Overview

Elements can represent:

• Earnings, such as salary, wages, and bonuses

• Compensation, such as employee stock purchase and insurance plans

• Absences from work

• Tangible items distributed to persons, such as tools, uniforms, mobile phones, or computers

• Statutory deductions, such as taxes, voluntary deductions, contributions to charities or savings plans, and involuntary deductions, such as court orders and pretax deductions

• Employer taxes and other employer liabilities

Some elements are predefined. You can also create other elements to match your requirements. Each element belongs to a primary classification, according to its purpose, which determines the template you use to create it. The template creates the elements, and the associated items required for payroll processing

You can enter up to 50 characters for the element name. If you enter more than 50 characters, the application automatically shortens the name.

Predefined Elements

The Oracle Fusion Global Payroll for Canada provides a suite of predefined element classifications for you to use when defining earnings and deduction elements.

They typically include deductions for tax and wage attachments. You can't make any changes to these predefined elements. However, you must create eligibility records for them.

Element Creation

You can create as many earnings and deduction elements as you require using the Elements task.

You select the element classification and category that determine the template of questions. You answer the questions to specify the details of the element you want to create. The items that the template generates can include multiple elements, input values, formulas, balances, and other items.

Note: The template you use to create elements also depends on the extension you have selected on the Features by Country or Territory page. For example, if the country extension is set to Payroll, you use a template that generates all the items required for payroll processing. If the country extension is set to Human Resources or None, you use a basic template that generates the elements only.

You can configure any of the generated items to match your specific business requirements. For example, you can add input values, edit the formulas, or add a status processing rule to use a different formula for certain assignment statuses. You must also create element eligibility records for the elements.

This table explains the purpose of the items that you use when creating element.

Item	Purpose
Input Values	Defines the entry values available on each entry of this element, such as hours worked or amount.
Element Eligibility Records	Defines the eligibility criteria a worker's employment record must meet to be eligible for the element. For example you can use grade, payroll, salary basis, or organization as eligibility criteria.
Status Processing Rules	Identifies the formula the payroll run uses to process the element, and how to handle the formula results.
Related Formulas and Related Elements	Identifies additional elements and formulas created by the template for payroll processing.
Related Balances	Identifies the balances created by the element template for this element.