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CAPPS System Changes - June 2026

The system change information below provides a summary of the new and/or updated functionality that was implemented into the CAPPS Production environment during the indicated month, including the Service Request (SR) number for the change. This information is reviewed monthly during the CAPPS user group meetings.

The current Release Notes format began in April 2023. For additional details about the SRs listed in months prior to April 2023, CAPPS agency support staff can view the SR details via the SR ticketing system.

Contact the CAPPS Product Team at CAPPS.Product.Team@cpa.texas.gov with questions or for additional information.


CAPPS Financials Changes

  • Update all CAPPS BI Publisher reports with the current CAPPS logo. (SR-70699)

CAPPS HR/Payroll Changes

  • Enhance the agency‑adjusted hazardous duty date process by adding system‑calculated agency hazardous duty time, including prior agency service, and enabling production support updates when needed, to accurately determine eligibility for commissioned officer salary steps increases. (SR60002)
  • Update edits to allow for flexibility in locations and target openings on job openings. (SR-66050)
  • Create an interface to process incoming State of Texas Applications for Employment from WorkInTexas in order to meet statutory requirements by considering WorkInTexas applicants without requiring additional tasks by agency users. (SR-66350)
  • Update data fields related to the job opening details needed by CAPPS Recruit agencies and for the WorkInTexas job posting interface. (SR-66364)
  • Add salary data on the job opening details page for CAPPS Recruit users and for the WorkInTexas job posting interface. (SR-66384)
  • Add the ability to navigate through recruiting-related pages using dashboards and tiles. (SR-66412)
  • Update the candidate view of a job posting in CAPPS Recruit (Candidate Gateway) to display information common to state agencies, such as closing date, salary administration plan and grade, and salary range. (SR-66413)
  • Create a job posting interface that posts external jobs on WorkInTexas without requiring additional tasks by agency users. (SR-66414)
  • Provide a complex selection and hiring process so agencies can track applicants' task completion progress as part of the screening and interviewing process. (SR-66439)
  • Add default values for the job opening and calculate the close date for each posting estimation to make the task of creating a job posting more accurate and efficient. (SR-66448)
  • Add CAPPS branding to the CAPPS Careers page so applicants and end users can better identify the agency jobs they are viewing. Also include standard links accessible within CAPPS. (SR-66453)
  • Update CAPPS Recruit to provide an online version of the State of Texas Application for Employment and EEO data form that applicants can use to apply for CAPPS Recruit jobs. (SR-66479)
  • Limit access to only allow users with the main Recruiter business role and roles above Recruiter in the hierarchy to have access to edit a job opening in any status. (SR-66519)
  • Add the ability to securely collect Social Security numbers and dates of birth from applicants as part of the hiring process so they are confident that their data is secure. (SR-66541)
  • Update the applicant search and sort fields associated with job postings displayed on the CAPPS Careers sites so the applicant can search for jobs by one criterion or use multiple criteria such as title, ID, job (occupational) category, job code, agency, business unit, department, city/location, keyword, salary range, job family, posting date, schedule and other information typically used for searching. Provide applicants the ability to view key details in the job posting search results, such as organization elements, location, employee status, schedule, job code, salary admin plan and grade, salary range, number of openings, FLSA status, posting and closing dates, and description. (SR-66545)
  • Update the applicants’ search criteria and audit history to only display applicants who have applied for jobs associated with the recruit user's current agency. (SR-66546)
  • Add the ability to use workflow approvals for job openings and job offers. (SR-66549)
  • Add multitenancy functionality to allow agency end users to create and maintain screening questions for their job openings. (SR-66557)
  • Update the Manage Applicants grid within the job opening to include company, employee ID information, employee (veteran) preferences and the WorkInTexas indicator so users can verify which applicants meet the eligibility requirements before interviewing. (SR-66580)
  • Create custom roles and permission lists for the CAPPS Recruit TAM/CG module. (SR-66612)
  • Add multi-tenancy functionality in CAPPS Recruit to restrict user access by agency. (SR-66660)
  • Add the ability to capture certain offer details such as salary information, agency organization information and dates so the CAPPS Recruit approvers and self-service hire candidate users have the information needed to make an approval decision and to complete the hire. (SR-66702)
  • Add functionality to transfer data from the recruiting module to HR that includes all necessary information to complete a self-service competitive selection or new hire transaction. (SR-66706)
  • Add system functionality to track all transactional data changes, enabling CAPPS Recruit users to accurately review historical data for applicants. (SR-66727)
  • Provide onboarding functionality to allow new hires to provide required documents once they have been hired. (SR-66738)
  • Add the ability to generate correspondence for key recruiting events. (SR-66895)
  • Create CAPPS Recruit queries to allow users to extract data from CAPPS Recruit. (SR-66899)
  • Update the dynamic role process used to assign roles to auto-assign CAPPS Recruit manager roles. (SR-66938)
  • Create custom roles and permission lists for onboarding functionality within the CAPPS Recruit TAM/CG module. (SR-67131)
  • Create a limited query tree to provide data access via the query tool for CAPPS Recruit users. (SR-68164)
  • Upgrade CAPPS to include the most recent PeopleTools fixes and enhancements. (SR-70321)
  • Upgrade CAPPS HR/PY to include the most recent Oracle PeopleSoft fixes and enhancements. (SR-70322)
  • Add the ability to consistently configure the employee header for fluid pages that are part of fluid job data and fluid person and organizational relationship transactions. Add ability to change the access mode (Update/Display, Include History, Correct History) and navigate to previous and next employee details by the Previous In List and Next In List buttons from the Job Actions Summary page. (SR-71467)
  • Enhance the timesheet period selector to enable monthly and biweekly views so all employee schedules can be accessed. (SR-71469)
  • Add the ability to configure inline instructional text that will display at the section level for ePerformance documents. (SR-71470)
  • Add the Exclude Ratings from Calculation feature in Fluid ePerformance to provide managers the ability to exclude item and sub-item ratings from the calculation of overall ratings for documents. (SR-71471)
  • Add additional fields to the Manage Job Opening and Manage Applications pages to easily identify recent updates. (SR-71473)
  • Add the next application review date so users can see the next review date on the Job Search page. (SR-71474)
  • Provide the CAPPS support team access to the delivered TL_TR_STATUS page. This page will allow the statewide support team to update estimated completion dates in mass as needed and resolve time and labor issues in a timelier manner. (SR-71629)
  • Establish security access for view-only access to disciplinary data and reports. (SR-71747)
  • Add time and labor enrollment for maximum security differentials (MSD), enabling eligible employees to be enrolled, processed and paid correctly. (SR71748)
  • Add eligibility edits for maximum security differentials (MSD) to identify job codes and locations eligible for regular and intermittent MSD, ensuring accurate payment processing. (SR71749)
  • Update the payroll calculation job stream to correctly calculate maximum security differential (MSD) and hazardous duty (HAZ) earnings, ensuring accurate employee pay. (SR71750)
  • Ensure all employees have a mail drop in CAPPS in accordance with agency business process requirements. (SR-71751)
  • Develop the human resources (HR) conversion program required for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s (TDCJ’s) deployment to CAPPS HR/Payroll. (SR-71962)
  • Add functionality for disciplinary action administrators to enter and track disciplinary infractions and update records based on events, enabling accurate and timely reporting. (SR71963)
  • Add online edits for grandfathered overtime (GFOTT) to prevent incorrect time entry and ensure accurate recording. (SR71964)
  • Add functionality to track mandatory overtime hours for inclusion in Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitlement reporting. (SR71965)
  • Add FLEXS scheduling support for alternate Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) work periods, allowing users to adjust scheduled work hours (8‑day, 9‑day, 28‑day) on the timesheet without requiring a manager override. (SR72214)
  • Add functionality to override schedules for employees working alternate FLSA periods, allowing adjustments when needed. (SR72215)
  • Add a payable time view for the full FLSA work period, allowing users to see compensatory time, overtime earned, scheduled hours, paid hours and other details on a single page. (SR72459)
  • Develop the time and labor conversion program required for TDCJ’s deployment to CAPPS HR/Payroll. (SR-72461)
  • Add the mail drop code to employee earnings statements to support accurate sorting and distribution. (SR72463)
  • Add auto‑enrollment functionality for employees on non‑standard FLSA work periods, enabling accurate and efficient enrollment of associated employees. (SR72561)
  • Develop an automated payroll reconciliation program for non-USPS payroll to CAPPS/SPRS. (SR-72761)
  • Add an automated career‑path progression process to ensure accurate, efficient updates for positions requiring career‑path entries and edits. (SR72768)
  • Develop the payroll conversion program required for TDCJ’s deployment to CAPPS HR/Payroll. (SR-72782)
  • Develop a process to mass‑update the Ok to Pay checkbox on paylines, ensuring accurate payments for large volumes of employees. (SR72862)
  • Add mass‑load capability for large volumes of one‑time adjustments on paylines, supporting timely completion of payroll. (SR72863)
  • Create additional correspondence templates for conditional offer letters, missing documents, letters, and qualified applicant letters. (SR-73436)
  • Add the ability to automatically load large volumes of one‑time earnings adjustments with negative amounts on paylines, supporting timely payroll processing. (SR73900)
  • Add the ability for the agency recruiters and recruiter administrators to access candidate eligibility and identity information. (SR-74372)
  • Add automated processing to convert expiring 24‑month compensatory (comp) time (COMPTTM24) to annual leave (ANNUALLEAV) at a 1:1 ratio and update the time and labor cascade rule to include the 24‑month comp time balance. (SR74451, SR-76847)
  • Update the Disciplinary Report to include new fields, tables and criteria, enabling accurate reporting of disciplinary infraction statistics. (SR74700)
  • Add a Disciplinary Tracking Submissions page, allowing unit HR specialists and managers to initiate disciplinary infractions for processing and accurate, timely reporting. (SR74728)
  • Add multitenancy support for job openings and applicants in CAPPS Recruit. (SR-77079, SR-77082, SR-78744)
  • Add support for handling Consolidated Inbound Earnings Table (CIET) negative amounts. (SR77931)