Creating a Timecard Change Rule

Access the Timecard Change Rule form.

To enter a new line of logic, click the New Line button on the tool bar or select New Line from the Form menu.

Name

Enter a user-defined name for an overtime rule.

Create a name that describes the purpose of the change rule. For example, if the rule is to change all regular time that is charged on a company holiday to a holiday pay type, a descriptive name might be Company Holidays.

Operator

Enter a code that indicates that a specific mathematical process is to be carried out. You use an operator to create formulas for calculating change rules.

The system automatically enters IF in the Operator field on the first line of the IF statement. On subsequent lines of logic, you can select IF,AND,OR, or THEN for the Operator field. Values are:

IF

AND

OR

THEN

(

Marks the beginning of a grouping. Use an open parenthesis in equations to determine the order of operation.

If you are grouping components of the statement together (for example, if you are using a string of IF operands), you might want to use this field to indicate the beginning of the grouped components.

Field Alias

Enter a code that identifies and defines a unit of information. It is an alphanumeric code up to 8 characters that does not allow blanks or special characters such as%, &, or +. You create new data items using system codes 55 through 59. You cannot change the alias.

If you want to use the Field Alias field but it is not available, select Show Alias from the Form menu. If you use Field Alias, the system completes the Field Name field automatically when you enter a field alias in this field. If the jde.ini file is set appropriately, you can access field aliases for each data item by right-clicking the data item.

Field Name

Enter an identifier that refers to and defines a unit of information. It is a 32-character, alphabetic field that does not allow blanks or special characters such as%, &, or +.

The data item cannot be changed.

It forms the C-code data name (for example AddressNumber) that the system uses in business functions, data structures, and event rules.

Also identify a data item by the alias or alpha description.

The system automatically enters a value in this field when you press Tab to move through the field if you entered a value in the Field Alias field. If you are not using aliases, you can use the search button to select a field name for the IF statement from a list of valid fields. If you use the Field Name field and you want to hide the Field Alias field, select Hide Field Alias from the Form menu.

Op (operand)

Enter a code that identifies the operands in Boolean logic. You can specify any of these codes:

EQ: Equal to

LT: Less than

LE: Less than or equal to.

GT: Greater than.

GE: Greater than or equal to.

NE: Not equal to.

NL: Not less than.

NG: Not greater than.

Value

Enter the field value that the system should locate based on the selected operand. For example, to search for all timecards with a pay type of 100, enter 100 in this field.

)

Marks the end of a grouping. Use a close parenthesis in equations to determine the order of operation.

Complete this field only if you have entered a value in the Open Parenthesis field.