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KEY TOPICS:TOPIC:

  • What is Availability used for in an AAP?
  • Advanced / Import Availability from an Existing Plan
  • Import Availability from/to a Master Plan

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What is Availability used for in an AAP?

External and Internal Availability (Factor 1 and Factor 2, respectively) are considered together in an AAP to establish how many qualified minorities and women are "available" for jobs at your organization. Then, as the third prong of Availability, the results of the two-factor calculation will be weighted, using Factor Weights, and compared to employment statistics at your organization.

Advanced / Import Availability from an Existing Plan

Access Availability > Advanced infrom the side navigation menu to bring in all or part of the Internal and External Availability settings from another plan. Begin by reviewing the Import menu to determine what elements to bring in. All are checked by default:

Next, select a source plan from the provided drop-downs by Company, Establishment, and Plan.

(LegacyQuick CensusTip: CodesThis only)process Ifis theapplicable sourcefor Regular plans, Master plan reliesto onRegular olderplan, censusand codes, selectsub a translation option:

  • Translate using the 2000 Occupationsplan to 2010sub Occupations Crosswalk.
  • Allow the system to automatically match your job titles to the new Occupation Codes.
plan.

(Legacy Recruitment Areas only) If you are bringing in Recruitment Areas, and the source plans relies on older areas, it is recommended you select the option to translate areas to the current definitions. Then, leave all region types checked:

  • US Summary
  • State
  • MSA
  • County Set

Finally, click the [Import] button.       

Import Availability from/to a Master Plan

Because this Import will impact a set of plans that may have different settings, follow the instructions above with two caveats:

  • Make sure to select a source Master Plan.
  • Before clicking the [Import] button, retain or apply the setting to: Cascade to sub plans.

Then, select [Import], and the system will display two options for applying the imported settings:

  • Apply Corresponding Sub Plan Settings (If a target Sub plan exists)
  • Apply Master Plan Settings (to all Sub plans)

Select one of the above options to initiate the Import process.

Quick Tip: To import Availability from a Regular plan to a Master plan, select the second option (because their are not source Sub plans).