{"id":32037,"date":"2026-01-06T08:57:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T08:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kovaion-new1.local\/position-management-enhancements-in-pum-29\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T09:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T09:00:17","slug":"position-management-enhancements-in-pum-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.kovaionplay.com\/stage-kovaion\/position-management-enhancements-in-pum-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Position Management > Enhancements in PUM 29"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Position management<\/strong>\u00a0is the relationship between jobs,\u00a0positions, employees and all their associated characteristics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJob\u201d and \u201cPosition\u201d cannot be used interchangeably. A \u2018Job\u2019 is a collection of tasks and responsibilities designed to accomplish work within the organization. A \u2018Position\u2019 is a specific occurrence of a job, in other words, it is a job independent of an employee. Apart from characteristics inherited from Job, Position has additional characteristics as well.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advantages of Position Structured System<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Data can be attached to the positions and employees moved in and out of those positions.<\/li>\n<li>Information such as salary, standard hour, reports-to position related to the position can be tracked even if the employee is not tagged to the position.<\/li>\n<li>Position specific data can be used for organization planning, succession planning, and recruitment, career planning and budgeting.<\/li>\n<li>Can track refills of vacant positions\u00a0and monitor trends of employees within scope.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>PeopleSoft position Management supports<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Full Position Management (All jobs require positions)<\/li>\n<li>Partial Position Management (Some jobs require positions)<\/li>\n<li>None (System driven by person)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>In HCM 9.2 Image 29, Position Management enhancements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Navigation: Setup HCM -&gt; Install -&gt; Product Specific -&gt; Position Data installation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ensure the Fluid Position Management checkbox is checked.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17017\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.kovaionplay.com\/stage-kovaion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/position-management-pum-1-300x101.png\" alt=\"position-management-pum-1\" width=\"606\" height=\"204\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Functionality Enhancements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Position Management Dashboard:\u00a0The<\/strong>\u00a0position management dashboard, one stop page for position administrators.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manage Position Tile \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>The Manage Position tile is used to add new positions, Clone from existing position and Update existing positions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17016\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.kovaionplay.com\/stage-kovaion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/position-management-pum-2.png\" alt=\"position-management-pum-2\" width=\"597\" height=\"348\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17015\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.kovaionplay.com\/stage-kovaion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/position-management-pum-3-300x46.png\" alt=\"position-management-pum-3\" width=\"613\" height=\"94\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Position Administration Tile \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Helps to navigate to a collection of other commonly used position management tasks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17014\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.kovaionplay.com\/stage-kovaion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/position-management-pum-4-300x126.png\" alt=\"position-management-pum-4\" width=\"593\" height=\"249\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Effective Sequencing: Effective sequencing functionality is now extended to Position records similar to the Job records. This way, the changes made to position records on the same day can be tracked effectively.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>As illustrated below, Let us change the \u2018report to\u2019 for a particular position by selecting the reason code as \u2018Reports To Change\u2019. Observe the effective sequence being incremented automatically from zero to one.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17013\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.kovaionplay.com\/stage-kovaion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/position-management-pum-5-300x60.png\" alt=\"position-management-pum-5\" width=\"605\" height=\"121\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Enhanced<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Fluid Position Search:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Search Filters can be configured or use the pre-configured filters like Business Unit, Company, Department, Location, Status and Job Code.<\/p>\n<p>The search filters can be modified by navigating to<\/p>\n<p>Reporting Tools-&gt; Pivot Grid -&gt; Pivot Grid Wizard -&gt; Position Data<\/p>\n<p>Step 1: Select the Data Source columns in the second step of Pivot Grid Wizard<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17012\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.kovaionplay.com\/stage-kovaion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/position-management-pum-6.png\" alt=\"position-management-pum-6\" width=\"576\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Modify the Grid Axis as required.<\/p>\n<p><strong>T<\/strong>he Fluid Search Page includes new search results column like Company, Current Headcount which provides better insight of a position to an Administrator while reviewing search results.<\/p>\n<p>When a search is made for approved positions, System gives a combined result displaying how many are the approved positions with respect to the Business unit, Company, Department etc.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17011\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.kovaionplay.com\/stage-kovaion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/position-management-pum-7-300x200.png\" alt=\"position-management-pum-7\" width=\"539\" height=\"359\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Modern UI -Simplified guided process<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong>\u00a0Enter the position, Location and Salary Plan information.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17010\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.kovaionplay.com\/stage-kovaion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/position-management-pum-8-300x131.png\" alt=\"position-management-pum-8\" width=\"614\" height=\"268\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong>\u00a0Enter position specific information like Mail ID, Telephone etc.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17009\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.kovaionplay.com\/stage-kovaion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/position-management-pum-9-300x144.png\" alt=\"position-management-pum-9\" width=\"602\" height=\"289\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:\u00a0<\/strong>Enter the budget information<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17008\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.kovaionplay.com\/stage-kovaion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/position-management-pum-10-300x132.png\" alt=\"position-management-pum-10\" width=\"611\" height=\"269\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong>\u00a0In the final step, review all the details entered and submit for the approval.<\/p>\n<p>Taking advantage of PeopleSoft Attachment Framework users can attach one or more supporting documents for approval. User can review data entered before submission.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17007\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.kovaionplay.com\/stage-kovaion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/position-management-pum-11-300x139.png\" alt=\"position-management-pum-11\" width=\"604\" height=\"280\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fluid Approvals:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Approvals can be enabled on event of<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creating a new position\/Cloned from existing position<\/li>\n<li>Modifying an existing position<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>PeopleSoft delivers separate process definitions for both events.<\/p>\n<p>A sample approval process for new position is as as below<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>HR administrator creates a new position and submits for approval<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17006\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.kovaionplay.com\/stage-kovaion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/position-management-pum-12-300x112.png\" alt=\"position-management-pum-12\" width=\"619\" height=\"231\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Position administrator will receive the notification and can approve, Deny or push back the request by entering appropriate comments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17005\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.kovaionplay.com\/stage-kovaion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/position-management-pum-13-300x162.png\" alt=\"position-management-pum-13\" width=\"609\" height=\"329\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>HR administrator will then be notified about the request approval<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Business Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Guided process helps users create positions with ease<\/li>\n<li>Fluid UI -Enhances user experience<\/li>\n<li>Accessible across devices<\/li>\n<li>Guided process can be configured to hide steps\/fields as per our need.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Limitation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fluid position search does not work with already existing positions. It only searches for the positions which are created using the fluid position creation method.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Author: Omkar Jakate, PeopleSoft Consultant, Kovaion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Position management\u00a0is the relationship between jobs,\u00a0positions, employees and all their associated characteristics. \u201cJob\u201d and \u201cPosition\u201d cannot be used interchangeably. A \u2018Job\u2019 is a collection of tasks and responsibilities designed to accomplish work within the organization. A \u2018Position\u2019 is a specific occurrence of a job, in other words, it is a job independent of an employee. 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