Create a Total Compensation Statement

This example demonstrates how to create, generate, and view a total compensation statement that contains two top-level categories, one for cash compensation and one for stock.

The statement definition is for individual contributors whose salaries are quoted on an annual basis. The categories added as subcategories were created for other statement definitions and are reused in this definition. The following table summarizes key decisions for the compensation item in this scenario.

Decision to Consider Item in This Example

What compensation does the item represent

Base pay for exempt workers with annual salary
What's the source type? Payroll element
What's the legislative data group? USA

he following table summarizes key decisions for the categories in this scenario.

Decision to Consider Cash Compensation Category Stock Category
What is the category type? Cash Compensation Other
Display category details in the statement at what level? Display details of item and subcategory rows on separate pages that viewers drill to for details. Display details of item and subcategory rows on separate pages that viewers drill to for details.
Add items? Yes: Base pay for exempt workers Not directly, only through subcategories.
Add other categories as subcategories? Yes. One: Bonuses Exempts Yes. Two: ESPP Exempts and Stock History Exempts
Display graphs? How many? What type? Yes. Two: Bar and stacked bar. No
Hide or edit any columns in the category? Hide worker contributions because this is a cash compensation category. Edit subcategory names to make them familiar to workers. Edit subcategory names to make them familiar to workers.
Display the row if values are zero or no in the period? No

Display the Employee Stock Purchase Plan row but prevent drilling to details.

The following table summarizes key decisions for the statement definition in this scenario.

Decision to Consider Statement Definition in This Example
Include which top-level categories? Cash Compensation and Stock
What is the statement period?

Calendar year 2015

Also create a second annual period to be ready for the next year.
Include welcome message? Yes. Address recipients by first name.
Include summary page? Yes
What is the statement audience for eligibility? Individual contributors whose salaries are quoted on an annual basis
What is the population for statement generation? Legal employer: Infusion USA

Task Summary

To create, generate, and view a total compensation statement complete the following tasks. Use the default values except where otherwise indicated.

  1. Create a compensation item.
  2. Create a cash compensation category and add the item and a subcategory.
  3. Create a stock category and add subcategories.
  4. Create a statement definition.
  5. Configure optional eligibility and statement summary page.
  6. Generate and view statements.

Prerequisites

  1. Create a payroll element named Base Pay Exempts that represents base pay earnings for salaried exempt workers in the USA legislative data group.
  2. Create the following compensation categories with items:
    • Bonuses Exempts
    • ESPP Exempts
    • Stock History
  3. Create an eligibility profile named IC Annual Salary that identifies individual contributors who are salaried with annual salary basis.

Creating a Compensation Item

Create the compensation item.

  1. Click the Manage Compensation Items task.
  2. Click Create.
  3. Complete the fields as shown in this table:
    Field Value
    Item Name Base Pay Exempts
    Source Type Element entry
    Legislative Data Group USA
    Payroll Element Base Pay Exempts
    Input Value Pay Value
  4. Click Save and Close.

Creating a Cash Compensation Category

Create a cash compensation category and attach the base pay item you created along with two existing cash categories with items.

  1. Enter category details and add an item.
  2. Add and configure subcategories.
  3. Configure display options.

Creating a Stock Category

Create a stock category and attach two existing stock categories with items.
  1. Enter category details.
  2. Add and configure subcategories.
  3. Configure display options.

Creating a Statement Definition

Create a statement definition and configure the statement table display, periods, and welcome message.
  1. Enter statement details and add top-level categories.
  2. Configure table display options.
  3. Define statement periods and welcome message.

Configuring Optional Eligibility and Statement Summary Page

  1. Select the Statement Options tab.
  2. In the Eligibility Profile field, select IC Annual Salary.
  3. Click Configure Summary Page.
  4. In the Monetary Compensation section, select the Table tab and verify the table contents.
  5. Select the Graphs tab.
  6. Complete the fields, as shown in this table.
    Field Value for the First Graph Value for the Second Graph
    Graph Title Your Total Compensation How Your Compensation Adds Up
    Graph Type Bar Bar - stacked
    Graph Items Company Contributions Company Contributions
  7. Click Save.
  8. Click OK.
  9. Select the Descriptive Text tab.
  10. Enter any text that you want to appear in the summary page specifically related to monetary compensation.
  11. Scroll down to the Summary Page Descriptive Text section and expand it.
  12. Enter some text, such as: The summary provides you an overview of your compensation package. Click each category name to view additional details.
  13. Click Save and Close.
  14. Click OK.
  15. Click Finish to validate the statement.