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Name Description Data Format Data Length Valid Values
AWARD HOURS The number of hours given as a time-off award. Only include if the personnel action is an award action for time off. Decimal 9,2 N/A
AWARD AMOUNT Gross dollar amount of an award or bonus given as cash. Decimal 9,2 N/A
ADJUSTED BASIC PAY The sum of an employee's rate of basic pay and any basic pay supplement (standard OR special), after applying any applicable pay cap. A basic pay supplement is defined as a regular, fixed supplemental payment (paid in conjunction with base pay) for nonovertime hours of work that is creditable as 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 being subjected to certain working conditions. Decimal 9,2 N/A
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER The number assigned to an employee's social security account. Number_F 9 N/A
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER BEING CORRECTED The SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, previously submitted to the Enterprise Human Resources Integration (EHRI), that is being corrected. Number_F 9 N/A
PRIOR DUTY STATION An employee's prior DUTY STATION. Text_F 9 N/A
CORRESPONDENCE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATOR CODE Geographic Locator Code for an address. Number_F 9 N/A
CYBERSECURITY CATEGORY/SPECIALITY AREA A position’s or incumbent’s substantial work role involving information technology, cybersecurity, or cyber-related work. Number_V 9 Current Values
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DUTY STATION The location of an employee's official worksite. Text_F 9 Current Values
POSITION TITLE DESCRIPTION Official classification title description of the position of the employee. Text_V 60 N/A
PERSONNEL ACTION AUTHORIZER TITLE Title of the individual authorizing the personnel action. Text_V 60 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
EMPLOYEE WORK EMAIL Employee's work email address assigned by the employee's agency. Text_V 60 N/A
AWARD PERCENT Percent of salary received as an award. Only include if the personnel action is an award action based on a percentage of the employee's salary. Decimal 6,2 N/A
PAY PERIOD NUMBER Payroll-provider specific payroll run number. Number_F 6 N/A
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM An employee's major field of study. Number_F 6 Current Values
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ETHNICITY AND RACE IDENTIFICATION An employee's ethnicity and race identification. Number_F 6 Current Values
Past Values
OTHER PAY The difference between TOTAL SALARY and ADJUSTED BASIC PAY. This is the amount of any administratively uncontrollable overtime (AUO) pay, availability pay, RETENTION ALLOWANCE, or SUPERVISORY DIFFERENTIAL that may be paid after applying all appropriate pay caps. (Note that, in the Central Personnel Data File (CPDF) system, Total Salary is a system generated data element that does not include administratively uncontrollable overtime (AUO) pay or availability pay.) Number_F 6 N/A
BASIC PAY The employee's rate of basic pay. Exclude supplements, adjustments, allowances, differentials, incentives, or other similar additional payments. Number_F 6 N/A
CREDITABLE MILITARY SERVICE The years and months of military service that are creditable for annual leave accrual purposes. Number_F 6 N/A
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
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
SPECIAL PAY TABLE IDENTIFIER The identification of a special pay table. Text_V 5 Current Values
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PRIOR LOCALITY ADJUSTMENT An employee's prior LOCALITY ADJUSTMENT. Number_F 5 N/A
LOCALITY ADJUSTMENT ADJUSTED BASIC PAY minus BASIC PAY. Number_F 5 N/A
YEAR DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE ATTAINED The calendar year during which the employee received the degree or certificate shown for EDUCATION LEVEL. Number_F 4 N/A
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
PRIOR OCCUPATION An employee's prior OCCUPATION. Number_F 4 N/A
SEVERANCE PAY WEEKS Number of weeks of severance payments received as a result of involuntary separation. Number_V 4 N/A
FROZEN SERVICE The total years and months of civilian and military service that is creditable in a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) component of a FERS employee (RETIREMENT PLAN codes K, L, M, and N), or, in the case of a CSRS Offset employee (RETIREMENT PLAN codes C and E), the service that would be included in a CSRS component if the employee ever becomes covered by FERS. Number_F 4 N/A
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS (FEHB) EVENT CODE Code for the event permitting the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) change for the employee. Text_V 4 N/A
OCCUPATION An employee's occupational series. Number_F 4 Current Values
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NAME SUFFIX Suffix to a full name on all official transactions. Text_V 4 N/A
BARGAINING UNIT An employee's bargaining unit status. Text_F 4 N/A
AGENCY/SUBELEMENT The agency and, where applicable, the administrative subdivision (i.e., subelement) in which a person is employed. Text_F 4 Current Values
Past Values
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
CORRESPONDENCE POSTAL CODE Postal code for the organization or person address to include foreign addresses. Number_V 35 N/A
NAME MIDDLE Middle name, or initial, by which a person is known or designated on all official transactions. Text_V 35 N/A
NAME GIVEN Given/chosen/often first name by which a person is known or designated on all official transactions. Text_V 35 N/A
NAME FAMILY Non-chosen/inherited/married name by which a person is known or designated on all official transactions. Text_V 35 N/A
APPROPRIATION_CD Appropriation code associated with a position. Text_V 35 N/A
ALTERNATE WORK SCHEDULE CODE Indicates if an employee is currently on an alternative work schedule (AWS). Number_F 3 Current Values
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SPECIAL POPULATION CODE Code that describes a position an employee holds which has special retirement calculation rules. Text_V 3 Current Values
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REMARKS The remarks that explain the personnel action recorded on the Standard Form 50. Text_F 3 Current Values
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LEGAL AUTHORITY (2) The law, executive order, rule, regulation, or other basis that, in addition to LEGAL AUTHORITY (1), authorizes the appointing officer to effect a personnel action on an employee. Text_F 3 N/A
LANGUAGE IDENTIFICATION The language in which the individual has some speaking, listening, reading, or writing proficiency. Text_F 3 Current Values
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LEGAL AUTHORITY (1) The law, executive order, rule, regulation, or other basis that authorizes the appointing officer to effect a personnel action on an employee. Text_F 3 Current Values
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FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE FEGLI LIFE CHANGE CODE Code for the event that allows the employee/assignee to change Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) coverage. Text_V 3 Current Values
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FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS (FEHB) PLAN Enrollment code of the Federal Employees Health Benefit (FEHB) in which the employee is currently enrolled. The first two digits of the code indicate the health plan name. The last digit indicates the plan type, either individual or family plan. Text_F 3 Current Values
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NATURE OF ACTION BEING CORRECTED The NATURE OF ACTION, previously submitted to the Enterprise Human Resources Integration, that is being corrected. Number_F 3 N/A
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