To submit a report in the OPERS electronic file format, click the Online Reports button then the Service Purchase Tab, then the Transfer a File link. The Locate File page will display.

If you have outstanding service purchase reports, ECS will display them at the top of the page. These reports should be completed first to ensure accurate reporting. If no reports are outstanding, click Browse to locate the file, just as you would when saving a file in any other application. Once you have located the file, double click the file name, to pre fill the file location with the file path. You may also type the file location if you already know it.

Once these fields are complete, click Submit for Verification. Depending on the speed of your Internet connection, you may see a bar in the lower left corner of your browser indicating the progress of the file transfer. Your mouse pointer may also turn into an hourglass. Do not press any buttons in your browser until the verification page loads. Larger files, or files transmitted over slower connections such as modem lines may take several minutes to transfer.

If there are any errors in your reports, you'll be notified on the next page. You'll need to correct these errors and re-upload the file in order to submit your report.

When the upload is complete, and your file is error-free, you will see the Transfer a File: Verification page.

Please verify that all information is correct. Once you've reviewed the information, click the Submit to OPERS button to complete the submission process.

Note: Your file has not been sent to OPERS until the Submit to OPERS button is clicked. The confirmation page will load.

If you are registered for Online Payments and you are the designated Online Payments user, you'll have the option to schedule a payment for this report immediately, by clicking the Schedule Payment button.

Each report included in the file will be listed separately on the page.

You may print the reports you transferred using the Create Printer Friendly Version button.

Please do not send a hard copy to OPERS.

If you are done using ECS, you may click Log out. To return to the Welcome page, click Main Menu.