Element Naming Conventions for Global Payroll for Thailand
Understanding the naming convention used for PeopleSoft delivered elements can help you determine how an element is used, its element type, and even the functional area it serves.
This topic discusses:
Naming conventions.
Functional area codes.
Element type codes (PIN_TYPE).
This topic discusses the naming conventions for:
Primary elements.
Supporting elements.
Component names (suffixes).
Element abbreviations.
One of the keys to understanding how delivered payroll elements function in the system is to understand their names. 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 element, a component of a primary element, or a supporting element, one of the following naming conventions applies:
Primary Elements
Primary elements, such as earnings and deductions, often contain functional area codes or element type codes in their names.
For example, the name of the earning element BON EARN clearly identifies this element as an earning, and more specifically, as a bonus earning.
Supporting Elements
For supporting elements, such as variables, formulas, dates, and durations, PeopleSoft uses this naming convention: FFF (or FF) TT NAME.
FFF (or FF): represents the functional area code.
TT: Type of supporting element.
NAME (or NAME NAME): Indicates what the element does or is used for.
The number of NAME components may vary.
For example, in the variable PF VR EE RATE:
PF stands for Provident Fund.
VR stands for variable.
EE RATE stands for employee contribution rate.
The element's description (DESCR) of thirty characters or less provides a fuller explanation of what the element does or is for.
Component Names (Suffixes)
In Global Payroll for Thailand, suffixes are used to name the components of earnings and deduction elements.
When you create an earning or deduction element in Global Payroll, you 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, suppose that you define an earning named EARN1 with this calculation rule:
EARN1 = Rate * Unit
The system automatically creates two additional elements for the components in the calculation rule by appending the suffixes _RATE and _UNIT to the name of the earning:
Rate component: EARN1_RATE.
Unit component: EARN1_UNIT.
In Global Payroll for Thailand, all suffixes fall into one of the following types:
Separator.
Earnings and deductions component suffixes.
Earnings and deductions accumulator suffixes.
Deduction arrears component suffixes.
Deduction arrears accumulator suffixes.
Recipient suffixes.
Note: To view the suffixes used for Global Payroll for Thailand, use the Element Suffixes component in PeopleSoft Global Payroll.
Element Abbreviations
Many Global Payroll for Thailand elements contain abbreviations that provide clues to their use in the system beyond those provided by the functional area codes or element type codes.
For example, consider the following date element:
TER DT LOS FROM.
The functional area code TER indicates that this element is used for termination elements.
The element type code DT identifies it as a date element.
The abbreviations LOS and FROM provide additional clues about the element. The date is the beginning date (FROM) of the length of service (LOS).
As you become more familiar with the payroll rules created for Global Payroll for Thailand, these abbreviations will help you to further identify and understand the role played by each element.
This table lists the most common abbreviations in the names of Global Payroll for Thailand elements:
Abbreviation |
Description |
---|---|
ABS |
Absence |
AC |
Accumulator |
ACT |
Actual |
ALLOW |
Allowance |
AMT |
Amount |
ANNI |
Anniversary |
AVG |
Average |
BAL |
Balance |
BAS |
Basic |
BLD |
Build |
BON |
Bonus |
CAL |
Calculation |
CH |
Child |
COMP |
Compensation |
CONTRI |
Contribution |
CUR |
Current |
DED |
Deductions |
DELT |
Delta |
DN |
Donation |
EDU |
Education |
EE / EMP |
Employee |
ENT |
Entitlement |
ER |
Employer |
ERN |
Earnings |
EXP |
Expense |
FLT |
Float |
GA |
Gross Up All Cycle |
GO |
Gross Up One Cycle |
GPTH |
Global Payroll for Thailand |
GRP |
Group |
GUPA |
Gross Up All Cycle |
GUPO |
Gross Up One Cycle |
INC |
Income |
IND |
Indicator |
INFOR |
Information |
INS |
Insurance |
IR |
Irregular |
ITF |
Income Tax Form |
LTEF |
Long Term Equity Fund |
LMT |
Limit |
LOS |
Length of service |
LWOP |
Leave without pay |
MAX |
Maximum |
MF |
Mutual Fund |
MI |
Mortgage Interest |
MIN |
Minimum |
MOTH |
Mother |
MSG |
Message |
MTD |
Month to date |
MTH |
Month |
NM |
Not Maintained |
NO |
Number |
OVR |
Over |
OVT |
Overtime |
PAR |
Parent |
PER |
Personal |
PF |
Provident Fund |
PIT |
Personal Income Tax |
PLSP |
Payslip |
PRO |
Projection |
PTD |
Period To Date |
REG |
Regular |
RP |
Report |
RTO |
Retroactive |
SAL |
Salary |
SEG |
Segmentation |
SI |
Security Insurance |
SP |
Spouse |
SS |
Social Security |
TAL |
Total |
TER |
Termination |
TMS |
Times |
WH |
Withholding |
YTD |
Year to date |
Many elements include a three-letter functional area code in their names. This code identifies the functional area supported by an element.
This table lists the functional area codes used in the names of Global Payroll for Thailand elements:
Functional Area Code |
Description |
---|---|
ABS |
Absence, leave |
ALL |
Allowance |
CM |
Areas common to multiple functional areas |
BON |
Bonus |
DED |
Deductions |
ERN |
Earnings |
PF |
Provident Fund |
SAL |
Salary |
SI |
Social Security Fund |
OVT |
Overtime |
PSLP |
Payslips |
RTO |
Retroactive processing |
TAX |
Taxation |
TER |
Terminations |
Many element types, particularly supporting elements, are identified by the type code in their name.
For example, in the element SI FM CAL BAS, the type code FM identifies the element as a formula.
This table lists the element type codes used in the names of Global Payroll for Thailand elements:
Element Type Code |
Description |
---|---|
AR |
Array |
BR |
Bracket |
DR |
Duration |
DT |
Date |
FM |
Formula |
HR |
Historical Rule |
VR |
Variable |
WA |
Writable Array |
You can see all the element types in the search page when you use the Element Types component. Because not all element types are delivered , not all of these codes appear in the names of Global Payroll for Thailand elements.