Appointments FAQ

Answers for questions related to working with appointments in Opus

What Is an Appointment?
An appointment is a record describing a job at the university. As UCLA’s system of record for academic appointees, Opus includes data related to appointment...
Wed, 2 Jan, 2019 at 12:12 PM
Can I Delete Someone from Opus?
No, Opus users cannot directly delete appointees from Opus. If an appointment needs to end earlier than the current end date, users should start a case ...
Wed, 6 Nov, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Can I Add Missing Appointees Into Opus?
Yes, but how you address the issue depends on why the appointment is missing. Appointments That Have Ended When an appointment ends, it is no longer vi...
Wed, 6 Nov, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Why Is My Faculty Member Missing in Opus?
There are a number of reasons why someone might be “missing” from the Roster in Opus. Separated or Appointment Ended When an appointee is separated OR ...
Sat, 27 Jan, 2018 at 6:30 PM
Can I Make Changes to an Appointment?
You can contact Opus Help if you need to make changes to Opus data. Almost every update to an appointment should be implemented through the relevant type ...
Wed, 21 Feb, 2018 at 8:16 PM
What if an Approved Appointee Ends Up Not Coming to the University?
When an appointment is approved then processed in Opus, but the candidate does not come to the university, administrators should allow the appointment to be...
Thu, 1 Feb, 2018 at 4:36 PM
What Do I Need to Know About Salary in Opus?
Opus allows users to enter salary data when starting a case, and to view this information in an appointee's profile. This information includes annual ba...
Wed, 6 Nov, 2024 at 2:14 PM
What Is an Appointment Set?
Appointment Set Is Opus’ term for grouping primary and joint or split appointment(s) for a given appointee. An appointment set links a primary appointme...
Tue, 13 Sep, 2022 at 2:13 PM
What Is Location and How Do I Change It?
Location is used mainly by the School of Medicine to refer to affiliate hospitals. Changing it requires a Change of Location action. If the location dat...
Sat, 27 Jan, 2018 at 6:35 PM
What if an Appointment's Affiliation Is Incorrect?
If you spot an appointment with an incorrect affiliation, please contact us and we'll address this error during periodic data maintenance.  Examples...
Sat, 27 Jan, 2018 at 6:37 PM