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To define a salary element:

1. Set your effective date to a day on or before the start of the first payroll period for which you want to enter salaries.

2. Enter a name for the element, and select the classification Earnings.

3. Select the Type Recurring.

4. Do not check the Standard check box.

5. Save the element, then choose the Input Values button.

6. In the Input Values window, create one input value to hold the salary value. This is normally the Pay Value. If you want to associate this element with more than one salary basis, create one input value for each salary basis.

Suggestion: If the salary basis is different from the payroll periods of the employees who will receive this element, make this clear in the input value name. For example, if the salary basis is Annual, you could name the input value Annual Salary.

7. You can enter validation criteria for the input value, such as a Minimum and Maximum value, or a formula to perform the validation. Select Error in the Warning or Error field.

Note: If you select Warning, users do not see the warning in the Salary Administration window

8. Save your work.

To link the salary element:

1. Set your effective date to a day on or before the start of the first payroll period for which you want to enter salaries.

2. In the Element Link window, select your new salary element.

3. Do not check the Standard check box.

4. Select eligibility criteria for this element. If you want to make the element available to all employees, do not select any criteria.

5. Save the link.

6. If you want to enter different validation criteria for different eligibility groups, you can change the Min and Max valid values in the Link Input Values window.

See Also

Defining Element Links