Balance Feeds

The value assigned to a balance during processing is determined by the feeds defined for the balance. You can feed payroll balances by any of these options.

Balance Feeds by Element

Balance feeds by element indicates the following:

When you create an element, the element template creates this balance and feed automatically.
One or more element input values add to or subtract from a balance.
For each balance, all the input values must have the same unit of measure.
If a balance is fed by only one element, it's called a primary balance.

Balance Feeds by Classification

Balance feeds by classification indicates the following:

The primary output value of every element belonging to a specific classification contributes to the balance value.
The balance feeds can be from the primary element classifications, secondary element classifications, or the subclassifications.
If you add a primary classification as a balance feed, you can't add its children from the secondary classification or subclassifications.

For example, if you use the Supplemental Earnings primary classification as a balance feed, you can't use both the secondary classifications and subclassifications of Supplemental Earnings as feeds to the same balance.
The unit of measure of this input value must match the unit of measure of the balance.

Balance Feeds for Initial Balance Loading

You can select elements in the Balance Initialization classification to feed a balance for initialization purposes only. Select one element for each level of the employment hierarchy associated with a dimension that you want to initialize.

The feeds can add to (+) or subtract from (-) a balance. The sign of a feed is independent of the sign of the result that feeds the balance. For example, deductions feed Net Pay with a negative feed. However, if an excess deduction of $100 is returned, the deduction result itself is -$100 and will effectively increase Net Pay by $100.