Enter, or click to select, a parameter ID of up to 15 alphanumeric characters. Choose characters for your parameter ID that help identify the type of selections you made on the screen, such as PERIOD or QUARTERLY.

When you save your record, all the selections made on the screen are stored with the parameter ID. Later, you can retrieve the parameter using Query.

You can use the parameter to run the process more efficiently because you can select the parameter ID with its previously defined screen selections. After the default selections display on the screen, you can override the defaults.

Enter, or click to select, a parameter description of up to 30 alphanumeric characters.

Use the drop-down list to select the range of taxable entities to include. Options are:

• All: Select this option to include all employees of all applicable taxable entities in the download process.
• One: Select this option to include one taxable entity in the download. Enter the taxable entity ID in the Start field.

Enter, or click to select, the ID of the taxable entity whose employee's open enrollment benefit options/elections information is downloaded from Costpoint into ESS. Only records in which employees' current elections and/or benefit options are valid are downloaded.

Use this drop-down box to select the range to include in the download. Valid options are:

• All: This option includes all employees in the download.
• One: This option includes only one employee in the download. You need to specify the employee ID in the Start field.
• Range: This option includes a range of employees that begins with the employee ID in the Start field and ends with the employee ID in the End field.
• From Beginning: This option includes all employees from the starting employee ID up to the employee ID in the End field.
• To End: This option includes all employees from the employee ID in the Start field up to the last employee ID.

The default for this field is All.

Enter, or click to select, the employee ID with which to start.

Enter, or click to select, the employee ID with which to end.

If you select this check box and execute this application, the Employee Current Benefit Elections table (HB_EMPL_CURR_ELEC) is populated with employees' current benefit elections from the Manage Employee Benefit Elections screen. ESS links to this table, downloads the information into the appropriate screens in the ESS Benefits menu, and displays each employee's existing benefits elections in the Download Current Elections Report. The download also includes dependent elections from the Assign Dependents to Benefit Plans screen, and Medical/Dependent Flexible Spending Account elections (FSA) are also included from the Manage Employee Medical Care FSA Elections and Manage Employee Dependent Care FSA Elections screens, respectively. The current cost to the employee for these elections is included based on the cost calculation criteria in the Manage Benefit Plans screen.

If you select this check box and execute this application, the Employee Open Enrollment table (HB_EMPL_OPENENROLL) is populated with all employees' available benefits options for the benefit plan year based on the assigned Benefit Package in the Manage Employee Benefit Elections screen. You must assign the benefit package to all employees of the selected taxable entity before open enrollment so that these options can be viewed during the open enrollment period.

ESS links to this table, downloads the information into the appropriate screens under the ESS Benefits menu, and displays the employee's benefit options for the open enrollment period in the Download Benefits Options Report. The download process includes all benefit options available to employees as of the current plan year, as defined by the Plan Year Start Date and Plan Year End Date in the Manage ESS Company Settings screen. The FSA options are also included based on the maximum amount in the Manage Dependent Care FSA Plan Year and Manage Medical Care FSA Plan Year screens for the New FSA Year in the Manage ESS Company Settings screen.

Select this check box to include medical care FSA elections and/or options in the download. This check box is enabled if you select either the Current Elections or Benefit Options check boxes on this screen.

Select this check box to include dependent care FSA elections and/or options in the download. This check box is enabled if you select either the Current Elections or Benefit Options check boxes on this screen.

Select this check box to populate the tables with HSA information.

Click to print the employee benefit options/elections information as it exists in Costpoint. After the report prints successfully, you can click to download this information.

This option is enabled after you have successfully printed the employee benefit options/elections report. Click and select Populate Open Enrollment Benefit Options/Elections to download and process the employee benefit options/elections information from Costpoint into the ESS Benefits applications.

Click and select Print/Process Current Elections/Benefit Options to download, process, and print the employee benefit options/elections information.