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 AAPO.
| Action Type | Schools | Tips on How to Use |
| 4-Year Review | SOM* | |
| 4th Year Appraisal | All | Commonly used with actions:
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| 5 Year Review | All | |
| 8 Year Limit | All | Requires Promotion action. |
| 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. |
| 8 Year Limit Reconsideration | All | This action should be started IF the 8 Year Limit Preliminary Assessment action outcome is Disapproved. See 8 Year Limit Preliminary Assessment and Reconsideration. |
| Appointment | All | |
| Change in Percent Time | All | This action is only applicable where appointees are required to serve at 100% time:
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| Change in Series | All | |
| 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. |
| Conversion to/from HSCP Title | SOM* | |
| Endowed Chair Appointment | All | This is solely a record-keeping action. Opus does not currently display Endowed Chair appointments. |
| Initial Waiver Request | All | For use with Additional appointments only. |
| Joint Appointment | All | For use with Additional appointments only. |
| Mandatory Review | All | This action is only applicable to Academic Administrators and Academic Coordinators. It is utilized in lieu of a Merit action. |
| Merit | All | |
| Merit Equity Review | All | |
| Non-Renewal of Appointment | All | This action is used to end an appointment early and is used for:
After the AAPO outcome is completed, the Department Administrator should use the Remove from List checkbox to remove the appointment row from the Academic History Data page. |
| Off-Scale Salary Request | All | |
| Promotion | All | |
| Reappointment | All | This action is used to extend the end date for all appointees EXCEPT Assistants in the Regular series. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Split Appointment | All | For use with Additional appointments only. |
| Stepping or Unstepping an Appontment | SOM* | |
| Unit 18 4th Year Increase | All | Opus is currently reviewing Unit 18 contract changes. When determined, the process and actions will be updated accordingly. |
| Unit 18 Continuing Appointment | All | Opus is currently reviewing Unit 18 contract changes. When determined, the process and actions will be updated accordingly. |
| Unit 18 Pre-Six Academic Review | All | Opus is currently reviewing Unit 18 contract changes. When determined, the process and actions will be updated accordingly. |
| Unit 18 Temporary Augmentation | All | Opus is currently reviewing Unit 18 contract changes. When determined, the process and actions will be updated accordingly. |
| Waiver Renewal | All | For use with Additional appointments only. |