APPT LEAVE

DATA VIEW NAME
APPT_LEAVE
OVERVIEW
The Appt_Leave view contains all appointments with Leave data (current or historical). If an appointment has never had leave, it is not present on this view. The Leave on this view is from the appointment perspective. They include, but are not limited to, Military Leave, Educational Leave, and Professional Development Leave etc. Please check the Leave type field description for more definitions. The appointment leave data is for all campuses. This view is filtered by UDDS.
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LAST UPDATED
10/99 – New Data View
10/07 – Data Custodian change.
11/11 – Data Custodian Change .
DATA FORMATS
The codes following the field names in this document define the field. The different types are:
Alphanumeric Data
A – Alphanumeric field. This indicates the field may contain Letters and/or numbers. The number following is the field length.
Example: a field defined as A5 could contain ‘E10LN’.
Numeric Data
N – Numeric data. This indicates the field may contain only numbers. The number following is the field length. If two digits with a decimal point in between are present the first indicates the number of positions before the decimal point and the second the number of digits after the decimal point.
Example: a field defined as N4.2 would be in the format 9999.99 whereas N6 would be in the format 999999.
Date
D – Date field — this means the field is stored a date. The format is described in the text description. The way this type of field will display in the result section of a query will be dependent upon what default the query tool you are using is set to. Some query tools default to a date/time mode which would show the data 1998-9-03 8:00 or some have a format DD-MMM-(YY)YY. Most query tools allow you to change this to a format you want but you must be aware of what the default is.
Column Name Format Description
PERSON_NAME CHAR 30 The name currently used by the person.
PERSON_ID CHAR 8 A unique number assigned to a person. It is always the same.
APPOINTMENT_ID CHAR 8 Unique number assigned to each appointment.
APPOINTMENT_TYPE CHAR 2 This identifies the major personnel category for this appointment.

Valid values are:
‘FA’ = FACULTY
‘LI’ = LIMITED APPOINTEE
‘AS’ = ACADEMIC STAFF
‘ET’ = EMPLOYEES-IN-TRAINING
‘SA’ = STUDENT ASSISTANTS
‘CP’ = CLASSIFIED PERMANENT
‘CL’ = CLASSIFIED LTE
‘CJ’ = CLASSIFIED PROJECT
‘SH’ = STUDENT HELP
‘OT’ = OTHER

APPT_MAJOR_DEPT CHAR 7 This department is the one that coordinates the appointment.
LEAVE_APPTDEPT CHAR 7 The basic unit of personnel administration. Each employee belongs to one of more appointment departments.
LEAVE_UNIT CHAR 1 This is the first character of the LEAVE_APPTDEPT field.
LEAVE_DIVISION CHAR 2 These are the second and third characters of LEAVE_APPTDEPT field.
LEAVE_DEPT CHAR 2 These are the fourth and fifth characters of the LEAVE_APPTDEPT field.
LEAVE_SUBDEPT CHAR 2 These are the sixth and seventh characters of the LEAVE_APPTDEPT field.
TOTAL_APPT_PERCENT NUMBER 7.4 The percentage of full-time for an appointment.
APPT_EFF_DATE CHAR 8 This is the start date of the appointment. The format is YYYYMMDD.
APPT_END_DATE CHAR 8 This is the date that the appointment ends. This is the last date the appointment is in active pay status. The format is

YYYYMMDD for this appointment.

SOC_SEC_NUMBER CHAR 9 The social security number is a nine-digit identifier number assigned by the social security administration. It is required for all paid individuals with the exception of foreign employees working overseas.
TITLE_CODE CHAR 5 Used to identify the Official University System Title, or Wisconsin Civil Service Title for the appointment.
TITLE_NAME CHAR 21 Descriptive name assigned to a title code.
APPT_BASE_RATE NUMBER 11.3 For each appointment, the salary base rate is the amount of money the University agrees to pay the employee for the work done in the appointment expressed in a standardized form.
SALARY_BASIS CHAR 1 Contains the pay basis for this appointment. It is determined by the following:

“C” = (Academic Year) – Directly tied to the academic year calendar. May include employees not necessarily engaged in classroom instruction, but the timing of whose services is dictated by the instructional calendar (including registration periods, final exam periods, etc.)
“A” = (Annual Year) – Responsibilities continue regardless of whether classroom instruction is taking place. Although the annual basis describes the fiscal year from July 1 thru June 30, annual basis appointments can be for a period of shorter duration than the fiscal year.
“H” = (Hourly)- All classified employees are normally paid using this basis. Unclassified appointments for 25% time or less or if workloads fluctuate sufficiently to justify hourly rather than an annual or academic one.
“L” = (Lump)- If the nature of the work is “piece work ” and performance the piece of work is paid as one amount. Used infrequently.

FAC_RELATION CHAR 1 Describes the type of relationship this appointment has with the faculty as a governing body of the University.

Valid Values:
1 – Tenure. Tenure is granted by the Board of regents. Used by tenure-home departments when the total UW-Madison faculty appointment is 1/2 time or more.
2 – Tenure-Track. Used by tenure-home departments when total UW-Madison probationary faculty appointment is 1/2 time or more.
3 – Joint Executive. Limited to tenured faculty. Has been granted voting membership in this department and it’s executive committee but has not continuing commitment or tenure relationship. Requires positive action of the departmental executive committee and Dean. Maximum term of three years.
4 – Joint Departmental. Limited to tenured. Tenure-track or collateral faculty. Has been granted voting membership in the department, not in the executive committee; has no continuing commitment or tenure relationship. Requires positive action of the departmental executive committee and Dean. Maximum term of three years.
5 – Affiliate. Limited to tenured and tenure-track faculty for a fixed term. Has an affiliation with this department, granted by it’s executive committee or equivalent, without governance rights or a continuing departmental commitment.
6 – Faculty Status. (Terminates when the appointment ends) Granted by the Chancellor, on recommendation of the University committee to members of the academic staff whose responsibilities are directly related to the instructional or research mission of the University and whose qualifications with respect to their assigned duties are comparable to those of faculty members.
7 – Funding/Other
Z – Unknown when table was initially loaded (during creation of new faculty relation base tables).

FAC_RELATION_NAME CHAR 15 Descriptive name of FAC_RELATION_NAME
LEAVE_TYPE CHAR 2 Type of personnel action that results in leave without pay and reduces the expected/actual percent for the appointment for a period of time.

Valid Values:
01 = Military Leave – Leave for long term military service. Maximum length is 4 years. Restricted to leaves of 30 days or greater for classified, or greater than one month for unclassified.
02 = Educational – Leave for educational purpose, i.e. going to school. Restricted to leaves of 15 days or greater for classified; or greater than 1 month for faculty, academic staff, and limited appointees.
03 = Professional Development Leave – Leave for professional development purposes. For example, awards such as Danforth, Ace Fellow, Bunting, Fulbright, Guggenheim, etc. would be considered professional development, as well as workshops and seminars. Also the portion of an unclassified sabbatical that is unpaid. Restricted to leaves of 15 days or greater for classified; or greater than one month for faculty, academic staff, and limited appointees.
04 = Medical – Leave for medical reasons. Required for income continuation insurance payment. This data element would not be used for maternity, paternity or adoption. Restricted to leaves of 15 days or greater for classified; or greater than 1 month for faculty, academic staff, and limited appointees.
05 = Maternity–Leave for a mother to care for a newborn child/children. Maximum length for classified is 6 months with a possible six-month extension. Restricted to leaves of 15 days or greater for classified; or greater than 1 month for faculty, academic staff, and limited appointees.
06 = Paternity–Leave for a father to care for a newborn child/children. Maximum length for classified is 6 months. Restricted to leaves of 15 days or greater for classified; or greater than 1 month for faculty, academic staff, and limited appointees.
07 = Adoption–Leave to care for an adopted child/children. Maximum length for classified is 6 months. Restricted to leaves of 15 days or greater for classified; or greater than one month for faculty, academic staff, and limited appointees.
08 = Unclassified Appt_Leave–Leave from a classified appointment to take an unclassified appointment which includes WI Stat 230.33. Fringe benefits of the current appointment are affected. 09 = Other work–Leave to take another position. Fringe benefits of the current appointment are affected. If the current position is classified and the other position is unclassified with the UW-System, the “unclassified appt leave” leave type would be used. Restricted to leaves of greater than one month for faculty, academic staff, and limited appointees.
10 = Short Term Union Activities. A type of leave to participate in union activities. Employees on authorized union leave continue to earn vacation, sick leave, and length of service credits for the first 176 hours of leave per year.
11 = Long Term Union Activities–Leave of absence when employee is elected or appointed as official of union. Leave period not more than one year.
12 = Personal Reasons-A type of leave for a personal reason, e.g. travel, etc. Restricted to leaves of 15 days or greater for classified; or greater than 1 month for faculty, academic staff, and limited appointees.
13 = Seasonal Leave–Leave taken during period of limited workload.
14 = Suspension–Leave due to suspension for disciplinary purposes.
15 = Labor Dispute (strike)
16 = Sabbatical approved by the Regents. The second semester of a year-long faculty sabbatical is leave without pay. For faculty appointments only. (This is not to be used for the paid sabbatical period for either faculty or classified appointments.)
17 = Elder/Dependent Care–Leave due to significant responsibilities with respect to elder or dependent care obligations.

LEAVE_TYPE_LABEL CHAR 15 The descriptive name of the type.
LEAVE_EFF_DATE CHAR 8 The effective date of a leave of absence.
Format is YYYYMMDD.
LEAVE_END_DATE CHAR 8 The expiration date of a leave of absence. Required to be stated.
Format is YYYYMMDD.
LEAVE_PERCENT NUMBER 7.4 The authorized reduction in percent appointment department due to a leave of absence.
LEAVE_HOURS NUMBER 5.2 The reduction in authorized hours per pay period because of a leave of absence. (Classified and student help appointments have a biweekly pay period; other appointments have a monthly pay period.)
EXTRACT_DATE DATE System generated date representing when the data was last refreshed.
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