NFC University

Course Outline

Module 1 - Intro to Entry, Processing, Inquiry, and Correction (EPIC) System

• Explain the purpose of EPIC
• Describe the responsibilities of both the Agency and NFC in performing personnel and payroll actions in EPIC
• Describe the main functions performed in EPIC
• Summarize the types of payroll and personnel processing actions completed in EPIC

Module 2 - Describe how EPIC relates to the National Finance Center’s (NFC) systems

• Describe the relationship between NFC’s Payroll/Personnel System (PPS) with EPIC
• Describe the relationship between PINE, ADJP, IRIS, PINQ, TMGT, and PMSO
• Perform EPIC research within IRIS, PINQ, and TMGT successfully

Module 3 - Navigate within EPIC

• Access EPIC
• Navigate within EPIC
• Describe the two types of status codes: EPIC status codes and Input status codes

Module 4 - Perform the basic EPIC processing functions

• Describe each type of EPIC personnel action processing
• Describe how to perform personnel action processing in EPIC
• Describe each of the personnel action processing transactions
• Execute the six most common personnel actions

Module 5 - Execute the six most commonly processed EPIC personnel actions

• Savings transactions
• Searching for transactions
• Modifying transactions
• Deleting transactions
• Activating transactions
• Refreshing a page for another entry

Module 6 - Execute the rollback process

• Articulate the purpose of the rollback process
• Identify situations in which the rollback process is used
• Execute the rollback process

Module 7 - EPIC payroll document processing

• Describe how you would use EPIC to perform payroll document processing
• Describe each of the payroll document processing transactions
• Process the nine most common payroll documents
• Execute the nine most commonly processed EPIC payroll documents

Module 8 - Process suspense errors

• Summarize why EPIC actions enter into suspense
• Explain PINE’s role in validating EPIC actions
• Access and correct actions in suspense

Module 9 - Generate reports within EPIC

• Run reports in EPIC to monitor the status of an action