COMPAS Acronyms

Background 

The list provided below identifies several of the acronyms being utilized in the COMPAS project. Users can reference this list as needed to enhance their user experience. 

This list is not all encompassing and will be updated throughout the project.

Current Payroll Landscape

CORE - Colorado Resource Engine - statewide financial system from CGI

CLAS - Colorado Labor Allocation System - legacy systems used for labor allocation

CPPS - Colorado Personnel and Payroll System - legacy statewide payroll application 

EEOC - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

ESS - Employee Self Service

GTN - Gross to Net

IHE - Institute of Higher Education

LA - Labor Allocation

PAM - Payroll Accounting Management module in CORE

T&L - Time and Leave

UKG - Ultimate Kronos Group

VOE - Verification of Employment

Agencies, Departments, and People

AD HOC - A third-party vendor partner contracted by the COMPAS team to provide services that are essential for successful data migration

CDS - Colorado Digital Services - a technology group within OIT

CGI - An IT Vendor partner contracted by the COMPAS team to provide the payroll system 

DPA - Department of Personnel & Administration

OIT - Office of Information Technology

PPUG - Payroll Professional User Group

SME - Subject Matter Expert

Payroll Modernization

COMPAS - Colorado’s Modernized Payroll Services - the name for the payroll modernization project and system

EUT - End User Training

FTP - File Transfer Protocol

IST - Integrated System Testing

PIT - Payroll Implementation Team

UAT - User Acceptance Testing
WBT - Web-Based Training
VILT - Virtual Instructor-Led Training

COMPAS Page Codes

The following are pages and transactions in COMPAS that users may access to perform HR and payroll functions. This list will be updated as the system is configured. Additional training support will be provided.

ADDR - Employee Address

ATTR - Employee Attributes

DEPTD - Department-Specific Data

EADJ - External Adjustments

EICF - Employee Identification Change Form

EMER - Employee Emergency Contact

EPM - Employee Profile Management

ESMT - Employee Status Maintenance

FAMC - Family Court - Family Court Arrears - Bankruptcy

GARN - Garnishment

HRM - Human Resources Management - module in COMPAS

LDPM - Labor Distribution Profile Management

LDPR - Labor Distribution Profile

LEVY - Tax Levy

MISC - Miscellaneous Deductions

NPD - Net Pay Distribution

OCHK - On-line Check

OTDED - One-Time Deduction

OTPAY - One-Time Payment

OPAY - Overload Payment Generator

PACT - Personnel Action

PAMT - Position Authorization Maintenance

PSMT - Position Maintenance

TADJ - Timesheet Adjustment

TAX- Employee Tax Parameters