How Do I Identify the Date Earned on an Earnings Element

The Elements task creates the Date Earned input value for all nonrecurring element entries, such as for overtime earnings elements.

Use this input value to capture the date the earnings were earned. When provided, the payroll process doesn't use proration and allocation.

If you don't provide a Date Earned, the payroll process distributes the entry across all applicable overtime periods within the pay period. If there are multiple overtime periods within the payroll period, the US proration formula ensures the results are allocated against the overtime period that spans the date earned.