LCD Table Refresh and Publish Data to FIN.
The CSU_LABOR_DIST record is the primary LCD reporting record that gets sent to CFS and Finance Data Warehouse.
Campuses can recreate their custom reports as queries in CHRS or in CHRS Reporting.
The following reports will be available:
- CSU Combo Code Validation
- CSU Combo Edit Validation
- CSU Pay Recon Summary (Clear)
- CSU Pay Recon Summary (Fund)
- CSU Paycheck Distribution Detail
- CSU Paytape Balance (Agency)
- CSU Paytape Balance (Clear)
- CSU Paytape Detail Balance
- CSU Pre Check Audit Report
Yes, but campuses also have the ability to create their own private queries.
Integration
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
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