You use the Remark Codes and Descriptions Federal Maintenance window to add agency Remarks. For example, if your agency uses the National Finance Center as a provider, you would enter the Remarks NFC requires in this window. When you add a Remark, you must also associate it to a specific Nature of Action code in the NOA Codes and Remarks window.

See: Associating Remarks to NOACs

Use the Remark Codes and Descriptions Federal Maintenance window.

   To add a Remark:

1. Add a new row for the Remark you want to add.

2. Enter a code for the Remark.

3. Enter the description. If the Remark description has insertion values, enter two or more underscores for each insertion value. You can have up to five insertion values in a Remark.

4. Enter a PA Notification ordering value.

   This value determines the order in which the system prints the Remarks on the Notification of Personnel Action. The values are in ascending order, with 00 (or null) for the Remark that appears first in the list of printed Remarks.

5. Enter the date on which the Remark takes effect.

6. Save the record.

7. Associate the Remark with the appropriate NOAC in the NOA Codes and Remarks window.

   Note: If you plan to associate the Remark with more than one code, you must enter the code under each NOAC.

8. If the Remark description has insertion values, add the insertion value segments in the Descriptive Flexfields Segment window, as explained in Setting up Insertion Data.

Delete a Remark

Use the NOA Codes and Remarks window to delete Remarks.

   To delete a Remark:

1. Select the Remark you want to delete.

   Note: You can end date Remarks but not remove them.

2. In the Date To field enter an end date.

3. Save your changes.

   Caution: Do not delete the predefined Remarks. Before deleting an agency-specific Remark, confirm that you have not processed actions that use this Remark.