Defining Swiss Installation Options

To define Swiss installation options, use the Installation Options CHE (GPCH_AL_INSTALL) component.

This topic discusses how to define Swiss installation options.

Before you print reports in Global Payroll for Switzerland, you need to specify default choices for names, addresses, phone, and email. For example, you might want to print a payee's primary name and home address on a payslip.

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Installation Options CHE Page

GPCH_AL_INSTALL

Define default name, address, phone, and email types for reporting.

Use the Installation Options CHE page (GPCH_AL_INSTALL) to define default name, address, phone, and email types for reporting.

Navigation:

Set Up HCM > Product Related > Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt > Framework > Processing > Installation Options CHE > Installation Options CHE

Installation Options CHE page

 Installation Options CHE page

Field or Control

Description

Report Security

Select this option to enforce report security on the Personal Statement (GPCHSI03), Payslip (GPCHAL10), Payroll Register (GPCHTX04) and Pay Balance (GCHTX06) reports. Report security limits the users than can view report results.

For GP Switzerland, as there are various external files, a generic tool is provided for uploading:

  • Source Tax Rates

  • Bank Definitions

  • Postal Codes

  • Municipality Codes

  • ViewGen Printing Tools

This section discusses how to upload and review the various file types.

Access Load Files CHE page (Setup HCM, Product Related, Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt, Framework, Processing, Load Files CHE).

Load Files CHE page

 Load Files CHE page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Load Files CHE page_Postal Codes.

Load Files CHE

Field or Control

Description

File Type

Supported File Types are:

  • Source Tax

  • Postal Codes (including Municipality Codes)

  • Bank File

  • ViewGen

Download xxxx

Provides link to the related source in the Web. SeePeopleTools > Utilities > Administration > URLs

Upload Files

All types are uploaded initially. Selecting Upload will open the following Popup, where you enter the path of your file.

Upload File Attachment - Load Files CHE

 Upload File Attachment - Load Files CHE

File attachments can be uploaded for:

Field or Control

Description

Source Tax

TXT file per canton, ZIP file with multiple TXT files or ZIP file with multiple ZIP files; once uploaded select RUN and fill the required data.

Postal Codes (including Municipality codes)

CSV file, which you create from the BFS_OFS xls; once uploaded select RUN and fill just the required as of date.

For this type the button ‘Validate Postal Codes’ is active.

Bank File

TXT file as provided by SIX Interbank; no further processing.

For this type the button ‘Validate Bank file is active.

ViewGen

ZIP file; no further processing.

View Uploaded Files

User may review any attachment — attachments uploaded using the above dialog as well any other attachments created using any other GP Switzerland process, e.g. using the dashboard

To ease viewing existing files the system provides the following filters Provide the following filters – multiple criteria are considered as ‘and’:

  • Company

  • Domain

  • Year

  • Month (if monthly applies for the selected domain = QST_IS and FAK_CAF)

  • Type (DeclareSalary/GetStatus/GetResult/other)

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Uploaded Files window.

 Uploaded Files

Further one can search by filename instead of given filters.

Field or Control

Description

RUN

Only applicable for Source Tax and Postal Codes.