Proration and Segmentation

When you set up the Absence Management system up to segment absence entitlement elements in an absence run, you can also instruct the system to generate prorated calculation results for these elements based on such factors as the number of work hours or days in each slice/segment relative to the total number of work hours or days in the absence period. To do this, you must associate each absence entitlement element you want to prorate with a proration rule on the element definition pages. Then, when segmentation or slicing occurs, the element automatically calls the appropriate proration factor.

This topic discusses:

• Segmentation with proration

• Segmentation without proration

Segmentation with Proration

To have the system prorate a segmented, frequency-based entitlement element, specify proration as part of the element's definition.

You must define the proration rule to use in segmentation processing, because the rule is not hard-coded. Generally, a proration rule that you define consists of a numerator, representing the slice or segment, and a denominator, representing the entire calendar period.

You can determine how to define the numerator and denominator that constitute the proration factor. The numerator and denominator can be any of these elements:

• Accumulator

• Count

• Duration

• Formula

• Variable

Note:

When you define a proration element, the Always Recalculate check box on the Proration Name page is automatically selected. This is to ensure that the system correctly calculates the proration factor when there is element segmentation.

Segmentation without Proration

To apply segmentation without proration, select the No Proration option on the Rounding/Proration page of the Absence Entitlement component.