During implementation, your system administrator runs the Create Federal HR Valid Combinations concurrent manager process to install the predefined grades and pay plans.

To create new valid pay plan and grade combinations, for each pay plan you specify the associated grades or levels. These combinations are the values that appear in the Valid Grade and Target Grade segments of the US Federal Valid Grade Info Position Extra Information.

Use the Grade window.

   To associate pay plans with grades:

1. Enter your grades in sequence number order.

   The sequence number can be any number from 1 upwards. The number indicates the rank order of the grade; 1 indicates the highest grade. This is the sequence in which the grades appear to users in lists of values.

2. Click in the Name field to display the US Federal Grade flexfield. Here you enter the pay plan, grade or level.

3. Enter a start date early enough to handle any historical information you want to enter.

4. Repeat the above steps until you have entered all the grades in the pay plan.

5. Save your work.