Example of Creating Earnings Element for Payroll
This example shows how to use the element template to create a regular earnings element, such as salary. After you create the earnings element, you must create at least one eligibility record for it.
Load these details:
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Parameter |
Value |
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Legislative Data Group |
Vision Corp |
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Primary Classification |
Standard Earnings |
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Category |
Standard |
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Element Name |
Base Salary |
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Reporting Name |
Base Salary |
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Effective Date |
01/01/2010 |
The table shows the responses that you provide to these questions:
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Question |
Answer |
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What's the input currency? |
US Dollar |
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Should every person eligible for the element automatically receive it? |
No |
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What's the earliest entry date for this element? |
First Standard Earnings Date |
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What's the latest entry date for this element? |
Last Standard Earning Date |
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At which employment level should this element be attached? |
Assignment Level |
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Do you want the element to be processed at Payroll Assignment level?| |
Yes |
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Does the element recur each payroll period, or does it require explicit entry? |
Recurring |
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Process the element only once in each payroll period? |
Yes |
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Can a person have more than one entry of the element in a payroll period? |
No |
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Process and pay element separately or with other earnings elements? |
Process and pay with other earnings |
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Tax this earning across multiple pay periods? |
No |
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Prorate this earning across all periods during which it was earned, and consider it for Overtime calculations, such as for commissions, bonuses, incentives, and other nondiscretionary earnings? |
No |
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Does this element have a limit on the amount which is exempt from Federal Tax?| |
No |
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Does this element have a limit on the amount which is exempt at state level? |
No |
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Do you want to default it to Federal level? |
Yes |
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What's the calculation rule? |
Flat Amount |
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What's the default periodicity of the element? |
Periodically |
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What's the periodicity conversion rule? |
Standard Rate Annualized |
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How do you want the work units to be reported? |
Hours |
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What's the work units conversion rule? |
Standard Rate Annualized |
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Is this element subject to proration? |
Yes |
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What's the proration group? |
Entry Changes for Proration |
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What's the proration rate conversion rule? |
Periodic Work Schedule Rate Annualized |
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What's the proration units? |
Hourly |
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Is this element subject to retroactive changes? |
Yes |
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What's the retro group? |
Entry Change for Retro |
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Use this element to calculate a gross amount from a specified net amount? |
No |
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Should this element reduce regular earnings? |
No |
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Should this element be included in the earnings calculation of the FLSA overtime base rate? |
Yes |
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Should this element be included in the hours calculation of the FLSA overtime base rate? |
Yes |
Use this DAT file to create a regular earnings element.
METADATA|PayrollElementDetails|ElementName|ReportingName|Description|LegislativeDataGroupName|PrimaryClassificationName|SecondaryClassificationName|Category|ElementStartDate
METADATA|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|ElementName|LegislativeDataGroupName|RuleCode|Rule|Response
MERGE|PayrollElementDetails|Base Salary|Base Salary|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|Standard Earnings||Standard|2010/01/01
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|SpecCurrency|Input Currency|US Dollar
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|Availability Rule|Should every person eligible for the element automatically receive it?|No
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|Hire Process|What is the earliest entry date for this element?|First Standard Earning Date
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|Terminate Process|What is the latest entry date for this element?|Last Standard Earning Date
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|Processing Level2Tier|At which employment level should this element be attached?|Assignment Level
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|Processing Asg Level|Do you want the element to be processed at Payroll Assignment level?|Yes
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|RecurringOrNonRecurringExcl|Does this element recur each payroll period, or does it require explicit entry?|Recurring
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|Once Per Period-Earnings|Process the element only once in each payroll period?|Yes
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|Multiple Entries|Can a person have more than one entry of this element in a payroll period?|No
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|Process Period|Process and pay element separately or with other earnings elements?|Process and pay with other earnings
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|AnnualizationRule|Tax this earning across multiple pay periods?|No
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|AugmentRule|Prorate this earning across all periods during which it was earned, and consider it for Overtime calculations, such as for commissions, bonuses, incentives, and other nondiscretionary earnings?|No
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|FedLimitRule|Does this element have a limit on the amount which is exempt from Federal Tax?|No
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|FedLimitRuleValue|Enter Federal Tax Limit|0
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|StateLimitRule|Does this element have a limit on the amount which is exempt at state level?|No
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|StateLimitRule2|Do you want to default it to Federal level?|Yes
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|CalculationRule|What is the calculation rule?|Flat amount
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|AugmentCalculationRule|What is the calculation rule?|Flat amount
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|Periodicity|What is the default periodicity of this element?|Periodically
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|PeriodConverFormulas|Periodicity Conversion Rule|Standard Rate Annualized
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|ReportUnitRule|How do you want the work units to be reported?|Hours
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|RateConverFormula|Work Units Conversion Rule|Standard Rate Annualized
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|Proration|Is this element subject to proration?|Yes
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|Proration Group|Proration Group|Entry Changes for Proration
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|ProrateRate|Proration Rate Conversion Rule|Periodic Work Schedule Rate Annualized
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|ProrationUnit|Proration Units|Hourly
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|Retro|Is this element subject to retroactive changes?|Yes
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|RetroGroup|Retro Group|Entry Changes for Retro
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|IterativeInformation|Use this element to calculate a gross amount from a specified net amount?|No
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|Reduce Regular|Should this element reduce regular earnings?|No
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|FLSAEarnings|Should this element be included in the earnings calculation of the overtime base rate?|Yes
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|FLSAHours|Should this element be included in the hours calculation of the overtime base rate?|Yes
MERGE|PayrollElementQuestionnaire|Base Salary|Vision Corporation US LDG|AugmentFLSAEarnings|Should this element be included in the earnings calculation of the overtime base rate?|Yes