Understanding Batch Positive Input

You can use Batch Positive Input Application Engine process (GPMX_PI_BTCH) to reduce time-consuming data entry in Global Payroll for Mexico by loading data into the system in batch from a flat file. You can use the process for loading earnings, deductions, and supporting element overrides. You can also use the process to delete previously loaded data according to the batch code that you specify.

To use this functionality, you must create a flat file which contains the data that you want to load. This text file can be in plain text or csv format but must follow a specific layout for batch positive input processing, as described later in this section. When you run the Batch Positive Input process it reads the information from the flat file and loads the data into the positive input records. You can then access this data through the Positive Input page in the core application.

For example, you could enter and trigger bonuses for all of your employees using batch positive input, or you could trigger mass deductions. Suppose that an employer has an agreement with a cell phone company to provide half the employee population with a 50 percent discount rate on calls. Instead of entering each of the monthly cell phone invoices (deductions) for each employee, the cell phone company could generate a flat file with a layout that loads this invoice information using a batch process.