To apply defaults or overwrite existing defaults:
Perform steps 1 to 8 in Performing Mass Updates to identify the positions or employees to update.
Right-click, and then select the default to apply or overwrite:
Salary Grade Defaults—All salary information
Allocation Defaults—Allocations to General Ledger or default natural accounts
Other Compensation Defaults—Additional earnings, employer-paid taxes, and benefits
Overwrite—Existing data and assignments are updated with new defaults. New assignment rows are not created, but existing rows are updated. If salary or compensation details are undefined, the new defaults are not applied.
Fill—Assignment rows for the new default data are added to position and employee details. If salary or compensation assignments do not exist, new assignment rows are added to employee and position details.
Depending on the default or element that you are updating, specify information such as:
Select Other Compensation Element—The new or updated compensation element to assign
Select Option—The new or updated compensation element option to apply
Salary Data—The salary grade, step, and grade sequence to apply
Enter Effective Date—When to apply the option
Enter Effective End Date—Date after which to withhold the new or modified compensation element
See Sample Mass Update.