System Administration and Utility Screens
This index lists the system administration and utility screens available in DB Precision.
System settings and administration
- User Options: configures preferences for the current DB Precision login.
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System Settings: configures network-wide DB Precision behavior, defaults, licensing, updates, and administrative settings.
- Network Administrator Settings: configures database backups, server paths, and other network-administration options.
- Email Account Detail: defines an email account used by DB Precision to send messages.
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License Administration: reviews license limits and users currently connected to DB Precision.
- License Statistics: summarizes DB Precision license utilization.
- System Change Log: reviews system changes made by users throughout the organization.
Task scheduling
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Task Scheduler: creates and manages DB Precision tasks that run automatically.
- Schedule Task: defines when and how often an automated task runs.
- Run Plan Export: configures a scheduled Plan export.
- Download Payroll File: configures a scheduled payroll-file download.
- Portal Users: configures scheduled Portal-user processing.
- Task Log: reviews completed scheduled tasks and their results.
Diagnostics and support
- Database Connection Speed Test: measures database performance from the current device.
- Remote Support: starts a support session with PensionSoft.
Imports and data cleanup
- System Import: imports participant data for the open Plan Sponsor.
- Data Cleanup Wizard: identifies and helps correct potential participant-data problems.
- Benefit Allocation Import: imports participant benefit-payment allocations.
- Sponsor Contact Import: imports multiple contacts for a Plan Sponsor.
Validation and duplicate records
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Check Sponsor Group: validates participant data for the open Sponsor.
- Validation and Comparison Results: displays the issues found by the Sponsor-group check.
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Item validation results: review validation issues for the type of item selected in DB Precision.
- Person Validation: displays validation errors for a Person.
- Sponsor Validation: displays validation errors for a Plan Sponsor.
- User Validation: displays validation errors for a DB Precision user.
- User Group Validation: displays validation errors for a user group.
- Possible Duplicate People: identifies people who may have been reported more than once within a Sponsor.
- Other Sponsors: identifies people associated with both the open Sponsor and another Sponsor.
Backup and transfer
- Backup Data: creates a backup of selected DB Precision data.
- Manage Backups: creates, restores, or removes participant-data backups for the open Sponsor.
- Transfer Data: transfers data between DB Precision database servers.
Calculations
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Calculate: supplies inputs and runs an individual or group benefit calculation.
- Calculation Assumptions: selects calculation-specific actuarial and demographic assumptions.
- Defined Contribution Items: supplies defined-contribution inputs used by the calculation.
- Other Inputs: supplies additional calculation dates, amounts, and optional inputs.
- Calculation Results: displays calculated benefits, messages, and supporting result details.
- Calculation History: reviews previously saved participant calculation results.
Reports
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Create Database Report: selects and configures a standard database report.
- PIA Level Income Changes: configures the report used to review PIA level-income changes.
- 1099-R Report: selects payment and tax information for Form 1099-R reporting.
- Term Vested Due Payment: lists terminated vested participants who are beyond their expected payment start date.
- Form 8955-SSA: creates a listing of participant information used for Form 8955-SSA reporting.
Payments
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Process Payments: selects and processes participant benefit payments.
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Process Payments Detail: reviews the payments included in a processing batch.
- Process Payments Person Detail: reviews payment information for an individual participant.
- Process Payments Report: displays benefit-payment activity for review or reporting.
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Process Payments Detail: reviews the payments included in a processing batch.
Valuation
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Valuation Extract Layout: defines the structure of a valuation extract file.
- Valuation Extract Column: defines an individual column included in the layout.
- Data Request: creates a participant-data request for the open Sponsor or Plan Document.
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Manage Valuation Snapshots: creates, reruns, and removes valuation snapshots.
- Create Valuation Snapshot: defines the date, Plan Document, and options for a new snapshot.
- Valuation Data Capture: creates, describes, locks, and manages the participant-data captures used by saved valuations.
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Valuation Snapshot Compare Filter: selects the general and amount fields included in a snapshot comparison.
- Valuation Snapshot Compare Results: displays summary categories and detailed differences between two snapshots.
- Lifecount Reconciliation: reconciles changes in participant counts between two valuation snapshots.
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Calculate Valuation Liabilities: creates, opens, groups, and manages saved plan or participant valuations.
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Valuation Liability Detail: documents valuation inputs and the Funding, Accounting, and Messages result tabs.
- Valuation Liability Detail Reference: links to the output navigation, fields, liabilities, and present-value references supporting valuation results.
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Valuation Liability Detail: documents valuation inputs and the Funding, Accounting, and Messages result tabs.
Item Explorer
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Item Explorer: explains how the upper and lower panes organize and open DB Precision items.
- Item Explorer Status Filter: limits the Person list to selected participant statuses.
Worktrack
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Worktrack: searches, reviews, and manages Worktrack tasks.
- Worktrack Detail: defines an individual task, its assignment, dates, status, and components.
- Worktrack Report: produces a configurable report of Worktrack activity.
Data matching and comparison
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Create Import File Match Report: compares a new import file with existing participant records.
- Import File Properties: reviews the selected import file and its identifying fields.
- Match Results: displays matched, unmatched, and potentially duplicated people.
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Additional match-report references: provide the corresponding help under the earlier screen names.
- Import File Match Report Reference: documents the same report workflow under its earlier help filename.
- Dropoff File Properties: documents the source-file properties under the earlier help filename.
- Original Match Results Reference: documents report results under the earlier help filename.
- Compare Items: compares two DB Precision items of the same type.
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Add Archives by QR Code: imports archive images and assigns them using embedded QR codes.
- QR Code Archive Detail: reviews an imported archive image and its assigned Person or Worktrack item.
Portal configuration
- Portal Firewall: defines rules for blocking Portal access by device or location.
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Portal Settings: manages Portal features and behavior for the open Sponsor.
- General Portal Settings: configures the Portal URL, availability, and general Sponsor settings.
- Main Page Settings: configures the Sponsor Portal main page.
- Access Settings: controls registration and access behavior.
- Calculation Settings: controls calculations available through the Portal.
- Person Data Settings: controls participant information displayed or collected through the Portal.
- Color Settings: configures Sponsor-specific Portal colors.
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Login Pages: manages customizable Portal login pages.
- Login Detail: defines the content and behavior of an individual login page.
- Administrator Portal Settings: configures Portal behavior available to administrators.
Portal security and communication
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Manage User Security: manages Portal credentials and access for an individual user.
- Manage Sponsor Security: manages Portal users, registration numbers, and passwords for a Sponsor.
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Email Configuration - Transmission: configures how Portal security emails are transmitted.
- Email Preview: previews a Portal security email before it is sent.
- Call Center Search: finds and opens a participant using caller information.
- Manage Portal Emails: reviews pending and sent Portal email messages.
Portal monitoring and logs
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DB Precision Heartbeat Monitor: configures monitoring that keeps Internet Controller processes running.
- Microsoft Office Update: documents Office and DCOM changes required for controller document processing.
- Controller Log: reviews Internet Controller activity and errors across Sponsors.
- Portal Data Changes: reviews participant-data changes submitted through the Portal.
- Portal Outage Log: reviews Portal outages for a selected period.
- Portal Usage Statistics: summarizes Portal activity for the open Sponsor.