The types of actions Opus will allow users to choose when starting a case are dependent on different factors — examples include the current title code of the appointee for whom the case is being started, or whether the appointee's appointment in the department of the user is primary or additional. The table below provides a snapshot of actions currently available in Opus, listed in alphabetical order.

Table Notes

*  Pertain only to the School of Medicine (SOM).

**  Part of the process of creating new appointments. In these instances, validation of the appointee's row on the Academic History Data page is not required for submission to APO.


Action Type
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 Validation Required**
4-Year Review
 SOM*
N
4th Year Appraisal
 All
 Commonly used with actions:
  • Renewal
  • Merit
 Y
5 Year Review
 All
Y
8 Year Limit
 All
 Requires Promotion action.


 Y
8 Year Limit Preliminary Assessment
 All
 This action should be started by the department IF the outcome of the 8 Year Limit is Preliminary Assessment.

See 8 Year Limit Preliminary Assessment and Reconsideration.
 Y
8 Year Limit Reconsideration
 All
 This action should be started IF the 8 Year Limit Preliminary Assessment action outcome is Approved.

See 8 Year Limit Preliminary Assessment and Reconsideration.
 Y
Appointment
 All
N
Change in Percent Time
 All
 This action is only applicable where appointees are required to serve at 100% time:
  • Regular
  • In-Residence
  • ClinX
  • Acting
  • Non-Unit 18 Lecturers with Security of Employment (SOE)
  • Non-Unit 18 Lecturers with Potential Security of Employment (PSOE)
 Y
Change in Series
 All
Y
Change of Department
 All
 This action should be started by the appointee's current department. (The new department will only see the appointee upon the effective date.)

This completed case will remain visible only to the original Primary department on the Cases page under the Completed Actions tab.
 Y
Conversion to/from HSCP Title
 SOM*
N
Endowed Chair Appointment
 All
 This is solely a record-keeping action. Opus does not currently display Endowed Chair appointments.
 Y
Initial Waiver Request
 All
 For use with Additional appointments only.
 Y
Joint Appointment
 All
 For use with Additional appointments only.
 N
Mandatory Review
 All
 This action is only applicable to Academic Administrators and Academic Coordinators. It is utilized in lieu of a Merit action.
 Y
Merit
 All
Y
Merit Equity Review
 All
Y
Non-Renewal of Appointment
 All
 This action is used to end an appointment early and is used for:
  • non-renewal of a term appointment for budgetary reasons;
  • programmatic changes; or
  • lack of work.

After the APO outcome is completed, the Department Administrator should use the Remove from List checkbox to remove the appointment row from the Academic History Data page.
 Y
Off-Scale Salary Request
 All
Y
Promotion
 All
Y
Reappointment
 All
 This action is used to extend the end date for all appointees EXCEPT Assistants in the Regular series.
 Y
Recall Appointment
 All
 This action should only be on an appointee that already has another existing Emeritus appointment. Once the effective date of this action has been met, both an Emeritus and Recall Appointment row will be visible on the Academic History Data page.
 N
Renewal
 All
 This action is used to extend the end date for Assistant Professors in the Regular series. All other series use the Reappointment action.
 Y
Split Appointment
 All
 For use with Additional appointments only.
 N
Stepping or Unstepping an Appontment
 SOM*
N
Unit 18 4th Year Increase
 All
 Opus is currently reviewing Unit 18 contract changes. When determined, the process and actions will be updated accordingly.
 Y
Unit 18 Continuing Appointment
 All
 Opus is currently reviewing Unit 18 contract changes. When determined, the process and actions will be updated accordingly.
 Y
Unit 18 Needs Assessment
 All
 Opus is currently reviewing Unit 18 contract changes. When determined, the process and actions will be updated accordingly.
 Y
Unit 18 Temporary Augmentation
 All
 Opus is currently reviewing Unit 18 contract changes. When determined, the process and actions will be updated accordingly.
 Y
Waiver Renewal
 All
 For use with Additional appointments only.
 Y