Employee Confidential Identification

Activate User's Guide

Version
2025.2
Employee Confidential Identification

Use the Employee Confidential Identification wizard to mass load organization-specific confidential information to employee HR records in Dayforce. Examples of organization-specific information include: passports, birth certificates, visas, tax IDs, and other custom identification types,

The countries selected during Getting Started determined which sets of predefined country-specific Confidential Information fields that were installed by Activate.

The HR Import uses this wizard to capture the following additional data:

  • Emp XRefCode
  • Effective Start
  • Effective End
  • Type XRefCode
  • Country Code
  • Place Of Issue
  • Issue Date
  • Expiry Date
  • ID Number

Note: The data import file can contain more than one record per employee, with different identification types.

Using this wizard

You’ll do the following in the Employee Confidential Information wizard:

Review information about using the wizard

Read information about the wizard and what you need to do.

Complete and upload the template

Use the Employee Confidential Information Data template to upload the confidential information.

Note: You can also download an empty Employee Confidential Information Data template from the Download Template Files page.

Review the employee confidential information

After loading the data, the employee confidential information shows in an editable grid. You can enter information directly in the grid or you can download the Confidential Information Data template, update the information, and then upload the data. When you edit the data in the grid, Activate shows any applicable validation warnings or errors. If warnings or errors are shown, review them and update the data in the grid or uploading a corrected template to correct them.

Enter required changes in the template to assure accuracy for future uploads. If you make edits directly in the grid, click Save and download the updated file for record keeping purposes.

Install the confidential information

When the employee confidential information is complete in Activate, you must install it in Dayforce.

Tasks

To understand what you need to do:

  1. In Activate Central, click Load Your Data. The Load Your Data wizards are shown.
  2. Click Employee Confidential Information.
  3. On the Intro page, review the information.
  4. Confirm that all Identification Types exist in Dayforce by selecting the checkbox.

    You must confirm the Identification Types to continue.

    If the Identification Types don’t exist in Dayforce, click Back to exit the wizard.

  5. Click Next.

To complete and upload the Employee Confidential Information Data template:

  1. In Activate Central, click Load Your Data. The Load Your Data wizards show.
  2. Click Employee Confidential Information.
  3. On the Confidential Identification Data page, click Download.
  4. Select the location where you want to save the template document.
  5. Open the EmployeeConfidentialInformationDataTemplate.xlsx template on your computer.

    Note: You can also download an empty Employee Confidential Information Data template from the Download Template Files page.

  6. On the ConfidentialInformationData tab, complete all columns with the data for all employees in the organization.

    Note: The Activate release version shows in cell B3 on the Instructions tab of the template. This information helps you later determine the version of Activate you were using when you downloaded the template.

    Note: Instructions for populating the fields are in the Employee Confidential Information Data Template Fields section (below) and on the Instructions tab of the template.

  7. Click Save and close the template.

    You can use any file name for the template you upload. The file must be an Excel or CSV (Comma-Separated Value) document and contain the data in the required format.

    Important: Don’t change the name of the tab in the template. Activate uses the tab name to validate that the correct template is being uploaded. In addition, don’t change the column headings.

  8. On the Confidential Identification Data page, click Upload.
  9. Go to your completed Confidential Identification Data template in the location where you saved it.
  10. Click Open. Activate validates the uploaded file.

    Note: When you upload an Excel file, Activate includes the name of the uploaded file into the name of the XML file it generates and loads to the Dayforce File Server. The format of the generated XML file name is <NamespaceName>_<Import Type>_<file name provided>_YYY-MM-DD_HHMM. This information makes it easier to audit files later.

    Note: If the uploaded file has errors, a Validation Failed message shows in red at the bottom of the page. You must correct the errors in the file on your computer and upload the file again.

  11. Click Next.

To review confidential information:

  1. On the Confidential Identification Review page, review the summary of information to be installed in Dayforce.

    The information might include:

    • Employee Identifier
    • First Name
    • Last Name
    • Identification Type
    • Issuing Country
    • Place of Issue
    • Effective Start Date
    • Effective End Date
    • Issue Date
    • Expiry Date
    • Identification Number

    If any information is incorrect, click Back to return to the Confidential Identification Data page and make the corrections.

To review and confirm the data:

  1. Review the information shown in the grid.
  2. To make updates to data on the page:
    • To insert a new row in the grid, click the row where you want to insert it and click New.

    • To delete a row, click the row and click Delete.

    • To download the error message list and save it to your computer, click Download Errors File.
    • To correct errors in the grid, click in the field containing the error. Click Tab to move to the right and Shift+Tab to move to the left in the row. Use the scrollbars on the right side and bottom of the grid to go to other areas of the grid.
    • To save information in the grid to your computer, click Download File and save it to the location you want.

    • To upload the file from your computer, locate the file and click Upload File. The data in the file shows in the grid.

    • To remove changes that you don’t want to save, click Refresh.

  3. When the data is complete, click Done & Install. When you leave the page, the selected values stay in the grid.

To install confidential Information:

When the confidential information is complete in Activate, you must load the data into Dayforce.

  1. After making any necessary corrections, on the Confidential Identification Review page, click Load.

    The Load page opens with a list of the steps to complete and an estimate of how long the installation usually takes. During the installation, the current step in the process is bolded so you can monitor the progress.

  2. Click one of the following:
    • Add Email and enter your email address to receive an email when the installation process ends, instead of waiting for it to finish.
    • Next w hen the installation is complete.

    Activate Central opens with the name of the Wizard now shown in green text and a green checkmark to the left of the wizard’s name. The current day, date, and time of completion are included, along with your name as the user who completed the Wizard. The environment in which the installation was applied (Stage, Config, or Train) is also shown.

    Note: If you want to add more information, click I want to add more. See Executing a Rollback When Using the “Add More“ Feature in the Payroll Wizards.

Results

You can view the uploaded data in the Identification section of the Dayforce > People > Personal > Confidential Information page in Dayforce.

Fields populated in Dayforce

The data uploaded from the Employee Confidential Information template populates the fields on the following pages in Dayforce.

Uploaded data in Dayforce
  Field in Dayforce Page in Dayforce...
Employee Identifier

Employee Reference / Number

Employee (People icon)

 

 

First Name

First Name

Last Name

Last Name

Identification Type

Identification Type

Dayforce> People > Personal > Confidential Information

 

 

 

Issuing Country

Issuing Country

Place of Issue

Place of Issue

Effective From

Effective From

Effective To

Effective To

Issue Date

Issue Date

Expiry Date

Expiry Date

Identification Number

Identification Number

File generated by the Employee Confidential Information wizard

After completing the Employee Confidential Information wizard, a single import file is automatically generated and placed on the customer's FTP site.

HR Import

  • FTP Subdirectory: Import/HRImport
  • Filename: <Namespace> HRImport <DateTime>.xml

Example illustrating how Activate translates the template data to XML:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<EmployeeImport>
    -<Employee>
        <XRefCode>4343</XRefCode>
        <EmployeeNumber>4343</EmployeeNumber>
        <FirstName>Kevin</FirstName>
        <LastName>Ash</LastName>
        -<EmployeeConfidentialIdentification>
            <TypeXrefCode>WP</TypeXrefCode>
            <CountryCode/>
            <PlaceOfIssue/>
            <EffectiveStart>2000-01-01</EffectiveStart>
            <EffectiveEnd>2001-01-01</EffectiveEnd>
            <IssueDate>2000-01-01</IssueDate>
            <ExpiryDate>2001-01-01</ExpiryDate>
            <IDNumber>12345</IDNumber>
        </EmployeeConfidentialIdentification>
    </Employee>
</EmployeeImport>

Next steps

Complete the next wizard, as appropriate.

Employee Confidential Information Data template fields

All templates have the same basic structure:

  • Instructions tab: Helps you understand the purpose of the data and complete the fields in the template.
  • Data tab: Contains headers for the data to be included in the template. The headers remain the same, but you can change the column order. If you add more columns, Activate ignores them.

All number ranges in the templates include the numbers at both ends of the range.

Employee Identifier (Required)

Field information for the Emplloyee Identifier field
Order Data Type Description Examples Why This Is Needed

1

Alphanumeric. Unique value between 1-9 characters. Enables the system to identify employees uniquely. Use the same number assigned to the employee in the Getting Started HR data loads. 3241245
000000006
abc123499
In the context of this import, the Employee Identifier, First Name, and Last Name help users identify employees when completing the template. These required fields are used to validate that the data being loaded is assigned to the correct employee record. The values given must match an existing employee record in Dayforce exactly.

First Name (Required)

Field information for the First Name field
Order Data Type Description Example Why This Is Needed
2 String1 between 1-64 characters.

Legal first name of the employee.

Note: Activate‘ compares the First Name and the Last Name with the Employee Identifier in Dayforce. If they don’t match, Activate shows an error message that states that the data is being loaded incorrectly and to check the source data.

Joe In the context of this import, the Employee Identifier, First Name, and Last Name help users identify employees when completing the template. These required fields are used to validate that the data being loaded is assigned to the correct employee record. The values given must match an existing employee record in Dayforce exactly.

1 Special characters accepted within the string include: alphanumeric, space, period, apostrophe, dash, number symbol #, comma, underscore, forward slash /, parentheses (), &

Last Name (Required)

Field information for the Last Name field
Order Data Type Description Example Why This Is Needed
3 String1 between 1-64 characters.

Legal last name of the employee.

Note: Activate‘ compares the First Name and the Last Name with the Employee Identifier in Dayforce. If they don’t match, Activate shows an error message that states that the data is being loaded incorrectly and to check the source data.

Smith In the context of this import, the Employee Identifier, First Name, and Last Name help users identify employees when completing the template. These required fields are used to validate that the data being loaded is assigned to the correct employee record. The values given must match an existing employee record in Dayforce exactly.

1 Special characters accepted within the string include: alphanumeric, space, period, apostrophe, dash, number symbol #, comma, underscore, forward slash /, parentheses (), &

Identification Type (Required)

Field information for the Identification Type field
Order Data Type Description Examples Why This Is Needed
4 Accepted Values: See your consultant. Confidential identification types describe the types of identification records that can be saved in an employee's HR records. Example Values:
Driver's License
Passport
Tax ID
VISA
This data is needed for some countries.

Issuing Country

Field information for the Issuing Country field
  Data Type Description Examples Why This Is Needed
5 String1 between 1-128 characters. The issuing country for the confidential identification. Select the country that issued the identification. Example Values:
CAN
AUS
SGP
This data is needed for some countries.

1 Special characters accepted within the string include: alphanumeric, space, period, apostrophe, dash, number symbol #, comma, underscore, forward slash /, parentheses (), &

2Accepted values for nonnative countries (countries not supported in payroll must match this list)
Accepted Values Country Name
ARG Argentina
AUT Austria
BEL Belgium
BRA Brazil
BGR Bulgaria
CHL Chile
CHN China
HRV Croatia
CYP Cyprus
CZE Czech Republic
DNK Denmark
EST Estonia
FIN Finland
FRA France
DEU Germany

GRC

Greece

HKG

Hong Kong

HUN

Hungary

IND

India

ITA Italy
JPN Japan
KOR Korea
LVA Latvia
LTU Lithuania
LUX Luxembourg
MYS Malaysia
MLT Malta
MUS Mauritius
MEX Mexico
NLD Netherlands
NOR Norway
PER Peru
PHL Philippines
POL Poland
PRT Portugal
ROU Romania
SVK Slovakia
SVN Slovenia
ZAF South Africa
ESP Spain
SWE Sweden
CHE Switzerland
TWN Taiwan
THA Thailand
ARE UAE
VNM Vietnam

Effective From (Required)

Field information for the Effective From field
Order Data Type Description Examples Why This Is Needed
7 Date. Excel right-justified date format or Excel text format yyyy-mm-dd. Enter the dates during which the identification record is active in Dayforce. Date formatted cells:
09/24/2015
24/09/2015

Text formatted cells:
2015-09-24

This data is needed for some countries.

Effective To

Field information for the Effective To field
Order Data Type Description Examples Why This Is Needed
8 Date. Excel right-justified date format or Excel text format yyyy-mm-dd. Enter the dates during which the identification record is active in Dayforce. Date formatted cells:
09/24/2015
24/09/2015

Text formatted cells:
2015-09-24

This data is needed for some countries.

Issue Date

Field information for the Issue Date field
Order Data Type Description Examples Why This Is Needed
9 Date. Excel right-justified date format or Excel text format yyyy-mm-dd. Enter the date that the identification was issued. Date formatted cells:
09/24/2015
24/09/2015

Text formatted cells:
2015-09-24

This data is needed for some countries.

Expiry Date

Field information for the Expiry Date field
Order Data Type Description Examples Why This Is Needed
10 Date. Excel right-justified date format or Excel text format
yyyy-mm-dd.
Enter the date that the identification expires. Date formatted cells:
09/24/2015
24/09/2015

Text formatted cells:
2015-09-24

This data is needed for some countries.

Identification Number

Field information for the Identification Number field
Order Data Type Description Examples Why This Is Needed
11 String between 1-128 characters. Maps to the employee’s identification type confidential identification id.   This data is needed for some countries.