How to Backdate Seniority Service Eligibility
GOAL: To provide a solution overview for the situation when Board Employees are hired and grandfather in Seniority Service, resulting in a backdated Eligibility Start Date and increased Vacation accruals.
Staffing > Staff Management > EID > Employee Spotlight > Seniority Service

**Eligibility Start Date currently = Original Hire Date**
Note: Employee Seniority Service records can not be modified and therefore must be deleted and re-created.
Edit > Action Icon > Delete

Edit > Add New

Configure all required fields for the new Seniority Service record.
Use Eligibility Start Date calendar function to backdate.

Note: Ensure to enter the appropriate Seniority Service Value. This will serve as the starting point for calculations and accruals going forward.
- Serves as a "previous value" in the system, serves as a starting value

Example: Seniority Service from 2015-2022 is 7.
- Seniority Service Value =7
- Up until this year, employee has a Seniority Service of 7
- All calculations from here on will be added to this value
Enter Last Calculation Date = 2022/09/01
- Starting from the end of your Manual Calculation
This tells the system to run Seniority Service from that point onward à 2022/09/01 to Current Date
Staff Management > EID > Seniority Service > NEW Backdated Record

Staffing > Staffing Reports > Seniority Service Allocate

Configure the Calculation Up To Date and Trial/Update mode. Once complete, Save, and then choose Submit to run the process.
Reports > Process Reports > Seniority Service Allocate > View PDF/Excel
Board Control > Absences > Absence Group > View

Note: The difference in credits allocated based on Years of Seniority Service.
Absence > Absence Auto Allocation > Absence Group > Submit Trial = Y > Save > Submit

Reports > Process Reports > View PDF/Excel
Absence > Absence Auto Allocation > Absence Group > Submit Update = Y > Save > Submit
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