Quick Reference Guide
Use this quick reference guide to help you navigate and edit your personal information through ESS. Note: For Security purposes, ESS will automatically log you off after five minutes of no activity. HR/Payroll Shared Services is happy to answer your questions and to help you. Please contact them by calling 443-997-5828. (PDF printable version)
Getting Started SAP at Hopkins supports specific internet browsers. Please verify that you are currently using a supported browser by going here: https://know.it.jhu.edu/x/aRerAQ Accessing ESS You can access ESS through https://my.johnshopkins.edu/ using your JHED ID and password. The ESS icon is the first icon within the “myPayroll” icon group.
Overview ESS consists of four modules that allow you to review and/or edit your personal information. The four modules include: - Personal Information
- Payroll Information
- Time Information
- Benefits Information
When navigating between the different modules, you can use the Overview screen or the corresponding tabs located at the top of the screen. The rest of this guide will provide step-by-step instructions on how to review/edit specific personal information within each module. Return to top of page
Personal Information Update your permanent address, emergency contact Information, additional personal data, and view your personal data and work addresses. Permanent Address Follow these steps to edit your personal address: - Click Edit.
- Enter your permanent address. Be sure to include information in all of the highlighted/required fields.
Note: - Be sure to populate the Maryland County field if you live in Maryland. It is required for Maryland residents ONLY even though it’s not marked with a red asterisk.
- For Primary Phone, enter your area code in the first box and remaining seven-digit number in the second box.
- Major Intersection is a field requested from emergency management. (Example: one of the JHHS nurses lives near the intersection of Northern Pkwy. and Falls Rd. This is most likely where the emergency management team would pick her up during severe weather).
- Click Review.
- Click Save.
Work Addresses Work addresses are read-only. Users cannot edit their own work address. Contact your department SAP/HR administrator to update this information. Emergency Contact Follow these steps to edit your emergency contact information: - Click Edit.
- Enter the information pertaining to your emergency contact person. Be sure to include information in all of the highlighted/required fields.
Note: For Telephone, enter the area code in the first box and the remaining seven-digit number in the second box. - Click Review.
- Click Save.
Personal Data Personal data is read-only. Users cannot edit their own personal data. Contact your department SAP/HR administrator to update this information. Additional Personal Data Follow these steps to edit information about your race, ethnicity, and/or military status: - Click Edit.
- Use the drop-down menus, checkboxes, and entry fields to edit your additional personal data.
- Click Review.
- Click Save.
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Payroll Information Update your direct deposit information, update your federal and state withholding information, and view your latest and previous pay statements. Direct Deposit Follow these steps to edit your current default bank: - Click Edit.
- Use the entry fields, drop-down menus, and disclaimer checkbox to edit your direct deposit information.
- To change the default bank, type in the routing number or click the paper icon at the end of the field to search for your bank’s routing number.
 - If you need to search for the routing number, when the Advanced Search screen appears, type in the name of your bank in the Bank name field using an asterisk before and after. Example: *Bank of America*
- Click the Go button.
- When the result appears, click the Bank number once to return it to the Routing Number field.
Note: There may be several results, so you may want to add the City to your search to narrow the results. 
- Click Review.
- Click Save.
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Adding Additional Banks For direct deposits, in addition to the default bank, you can maintain up to two additional banks. (Example: your default bank might be M&T but you may have an “additional” savings account at the Johns Hopkins Federal Credit Union.) The additional bank(s) will be processed first in the deposit process. (Example: if the payroll deposit is $1,000 and the additional bank is set to deposit $100 into a savings account, that $100 will be taken first, then $900 will be deposited into what you have selected as your default bank.) You can choose to deposit by a percentage or dollar amount of your net pay. Follow these steps to add an additional bank to your direct deposit: - Click New Additional Bank.
- Use the entry fields, drop-down menus, and disclaimer checkbox to enter all required information about your new additional bank.
- Click Review.
- Click Save.
Pay Statement The most recent pay statement will appear by default. It will display in a PDF format. Use the drop-down menu to select the month and year to view a different pay statement. Click Exit when you are finished viewing pay statements. Note: Use the PDF tool bar to zoom, save, email, or print the statement you are currently viewing. Return to top of page
Federal and State Withholding Follow these steps to edit your federal and state withholdings: - Click Edit.
- Use the entry fields and drop-down menus to make changes to your federal and state withholdings.
Note: You must read the declaration statement and check the checkbox next to Declaration. - Click Review.
- Click Save.
Employment and Wage Verification This link will take you to an online help resource used to provide employment and/or wage verification to lending agencies and services: https://ssc.jhmi.edu/hr_payroll/DataFiles_Payroll/twn.pdf
Time Information - JHU employees can link to E210 to review their timesheets and see the amount of sick and vacation time available to them.
- JHHS employees can view their time statements, including leave balances.
- Hourly paid employees (both JHU and JHHS) can view their time statements.
Benefits Information This links you to the Johns Hopkins Benefits website: http://benefits.jhu.edu/ Return to top of page | 
