Benefits Open Enrollment (OE) Quick Reference Guide
Welcome to the Benefits Open Enrollment (OE) tool, a component of Vista our Human Resource Management System. The OE tool provides you with electronic access to your Benefits Open Enrollment information. The Open Enrollment tool allows you to enroll or de-enroll in various Benefits Plans you are eligible for during the Open Enrollment period. This tool is modified every year to accommodate the new plans, new plan rates and or new eligibility rules of a given plan. This document reflects the functionality of the tool and should not be used as a replacement for your Open Enrollment meetings or specific plan documents.

To access OE you must first log into your ESS: 1. Access Internet Explorer:

2. On the command line, enter: http://abel
• Much like the following:

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• Once entered, the login screen for your ESS will appear:

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User ID and Password
As a Review
• Your User ID is the first initial of your First Name and your Last Name – in the event your ID is a duplicate, your ID will be followed by an appropriate number
First Name Beth Betty Last Name Smith Smith ESS ID Bsmith BSmith1

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Your Password will initially be the last four digits of your Social Security Number and the Month and Day of your birthday
SSN 111-222-3333 Birthday 12/12/1965 Password 3331212

As a review:
The first time you use your User ID, you will be prompted to change your Password

New Password
Confirm Password

Password Rules
As a Review
• Your User ID is the first initial of your First Name and your Last Name – in the event your ID is a duplicate, your ID will be followed by an appropriate number
Characteristic Maximum Length of characters Minimum Length of characters Minimum number of numeric characters Must