Oracle US Federal HR defines process methods for each Nature of Action (NOA) family based on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) process rules. Process methods determine which fields you can enter or edit on an RPA and how the application updates these fields.
The Process Methods window defines the data entry methods such as user enterable or auto-populated for the RPA fields and associates these fields to a specific NOA family.
The Process Methods window contains two regions. The upper region displays NOA families. The Process Method region displays RPA fields and defines the process methods for each NOA family.
Each region has several check boxes. The NOA Family Code region contains two check boxes: Process Methods and Required. The check box displays the family type assigned the NOA family in the Families, Nature of Action window.
The Process Method region contains three check boxes: Required, Navigable, and Enabled that you set for each RPA field.
Required: You must complete the field before you can update the RPA to HR. The Required check box is available only if the family type is set to Required.
Navigable: You can tab into the field. You can choose this check box regardless of the process method. You might do this to have users review data such as pay calculation results before entering data in a different field.
Enabled: The Enabled check box tells the application to use the process method you assign to a specific field, or if it is deselected, to apply the default process method (Auto Populate User Enterable).
The process methods initially configure the RPA based on the NOA family selected. However, other processes also affect the field configuration:
User access: The Restricted RPA sets the fields to display or non-display. A user's role may determine whether the user can enter data in a field.
Required data: The application overrides the field level process method to populate specific data, such as pay plan information.
Pay calculations: Data changes in an RPA that affect pay calculation, such as a change in PRD or grade, override process methods. In addition, API user hooks for pay calculation permit agencies to enter data in fields usually designated as auto populated.