This chapter contains these topics:
To select and activate the needed software features in the Time Accounting system
To enter constants information that allows your organization to process and track accurate information
Before you can use any features of the Time Accounting system, you need to define critical information that the system uses for processing. This information consists of:
| Information | Description |
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| User defined codes | You set up user defined codes to customize your system to your specific business needs. You can customize a wide variety of information using user defined codes. |
| Company information | You set up company information to establish system constants, such as:
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| Earnings information | You set up earnings information to define the various types of pay your employees receive, for example:
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| Automatic Accounting Instructions (AAIs) | You set up automatic accounting instructions (AAIs) to automatically assign account numbers to the journal entries created in the Time Accounting system. |
| Tax information | You set up tax information to assign information to your employees for processing purposes. Only one tax area and one tax ID is required in the Time Accounting system. |
| Employee profile information | You set up employee profile information to track detailed information about your employees. |
| Employee history and turnover tracking | You set up employee history and turnover tracking to create a historical log of the changes to employee records. To set up employee history and turnover, you must select the data you want to track. |
System setup consists of the following tasks:
Setting up user defined codes for Time Accounting
Setting up general information
Setting up earnings information
Understanding AAIs
Setting up AAIs for Time Accounting
Setting up tax information
Setting up employee profile information
Setting up employee history and turnover tracking