Generate Time Attributes and Time Card Fields for Your Elements

After you create or edit earnings elements for time entries, such as Regular, Overtime, and Shift Pay, you generate time attributes for the data dictionary. Optionally, you can also generate time card fields for them.

Complete the processes in this table using the Time and Labor functional area in the Setup and Maintenance work area, Workforce Deployment offering.

Step	Process	Description	Comments
1	Generate Data Dictionary Time Attributes, required	Creates dependent payroll attributes for all element input values, such as hours and rate	You must run the Generate Data Dictionary Time Attributes process after making any changes to time elements. Such changes include adding or deleting elements, editing input values, or editing element eligibility records. Caution: Failure to run the process might negatively affect the setup of fields, validation of payroll time types, or transfers of time data to payroll.
2	Generate Time Card Fields, optional	Creates time card fields using time attributes from the data dictionary for the specified legislative data group	Instead of running this process, use the Time Entry Layout Components task to create time card fields and web clock buttons.

If you’re using a third-party time provider, create an HCM extract for the time entry elements. The extract includes the element mapping ID that you specify in the XML file when you transfer the time entries to payroll.