Probation Code

Updated on Jan 14, 2026

Identifies the employee's probationary status for a particular job row and/or Empl Record, per a collective bargaining agreement.

Field Characteristic

Description

Valid Value Rule(s):

Defaults to None on first job row.
Retains former value on a newly added job row.
Refer to PIMS Manual Item 430

Value	Long Translate Name	Short Translate Name	Description
N	None	N	All temporary and MPP employees, excluding non-MPP placed in MPP position temporarily
Q	None this Cls Perm Status Other	Q	Permanent non-MPP placed in any position temporarily, except lateral placement
P	None This Class Prob Status Other	P	Probationary non-MPP placed in any position temporarily, except lateral placement
E	On Prob End Date Extended	E	Following leave without pay, Workers Comp, IDL or NDI
A	On Prob No Status Other Class	A	Initial hire or promotion of non-MPP employee placed in any position without end date
D	On Prob Partial Waiver	D	Placement of non-MPP employee to any position without end date, with credit granted for temporary service
C	On Prob Perm Stat Other Clas	C	Only used when employee has two concurrent part-time appointments, one of which is permanent and the other is probationary in another class.
B	On Prob Prob Status Other Clas	B	Only used when employee has two concurrent part-time appointments, both of which are probationary and in different classes.
J	Perm/Tenured, Prob Prd Waived	J	Oonly used when probationary period waived in cases of reclassification, reassignment or demotion
I	Permanent/Tenured	I	Probationary period served, including credit for temporary service
T	Serving Terminal Year	T	Faculty only

Format:

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Displays Translate Long Name

Navigation:

Workforce Administration > Job Information > Job Data > CSU Job tab

Field Name:

CSU_PROB_CD

Setup Table Name:

PSXLATITEM

Setup Table Navigation:

PeopleTools > Utilities > Administration > Maintain Translate Values

Impacted Fields:

Prob End

Impacted Processes:

Permanency Procedure

L15 CIRS File – Contains employees who gained permanency based on Prob Code value.

System Audits:

Required.

If employee is on probation: “A Probation End Date is required for this employee. Enter a Probation End Date and save the transaction again. (25000,4)”

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