SHARP Hours:
Mon-Fri: 7AM-6PM
Sat: 1PM-9PM
Sun: 1PM-6PM
SHARP Help Desk:
785-368-8000
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SHARP Help Desk: 785-368-8000
Office of Personnel Services Main Number (HR): 785-296-4278
Office of Systems Management Main Number (Payroll): 785-296-2853
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Ad-Hoc Queries and Open Records Reports |
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Human Resource Reports |
Human
Resource Transactions for Agencies |
Informational Circular Distribution |
Leave Accruals |
Longevity Bonus/Step
Increase |
Personnel System Tables |
Reports Not Available to Agencies |
SHARP
Data Corrections |
SHARP Operator
Sign-Ons |
SHARP Training
CBT's |
Time and Leave |
Time and Labor |
Unclassified Job Codes |
Workers Compensation Adjustments |
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Deferred Compensation Enrollment/Loan Program |
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FMLA |
Group Health Insurance
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Group Health Insurance (GHI) - COBRA/Direct
Bill Only |
KPERS Buyback Enrollment |
Optional Group Life Insurance Enrollment |
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Direct Deposits, Regents' Payroll Processing |
Federal and State Tax Regulations |
Funding Groups, General Ledger Data,
SMART Payroll Transactions |
Garnishments, Income Withholding Orders,
Levies, Bankruptcies |
Paycheck Adjustments/Supplementals,
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Payroll Policies and
Procedures, Payroll Issues, SHARP System
Programming Problems and Modifications |
Payroll Tax Data, Employee/Employer
Deduction Data, Paycheck Mailing Addresses, Year-to-Date Balances,
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Savings Bonds, Organizational Dues, Regents'
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Ad-Hoc
Queries and Open Records Reports
Contact: Kristine
Scott, DPS; kristine.scott@da.ks.gov
Typical Questions:
General Human Resource Questions
Contact: OPS 296-4278
Typical Questions:
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Interpretation of Statutes, Regulations and Bulletins
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Procedures relating to Human Resource Management
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Eligibility for D-Day
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Use of sick leave and/or vacation leave
Human
Resource Reports
Contacts:
OPS 296-4278
Typical Questions:
Human
Resource Transactions for Agencies
Contacts: OPS; 296-4278
Typical Questions:
Informational
Circular Distribution
Contacts: Circulars
are available from the Office of General Services website at http://www.admin.ks.gov/resources/informational-circulars.
To receive notice of future informational circulars, subscribe to the
listserv available from this web page.
Typical Questions:
Leave
Accruals
Contact: OPS 296-4278
Typical Questions:
Longevity Bonus/Step Increases
Contact: OPS; 296-4278
Typical Questions:
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Longevity bonus not appearing on eligibility listing
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Step increases that did or did not update on job data
panels
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Correcting 'Date Next Increase' field
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Requesting a new unclassified job code
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Changing rates on an agency unique salary plan
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Activating and inactivating Department ID
Reports
Not Available to Agencies
Contact: OPS 296-4278
Typical Questions:
SHARP
Data Corrections
Contact:
OPS; 296-4278
Typical Questions:
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Correcting Job Data (work history) information
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Correcting Employee Review data
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Correction Position Data
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Transfers between agencies, including Regents institutions
SHARP
Training CBT's
Contact: Web CBT
- Kristine Scott, DPS, 296-2626; kristine.scott@da.ks.gov
Authorware CBT - Cindy Lo, A&R,
Customer Services 296-2259; cindy.lo@da.ks.gov
Employees should contact their Agency Human Resource Office.
Typical Questions:
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Adding timesheets
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Assigning/changing work schedules
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Entering time and leave
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Entering shared leave on timesheets
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Entering Workers Compensation codes
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Time Entry Error Messages
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Leave payouts
Time
and Labor
Contacts: Brent Smith,
DPS; 785-368-8000, Press 1 for SHARP, then Press 1 again for Time and Labor timesheet entry questions, including working through exceptions (errors), email notification;
Typical Questions:
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Assigning/changing work schedules
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Approving Reported Time
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Approving Payable Time
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Entering Time Reporting Codes
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Enrolling/Updating Time Reporter Data
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Entering shared leave on timesheets
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Entering Workers Compensation codes
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Exceptions (Error Messages)
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Leave payouts
Contacts: Heather DeBusk,
A&R; 785-368-8000, Press 1 for SHARP, then Press 2 for Payroll and Time and Labor Adjustments, Supplementals, Labor Distribution, and Cost Allocation questions;
Typical Questions:
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Adjustments and Supplementals
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Labor Distribution
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Cost Allocation
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Timesheet Funding Entries (Taskgroups/Profiles; Combo Codes)
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Online Error Messages associated with Funding
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Exceptions (Error Messages) associated with Funding
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Integration with Payroll
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Integration with General Ledger
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Intergration with Project Costing
Workers
Compensation Adjustments
Contacts: Brent Smith,
DPS; 296-1432; brent.smith@da.ks.gov
(for earnings codes questions)
State Self Insurance Fund, KHPA,
(for adjustment amount questions):
Deferred
Compensation Enrollment
Deferred Compensation Loan Program
Contact: ING at 1-800-232-0024;
outside of Topeka; or 296-7095 in Topeka
Flexible
Spending Accounts (FSA)
Contact: Zaq Rood,
DPS; 368-6341; zaq.rood@khpa.ks.gov
Typical Questions:
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Use of paid vs. unpaid leave
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Use of paid leave toward FMLA entitlement
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Serious health condition
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Use of intermittent leave
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Determining eligibility for participation in SEHP Benefits
(Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, & HSA)
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Reviewing, responding to, and approving all GHI requests for
SOK Active
employees in SEPH Membership Administration Portal (MAP)
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New hire, mid-year qualifying events, termination from employment &
Open Enrollment for SOK Active employees
Group
Health Insurance (GHI)- Consumer Driven Health Plans
Contact: Laura Smith, SEHP; 785-368-6341; LBSmith@kdheks.gov
Typical Questions:
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Determining eligibility for particpation in SEHP Consumer Driven
Health
Plans--FSA, HSA & HRA for SOK Active Employees
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Reviewing, responding to and approving all GHI requests for SOK Active employees
regarding FSA, HSA & HRA programs in SEHP Membership Administration Portal (MAP)
New hire, mid-year qualifying events, termination from employment& Open
Enrollment regarding FSA, HSA, HRA programs for SOK Active employees
Group
Health Insurance (GHI)- Direct Bill/Retiree Only
Contact:
Deborah J Dumas, SEPH; 785-291-3126; ddumas@kdheks.gov
Emma Teague, SEHP; 785-291-3264; ETeague@kdheks.gov
Typical Questions:
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Determining eligibility for continuing GHI under the SEHP Direct Bill/Retiree Program
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Reviewing, responding to & approving all requests for SOK employees retiring or
going on Direct Bill in SEHP Membership Administration Portal (MAP)
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Mid-year qualifying events, Open Enrollment and discontinuation of
Direct Bill/Retiree coverage under the SEHP
Group
Health Insurance (GHI)- COBRA Continuation
Contact: Connie Bell, SEHP; 785-296-0880; CBell@kdheks.gov
Typical Questions:
KPERS
Buyback Enrollment
Contact: KPERS at
1-888-275-5737; outside of Topeka; or 296-6666 in Topeka
Optional
Group Life Insurance Enrollment
Contact: KPERS at
1-888-275-5737; outside of Topeka; or 296-6666 in Topeka
Shared
Leave
Contact: Jolene Flowers, DPS; 296-4278 jolene.flowers@da.ks.gov
Typical Questions:
Direct
Deposits, Regents' Payroll Processing
Contact: Carol Beck,
A&R, Payroll Services 296-2002; carol.beck@da.ks.gov
Typical Questions:
Payroll Funding, General Ledger Data, SMART Payroll Transactions
Contact: Carmen Waters,
Payroll Services 296-7059; Carmen.Waters@da.ks.gov
Typical Questions:
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SMART payroll transaction processing and fund sufficiency
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Entering new funding groups
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Entering/changing funding group data
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Balancing SHARP data to SMART data
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KPAYGL5C information
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Journal processing questions
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Entering new combination codes
Garnishments,
Income Withholding Orders, Levies, Bankruptcies
Contacts: Jennifer Holthaus,
OGS, Payroll Services 368-6313
Cindy O'Donnell, Payroll
Services 296-6616; sokcows@da.ks.gov
Typical Questions:
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Garnishments
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Income Withholding Orders for child support and spousal
support
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IRS Levies
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Bankruptcies
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Setoff Orders for payroll deductions
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Federal Student Loan garnishments
Questions regarding the reason for
the setoff order should be directed to: Doug Craig, Setoff 296-2474; doug.craig@da.ks.gov
Paycheck
Adjustments/Supplementals, Reprints/Reversals, Payroll Error Messages
Contact: Joyce Dickerson,
Payroll Services 296-3979; joyce.dickerson@da.ks.gov
Typical Questions:
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Processing current year adjustments/supplementals
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Processing reprints/reversals
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EFT reversals
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Personal reimbursements
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Arrearage payback schedules
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Setting up/changing employee deduction and employer
contribution data
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Payroll error messages during pre-calc period
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Correcting data to allow payroll to process
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Employees appearing on PAY010
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Payroll error messages following final pay confirmation
and off-cycles
Payroll
Policies and Procedures, Payroll Issues, SHARP System Programming Problems
and Modifications (pertaining to Payroll)
Contacts: Earl Brynds,
Payroll Services 296-5376; earl.brynds@da.ks.gov
Nancy Ruoff, Payroll Services
296-2853; nancy.ruoff@da.ks.gov
Typical Questions:
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DOA policies and procedures related to payroll
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General payroll issues and information regarding payroll
processing
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Federal and State payroll tax regulations information
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Report system programming problems
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Request programming modifications
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Request interface capability
Payroll
Tax Data, Employee/Employer Deduction Data, Paycheck Mailing Addresses,
Year-to-Date Balances, W-2's, Prior Year Adjustments
Contacts: Carmen Waters, Payroll Services 296-7059; Carmen.Waters@da.ks.gov
Typical Questions:
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Setting up/changing payroll tax data
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Entering paycheck mailing addresses
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Year-to-date balances
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W-2's, W-2 reprints and W-2C's
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1042's and 1042 reprints
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Prior year adjustments
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Calculation and use of Annual Benefits Base Rates
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Tax Sheltered Annuity maximums
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Regents' payroll processing
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Paycard Program
Organizational Dues, United Way
Contact: Nancy Ruoff, Payroll Services 296-2853 for program questions or Joyce Dickerson, Payroll Services, 296-3979 for adjustment or transaction questions.
Typical Questions:
Time and Labor, Labor Distribution, and Cost Allocation, Department Budget Tables, Combination Codes
Contact: Heather DeBusk, Payroll Services, 296-2434, heather.debusk@da.ks.gov
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Adjustments and Supplementals
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Labor Distribution
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Cost Allocation
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Timesheet Funding Entries (Taskgroups/Profiles; Combo Codes)
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Online Error Messages associated with Funding
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Exceptions (error messages) associated with Funding
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Integration with General Ledger
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Integration with Project Costing
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Department Budget Tables
Third
Party Remittances, Statistical Reporting and Documentation
Contact:
Carol Beck, OGS, Payroll Services, 296-2002, carol.beck@da.ks.gov
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LearnQuest
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Workers Compensation
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State taxes
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OASDI
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Medicare
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Federal withholding tax
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Unemployment compensation insurance - Kansas &
all other states
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HSA
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KPERS - biweekly, quarterly, annual
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Optional group life insurance
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Deferred Compensation
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TSA (SHARP)
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VTSA (SHARP)
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Organization Dues
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United Way
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Workers Compensation - other states
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State taxes - Kansas
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Group health insurance - active employees, payroll
transfers
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Flexible Spending Accounts
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State leave clearing payroll transfers
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Local taxes
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Generating Certified Candidate Pool
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Creating Job Requisitions
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Defining preferred/required skills
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Entering applicant information
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Veteran's preference
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Hiring candidates through SHARP
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Hiring outside the SHARP process
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Changing applicant Status
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Generating the KAPP301, Set Rejection Status Report
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Core FTP Sign-on and Password
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Downloading reports from the MVS using Core FTP
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Deleting reports from the MVS using Core FTP
Technical
Problems
Contact: SHARP help desk: In Topeka
dial 8-8000, otherwise 785-368-8000, Press 1; Press 4
Typical Questions:
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