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Run the PSR Inbound Interface File

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Overview

This job aid shows benefits officers how to run the PSR Inbound interface file.

Background

  • The CalPERS Pension System Resumption (PSR) interface is an automated interface exchange of data between the CSU and CalPERS for processing Payroll, Retirement and Health enrollment information.
  • For CSU, CalPERS will update their system with information (daily T-Log feeds) from the State Controller’s Office (SCO/PIMS), CSU’s pay agent and the campus Human Resources production environment.
  • Therefore, it is important that the campus benefits staff ensures that all appointment information is updated in PIMS prior to processing PSR benefit transactions.
  • You submit the file using File Transfer Protocol (FTP).

 Do not run the PSR Inbound Interface until you have received an email from CalPERS regarding the successful transmission of the PSR Outbound file.

Run the PSR Inbound Interface File

Step 1: On the CSU Administrator Home, click the CSU Benefits Administrator tab.

CSU Benefits Administrator tile

Step 2: In the navigation pane:

  1. Expand Interface with Providers
  2. Click CSU PSR Interface.
Navigation to CSU PSR Interface.

Optional navigation: Navigate to Menu > Benefits > Interface with Providers > CSU PSR Interface

Step 3: Enter your run control ID and then click Search. If you do not have a run control ID, click Add a New Value to create new Run Control ID called [Campus_Name]_PSR_INBOUND and then click on the Add button.

Run control ID search
  • The CSU PSR Interface page opens.

Step 4: Complete the fields:

  1. Business Unit: You can run this process for only one business unit at a time.
  2. Email Contact: Enter the email address of the technical support person at your campus. This contact receives Success/Fail messages.
CSU PSR Interface page

Step 5: Click Save.

Save

Step 6: Click Run.

Run

Step 7: On the Process Scheduler request:

  1. Select CSU PSR Inbound Interface
  2. Click OK.
Process Scheduler Request

Review the log files

Always review the log files for errors, even when the Run Status was successful.

Step 1: Click Process Monitor.

Process Monitor link

Step 2: Click Refresh until the CSUPSRI process is successfully posted.

Process Monitor page. Posted message highlighted.

Step 3: Click the CSUPSRI link.

CSUPSRI link

Step 4: Click the CSUPSRSFTPI link.

CSUPSRI jobs with success messages

Step 5: Click View Log/Trace.

View log/trace

Step 6: Click the log file from the file list.

File list

Step 7: Review the log file. Make sure that there are no issues or errors.

Step 8: Review the log files for CSUBB02D and CSUPSRSFTPI2 using the same procedure.

CSUBB02D link
  • CSUBB02D: This is the inbound interface file. Click on the link and scroll to the end of the file to see how many transactions are included in the PSR Inbound interface file.
  • CSUPSRFTPI2: Check for errors.

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