Joining To the Pay Scales File

All of the major files in CIRS have a pre-programmed join to the Pay Scales file. Most of the joins to the PS file are based on class code (XX:CLASS) and range code (XX:RANGE). However some of the joins retrieve records from the PS file only at the range 0 level to get a common abbreviated title regardless of range.​

  • Joins to PS at class & range level: JACPS, JANPS, JEHPSAG, JPHPSAG, JSACPS, JSANPS, JSPPS, JSTRPSAG, JTRPSAG
  • Joins to PS at range 0 level: ACPS1, JANPS1, JLBPS, JLXPS, JSACPS1, JSANPS1, JSPPS1

Things to note:

  • The PS file has all current information pertaining to active and abolished classes. No historical information is available.  
  • If a join to the PS file at range 0 is used, DO NOT retrieve data elements from the lower segments in the PS file, otherwise you may get erroneous data (see example 3 below).
  • When a join to an external file (EH, TR, PH, PHS, PY) is used, your report request must include the following statements IF XX:CLASS GT 0 and IF XX:RANGE GE 0 to retrieve data from the PS file.

Example #1 - JACPS

Records from the PS file are retrieved at the class and range level.  

 

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Commands​

Output

EX JACPS

TABLE FILE AC

PRINT AC:CLASS

      AC:RANGE

      PS:TITLEA

BY AC:WNAME

IF RECORDLIMIT EQ 5

END

AC:WNAME     CLS    RNG  PS:TITLEA

--------     ---    ---  ---------

BEAR, JIM    2358   1    LECTURER L, AY

COUGAR, JAN  2358   5    LECTURER D, AY

FROG, STAN   1170   2    CONF OS-12MOB

GECKO, MIKE  3312   1    ADMIN IIA

LLAMA, AMY   2360   5    PROFESSOR AY

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Example #2 - JACPS1

Records from the PS file are retrieved at the range 0 level.


Commands​

Output​

EX JACPS1

TABLE FILE AC

PRINT AC:CLASS

      AC:RANGE

      PS:TITLEA

BY AC:WNAME

IF RECORDLIMIT EQ 5

END

AC:WNAME     CLS    RNG  PS:TITLEA

--------     ---    ---  ---------

BEAR, JIM    2358   1    LECTURER AY

COUGAR, JAN  2358   5    LECTURER AY

FROG, STAN   1170   2    CONF OS-12MO

GECKO, MIKE  3312   1    ADMIN IIA

LLAMA, AMY   2360   5    INS FACULTY AY​


Example #3 - JACPS1

Records are retrieved only for record type 'F' and range 0 values. Minimum Rate (PS:MIN) resides in the lower segment of the PS file and is only available for those class codes where compensation is a variable rate (min-max).

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​Commands

Output​

EX JACPS1

TABLE FILE AC

PRINT AC:CLASS

      AC:RANGE

      PS:TITLEA

      PS:MIN

BY AC:WNAME

IF RECORDLIMIT EQ 5

END

AC:WNAME     CLS    RNG  PS:TITLEA          PS:MIN

--------     ---    ---  ---------          ------

FOX, JOHN    1800   0    CASUAL WKR          $6.75

HORSE, BETH  1150   0    ISA                 $8.00

NEWT, ANN    1970   0    EC MSTR TCHR    $2,053.00

LION, MIKE   7172   0    READER              $6.75   

WHALE, BOB   0101   0    HELPER/AID      $1,170.00

  


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Last Updated: February 27, 2024


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