- Implementing Time and Labor
- Create the Dependent Meal Override Rate and Rate Periodicity Fields
Create the Dependent Meal Override Rate and Rate Periodicity Fields
You want to let managers override the meal allowance as appropriate, so you create two dependent fields for the independent Payroll Time Type attribute.
Before you start
Create the Meals Taken element.Here's what to do
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Create both dependent rate fields by completing these steps twice, once for each
field.
- In the General Properties section, click the Create icon.
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On the Create Dependent Time Card Field dialog box, complete these
steps:
- In the Name field for the first field you're creating, enter MealOvrrdRt. For the second field you're creating, enter MealRtPdcty.
- In the Independent Time Attribute field, select Payroll Time Type.
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In the Dependent Time Attribute field, click Search.
- On the Search and Select: Time Attributes dialog box, in the Name field, enter Rate. The default search results level is General, which is what you want for these attributes.
- In the search results section, select Rate Amount of the collection InputValue.
- Click OK.
- On the Create Dependent Time Card Field dialog box, enter the
description.
Dependent Field Description MealOverrdRt Override the default meal allowance. MealRtPdcty Rate periodicity for the override rate of the meal allowance. - In the Availability section, select For specific independent time attribute values.
- In the Independent Time Attribute Value field, select Meals Taken.
- Click OK.
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Define the data sources and display properties.
Repeat steps a through c twice, once for each dependent field.
- In the General Properties section, select the dependent field that you're defining.
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Select the data sources, as shown here.
Dependent Field Filtered Data Source for Time Entry Unfiltered Data Source for Setup Tasks MealOvrrdRt Default format value set for number Default format value set for number MealRtPdcty HR Lookup Type PVO HR Lookup Type PVO -
Complete the display properties, as shown here.
Field MealOvrrdRt MealRtPdcty Display Type Text box Hidden Display Name Meal Override Rate Meal Rate Periodicity - For MealOvrrdRt, select Enable override on layouts.
- For MealOvrrdRt, in the Required on the Time Card field, select No.
- Repeat steps 1 through 3 once, to define these properties for the dependent MealRtPdcty field.
- Click Next to open the Review page.
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