ESR Outbound Interface Version 2 - Feature Overview

Overview

ESR Outbound is the first part of the bi-directional interface for the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR). For more information on part two, view ESR Inbound.

The ESR Outbound interface receives employee updates with information such as new surname on marriage, change of address or the addition of new starters. The changes file imports into Assure Expenses on a daily basis (weekly if the Trust is using version 1 of the outbound interface). Within Assure Expenses, employees then have visibility of the data that is held about them, ensuring the integrity of the data held in ESR is true and gives visibility to employees that previously may not have been possible.

Benefits

• Reduced Administrative Burden - Vastly decrease the manual input required in filling out employee data by synchronising Assure Expenses with ESR via the customised automatic file import.
  
  
• Data Integrity and Efficency - Mitigate the risk of inaccurate information with regular employee information updates including the addition of new starters.
  
  
• Claim Accuracy and Policy Control - Enforce and streamline expense management.

Features

Version 2 Interface on general release and available to use from April 2013.

RLDatix was the first and is still the only Assure Expenses solution provider transmitting the most customers through the bi-directional interface. RLDatix has updated the way the services integrate to take advantage of receiving all of the details held on ESR, these benefits include:

• The option to import daily as opposed to previously only being able to import weekly.
  
  
• More fields available, including vehicle details, additional assignment numbers and work addresses per assignment number.
  
  
• Secondary assignment management (removing the need for different approval routes per assignment).
  
  
• Viewing all the information imported, through various employee record screens.
  
  

All the information that is brought down through the ESR Outbound Interface Version 2 file is available to view through the employee record, this can be found on:

• Employee Details | Work – all the assignment information is listed.
  
  
• Work & Home Addresses – shows the home addresses and work addresses.
  
  
• Vehicles | ESR Details – shows the vehicle information.
  
  
• Vehicles | Select the Vehicle | NHS Mileage – shows the information from the User Rate Table.

Implementation

If your organisation is still using Version 1 and has not taken advantage of the Outbound Interface Version 2 file, please raise a ticket through Circle or contact your RLDatix Account Manager.

Administrators will require an Access Role with permissions to:

• User Management
• Tailoring
• Imports/Exports

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