Use this screen to enter award code information. Awards can be either service or performance awards. If you enter a service award code, you must fill in the Number of Months field. Use the Employee Award field to specify what type of award is given to the employee.
You must create award codes in this screen before assigning awards to employees in the Maintain Employee Awards screen (People » Employee » Employee HR Setup).
Enter up to six characters for the award code. Each code must be unique.
Enter up to 30 characters for the award code description.
Use the drop-down list to select the status the employee must have to be eligible for the award. Choices are Active, Family Medical Leave, Inactive, Inactive Accruing Leave, and Not Applicable.
Use the drop-down list to select the award type. Choices are Performance, Service, and Inactive. Inactive award codes cannot be assigned to employees. You can use the Inactive code for awards that are no longer used.
Enter the number of months an employee must work before becoming eligible for the award. If you selected Service in the Award Type field, this field is required.
Enter the award. For example, you could enter "$50."
Changes to this screen update the AWARD_CD table.