DetermineNextPreviousCategory

Determine Next/Previous Benefit Category

Minor Business Rule

Object Name: N0800076

Parent DLL: CHRM

Location: Client/Server

Language: NER

Functional Description

Purpose

This NER determines the next or previous category in the Category Within Benefit Groups file
(F08350). The order is determined by the sequence numbers for the categories within the same benefit group. If
no open next or previous benefit category is found, the NER returns an error code of '1' or greater.
If the record is found, the NER returns an error code of '0'.

Setup Notes and Prerequisites

Special Logic

Technical Specification

szBenefitGroup - Required input field.
szCurrentBenefitCategory - Required input field.
szEnrollmentEventCode - Required input field.
cActionFlag - Required input field ('N' to retrieve the next category, 'P' to retrieve the previous
category)

szNextPreviousCategory - Output field.
cCategoryRule - Output field.
cErrorCode - Output field.

cErrorCode values are as follows:
0 = No Errors, next/previous category found.
1 = Error, no next/previous category found.
2 = Error, the benefit group/benefit category entered was not found.
3 = Error, the action flag has an invalid value (not a 'N' or 'P')

Data Structure

D0800076 - Determine Next/Previous Category Data Structure

Parameter Name	Data Item	Data Type	Req/Opt	I/O/Both
szBenefitGroupCode	DIVC	char	REQ	INPUT
The benefit group to which the employee is assigned. Benefit groups facilitate employee enrollment by categorizing benefit plans and allowing enrollment rules for those categories. For example, assigning an employee to an executive (EXEC) benefit group automatically links the employee to the benefits available to executives in your organization.
szCurrentBenefitCategory	SBGR	char	REQ	INPUT
The category of a benefit group. The category is used to group benefit plans according to the type and/or rule. For example: MEDICAL Required Medical Selections DENTAL Optional Dental Selections LIFE Required Life Ins Selections Valid categories are set up in the Generic Rate and Message table (F00191) for system 08/type SG. Associated text for categories is stored in the General Message Detail table (F00192). For more information, see program P00191.
cActionFlag	EV01	char	REQ	INPUT
An option that specifies the type of processing for an event.
szNextPreviousCategory	SBGR	char	OPT	OUTPUT
The category of a benefit group. The category is used to group benefit plans according to the type and/or rule. For example: MEDICAL Required Medical Selections DENTAL Optional Dental Selections LIFE Required Life Ins Selections Valid categories are set up in the Generic Rate and Message table (F00191) for system 08/type SG. Associated text for categories is stored in the General Message Detail table (F00192). For more information, see program P00191.
cEverestEventPoint01_2	EV01	char	OPT	OUTPUT
An option that specifies the type of processing for an event.
cCategoryRule	SGRU	char	OPT	OUTPUT
A rule that defines the election criteria for a benefit category. Valid codes are: O Optional. The enrollee may choose one. R Required. The enrollee must choose one. Blank No rule applies. The enrollee may choose any item or items.
szEnrollmentEventCode	EECD	char	REQ	INPUT
The user defined code (08/BE) that you use to denote an enrollment event such as marriage.

Related Functions

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Related Tables

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