Basic Rules of Element Resolution

This topic discusses the basic rules of element resolution for period and element segmentation.

Using Period Segmentation

With using period segmentation, all elements are resolved once in each segment.

Using Element Segmentation

When using element segmentation:

• Primary elements are resolved once in each slice if they are set up to be sliced.

• Supporting elements are resolved once in each slice if they are set up to be sliced.

  A supporting element is also resolved in each slice if it is a component of an element that's defined to be sliced. Suppose that an entitlement element E1 is sliced. If this element uses a duration element (a supporting element) that measures years of service, and the value of entitlement E1 is based on the years returned by the duration element, the duration element is resolved whenever E1 is resolved, because it's a component of E1.

Note:

To define the elements to be sliced, use the Segmentation Event Definition page.

Example of Period Segmentation

In period segmentation, all elements are calculated once for each segment. This table lists examples of elements and the associated period segmentation rules:

Element	Element Type	Entitlement	Proration
E1	Numeric	10	Yes
E2	Formula	F1 = E1 × 10%	No
A1 (accumulator)	E1 + E2	N/A	N/A

Assume that E1 represents vacation entitlement and the value of E1 increases from 10 to 20, triggering the segmentation of the September absence period into two equal parts. This scenario is represented in this table.

Element	Segment 1: September 1– September 15	Segment 2: September 16– September 30
E1	10% × ½ = 5	20 × ½ = 10
E2	E1, Segment 1 × 10% = (5 × 10%) = .5	E1, Segment 2 × 10% = (10 × 10%) = 1
A1	Sum of E1 and E2 for Segment 1 = (5 + .5) = 5.5	Sum of E1 and E2 for Segment 2 = (10 + 1) = 11

Example of Element Segmentation

When performing element segmentation, the system segments only those elements that are included in the list of elements to be segmented.

This table lists examples of elements and associated element segmentation rules:

Element	Element Type	Entitlement	On Element List for Segmentation?	Proration
E1	Numeric	10	Yes	Yes
E2	Formula	F1 = E1 × 10%	No	Yes
A1 (accumulator)	E1 + E2	N/A	N/A	No

Assume that E1 represents vacation entitlement and the value of E1 increases from 10 to 20 on September 16, triggering the slicing of E1 into two equal parts. This scenario is represented in this table.

Element	Segment 1: September 1– September 15	Segment 2: September 16– September 30
E1	10% × ½ = 5	20 × ½ = 10
E2	Sum of E1 × 10% = (5 + 10) × 10% = 1.5
A1	Sum of E1 and E2 = (15 + 1.5) = 16.5

E1 is sliced once on September 16, resulting in two separate calculations for E1: one for each slice.