Element Ownership and Maintenance

This topic describes the PeopleSoft approach to element ownership and what this means for the maintenance of U.S. payroll rules.

Element Ownership in PeopleSoft Global Payroll

Five types of element ownership are available in PeopleSoft Global Payroll:

Term	Definition
PS Delivered/Maintained	Elements that are delivered and maintained on an ongoing basis by PeopleSoft Global Payroll.
PS Delivered/Not Maintained	Elements delivered with PeopleSoft Global Payroll that must be maintained by the customer. This type of element ownership consists primarily of either customary (nonstatutory) rules or statutory elements that customers might want to define according to a different interpretation of the rules. Although PeopleSoft Global Payroll occasionally updates elements that are defined as PS Delivered/Not Maintained, you are not required to apply these updates.
Customer Maintained	Elements that are created and maintained by the organization. PeopleSoft Global Payroll does not deliver rules defined as Customer Maintained.
PS Delivered/Customer Modified	Elements that are originally PS Delivered/Maintained over which the customer decides to take control (this change is irreversible).
PS Delivered/Maintained/ Secure	Delivered elements that the customer can never modify or control.

Element Ownership in PeopleSoft Global Payroll for United States

Of the five ownership types described in the preceding topic, two are used to define U.S. elements:

• PS Delivered/Maintained.

• PS Delivered/Not Maintained.

  Most of the delivered elements for the U.S. are defined as PS Delivered/Not Maintained. This enables you to modify, update, and reconfigure delivered elements to meet your own requirements.

This table lists the ownership types that are associated with the delivered elements for the U.S.:

Element Type	Ownership	Exceptions
Earning	PS Delivered/Not Maintained.	None.
Deduction	PS Delivered/Not Maintained.	Federal taxes (income tax, social security, Medicare, and unemployment), state income tax, garnishments, and bond purchases.
Variable	PS Delivered/Not Maintained.	Variables that are used in tax calculations (federal and state) and garnishments. Variables that are used in component interfaces (mainly in pay group parameters).
Bracket	PS Delivered/Not Maintained.	Tax rates and tax bracket ranges.
Accumulator	PS Delivered/Not Maintained.	Social security taxes, earned income credits, federal taxes, state taxes, Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA), and garnishments.
Element Group	PS Delivered/Not Maintained.	Delivered as sample data.
Process List	PS Delivered/Not Maintained.	Delivered as sample data.
Section	PS Delivered/Not Maintained.	Taxes and garnishments.
Formula	PS Delivered/Not Maintained (varies by functional area).	Federal taxes, state income tax, and garnishments.
Array	PS Delivered/Maintained.	None.
Writable Array	PS Delivered/Maintained.	None.
Historical Rule	PS Delivered/Not Maintained.	Delivered as sample data.
Generation Control	PS Delivered/Not Maintained.	Delivered as sample data.
Count	PS Delivered/Not Maintained.	Federal taxes, state income tax, and garnishments.
Duration	PS Delivered/Not Maintained.	Federal taxes, state income tax, and garnishments.
Date	PS Delivered/Not Maintained.	Federal taxes, state income tax, and garnishments.
Proration	PS Delivered/Not Maintained.	Federal taxes, state income tax, and garnishments.
Rounding rule	PS Delivered/Not Maintained.	Federal taxes, state income tax, and garnishments.