Section Types

Sections control the processing order of individual elements, breaking down large process lists into manageable pieces. Each section can have one or more individual elements. You can't add element groups to a section and generally can't include sections in sections.

Using sections enables reuse of work. For example, if several processes use the same set of earnings, you can create one earning section and attach it to multiple process lists.

Sections are effective-dated—when running a payroll, the system retrieves sections attached to the process list, based on your calendar period end date.

You can define four section types, which determine:

• How the system processes section elements during payroll or absence runs.

• What types of elements—such as earning elements, absence take elements, and supporting elements—you can add to the section.

• Whether the section can be used for absence processing, payroll processing, or both.

This table lists the section types, the type of processing that each section is used in and what each section is used for:

Section Type	Type of Processing	Use
Standard	Absence, payroll, or both	For regular processing or when defining absence entitlement or absence take processes.
Generate Positive Input	Absence or payroll	For creating positive input (earnings or deductions) for another calendar. Example: meal allowances.
Payee	Absence, payroll, or both	For specifying, at the payee level, elements for processing and their sequence. Example: court orders.
Subprocess	Payroll	For doing net-to-gross calculations, net pay validation based on the priority of deductions, or other iterative processes. Can include loops and conditional formulas that determine whether a particular element is resolved. Examples: moving expenses and bonus payments.
Absence Take	Absence	For resolving absence takes in chronological order based on the absence begin date.