Element Skip Rule

Element Skip Rule - Period Frequency

1. Requirement

Per requirement the Quarterly Bonus Allowance to be paid once in every 3 months on financial year basis (April to March). Please find below the payout frequency of Quarterly Bonus Allowance.

Apr - To be processed

May - Do not process 

Jun - Do not process

Jul - To be processed

Aug - Do not process

Sep - Do not process

Oct - To be processed

Nov - Do not process

Dec - Do not process

Jan - To be processed

Feb - Do not process

Mar - Do not process

2. Proposed Solution

Solution Type: Fast Formula

Formula Type: Element Skip

Date Base Item: PAY_PROC_PERIOD_NUMBER (The current period number for the payroll as of date earned)

3. Application Setup

Navigation: HRMS Manager - Total Compensation - Basic - Write Formulas

Date track the application to earlier enough to handle historical payroll processes

Date track: 01-Jan-2014

Formula Name: Quarterly Bonus SKIP Rule

Formula Type: Element Skip

Formula:

/* Formula Body*/

Default for PAY_PROC_PERIOD_NUMBER is 0

If 

PAY_PROC_PERIOD_NUMBER = 1 or

PAY_PROC_PERIOD_NUMBER = 4 or

PAY_PROC_PERIOD_NUMBER = 7 or

PAY_PROC_PERIOD_NUMBER = 10

then

SKIP_FLAG = 'N'

else

SKIP_FLAG = 'Y'

Return SKIP_FLAG

/*End of Formula*/

4. Create an Element

Navigation: HRMS Manager - Total Compensation - Basic - Element Description

Date track the application to earlier enough to handle historical payroll processes

Element Name: Quarterly Bonus

Primary Classification: Earnings

Processing Type: Recurring

Skip Rule: Quarterly Bonus SKIP Rule

Input Value: Pay Value

5. Create Element Link

Navigation: HRMS Manager - Total Compensation - Basic - Link

Date track the application to earlier enough to handle historical payroll processes

Element Name: Quarterly Bonus

(Create a element link appropriately for the eligibility)

6. Create Element Entries and Entry Values

Navigation: HRMS Manager - People - Enter and Maintain - 'Query the employee' - Assignment - Entries

Select the Quarterly Bonus element from the list of values and enter the values for the same

7. Test Case - Run Quick Pay

Run quick pay for the following months,

Jan-2014 (To be processed)

Feb-2014 (To be skipped)