Element Naming Conventions

Understanding the naming convention developed for PeopleSoft-delivered elements can help you determine how an element is used , the element type, and even the functional area it serves. Depending on whether the element is a primary or supporting element, or a component of a primary element, one of the following naming conventions applies:

  • Primary and supporting elements.

  • Component names (suffixes).

This section also discusses:

  • Functional area codes for Switzerland.

  • Element type codes (PIN_TYPE).

  • Suffixes for Switzerland.

  • Industry and regions feature.

Primary and Supporting Elements

Global Payroll for Switzerland uses the naming convention CH FF NAME for all elements. This table explains the components of the naming convention:

Term

Definition

CH

Country.

FF

Functional area code.

NAME

The description of the element.

For example, in the CH_TX_CANTON, CH represents the county (Switzerland), TX represents the functional area (taxation), and CANTON stands for canton.

Component Names (Suffixes)

When you create an earning or deduction element in Global Payroll, you must define the components that make up the element, such as base, rate, unit, and percentage. The system automatically generates the components and accumulators for the element based on the calculation rule or accumulator periods. The system also names the components and accumulators by appending a suffix to the element's name.

For example, you define the earning element named EARN1 with the calculation rule EARN1 = rate × unit. The system automatically creates two additional elements for the components in the calculation rule: a rate element called EARN1_RATE and a unit element called EARN1_UNIT.

In Global Payroll for Switzerland, all suffixes fall into one of the following types:

  • Separator.

  • Earnings/deductions component suffixes.

  • Earnings/deductions accumulator suffixes.

  • Deduction arrears component suffixes.

The following table contains the functional area codes used in the names of Swiss elements:

Functional Area Code

Description

00

All over.

AB

Absences.

AH

AHV.

AL

ALV.

AS

Asylum.

BK

Banking.

CA

Child allowance.

EO

Civil service—Erwerbsersatzordnung für Dienstleistende in Armee und Zivilschutz (EO).

EP

Error processing.

ER

Gross earning.

FK

Familienausgleichskasse (FAK).

GR

Garnishments.

LS

Lohnstrukturerhebung (Salary Structure 2012).

MI

Maternity.

NE

Net to gross (Aufrechnung).

PK

Pension fund.

QS

Quellensteuer (Source Tax).

RP

Reporting.

SI

Social insurance.

SO

Solidarity Schaffhausen.

TX

Taxes.

UV

Accident insurance.

The following table contains codes for all the element types. Because not all element types are delivered for Switzerland, not all of these codes appear in the names of Swiss elements.

Element Type Code

Description

AE

Absence Entitlement.

AT

Absence Take.

AC

Accumulator.

AR

Array.

AA

Auto Assigned.

BR

Bracket.

CT

Count.

DT

Date.

DD

Deduction.

DR

Duration.

ER

Earning.

EG

Element Group.

EM

Error Message.

FC

Fictitious Calculation.

FM

Formula.

GC

Generation Control.

HC

Historical Rule.

PP

Previous Period Rule.

PR

Process.

PO

Proration Rule.

RC

Rate Code.

RR

Rounding Rule.

SE

Section.

SY

System Element.

VR

Variable.

Global Payroll for Switzerland uses abbreviations of Swissdec terminology (where Swissdec covers) for the managed domains.

Provider Type

ENG

FRA

GER

ITA

0

Identify

Identifier

Identifizieren

Identifier

1

Others

Autres

Andere

Altri

2

UVG-LAA

LAA

UVG

LAINF

3

KTG-AMC

AMC

KTG

IGM

4

UVGZ-LAAC

LAAC

UVGZ

LAINFC

5

FAK-CAF

CAF

FAK

CAF

6

BVG-LPP

LPP

BVG

LPP

7

AHV-AVS

AVS

AHV

AVS

8

LAW_CDS

CDS

LAW

CDS

9

BFS-OFS

OFS

BFS

OFS

A

QST_IS

IS

QST

IF

B

Write

Ecrire

Schreiben

Scrivi

E

EO_APG

APG

EO

APG

I

BNK_BNQ

BNQ

BNK

BNK

Global Payroll for Switzerland uses the default core Global Payroll suffixes.

Global Payroll for Switzerland does not use the industry and regions feature.