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Plan Settings > Availability Calculation Settings

KEY TOPICS:

  • External Availability Source
  • Statistics Settings.
  • Quick Weight Options

External Availability Source

The External Availability Source menu will be preset to the one of the following two sources, as selected under Create Plan:
  • 2000 Census Data and Occupation Codes
  • EEO 2006-2010 ACS Tabulation Data and 2010 Occupation Codes (required for plans dated January 1, 2014 and later)

If you change the census data source, two related menus will appear, as shown below: For more information about the census data source, see: ExterExternal Availability.

Choose Options to fill in missing Occupation Codes

When switching from 2000 to 2010 census codes, indicate how the system should translate the codes. Once the system performs the translation, you can edit the assigned census codes, using External Availability / Census Coding tools.

Quick Tip: This function is useful when creating a new plan that will rely on 2010 census occupation codes from a previous plan that relied on earlier codes.

There are two options:

  • Crosswalk — The source of the Crosswalk is from the U.S. Census Bureau at: http://www.census.gov/people/eeotabulation/documentation/. If you choose the Crosswalk option, you can review this list to see how your 2000 census codes will be matched.
  • Auto Census Coding — The system will replace the census codes on the stored Job Code table with census codes from the selected census data source, using key words in the job title and the EEO category. Choose Options to Translate Recruitment Areas Because there are some differences in how the geographic regions were defined in the 2000 and 2006-2010 census data sources, select one of two options:  Translate Recruitment Areas for each of the selected region types.  Do not translate the Recruitment Areas. If you select the first option, check off each 2000 region type that you want translated – US Summary, State, MSA, and County Set. If you choose the second option, the Recruitment Area for all Job Groups will be defaulted to the United States. You can return to the External Availability screen and create and select new Recruitment Areas for each job group.