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.

You may click on the links below to navigate directly to a section:

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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. 




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.
   




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.
   






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.
• Do NOT enter this as a new person.
• Make a note of the Empl ID and verify that the Person Data is up to date. See Modifying Person Data in HRS for more information. 
• Review UW Multiple Jobs Summary for additional job information to help determine appropriate next step. See Viewing UW Multiple Jobs Summary for an Employee in HRS.
• Continue with the hire:

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

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