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Searching for Existing Person in HRS

Overview

In order to maintain a complete history of a person's association with any UW institution, no person can have multiple Empl IDs in HRS. This procedure is necessary to determine if a person has already has an assigned person record number or employee identification number (Empl ID) through other associations with the University of Wisconsin.

Process Considerations:

  • HR Administrators are required to check both HRS and Legacy data sources prior to entering any new person as an applicant, employee, or person of interest (POI).
  • All employees who terminated within five years prior to the HRS implementation date of April 7, 2011, have Empl IDs in HRS but exist only as Persons of Interest (POIs). They have no Job Data, unless they have since been rehired.
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Instructions

A. Search for Matching Persons with Existing HRS Data

    1. HRS Navigation: Workforce Administration > Personal Information > Add a Person.
    2. Click the link for Search for Matching Persons.
    3. The Search Criteria page displays.  If the Search Result Code field is blank, click the Magnifying Glass and select General Core HR Results (PSHR_General). Note: Click User Default to set this as the default value for all subsequent searches.
    4. In the Search Criteria fields, enter the person's Social Security Number without dashes in the National ID field.  Unlike names that can change over time, this criteria will return the most reliable results.  If you do not have the Social Security Number, enter the information that you do have. When entering data here, be sure to TAB out of the entered fields.
    5. Click the corresponding Selective Search button if there is an order you would like the search to follow.  Then click the Search button.

      Image of search criteria
    6. The search results may return several potential matches.  Click the Show all columns icon to show results from all tabs at the same time.

      Show All Columns
    7. You can click on the headers of each column to sort the results by that column. (For example: Click the Last Name to sort all potential matches by Last Name.)
    8. If a match is found, click the Person Organizational Summary link.

      Existing HRS Search

      Person Organizational Summary
    9. The Person Organizational Summary will detail records for the matched person by summarizing them under 'Employment Instances' for an employee or 'Person of Interest Instance' if the result returned a POI.
     Continuing in the existing job? Inactive Empl Record?  What to do?  KB to follow?
     Yes  Yes  Rehire person into lowest inactive Empl Rcd  Rehiring an Employee in HRS 
     Yes  No  Add an employment instance  Adding an Employment Instance (Non-Madison) in HRS 
     No  N/A  Transfer the employee's active Empl Rcd that they are transferring from  Maintaining Workforce - Transfers in HRS 
     N/A (POI)  N/A  Add an employment instance  Adding an Employment Instance (Non-Madison) in HRS 

    If no match is found you must also search for the person using the Legacy Person Search tool.  Continue with the steps below.

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    B. Search for Prior Employment in Legacy System (EPM Data Warehouse)

    1. HRS Navigation: Workforce Administration > Personal Information > Legacy Person Search
    2. In the Search Criteria fields enter:
      • Date of Birth
      • National ID (Social Security Number) - no hyphens
    3. NOTE:  for best results, search by Date of Birth and Social Security Number only - other criteria may not return accurate results.

      Image of legacy search
    4. Click the Search button.
    5. Person Information and most recent job information (if any) for each Empl Rcd will appear on the page.

      Image of LEGACY PERSON SEARCH
    6. If Person Information appears, make a note of the Empl ID, and continue with Adding a Person in HRS using this Empl ID.
    7. If Person Information is not found, continue with Adding a Person in HRS and use 'NEW' as the Empl ID (Person ID).

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    Keywords:
    Person EPM Add a Person HR SSN Primary National ID DOB Date of Birth Person Organizational Summary POI Person of Interest Person Data Person ID Empl_ID Employee ID hire rehire searching legacy 
    Doc ID:
    15608
    Owned by:
    Jessica R. in UW–Shared Services
    Created:
    2010-11-16
    Updated:
    2024-05-14
    Sites:
    UW–Shared Services