Editing multiple staff
The
Edit Multiple Staff
dialog provides a quick way to edit information for multiple staff members at a time, or to copy staff information from one staff member to one or more others.To open the
Edit Multiple Staff
dialog, choose Setup > Staff, and then select the Edit multiple Staff
link at the bottom of the screen.Selecting the staff members to edit
- Open theEdit Multiple Staffdialog.
- Select the appropriate option in the first screen of the dialog, depending on which information you want to change, and selectNext.
- In the left pane, select the staff members whose records you want to change and select theSelectbutton.note
- To select multiple staff, hold down the CTRL key as you make your selections.
- Use theSearchfield to locate specific staff members in the list.
- Use theFilterfield to narrow down the list of staff. To display the filter field, select the Show filter
button.
- When finished with your staff selections, selectNext.
Staff edit options
Follow the appropriate set of instructions below for the option you selected in the first screen of the dialog.
Changing staff information
- In theEdit Selected Staffdialog, select the field that you want to change from the first drop-down list.
- From the second drop-down list, enter or select the new value for the field.
- Select the Add Row
button to change additional fields. - When finished selecting fields and new values, selectFinish.
- SelectYesto confirm the changes.
Changing staff benefits
note
This option is available only if you are licensed for the Staff Management module.
- In theEdit Multiple Staffdialog, select the benefits for which you would like to change information. To select multiple benefits from the list, hold down the CTRL key as you make your selections.
- SelectNext. Note that the title of the dialog changes toEdit Staff Benefits.
- From the drop-down list, select the field(s) you would like to update, and enter the new value. If you selectActivefrom the list, mark the checkbox to make the selected benefits active.note
- Select the Add Row
button to update additional fields. - To remove a selected benefit from the list at the bottom of the screen, right-click and chooseRemove Selected Entriesfrom the context menu.
- SelectFinish.
Copying staff rates
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This procedure enables you to copy the billing rates used for one staff member to the records of one or more other staff members.
- In theEdit Multiple Staffdialog, select the staff member from theStaffdrop-down list whose rates you want to copy to the other staff members’ records.
- From theEffective Datedrop-down list, select the effective date for the set of rates you want to copy. For example, if you want to copy the rates from when the staff member was hired, select the hire date or earliest date. You can verify the rates to be copied in the grid below the fields.
- SelectFinish.
Adding security groups
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The
Add Security Groups
option is available only if you have enabled firm security (Setup > Firm > Preferences tab).- From the Description column, select the security group(s) you want to add to the selected staff.noteIf a selected staff member already has security groups assigned, the security groups will be replaced by the ones you select here.
- SelectFinish.
Copying staff targets
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This option is available only if you are licensed for the Staff Management module.
- In theEdit Multiple Staffdialog, select a staff member from theCopy targets fromdrop-down list. This is the staff member whose targets will be copied to the selected staff.
- In the grid at the bottom, select the rows for the targets you want to copy.noteTo copy multiple targets, press SHIFT or CTRL while making your selections.
- SelectFinish.
Adding staff skills
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This option is available only if you are licensed for the Staff Management module.
- In theEdit Multiple Staffdialog, select a skill area and a skill rating for each staff member you selected.
- SelectFinish.