Common Elements Used in Managing Overrides

Field or Control Description

Element definition override

Overrides the value of a bracket, date, duration, formula, or variable element that's used in the definition of a primary element (earning, deduction, absence take, or absence entitlement).

Pay calendar override

Can exclude specific earning, deduction, and absence elements from a calendar and override the values of associated bracket, date, duration, formula, and variable elements.

Pay entity override and Pay group override

Override the value of a bracket, date, duration, formula, or variable element whenever the element is resolved for a payee who's linked to a specified pay entity or pay group, respectively.

Payee override

Refers to any one of four types of payee-specific overrides:

  • Assigning or disabling an earning, deduction, or absence element.

  • Overriding the definition of an earning, deduction, or absence element (and the arrears payback amount for a deduction).

  • Overriding the value of a variable used by a particular earning or deduction.

  • Overriding the value of a bracket, date, duration, formula, or variable element whenever it's resolved.

Positive input override

Overrides the definition of an earning, deduction, or absence element for a positive input instance. Can override system and variable elements associated with an instance of positive input.

Via elements override

Controls whether an element's value can be updated by an array, bracket, date, or formula element.