Affordable Care Act (ACA) Merge Other Data Process Resets Plan Start Month To Default (1) (Doc ID 2851048.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 10, 2023

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Symptoms

The ACA Data Extract Definition is set up with Plan Start Month: 7. After running the ACA Data Extract process, the Plan Start Month is correctly set to 7 on the ACA Employee Transmittal Data> Employee Monthly Data page. However after running the Merge Other Data Sources process, the Plan Start Month is reset to the default (1) on the ACA Employee Transmittal Data> Employee Monthly Data page.


Steps to reproduce issue

The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:
1. Go to the ACA Data Extract Definition page and add Plan Start Month: 7 (Navigation: Set Up HCM, Common Definitions, Affordable Care Act, ACA Data Extract Definition)
2. Run the ACA Data Extract process (Navigation: Benefits, ACA Annual Processing, Create ACA Form Data, ACA Data Extract)
3. On the ACA Employee Transmittal Data> Employee Monthly Data page, the Plan Start Month is correctly set to 7. (Navigation: Benefits, ACA Annual Processing, Create ACA Form Data, ACA Employee Transmittal Data)
4. Run the ACA Merge Other Data Sources process (Navigation: Benefits, ACA Annual Processing, Create ACA Form Data, Merge Other Data Sources)
5. The Plan Start Month is reset to the default (1) on the ACA Employee Transmittal Data> Employee Monthly Data page (Navigation: Benefits, ACA Annual Processing, Create ACA Form Data, ACA Employee Transmittal Data)

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