| Term |
Definition |
| 3C's |
Communications, Checklists, and Comments |
| 4Cnet |
Network CSU & Other California Universities
and Community Colleges subscribe to |
| ACES |
Automated Communications Exchange System |
| AGI |
Adjust Gross Income |
| APDB |
Academic Planning Database |
| AW |
Administrator Workforce |
| AWOL |
Absence without Leave |
| AWPPM |
Administer Workforce Policies & Procedures
Manual |
| AY |
Academic Year |
| Baseline |
The delivered version of PeopleSoft after CSU
systemwide modifications are made |
| BATS |
Baseline Hardware/Software Access, Training & Support |
| BB |
Base Benefits |
| BOT |
Board of Trustees |
| BPG |
Business Process Guide |
| BRIO |
Brio Portal |
| BT |
Budget Transfer |
| BU |
Business Unit |
| C99 |
Confidential Class |
| CBID |
Collective Bargaining (Unit) Identification |
| CC |
Campus Community |
| CIRS |
Campus Information Retrieval System |
| CMS |
Common Management System |
| CO |
CSU Office of the Chancellor |
| COA |
Chart of Accounts |
| COBRA |
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
of 1985 – requires employers with more than 20 employees and their insurance
companies to provide covered employees the opportunity to extend health insurance
benefits when coverage is lost due to various “qualifying events” (including
separation) |
| COLA |
Cost of Living Adjustments |
| Comp Rate |
Compensation Rate |
| CSU |
California State University |
| CTO |
Compensatory Time Off |
| CTPR |
Comp Time Premium |
| CTST |
Comp Time Straight Time |
| DB |
Database |
| DBA |
Database Administrator |
| DeptID |
Department Identification Number |
| Descr |
Description |
| DI |
Disability Insurance |
| DIP |
Earnings Code |
| DIP |
Difference in Pay |
| E99 |
Excluded Class |
| EAP |
Employee Assistance Plan |
| EAR |
Employee Action Request form |
| EC |
Earnings Code |
| EDD |
Employment Development Department |
| EDS |
Employee Data System |
| EE |
Employee |
| EE1 |
Emergency Contract database |
| EFT |
Electronic Funds Transfer |
| EHDB |
Employment History Database |
| EmplID |
Employee Identification Number |
| ER |
Employer |
| ERISA |
Employee Retirement & Income Security Act
of 1974 – governs qualified benefit plans including health and retirement |
| ESP |
Employee Salary Projection |
| ESS |
Employee Self Service |
| EUT |
End User Training |
| FAR |
Faculty Activity Report |
| FERP |
Faculty Early Retirement Program |
| FICA |
Federal Insurance Contributions Act |
| FIRMS |
Financial Information Record Management System |
| FLSA |
Fair Labor Standards Act |
| FMI |
Faculty Merit Increast |
| FMLA |
Family Medical Leave Act |
| FSA |
Flexible Spending Account |
| FTE |
Full Time Equivalency |
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
| FWS |
Federal Work-Study |
| FY |
Fiscal Year |
| GA |
Graduate Assistant |
| GL |
General Ledger |
| Go Live |
Effective Date of the PeopleSoft Implementation |
| GSC |
Global Support Center |
| GSI |
General Salary Increase |
| HBO |
Health Benefits Officer |
| HCRA |
Health Care Reimbursement Accounts |
| HEERA |
Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations
Act |
| HEUG |
Higher Education User Group |
| HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996 – The Act is designed to protect health insurance coverage
for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs. |
| HOSS |
Hardware Operations Support & Services |
| HR |
Human Resources Service Group |
| HRIS |
Human Resources Information System |
| HRMS |
Human Resources Management Systems |
| HRSA |
Human Resources/Student Administration Database |
| HUG |
CSU Human Resources Users Group |
| IDL |
Industrial Disability Leave – leave taken
when CSU employee is receiving Workers Compensation benefits. |
| IDP |
Interactive Design & Prototype; sessions
to review current processes in comparison to PS |
| JE |
Journal Entry |
| Job Code |
Class Code |
| Job Requisition |
Position Vacancy/Recruitment Announcement |
| LA |
Leave Accounting |
| LCD |
Labor Cost Distribution |
| LOA |
Leave of Absence |
| LWOP |
Leave without Pay |
| LWP |
Leave with Pay |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPP |
Management Personnel Plan |
| MQGE |
Medicare Qualified Government Employee |
| MSA |
Merit Salary Adjustment |
| MST |
Master Payroll (HR) |
| National ID |
US=Social Security Number |
| NDI |
Non-industrial Disability Leave |
| NID |
National Identification Numbers (US=SSN) |
| OLAP |
OnLine Analytical Processing – a multidimensional
database system |
| PAC |
Project Advisory Committee |
| PAC |
CMS Project Advisory Committee |
| Pay Ready |
Payroll Ready |
| PD |
Project Director |
| PERS |
California Public Employees' Retirement
System |
| PIMS |
Personnel Information Management System |
| PIP |
Payroll Input Process |
| PM |
Position Management |
| POS |
Positive Attendance |
| PPSD |
Personnel/Payroll Services Division |
| PPT |
Personnel/Payroll Transaction |
| PS |
PeopleSoft |
| PSD |
Personnel Services Division |
| PSI |
Performance Salary Increase |
| R01 |
Bargaining Unit: Physicians, Union of American
Physicians & Dentists (Unit 1) |
| R02 |
Bargaining Unit: Health Care Support, California
State Employees Association (Unit 2) |
| R03 |
Faculty, California Faculty Association (Unit
3) |
| R04 |
Academic Support, Academic Professionals of
California (Unit 4) |
| R05 |
Operations & Support Services, California
State Employees Association (Unit 5) |
| R06 |
Skilled Crafts, State Employees Trade Council
(Unit 6) |
| R07 |
Clerical & Administrative Support Services,
California State Employees Association (Unit 7) |
| R08 |
Public Safety, State University Police Association
(Unit 8) |
| R09 |
Technical & Support Services, California
State Employees Association (Unit 9) |
| R10 |
CMA Operating Engineers, International Union
of Operating Engineers (Unit 10) |
| REG |
Regular Earnings |
| RTP |
Recruitment, Tenure & Promotion |
| RUG |
Regional User Group |
| SAM |
State Administrative Manual |
| SCO |
State controller's Office |
| SetID |
Collection of tables used to group general processing
type tables |
| SME |
Subject Matter Experts |
| SOSS |
Software Operations Support & Services |
| SQL |
Structured Query Language |
| SQR |
Structured Query Report |
| SSI |
Service Salary Increase |
| SSN |
Social Security Number |
| STRS |
State Teachers' Retirement System |
| SUAM |
State University Administrative Manual |
| SUT |
State Unemployment Tax |
| T&L |
Time & Labor |
| TA |
Teaching Assistant |
| TRC |
Time Reporting Code |
| TSA |
Tax sheltered annuity |
| TUG |
CSU Technical Users Group |
| UI |
Unemployment Insurance |
| UTI |
Untaxed Income |
| VA |
Veterans Affairs |
| Vanilla |
The delivered version of PeopleSoft before any
modifications are made |
| WAN |
Wide Area Network – a computer network
that joins two different geographical locations |
| WTU |
Weighted Teaching Unit |
| YRO |
Year Round Operations |
