Common Elements Used to Enter Earnings, Payments, and Other Payroll Information

Earnings Code

Enter the earnings code for the employee. If there is more than one earnings code, add additional rows. Although you can enter an unlimited number of earnings for an employee, the types of possible earnings for an employee depend upon the employee's company and pay group.

Currency Code

The currency code is set by default from the job currency code, but you can override it.

Hours

If earnings are based upon hours worked, enter the hours.

Hourly Rate

If earnings are based upon hours worked, enter the hourly rate.

Earnings

If earnings are based upon a specific amount or fixed allowance, enter the amount here.

Sequence

Numeric sequencing is required if you are entering multiple earnings information using the same effective date.

Pay Group

The pay group with which you are working.

Begin Period and End Period

Indicate the period of time to which the incidental earnings apply.

OK to Pay

If your organization has a procedure in place to first enter the earnings and then to obtain an approval for the payment of the earnings, select this check box to indicate payment approval.