BEACON
is the name for our new payroll system that will begin on
April 1, 2008. You can activate your BEACON
account now if you have received your new BEACON card in the
mail.
BEACON
is an acronym that stands for Building
Enterprise Access for North
Carolina's Core Operation
Needs. By now we hope you have heard about
BEACON and how you will have access to your personnel data
via the web as long as you have a computer that is hooked
up to the internet. You will have the capability to view and
change such data as your address, bank account, benefits,
printing out your pay stub, just to name a few things you
will be able to do.
DHHS has set-up a very good web site to communicate the latest
information/changes.
The link to the web site: http://www.ncdhhs.gov/humanresources/beacon.htm
There
is also a BEACON
Reference Guide for State Employees, a 20 page information
guide to help with the transition.
Your new BEACON ID card:
During
the month of March 2008, you will receive in the mail at your
home address a card that will have your new BEACON identification
number (ID). This new BEACON ID number will remain with you
throughout your state career employment regardless
of which state agency you work for and it is the same number
used by our state retirement system, so do not lose this card.
BEACON software Installation:
The
IT folks have provided BEACON software that will prepare your
computer for interacting with the BEACON web site.
The
Beacon software is simple to install.
Click on this NCBeconUser.exe
file and save the file to your desktop.
Once the file is downloaded, double click the “NCBeconUser.exe”
file.
The Beacon User Installation window opens and the installation
begins.
No other intervention is necessary until the installation
is complete.
Click OK, and you’re done.
If you have any problems saving this file on your computer,
contact Fernell or Tom.
BEACON Overview Training:
During
the month of March you will need to complete either one or
two (supervisors will complete two) on-line training modules
so you will understand the BEACON web based program and can
navigate to find and print out your personnel data. This takes
about 30 minutes.
The
link to the BEACON Overview Training page is:
http://www.beacon.nc.gov/training/wbt/course/beacon
overview/start.html
BEACON Authorization Procedure:
In
order to successfully login to BEACON, all DPH users will
have to link their BEACON account to their NCID account. Most
of you should be familiar with your NCID account details (username
and password) as it is currently required to login to NCMail.
This BEACON
Authentication Procedure from the IT folks will help you
through this process. You can activate your BEACON account
now if you have received your new BEACON card in the mail.
Do this before April 1st.
REVIEW
CHECKLIST, What you need to do to prepare for BEACON:
1) Install the BEACON software (NCBeaconUser.exe).
2) Complete the BEACON Overview Training.
3) Memorize your new BEACON ID number; keep the card in a
safe place.
4) Before April 1st, complete the Beacon Authorization Procedure
to link your current NCID number to your new BEACON account.
If
you have questions on BEACON, or the BEACON web site, please
contact Dick Miller at 919/707-5458 or via e-mail Dick.Miller@ncmail.net