State Agencies Bulletin No. 913

Subject
Additional Field on the Automated Interface File
Date Issued
July 22, 2009

Purpose

To inform agencies who use the Automated Interface (AI) file of the new Date of Birth field.

Changes to the Automated Interface

The Date of Birth field is available as an optional field for population on the AI file for Hire (HIR) and Personal Data (PER) transactions as of 7/24/09.

The format will be YYYYMMDD and will be consistent with the other AI data fields.

Date of Birth is in position 1309-1316 on the AI file.

An error message will generate if an incorrect format is submitted.

The new positions are listed below for the AI file NHRP573 and NHRP574.

NHRP573 Input File Layout Changes
FIELD TYPE LENGTH START END
Birth Date Date 8 1309 1316
NHRP574 Output File Layout Changes
FIELD TYPE LENGTH START END
Birth Date Date 8 1321 1328
Filler Char 134 1329 1462

Questions

Questions regarding the Automated Interface file may be directed to the Payroll System Questions mailbox.