Defining Suffixes

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Absence Entitlements Page

GP_SUFFIX2

Define suffixes for absence elements in the base language that you’ve selected.

Absence Management uses suffixes to identify the components and auto-generated accumulators created for earning, deduction, and absence elements. For example, when you define an earning, deduction, or absence element, you must specify the components that make up the element, such as base, rate, unit, and percentage. The system names these components and auto-generated accumulators by appending a suffix to the element’s name. For example, suppose that you define an earning element named EARN1 with this calculation rule: EARN1 = Rate × Unit The system automatically creates two additional elements for the components in the calculation rule:

  • Rate element: EARN1_RATE

  • Unit element: EARN1_UNIT

In this example, the suffixes used to name the components of the element are _RATE and _UNIT.

PeopleSoft delivers suffixes, but you can also create your own suffixes. Suffixes are defined by country, so you can define element components in your native language.

The system determines the suffix names to use, based on the country that is identified in the Used By/Country fields on the Element Name page. If an element is defined as All Countries in the Used By/Country fields, the system determines the correct suffix by identifying the entry on the Suffix page that has the Default Country check box selected.

Note: When you create an element, the system creates only the suffixes and components that are needed. For example, if you create an earning element and define it as EARNINGS1 = Unit x Rate, the system creates suffixes only for the unit and the rate.

Note: You can only add, modify, and delete suffixes on the Element Suffixes (GP_SUFFIX) component that apply to elements defined for your own country or All countries.

Use the Absence Entitlements page (GP_SUFFIX2) to define suffixes for absence elements in the base language that you’ve selected.

Navigation:

Set Up HCM > Product Related > Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt > System Settings > Element Suffixes > Absence Entitlements

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Absence Entitlements page.

 Absence Entitlements page

Component Suffixes and Accumulator Suffixes

Field or Control

Description

Unit Paid and Unit Adjustment

Define the suffixes to be appended to the components and accumulators that the system generates for absence entitlement elements.