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HCSS Heavy Job

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Employee → Update

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Overview

This node updates an existing employee record in the HCSS Heavy Job system. It allows users to modify employee details such as code, business unit, and various additional fields like name, contact information, job classification, and status flags. This operation is useful for keeping employee data current and accurate within the HCSS Heavy Job platform, for example, updating an employee's department, salary, or contact details.

Use Case Examples

  1. Updating an employee's phone number and email address.
  2. Changing the business unit or department assignment of an employee.
  3. Marking an employee as inactive or discontinued in the system.

Properties

Name Meaning
Employee ID The unique identifier of the employee to update, required to specify which employee record to modify.
Code The employee's code, a required field used to identify the employee within the system.
Business Unit Code Name or ID The business unit code or ID associated with the employee, required to specify the organizational unit the employee belongs to.
Additional Fields A collection of optional fields to update additional employee details such as accounting code, address, email, phone numbers, job classification, status flags (active, discontinued, foreman, salaried), and other relevant employee attributes.

Output

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  • code - The updated employee code.
  • businessUnitCode - The business unit code associated with the employee.
  • additionalFields
    • accountingCode - Updated accounting code for the employee.
    • accountingTemplateName - Updated accounting template name.
    • address - Updated address of the employee.
    • city - Updated city of the employee's address.
    • company - Updated company name the employee belongs to.
    • costType - Updated cost type classification.
    • crew - Updated crew or team assignment.
    • defaultEquipment - Updated default equipment assigned.
    • department - Updated department assignment.
    • division - Updated division classification.
    • earnCode - Updated payroll earning code.
    • email - Updated email address.
    • firstName - Updated first name.
    • generalLedgerAccount - Updated general ledger account number.
    • isActive - Updated active status flag.
    • isDiscontinued - Updated discontinued status flag.
    • isForeman - Updated foreman role flag.
    • isSalaried - Updated salaried status flag.
    • lastName - Updated last name.
    • mobilePhone - Updated mobile phone number.
    • payClass - Updated pay classification.
    • phone - Updated phone number.
    • salary - Updated salary amount.
    • State - Updated state or province.
    • supervisor - Updated supervisor identifier.
    • taxCode - Updated tax classification code.
    • type - Updated employee type classification.
    • unionCode - Updated union membership code.

Dependencies

  • HCSS Heavy Job API
  • an API key credential

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure the Employee ID is correct and exists in the system to avoid update failures.
  • Verify that required fields like Code and Business Unit Code are provided and valid.
  • Check API authentication credentials if requests fail due to authorization errors.
  • Handle errors gracefully by enabling 'Continue On Fail' to process multiple updates without stopping on a single failure.

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