Simple Component Types

You can include up to six different types of simple components in a salary basis configuration.

Type of Simple Component	Description
User entered amount	The person proposing salary can enter the amount.
User entered percentage	The person proposing salary can enter the percentage, which is then applied to the specified component.
Fixed amount	The amount comes from the salary basis configuration and the person proposing salary can't override it.
Fixed percentage	The percentage comes from the salary basis configuration and the person proposing salary can't override it. The percentage applies to the other, specified component.
Overall salary	The amount is calculated from the other component amounts that are configured to add to or subtract from the overall salary. The person proposing salary can't override the amount.
Progression grade ladder rate	The amount comes from the progression grade ladder configuration. it can be either the grade rate value or grade step rate value. The person proposing salary can overwrite the value.