Is it Possible to Update Generate Employee Number Method From Automatic to Manual

Applies to:

Oracle Human Resources - Version: 11.5.10.0 to 12.1.1 - Release: 11.5 to 12.0

Information in this document applies to any platform.

Is it possible to move back to the manual employee numbering?

What is the impact for the persons already entered in the system?

Please note: IF Global Numbering has ever been enabled this note is no longer valid. Once Global Numbering has been enabled there is no way to back it out and change to Manual Employee numbering. Global Numbering uses a different set of tables for Number Generation and goes across multiple business groups.

Solution

The only implication would be to check/keep track of any duplication numbers.

Please note: IF Global Numbering has ever been enabled this note is no longer valid. Once Global Numbering has been enabled there is no way to back it out and change to Manual Employee numbering. Global Numbering uses a different set of tables for Number Generation and goes across multiple business groups.

Please find detailed below the steps to change the automatic to manual employee

number generation.

When creating an employee the system automatically inputs the employee number.

This value is always numeric. But some Business reasons could require that

the employee number to be alphanumeric or the employee number should be entered

manually.

1. In the standard Responsibility US HRMS Manager navigate to:

Work Structures -> Organization -> Description.

2. Query back the Business Group.

3. Click on the Organization Classification of business group.

4. Click on the [Others] button.

5. From the List of values (LOV) click on Business Group Information.

6. Click in the Flexfield box.

7. This will bring up a window called Business Group Information.

One of the fields is Employee Number Generation. This should currently say

Automatic.

8. Update this to say Manual.

9. Save the record.

To test the results.

1. In the standard responsibility US HRMS Manager navigate to:

People -> Enter and Maintain -> Create a new person.

2. Now the employee number is NOT generated automatically.