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Request a Line Number
All state positions are assigned a unique line number when they are created. This number is required and utilized throughout the Human Resources (HR) systems both at the university and in the state systems.
Find out whose responsibility it is to request a line number in your department.
Getting Started With Line Assignment
Submit a request to get access to employee data.
| Abbreviation | Pay Basis | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| ANN | Annual | Professional, Classified and Faculty employees with a 12-month obligation who are paid over 26 pay periods |
| BIW | Biweekly | Adjunct instructors and TA/GA's paid on a bi-weekly basis |
| CAL | Calendar Year | Faculty with a 10-month obligation who are paid over 26 pay periods |
| CYF | College Year Full | Professional employees with a 10-month obligation paid over 26 pay periods |
| FEE | Fee | Employees paid on a fee basis including Student Assistants, Scholarship Recipients, Summer and Winter Appointments, Fee employees and Extra Service appointments |
| HRY | Hourly | Non-student employees paid on an hourly basis |
| 21P | 21P | Faculty with a 10-month obligation who are paid over 21 pay periods |
Requesting a Line Number
Gather the needed position information before entering the line assignment application including:
- Effective date — accept the default date unless you are processing a retroactive appointment
- Title — use the official state title of the position
- Pay basis — choose the appropriate pay basis for the line you are requesting
- Position type — you will need to select a position type for a TEMP service line requests
- Account number — choose an account number within your department to be able to access in ePTF
- Department — select the department where this position will be working
Contact an Expert
UB Classification & Compensation Staff
Workforce Planning
Phone: 716-645-5627
Email: UB-ClassandComp@buffalo.edu
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Delorian Miller
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Austin Bennett
Classification and Compensation Analyst
Workforce Planning and Recruitment
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Lawniece Nichols
Workforce Position Specialist
Workforce Planning and Recruitment
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Sanjida Uddin
Workforce Position Specialist
Workforce Planning and Recruitment
