# Presentation: 657836

## HR Enters Performance Based

**HR Enters Performance Based**
**Awards VIA EmpowHR For FSA**
**Employees**

## Click on “internet explorer”

**Click on “internet explorer”**

## Enter the URL:

**Enter the URL:**
**https://icams.usda.gov/**

## Read the warning and select “I agree to the above”.

**Read the warning and select “I agree to the above”.**

## Enter your EmpowHR (ICAMS)

**Enter your EmpowHR (ICAMS)**
**User ID and Password and click on “EmpowHR Sign In”.**

## Select “Par Processing”

**Select “Par Processing”**

## Select “HR Processing”

**Select “HR Processing”**

## Enter information required for the desired

**Enter information required for the desired**
**Search option and click the “search” button.**

## Click the (+) sign to insert a row.

**Click the (+) sign to insert a row.**

## Enter the applicable effective and authorization

**Enter the applicable effective and authorization**
**Dates.  System defaults are for the current date.**

**Click on the search engine icon next to “action”**

## Select “Award”

**Select “Award”**

## Click on the search engine icon next to

**Click on the search engine icon next to**
**“****Reason Code”**

## Select “Indiv Cash Award-Rating

**Select “Indiv Cash Award-Rating**
**Base”**

## NOTE:  The NOA Code will auto fill based 

**NOTE:  The NOA Code will auto fill based **
**Upon the reason code entered.**

## Enter “999” for the Authority code.

**Enter “999” for the Authority code.**

**Click on the “par remarks” to enter remarks that will**
**Print on the SF-50.  This is optional.**

**NOTE:  When entering some CE**
**Employees, the system would not**
**Accept the “999” authority code, but**
**Would accept a blank field.**

## Enter “499” for the remark code and tab out.

**Enter “499” for the remark code and tab out.**

**Type in the desired remark.**

**Click “ok”**

## Click on the “award data”

**Click on the “award data”**

## Data in the “Employee Data”

**Data in the “Employee Data”**
**Block is system generated**

**Enter the “from” and “to” **
**dates for the period of time**
**For which the performance **
**based award is being given.**

**System defaults to “1” person.  This**
**Can be changed if necessary.**

## Enter the “case number”.

**Enter the “case number”.**

**For payment using the stored accounting code, click in the**
**box to enter a check mark.**

## Select whether employee’s performance

**Select whether employee’s performance**
**Was of  “tangible” or “intangible” benefit**
**To the government.  System defaults to**
**“****intangible”**

**System auto flags “pay and/or process to W-2”.  Review to ensure this flag is set.**

## The system defaults to the “check

**The system defaults to the “check**
**Mail address” but if the award **
**Needs to go to a different address,**
**Then make the applicable selection**
**And enter the specific address.**

## Enter a justification.

**Enter a justification.**

**Click “ok”**

## Click on the “Justification”

**Click on the “Justification”**
**Link.**

## Enter the “Par Justification”

**Enter the “Par Justification”**

**Select “OK”.**

## Click the SAVE! Button.

**Click the SAVE! Button.**

## Read the message and click “ok”

**Read the message and click “ok”**

## Read the message and click “OK”

**Read the message and click “OK”**

## Transaction status will show “NFC Ready”

**Transaction status will show “NFC Ready”**
**If the effective date is in the current pay**
**Period.  The status will show “RDY-Future”**
**If the effective date is in a future pay period.**

## Click the “Print SF-52” button to print a hard copy

**Click the “Print SF-52” button to print a hard copy**
**SF-52.**

## Click on the “view SF-52 report” link

**Click on the “view SF-52 report” link**

## Click on the “printer icon” to print the SF-52

**Click on the “printer icon” to print the SF-52**

## Next Day, verify that Awards

- Applied in EmpowHR and At
- NFC

## THE EMPLOYEE’S SUPERVISOR WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL NOTIFICATION

**THE EMPLOYEE’S SUPERVISOR WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL NOTIFICATION**
**WHEN THE AWARD APPLIES:**
- -----Original Message-----
- From: RA.mdbeltsvi3.AMDC@one.usda.gov [_[mailto:RA.mdbeltsvi3.AMDC@one.usda.gov](mailto:RA.mdbeltsvi3.AMDC@one.usda.gov)__] _
- Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 4:51 AM
- To: Parrish, Calvin - Richmond, VA
- Subject: Award Has Been Applied at NFC
- The following award for one of your direct reports has been applied at NFC:
- Name:
- Action:            Award
- Action Reason:     Cash Award - Performance Based
- Nature of Action:  840  INDIV CASH AWARD RB
- Date Applied:      03/29/2008

## Sign onto EmpowHR and access the “worklist” 

**Sign onto EmpowHR and access the “worklist” **

**Click on the link for the applicable **
**Employee.**

**NOTE:  This award action applied.**

## Verify transaction status

**Verify transaction status**
**Says “Applied”**

**To print the employee copy of the SF-50, click**
**On the “print SF-50” button.**

## Click on the “view SF-50 report” link

**Click on the “view SF-50 report” link**

## Click on the “printer” icon to print the SF-50

**Click on the “printer” icon to print the SF-50**

**Click the “x” to close**
**The document.**

## Click on “worklist”

**Click on “worklist”**

## Click on “mark worked” to

**Click on “mark worked” to**
**Remove the item from the worklist.**

## Sign onto NFC to verify award data applied on the NFC

**Select “IRIS”**

**Sign onto NFC to verify award data applied on the NFC**
**Data base.**

## Enter the applicable SSN and Screen Menu # 142

**Enter the applicable SSN and Screen Menu # 142**

## Verify the accuracy of the Award amount.

**Verify the accuracy of the Award amount.**