| Employee's first name. |
| Field Characteristic | Description |
| Valid Value Rule(s): | First Name: If employee has one name, a period ( "." ) will be entered in the first name field. When adding a new employee and using system assigned IDs, the field displays the value “NEW” until you save the record. |
| Format: | Char30 |
| Navigation: | Workforce Administration > Personal Information > Add a Person > Biographical Details tab Workforce Administration > Personal Information > Modify a Person > Biographical Details tab |
| Field Name: | FIRST_NAME |
| Table Name: | PERSONAL_DATA |
Setup Table Navigation: | N/A |
| Impacted Fields: | Employee Name (displayed on all employee-specific pages) |
| Impacted Processes: | PPT will print full name entered. However, PIMS only allows for the middle initial. This can lead to discrepancies between PeopleSoft and PIMS. PeopleSoft is the official database of record for this information. |
| System Audits: | None |