Time Tracking and Job Cost Modules

[emaher]

We're on v4.05.  We've applied the 2nd Quarter 941 update.  This update adds a checkbox titled "Qualified (Form W-11)" to Employee Maintenance. 

I need to reference this field in a Visual Integrator job, but I don't see it in the available fields.  Is there anything I can do to make it available?

-Eric

[Sagette]

Hi Eric,

Due to the Federal Hire Act being passed and implemented during the 2010 year, the 2nd Quarter 941 update was an initial release. Planning is underway to address additional payroll updates.

Diana

[TomTarget]

It's the first character of the open string field in employee master.

[emaher]

Can you access this open field in VI?  I don't see it.

[Sagette]

Currently it is not available in VI. Can you give me more details on your import? If you leave me contact info we could discuss.

Diana

[emaher]

We import hours worked information from a timeclock system.  Part of the import is the employee's earnings code.  I wanted to use the "Qualified (Form W-11)" field to flip the earnings code to a different value for employees who qualify for the W-11.

I do have user definable fields in our timeclock system that I could use for this purpose, but I'd prefer to not have to maintain this information in two places.

-Eric

[TomTarget · Accepted solution]

I will take exception to the statement that it is not available for reference in VI, as I already used it for a client using VI in 4.3.

Works beautifully.

Create a temp variable and do a file assign from the employee master file and select open string (first character).  

Probably cannot write to it, but you can sure read from it to decide which earnings code to use.

[emaher]

Belated thanks, Tom.  That is EXACTLY what I needed.

-Eric

[TomTarget]

Of course, once they actually update the data dictionary,  you might have to fix the import.