The RPA form includes an Extra Information flexfield for easy entry of:
Personnel data items that accompany the specific NOA that you're processing
Agency data items reserved on the form for agency use (field 25 in the Employee Data section, and fields 40-44 in the Position Data section)
Payroll, performance appraisal, and position description data items required for processing an RPA
When you initiate a Request for Personnel Action, the application displays the Extra Information fields related to the Nature of Action (NOA) family. The fields include data items required to pass the Central Personnel Data File (CPDF) edits, as well as optional data items that accompany a specific NOAC.
The application populates the RPA fields and Extra Information fields based on the effective date, or if there is none, on the current system date. The application supplies values from the database for those data items completed by earlier RPAs or by direct data entry. For example, in a promotion action to a new position, the application displays the values that you entered in the Position Extra Information flexfields when you established the position.
If you taskflow from the RPA to the Person, Position, or Assignment Extra Information, the application datetracks the Extra Information based on the RPA's effective date, or if there is none, the current system date.
Before update, the application refreshes the unchanged Extra Information with data from the database (based on the RPA's effective date). In this way, the application ensures that only new or changed data is updated to the database.
After the application updates the database, you can view the updated data in the forms, Extra Information, and Special Information fields.
See: Refreshed Data and Data Maintenance, Extra Information Types