Defining Budget Items and Periods

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Budget Items CHN Page

GPCN_BDGT_ITEM

Payroll Budget Administrators use this page to define budget items and associate accumulators with each item.

Budget Periods CHN Page

GPCN_BDGT_PRD

Payroll Budget Administrators use this page to define budget periods and assign payroll periods to each budget period.

Use the Budget Items CHN page (GPCN_BDGT_ITEM) to define budget items and assign accumulators them.

Navigation:

Set Up HCM > Product Related > Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt > Reports > Budget Items CHN

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Budget Items CHN page.

 Budget Items CHN page

Payroll Budget Administrators can create budget items to identify the values to apply. To create a budget item, you must associate at least one payroll accumulator with the item. Budget items can be used by different organizations and budgets.

Field or Control

Description

Element Name

Enter the element (accumulator) name to associate with this budget item. Add rows to associate the budget item with multiple elements.

Note: Use only support segment accumulators. Do not use YTD accumulators or other period accumulators to track real payroll results as budget periods may not match with the payroll calendar.

Use the Budget Periods CHN page (GPCN_BDGT_PRD) to define budget control periods and assign payroll periods to them.

Navigation:

Set Up HCM > Product Related > Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt > Reports > Budget Periods CHN

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Budget Periods CHN page.

 Budget Periods CHN page

Payroll Budget Administrators can create budget periods to identify the time frame during which a budget should be distributed, typically an annual period. To create a budget period, you must associate the payroll periods that occur in that time frame.. Budget periods can be used by different organizations and budgets.

Field or Control

Description

Budget Period ID, Description, Period Begin Date, and Period End Date

Enter an ID and description to identify the budget period that you are creating. After you enter the payrollPeriod ID for each payroll period to include, and save the page, the system displays the budget Period Begin Date and Period End Date based on the earliest payroll period begin date and latest payroll period end date.

Period ID

Enter the ID of each payroll period that occurs within the time frame of the budget period.