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Name Description Data Format Data Length Valid Values
PERSONNEL ACTION AUTHORIZER TITLE Title of the individual authorizing the personnel action. Text_V 60 N/A
PERSONNEL DATA FILE EDITS The Central Personnel Data File (CPDF) system is an automated information system containing individual records for most Federal civilian employees. The system's principal objective is to provide a readily accessible primary data source for meeting the workforce information needs of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), other central management agencies, the Congress, the White House, and the public Text_V 8 Current Values
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POSITION ORGANIZATION The lowest subdivision of an organization to which an employee is assigned as indicated on his/her position description. Text_V 500 N/A
POSITION TITLE DESCRIPTION Official classification title description of the position of the employee. Text_V 60 N/A
PRIOR POSITION NUMBER Alpha-numeric code associated with the employee's prior position title as shown on the employee's prior position description. When action grants or continues entitlement to grade retention under 5 U.S.C. 5362, enter the position number of position employee actually occupies, not of the position whose grade the employee is retaining for pay and benefit purposes. Text_V 35 N/A
PRIOR POSITION ORGANIZATION The lowest subdivision of an organization to which an employee is assigned as indicated on his/her prior position description. Text_V 500 N/A
PRIOR POSITION TITLE Title of the employee's prior position as it is reflected on his/her position description. When action grants or continues entitlement to grade retention under 5 U.S.C. 5362, enter the title of position employee actually occupies, not of the position whose grade the employee is retaining for pay and benefit purposes. Text_V 60 N/A
PRIOR DUTY STATION An employee's prior DUTY STATION. Text_F 9 N/A
PRIOR GRADE, LEVEL, CLASS, RANK, OR PAY BAND An employee's prior GRADE, LEVEL, CLASS, RANK, OR PAY BAND. Text_F 2 N/A
PRIOR PAY BASIS An employee's prior PAY BASIS. Text_F 2 N/A
PRIOR PAY PLAN An employee's prior PAY PLAN. Text_F 2 N/A
PRIOR PAY RATE DETERMINANT An employee's prior PAY RATE DETERMINANT. Text_F 1 N/A
PRIOR STEP OR RATE An employee's prior STEP OR RATE. Text_F 2 N/A
PRIOR WORK SCHEDULE An employee's prior WORK SCHEDULE. Text_F 1 N/A
PAY BASIS The principal condition in terms of time, production, or other criteria that, along with salary rate, determines the compensation paid to an employee. Text_F 2 Current Values
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PAY PLAN A particular table or array of pay rates prescribed by law or other authoritative source that establishes the basic pay rates for certain employees. Text_F 2 Current Values
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PAY RATE DETERMINANT A designation of any special factors that help determine an employee's rate of basic pay or adjusted basic pay. Text_F 1 Current Values
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PAY STATUS/USERRA STATUS An employee's pay status in the Federal civilian workforce. Also, an employee¿s status under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). Text_F 1 Current Values
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PERSONNEL OFFICE IDENTIFIER The identification of the Federal civilian personnel office authorized to appoint and separate an employee, and to the extent such functions have been delegated, prepare personnel actions, maintain official personnel records, and administer programs for staff compensation, training and development, benefits and awards, and employee and labor relations. Number_F 4 Current Values
POSITION OCCUPIED An employee's position in the Competitive Service, Excepted Service, or the Senior Executive Service. Number_F 1 Current Values
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POSITION SENSITIVITY AND RISK The designation of the risk and sensitivity associated with a position. Number_F 1 Current Values
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PRIOR LOCALITY ADJUSTMENT An employee's prior LOCALITY ADJUSTMENT. Number_F 5 N/A
PRIOR LOCALITY PAY AREA An employee's prior LOCALITY PAY AREA. Number_F 2 N/A
PRIOR OCCUPATION An employee's prior OCCUPATION. Number_F 4 N/A
PAY PERIOD NUMBER Payroll-provider specific payroll run number. Number_F 6 N/A
PART-TIME HOURS PER BIWEEKLY PAY PERIOD The number of hours a part-time employee is scheduled to work during a biweekly pay period. This is used to compare the actual hours that the employee actually worked in the period. Number_F 2 N/A
PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT JOB IDENTIFIER Federal positions with program management, project management and program and project management functions Number_F 1 Current Values
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PRIOR ADJUSTED BASIC PAY An employee's prior ADJUSTED BASIC PAY. Decimal 9,2 N/A
PRIOR BASIC PAY An employee's prior BASIC PAY. Decimal 9,2 N/A
PAID HOLIDAY TIME OFF Number of paid nonovertime hours an employee has off because of Federal holidays during the pay period. INCLUDE: • Official Federal holidays (5 U.S.C. 6103(a)) or In-lieu-of holidays, as applicable • Presidential Inauguration Day where applicable (specified DC area) • Federal holidays declared by Executive order, which are treated as holidays for pay and leave purposes (such as the day before or after December 25 or a day commemorating a recently deceased President). Decimal 9,2 N/A
PRIOR SPECIAL BASIC PAY SUPPLEMENT Amount of prior special basic pay supplement established for a defined subcategory of employees in a pay system or subsystem as a prior secondary supplement. The prior special basic pay supplement applies in lieu of any applicable prior standard basic pay supplement that is a lower amount. The supplement is a regular, fixed payment for nonovertime hours of work that is creditable as prior basic pay for retirement purposes, excluding any type of prior premium payment or differential that is triggered for working certain hours of the day or week or for performing certain types of work. Includes prior GS special rate supplement or equivalent prior supplement. Express amount using same prior pay basis as used for prior basic pay rate. Decimal 9,2 N/A
PRIOR STANDARD BASIC PAY SUPPLEMENT Amount of prior standard basic pay supplement that is designed to be the sole or primary prior basic pay supplement for employees within a pay system or subsystem. The supplement is a regular, fixed payment for nonovertime hours that is creditable as prior basic pay for retirement purposes, excluding any type of premium payment or differential that is triggered for working certain hours of the day or week or for performing certain types of work. Includes GS prior locality pay, prior title 38 market pay, or similar prior supplements. Excludes prior GS special rate supplement and similar prior secondary supplements. Express amount using same prior pay basis as used for prior basic pay rate. Decimal 9,2 N/A
PRIOR TOTAL SALARY RATE Sum of all prior fixed pay amounts paid on a regular and recurring basis (i.e., each pay period), subject to applicable pay caps. This includes prior adjusted basic pay (sum of prior basic pay + any applicable prior basic pay supplement) and any prior fixed-amount allowances and differentials that are paid on a regular and recurring basis (e.g., post differentials and cost-of-living allowances). Also includes prior standby duty premium pay, prior administratively uncontrollable overtime pay, prior law enforcement availability pay, and prior regular overtime pay for firefighters paid under 5 U.S.C. 5545b. Express amount using same prior pay basis as used for prior basic pay rate. Prior Total Salary Rate is not limited to retirement-creditable basic pay. Decimal 9,2 N/A
PAID PARENTAL LEAVE (BIRTH OF CHILD)—HOURS USED Number of hours of paid parental leave hours used during the pay period based on the birth of the employee’s child. Decimal 9,2 N/A
PAID PARENTAL LEAVE (ADOPTION-RELATED PLACEMENT)—HOURS USED Number of hours of paid parental leave hours used during the pay period based on a placement of a child with an employee in connection with a planned adoption Decimal 9,2 N/A
PAID NON-OVERTIME HOURS FOR PART-TIME EMPLOYEE The number of non-overtime hours in the biweekly pay period for which a part-time employee received compensation. Exclude hours in excess of the 8-hour daily overtime threshold or the applicable weekly or biweekly overtime threshold (i.e., hours paid at overtime rate). The figure in this field may not exceed the hours in the employee's hypothetical full-time regular tour of duty. Decimal 9,2 N/A
PAID PARENTAL LEAVE (FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT)—HOURS USED Number of hours of paid parental leave hours used during the pay period based on the placement of a child with the employee for foster care. Decimal 9,2 N/A
PART-TIME ANNUAL LEAVE HOURS EARNED Number of annual leave hours earned by an employee in the current pay period based on the number of hours in a pay status. Decimal 9,2 N/A
PART-TIME SICK LEAVE HOURS EARNED Number of sick leave hours earned by an employee in the current pay period based on the number of hours in a pay status. Decimal 9,2 N/A
PHYSICIANS COMPARABILITY ALLOWANCE (PCA) ANNUALIZED RATE OF PAY Amount of PCA paid during the pay period, annualized according to the appropriate annualization factor to derive an annual rate. Although the PCA must be reported in Retirement Annualized Rate of Basic Pay, it also must be reported separately in this field and expressed as an annual rate. Decimal 9,2 N/A
PHYSICIANS COMPARABILITY ALLOWANCE AMOUNT Amount of physicians comparability allowance an employee received during a pay period. Decimal 9,2 N/A
POST ALLOWANCE AMOUNT Amount of allowance an employee received during a pay period. Decimal 9,2 N/A
POST DIFFERENTIAL AMOUNT - FOREIGN AREA Amount of foreign area post differential that an employee receives during the pay period. Decimal 9,2 N/A
POST DIFFERENTIAL AMOUNT - NON FOREIGN AREA Amount of non-foreign area post differential that an employee receives during the pay period. Decimal 9,2 N/A
PAY PERIOD END DATE End date of the pay period. Date N/A
PAY PERIOD START DATE Start date of the pay period. Date N/A
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