Naming Conventions for Delivered Elements
Understanding the naming conventions for PeopleSoft-delivered elements enables you to determine how an element is used, the element type, and even the functional area that it serves. Depending on whether the element is a primary element, a component of a primary element, or a supporting element, either the naming convention for the supporting element or the naming convention for the component-name (suffix) applies.
This section discusses:
Differences between the naming conventions.
Functional codes for Malaysia.
Element type codes (PIN_TYPE).
This section describes the naming convention for supporting elements and the naming convention for component names.
Supporting Elements
Global Payroll for Malaysia uses the supporting element naming convention for arrays, brackets, counts, dates, durations, formulas, rate codes, variables, historical rules, fictitious calculation rules, proration rules, rounding rules, accumulators, sections, element groups, and generation control conditions.
The format for supporting element names is:
FFF TT NAME
where FFF is the functional area code, TT is the type of supporting element, and NAME is a descriptive name. For example, in the Social Insurance variable SOC VR CONTRIB ER, SOC represents the functional area (SOCSO), VR represents the element type (variable), and CONTRIB ER stands for employer contribution.
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 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 name. This table describes the component suffixes:
|
Suffix |
Description |
|---|---|
|
BASE |
Base |
|
PCT |
Percentage |
|
RATE |
Rate |
|
UNIT |
Unit |
For example, you define the earning element EARN1 with the following calculation rule:
The system 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 Malaysia, all suffixes are grouped into one of the following types:
Separator.
Earnings and deductions component suffixes.
Earnings and deductions accumulator suffixes.
Deduction arrears component suffixes.
The following table describes the accumulator suffixes:
|
Suffix |
Description |
|---|---|
|
CPTDA |
Calendar period-to-date amounts. |
|
CMTDA |
Calendar month-to-date amounts. |
|
CQTDA |
Calendar quarter-to-date amounts. |
|
CYTDA |
Calendar year-to-date amounts. |
|
CPTDU |
Calendar period-to-date units. |
|
CMTDU |
Calendar month-to-date units. |
|
CQTDU |
Calendar quarter-to-date units. |
|
CYTDU |
Calendar year-to-date units. |
|
FPTDA |
Fiscal period-to-date amounts. |
|
FMTDA |
Fiscal month-to-date amounts. |
|
FQTDA |
Fiscal quarter-to-date amounts. |
|
FYTDA |
Fiscal year-to-date amounts. |
|
FPTDU |
Fiscal period-to-date units. |
|
FMTDU |
Fiscal month-to-date units. |
|
FQTDU |
Fiscal quarter-to-date units. |
|
FYTDU |
Fiscal year-to-date units. |
The following table describes the arrears components suffixes:
|
Suffix |
Description |
|---|---|
|
PYBCK |
Payback. |
|
NTTKN |
Amount not taken. |
|
ATARR |
Add to arrears. |
The following table describes the arrears accumulator suffix:
|
Suffix |
Description |
|---|---|
|
ARR |
Arrears. |
The following table describes the component suffixes that are required for absences:
|
Suffix |
Description |
|---|---|
|
UNTPD |
Unit paid. |
|
UNTAD |
Unit adjustment. |
The following table describes the accumulator suffixes that are required for absences:
|
Suffix |
Description |
|---|---|
|
BAL |
Balance. |
|
ENT |
Entitlement. |
|
ADJ |
Adjustment. |
|
TAKE |
Take. |
The following table contains the functional area codes that are used in the names of Malaysian elements:
|
Functional Area Code |
Description |
|---|---|
|
ANN |
Annual leave. |
|
BIK |
Benefits In Kind. |
|
BSC |
Basic pay. |
|
CMN |
Areas common to multiple functional areas. |
|
DED |
Other deductions. |
|
EPF |
Employee Provident Fund. |
|
ERN |
Other earnings. |
|
FAD |
Festive advances. |
|
GLI |
Calculations for General Ledger integration. |
|
HPL & HALF |
Half Paid Leave. |
|
HSP |
Hospital leave. |
|
IRD |
Inland Revenue department reporting. |
|
LN |
Loans. |
|
LVE |
Leave types. |
|
MAT |
Maternity leave. |
|
NPL |
No Pay Leave. |
|
OVT |
Overtime. |
|
PDL |
Paid leave. |
|
PSLP |
Payslip. |
|
PY |
Previous Year. |
|
RPT |
General reporting and architecture. |
|
RTO |
Retro. |
|
SCK |
Sick leave. |
|
SOC and SOCSO |
Social Security Organization. |
|
TAX |
Tax calculation. |
|
TER |
Terminations. |
The following table contains codes for all the element types. Because not all element types are delivered for Malaysia, not all of these codes appear in the names of Malaysian 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 |
Earnings. |
|
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. |