ESPStafferDwn

A download file can be created to send information to the ESP Staffing software.

Depending on the page displayed, the following fields may be available. Click on the link to navigate to the description. Configuration Duty File Pattern File Share Organization Unit Pay Group Process Definition Code Timeout (Minutes)

Configuration

The configuration scheme of the download file, as selected from the drop down menu.

Duty

Indicate whether this file should include Worked Hours, Non-Worked Hours, or Both.

File Pattern

Determines which files should be processed for the specific download. If the exact file name is known, that can be entered. If the exact file name is not known, or if there are multiple files, a regular expression search pattern can be entered. For example, "^EmpDown$" processes only the file name EmpDown, while "\.txt$" processes all files with a “.txt” extension. The file pattern should be set to "^" to indicate all files in the folder.

File Share

The name of an existing file share location, where this task record should be created.

Organization Unit

The labor distribution to include in this file. The levels available and the label names are determined by the corporate structure.

Pay Group

The pay group to be included in this download file.

Process Definition Code

The code identifying the type of processing to be initiated with this task, such as EmpDownload.

Timeout (Minutes)

Determines how long a task may run on the agent subsystem before it is marked as timed out on the request history table. The task will continue to run on the agent subsystem after that time is reached.

This feature is used to mark the request as timed out so that other processes that are waiting for it can continue. For example, the Close Pay Period cannot go through if there are any downloads in progress. Users may subscribe to a notification in the system to receive an email or portal message that a timeout has occurred.