Common Elements Used in Off Cycle Processing

Field or Control	Description
Element Selection	The option that is selected determines the resolution of primary elements (earnings and deductions) on the process list. Values are: All: Select to have the system follow the same resolution as if this were an on cycle payroll process. Elements with Positive Input: Select to have the system resolve only those elements that are entered in positive input. Note: Regardless of which selection you make the system will always process positive input entries. Limited Element Set: Select to process only selected earning and deduction elements on the process list. Enter the element group to process. Use the Element Group component (GP_ELEMENT_GROUP) to define a limited element set. For example, to specify that the system also process an employer contribution when you enter positive input for a payee, you can create an element group that includes the elements for the employer contribution and select this element set when entering the payment instructions. Including an element in a limited element set does not override general eligibility rules. Limited element sets provide an additional filter that can further narrow the elements that get resolved. See Defining Element Groups.
Off Cycle Group	Identifies a set of off cycle transactions to process. The name of an off cycle group is user-defined. You can use any value.
Payment Date	The date that the system uses to determine: The period for updating accumulators for those accumulators that are defined to accumulate based on payment date. The element definitions to retrieve during processing for those elements that use payment date as the definition as of date.
Payment Method	Values are Cash, Check, Postal Order, Use Normal Distribution, and Pay Primary Account Only. This field applies to all transaction types except manual payments. The selected payment method determines the payment method that might be assigned through rules during the calculation process.
Period Begin Date and Period End Date	Dates the system use to determine: The period for updating accumulators for those accumulators that are defined to accumulate based on period begin date or period end date. The element definitions to retrieve during processing for those elements that use period begin date or period end date as the definition as of date. Manual payments, corrections, and additional payments inherit these dates from the target calendar; you can override the default dates. Advance payments inherit these dates from the source calendar, the calendar that is being advanced; you cannot override these dates for advances.
Supporting Element Overrides	Click the Supporting Element Overrides button to access the Payee Calendar SOVR page, where you can override the value of a bracket, date, duration, formula, or variable element for a specific payee and calendar.
Target Period ID	Affects the period for which balance accumulators are updated. The target period provides the default values for the period begin date and period end date for all transaction types except advances. For advances, the target period determines the process begin date and process end date.