Delivered Elements

All elements and rules that are delivered with the country extension were created using the core application, the same application that you use both to create additional elements or rules and (in many cases) to configure existing elements that are part of the Global Payroll system. Because the tools that are needed to redefine or create new payroll elements are fully documented in the core application PeopleBook, the information does not appear here. Instead, this PeopleBook briefly reviews the relationship between the core application (which contains the tools that you need to define your own elements and rules) and the country extensions (which contain country-specific rules and elements that are predefined in the PeopleSoft system).

The core application has the following characteristics:

• It consists of a payroll rules engine, which is a flexible tool that enables users to define the rules and elements of their payroll system and run payroll and absence calculations.

  Global Payroll does not have payroll-specific logic or computations embedded in application code. Instead, all business application logic, such as earnings, deductions, absences, and accumulators, are specified in terms of payroll rules and elements. Global Payroll enables the user to enter and maintain payroll rules by using pages, and it offers a comprehensive set of features that enable users to work in their preferred language or currency.

• It provides a payroll processing framework, which is a flexible way to define and carry out payroll and absence processing flows, such as calendars, run types, pay periods, and process lists.

Country extensions have the following characteristics:

• They are built using the core application.

• They consist of statutory and customary objects (country-specific payroll rules, elements, payroll processes, reports, pages, and self-service applications).

The delivered elements and rules of the Global Payroll country extension for Malaysia are classified based on whether they are owned and maintained by the user or whether they are predefined in the PeopleSoft system. Some elements and rules are predefined in the PeopleSoft system and cannot be modified or reconfigured. Others can be configured to meet requirements that are unique to a particular organization.