Delivered Elements for France
PeopleSoft Global Payroll for France defines each business process for France in terms of delivered elements and rules that are needed to run a French payroll. Some of these elements and rules are specifically designed to meet legal requirements, while others support common or customary payroll practices.
This section discusses:
Delivered element creation.
Element ownership and maintenance.
Element naming convention for France.
All of the elements that are delivered with your country extension were created using the core application.
The core application:
Consists of a payroll rules engine.
The rules engine is a flexible tool that enables you to define new payroll elements and run payroll and absence calculations using the delivered elements. PeopleSoft Global Payroll for France does not embed payroll computations in application code. Instead, it specifies all business application logic (such as earnings, deductions, absences, and accumulators) in terms of payroll rules. PeopleSoft Global Payroll for France enables you to enter and maintain payroll rules through a set of pages and offers comprehensive features that enable you to work in your preferred language or currency.
Provides a payroll processing framework.
The payroll processing framework provides a flexible way to define and run payroll and absence processing flows (such as calendars, run types, pay periods, and process lists).
This section describes PeopleSoft's approach to element ownership and what this means for the maintenance of French payroll rules.
Understanding Ownership in Global Payroll
PeopleSoft Global Payroll for France provides five types of element ownership:
Term |
Definition |
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PS Delivered/Maintained |
Elements that are delivered and maintained on an ongoing basis by PeopleSoft. |
PS Delivered/Not Maintained |
Elements that are delivered by PeopleSoft that must be maintained by the customer. This type of element ownership consists primarily of either customary (nonstatutory) rules or statutory elements that customers may want to define according to a different interpretation of the rules. Although PeopleSoft occasionally updates elements that are defined as PS Delivered/Not Maintained, you are not required to apply these updates. |
Customer Maintained |
Elements that are created and maintained by your organization. PeopleSoft does not deliver rules that are defined as Customer Maintained. |
PS Delivered/Customer Modified |
Elements that were originally PS Delivered/Maintained elements over which the customer has decided to take control (this change is irreversible). |
PS Delivered / Maintained / Secure |
Delivered elements that the customer can never modify or control. |
Understanding Ownership in Global Payroll for France
Of the five ownership types that are described here, two are used to define French elements:
PS Delivered/Maintained.
PeopleSoft Global Payroll for France uses the ownership category PS Delivered/Maintained to prevent the modification of elements that are designed to comply with legal or statutory requirements.
PS Delivered/Not Maintained.
Some elements, such as contribution rates and SMIC values, are defined as PS Delivered/Not Maintained. This enables you to modify these elements without waiting for the tax updates that are delivered by PeopleSoft.
Note: Before applying tax updates or other enhancements, determine whether the elements being upgraded have already been modified by your organization.
Element Type |
Ownership |
Exceptions |
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Earning |
PS Delivered/Maintained |
Base Salary and Base Salary for AFB. |
Deduction |
PS Delivered/Maintained |
Work Council Tax is delivered as sample data. |
Variable |
PS Delivered/Not Maintained |
Values that cannot be changed without affecting the calculation. |
Bracket |
PS Delivered/Not Maintained |
If values are not to be changed by the customer, they are defined as PS Delivered/Maintained. |
Accumulator |
PS Delivered/Not Maintained for segment accumulators. PS Delivered/Maintained otherwise. |
In general, PeopleSoft maintains the nonsegment base accumulators because customers can modify the funding base segment accumulators. However, the following nonsegment accumulators are not PS Delivered/Maintained:
|
Element Group |
PS Delivered/Not Maintained |
None. |
Process List |
PS Delivered/Not Maintained |
None. |
Section |
PS Delivered/Not Maintained |
None. |
Formula |
PS Delivered/Maintained |
Some exceptions apply if the rule is not strictly legal: Formulas that are used to create conditional sections in a process list and generation control formulas are not maintained. Note: To enable you to decide when and how elements are triggered, generation control formulas and formulas that are used to create conditional sections are defined as PS Delivered/Not Maintained. Situation formulas are used to manage specific contracts and are not maintained. Note: Situation formulas are used to control how HR fields are used in payroll processing. To enable you to decide how these fields should be used, situation formulas are defined as PS Delivered/Not Maintained. Most generic formulas are not PeopleSoft-maintained (except legal rules and specific process formulas). Note: Generic formulas are developed as part of the country setup feature and carry the prefix GEN. |
Array |
PS Delivered/Maintained |
None. |
Generation Control |
PS Delivered/Not Maintained |
None. Generation control formulas have been defined as PS Delivered/Not Maintained to enable you to decide when and how elements are triggered. |
Note: The owner field is used by the Element Upgrader to identify which elements PeopleSoft has delivered and which ones you have created.
Understanding the naming convention that is used for PeopleSoft-delivered elements can help you determine how an element is used, its element type, and even the functional area that it serves.
This section discusses:
Naming convention for supporting elements.
Naming convention for primary elements.
Naming convention for other elements.
Additional clues to the use of French elements.
Functional area codes.
Element type codes (PIN_TYPE).
Naming Convention for Supporting Elements
For supporting elements such as variables, formulas, dates, durations, and so forth, PeopleSoft uses the following naming convention: FFF TT NAME.
FFF: Functional Area Code (see Functional Area Codes for more information).
TT: Type of Supporting Element (see List of Element Type Codes (PIN_TYPE) for more information).
NAME: The name is based on a term in French and provides a further means of identifying the element.
For example, in the name of the variable URS VR TX VEUV S, URS represents the functional area, VR represents the element type, and TX VEUV S provides a further means of identifying the element.
Note: This naming convention applies to the following element types: arrays, brackets, counts, dates, durations, formulas, rate codes, variables, historical rules, fictitious calculation rules, proration rules, rounding rules, and generation control conditions.
Naming Convention for Primary Elements
Primary elements such as earnings, deductions, absence take, and absence entitlement elements do not always contain functional area codes in their names. This is because primary elements have names, based on French terms, that identify their function and element type without the use of additional codes. For example, the absence take and absence entitlement elements for seniority paid vacation have names that identify their use in the system:
Absence Reason |
Take Element |
Entitlement Element |
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Seniority paid vacation |
CPT ANCIENTE |
CPE ANCIENTE |
The key to understanding how these elements are used is found in the abbreviations CPT and CPE. CPT represents paid vacation take (prise congés payés), and CPE represents paid vacation entitlement (droits congés payés). In addition, the abbreviation ANCIENTE (ancienneté or seniority) indicates that the purpose of these elements is to calculate seniority paid vacation.
Note: PeopleSoft Global Payroll for France uses numerous abbreviations to signify how elements are used and the functional area they serve. Additional information about these abbreviations can be found in the section "Additional Clues to the Use of French Elements."
Naming Convention for Other Elements
For accumulators, sections, and element groups, PeopleSoft uses the following naming convention: FFF TT NAME.
FFF: Functional Area Code (see Functional Area Codes for more information).
TT: Type of Supporting Element (see List of Element Type Codes (PIN_TYPE) for more information).
NAME: The name is based on a term in French and provides a further means of identifying the element.
For example, a section in a process list for France might be URS SE COTISATIONS, where URS is a functional area code, SE represents the element type, and COTISATIONS provides a means of uniquely identifying the element.
Additional Clues to the Use of French Elements
Many French elements contain abbreviations that provide additional clues to their use in the system (beyond those that are provided by the Functional Area Codes or List of Element Type Codes (PIN_TYPE)). For example, URS MAL S is a deduction with a calculation rule of base x percent. The percentage is contained in the variable URS VR TX MAL S, and the base is calculated by the formula URS FM BRUT ABAT. While the code URS (URSSAF) in the name of the deduction indicates the functional area that is served by the element, the abbreviations MAL and S provide additional useful information about the deduction. The abbreviation MAL (maladie or illness) indicates that the deduction applies to the URSSAF illness contribution, and the S (salarie or payee) signifies that the deduction is part of the payee's contribution. The TX (taux or rate) in the variable URS VR TX MAL indicates that the variable stores a contribution rate. And in the formula representing the base, the abbreviation ABAT (abattement) signifies that the formula determines a reduction (in this case a reduction of the gross salary). As you become more familiar with the elements that are created for a functional area, these abbreviations will help you to further identify and understand the role that is played by each element.
Abbreviations used in Global Payroll for France |
French |
English |
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ABAT(T) |
Abattu |
Reduced |
ABT |
Abattement |
Reduction |
ALIM |
Alimentation |
Feeding |
AN |
Annuel |
Annual |
AN |
Avantage en Nature |
Benefits in kind |
ANC |
Ancienneté |
Seniority |
ATRV or AT |
Accident du Travail |
Work accident |
AUB |
Aubry |
Aubry |
CALC |
Calcul |
Calculation |
CAR |
Carence |
Waiting period |
CC |
Convention Collective |
Labor agreement |
CO |
Carte Orange |
Paris transportation Orange Card |
COND |
Conditionnel |
Conditional |
COT |
Cotisations |
Contributions |
CP or CPA |
Congés Payés |
Paid vacation |
CPE |
Droits Congés Payés |
Paid vacation entitlements |
CPT |
Prise Congés Payés |
Paid vacation take |
DEB |
Début |
Beginning |
DEC |
Décès |
Death |
DECL |
Déclenchement |
Triggering |
DED |
Déduction |
Deduction |
DEP RET or D RET |
Départ à la retraite |
Voluntary retirement leave |
DRT or DRTS or DTS |
Droits |
Entitlements |
DT |
Droits ou Date |
Entitlements or date |
DSN |
(Déclaration Sociale Nominative) |
Authorized Social Statement |
DU |
DUCS (Déclaration Unifiée des Cotisations Sociales) |
Declaration of Social Contributions |
E |
Employeur |
Employer |
ENF |
Enfant |
Child |
ETP |
Equivalent Temps Plein |
Full-time equivalent |
EVE |
Droits évènement familial |
Family event entitlements |
EVF |
Evénement Familial |
Family event |
EVT |
Prise évènement familial |
Family event takes |
FF |
Forfaitaire |
Lump sum |
FORM |
Formation |
Training/education |
HOR |
Horaire |
Hourly |
HR or HRS |
Heures |
Hours |
ICCP |
Indémnités compensatrices de congés payés |
Paid vacation in lieu of allowances |
IJ |
(shorter term for IJSS) Indemnités Journalières |
Daily allowances |
IJSS |
Indemnités Journalières de Sécurité Sociale |
Social Security daily allowances |
IND |
Indémnités |
Allowance |
JC |
Jours Calendaires |
Calendar days |
JO |
Jours Ouvrés |
Business days |
JR or J |
Jour |
Day |
LIC |
Licenciement |
Lay off |
LIM |
Limite |
Limit |
MAL |
Maladie |
Illness |
MAP |
Mise à Pied |
Protective motive |
MNT |
Montant |
Amount |
MO |
Mois |
Month |
NB or NBR |
Nombre |
Number |
OBD |
Date d'origine de l'absence |
Original begin date |
OUV |
Ouvert/Ouverture |
Opened/opening |
PL or PLAF |
Plafond/Plafonné |
Ceiling |
PRD |
Période |
Period |
PRM |
Primes |
Premiums |
REE |
Droits Représentant du Personnel |
Entitlements for staff representatives |
REM |
Rémunération |
Compensation |
REP |
Rapport ou prise Représentant du Personnel |
Report or takes for staff representatives |
RET |
Retenue |
Deduction |
S |
Salarié |
Employee |
SAL |
Salaire |
Salary |
SG |
Segment |
Segment |
SLD |
Solde |
Balance |
STG |
Stagiaire |
Trainee |
THEO |
Théorique |
Theoretical |
TRAV or TRV |
Travail |
Work |
TX |
Taux |
Rate |
Functional Area Codes
Functional Area |
Description |
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ABS |
Absence |
AFB |
AFB Collective Agreement |
AGI |
AGIRC |
APP |
Apprentices |
ARC |
ARRCO |
ASS |
ASSEDIC |
ATR |
Work Accident |
BSO |
Bilan Social |
CP and CPA |
Paid Vacation |
EVE |
Other Absences |
EVT |
Other Absences |
FOR |
2483 Training Report DIF Training Allocation |
GEN |
Country Setup |
HRS |
Overtime |
IND |
Allowances - Premiums |
MAL |
Illness |
MAT |
Maternity |
PRE |
Loans |
PRO |
Liability |
PRV |
Contingency |
REE |
Work Council |
REP |
Reports |
RTO |
Retroactivity |
SAI |
Garnishments |
SIT |
Situations |
STG |
Trainees |
TAX |
Levies |
URS |
URSSAF |
Element Type Codes (PIN_TYPE)
Element type |
Description |
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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 |
PP |
Previous Period Rule |
PR |
Process |
PO |
Proration Rule |
RC |
Rate Code |
RR |
Rounding Rule |
SE |
Section |
SY |
System Element |
VR |
Variable |