Defining Element Category Configuration

To define element category configuration for each country, use the Element Category Configuration (GP_CATEGORY_SEL) component.

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Element Category Configuration Page

GP_CATEGORY_SEL

To define element category configuration for each country.

Use the Element Category Configuration (GP_CATEGORY_SEL) to define element category for each country.

Navigation:

Setup HCM > Product Related > Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt > System Settings > Element Category Configuration

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Element Category Configuration page

 Element Category Configuration page

User should be able to group the elements against the category ID. This grouping is in turn displayed to the user based on the element when they converse with Insights or chatbot.

Users need to define the required element categories for the respective countries.

Earnings and deductions that are processed during calendar processing runs can be grouped into different categories and defined in this page. Insights dashboard will display visualizations specific to earnings and deductions, only if they are configured in Element Category Configuration page.

If no elements are configured for a country, the earning deduction visualizations displays "No results to display" message.

Field or Control

Description

Element Type

Element type mapped against category ID.

Values in the List are:

  • Deductions

  • Earnings

  • Accumulator (Currently, this feature is not supported in PeopleSoft.)

Note: Based on the element type Earnings, Deductions or Accumulators, the summary of the information will be displayed as per users requirement.

Category ID

Unique ID of the category. For chatbot, user needs to ensure that the corresponding values are available in ODA skill under GP_CategoryID.

And for Insights if you want to compare the same category across countries. you'll need to use the same category description for all countries.

Description

Enter a meaningful description for the element type grouping.

Status

Select Active if you want to enable the element type grouping. Select ‘Inactive’ if you want to disable the grouping.

Used By

Select the required application for which the element category setup is defined.

Values in the list are:

  • All: Select All if the category setup is used by both Chatbot and Insights applications.

  • Chatbot: Select this value if the category setup is used for Chatbot application.

  • Insights: Select this value if the category setup is used for Insights visualizations.

Configure

Click the Configure link to map the earnings, deductions or accumulators that should be part of a particular element group with in the element type.

Element Category Configuration Modal Window

Use the Element Category Configuration modal window to map the earnings, deductions or accumulators that should be part of a particular element group with in the element type.

Navigation:

Click the Configure link from the Element Category Configuration page to access Element Category Configuration modal window.

This example illustrates the Element Category Configuration modal window.

 Element category configuration modal

Field or Control

Description

Override Label

Enter the required description in the Override Label field. This overrides the existing element description, If this field is left blank, then element description is taken by default.

This field is applicable only for chatbot.

Note: GP Core element category setup is delivered to read results from the Mobile Payslip Staging tables, so if customer is not filling required information in staging tables, then employees won't get accurate answers in the bot. It's customer’s responsibility to modify the setup to provide accurate information.