Understanding Subsetting

Subsetting enables a group of earnings to be paid for a calendar. For example, during a regular calendar run, you commonly pay basic salary and other earnings. In a 13th month off-cycle calendar run, you are required to pay only 13th month pay.

A variable is overridden at the calendar level. The variable contains the subset type. A formula determines whether the variable is for a subset type such as 13th month pay. The formula is attached to the process list condition and the section resolves if the formula is true.

The 13th month pay formula CM FM 13MTH SUBSET resolves if the variable CM VR SUBSET TYPE is 13MTH (for 13th month pay).

The variable CM VR SUBSET TYPE stores the calendar subset type. You attach the variable on the calendar override page and assign it the appropriate run. The variable is used in a section conditional formula to resolve the section based on the calendar. For example, to run a regular subset type, assign the value REGULAR to the variable. If you run an off-cycle 13th month pay run, assign the value 13 MONTH to the variable. Only the 13th month section is resolved.