CATS

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CATS

• Pets
• Musical
• Controversial And Totally Scary
• Completely And Technically Simple
• Cross Application Time Sheet

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IMD Personal ID Nos / RecCost Ctrs / ABC
Codes(NOTE SIGMA CostCtrs are the same as
RecCost Ctrs)
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What to remember

• Change your Password the 1st time you get in
• Use Tab key not the Enter key to advance across
  fields
• Network Activity
• Replaces Job Order Number (JON)
• Is needed for RG, RF, HG, CE, OS, OU
• Not needed for CT or Leave (LA, LS, LM, LN)
• BFM provides. Supervisor will help get them for
  you
• Need to keep track of hrs spent Funding
  Expiration Date (FED). Supervisor will work with
  you on that.
• No CATS equivalent to the BLI in SLDCADA
• Use LS for Family Leave Act a new form is
  needed
• You can input TA up to 2 wks in advance

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What to remember

• Input data
• Complete by COB Thurs. of each wk until
  further notice
• You cannot make any changes after TA been
  approved in CATS talk to your supervisor.
• Error msg
• Red Circle with X bad data non-passable
• Yellow Circle with ! warning passable
• SAVE your work before exiting CATS or data is
  lost
• Local Help Desk Pat Boettger, x5075
• National Help Desk 1-301-342-3104
• 
  1-888-292-5919

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CATS Assistance

• Personnel from POC
• .. Rich Stolz x2471
• 722 .. Rich Stolz x2471
• 723 .. Beat Niederoest x7974
• 724 ... Lou DeRose x7115
• 725 (Transtecs) .... Eric Rohman x2782

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To Initiate SAP
OR .. click SAPlogon-pad desktop icon
4. SAPlogon-pad
3. SAP Frontend
2. Programs
1. Start
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Double click Human Resources to access CATS
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Logging into SAP
4. Use this icon as Enter key
To change password
1. Type in your User Name (not case sensitive)
Accept default
2. Type over the (case sensitive)
3. Type capital E for English or leave blank
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Click Icon to close message
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Initiating CATS Option 1
2. Enter
If this box is not open, click on this arrow Icon
to open it
1. Type in CAT2
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Initiating CATS Option 2
1. Expand ESS
2. Expand Time Mgmt
3. Open CATS
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Pick this Icon (pencil) to enter time
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Use these arrows to move left or right. Move
right to enter daily data.
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EXAMPLE Leave
2. Enter hours
3. Save
1. Enter A/A code
Note The only entries required for leave are
the Attendance /Absence and the Hours fields
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COMMONLY USED A/A CODES
RG Regular hours, GS RF Regular hours, wage
grade HG Holiday worked CE Comp Earn CT
Comp Taken OS OT Scheduled work OU OT
Unscheduled work LA Leave Annual LS Leave
Sick LM Leave Military LN Admin leave
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EXAMPLE Overhead Regular Time
7. Exit. Repeat a few times to exit SAP
5. Enter once for each day hours were entered,
current session only, to bypass warnings
6. Save
4. Enter your hrs
2. Enter A/A code RG or RF
ActTyp (7CRPx) is automatically generated
1. Enter RecCost Center Use IMD default or
obtain from customer.
3. ABC IDCan pick from drop down. Always use
6.1.5.
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EXAMPLE Overhead - Overtime
7. Save
8. Exit. Repeat a few times to exit SAP
6. Enter once for each day hours were entered,
current session only, to bypass warnings
1. Enter RecCost Center
2. Enter OS, OU, or CE
3. Enter ABC ID. Always use 6.1.5
4. Enter your hrs
5. For ActTyp (OT CE), enter the ActTyp code
from an RG line, but replace R with O
Note OT requires the third character of the
Activity Type to be the letter O.
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EXAMPLE TA 1 or 2 wks in Advance
Notice date for the wk
Click on the right icon to advance in time. Left
icon to go back in time.