Using Brackets and Formulas to Populate User Fields

When the user fields associated with an earning or deduction assignment are populated by a formula or a bracket, the formula or bracket updates the zero instance of the earning or deduction when it returns a value. In other words, the formula or bracket does not create multiple instances of the element when it populates the user field. For example, assume that earning E1 resolves to 100 USD and that the value of the user field associated with the element is California (user field = State). If the formula or bracket that populates the user field later defines the value of state as Nevada, the system overwrites the earlier value of California and sets the value of the zero instance to Nevada.