Calculating Retroactive Benefits and Deductions

For each pay period after the process start date through the process end date, the retroactive benefit/deduction calculation process determines:

  • The original benefit and deduction amounts.

  • The retroactive benefit and deduction amounts.

This section discusses how to calculate retroactive benefits and deductions.

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Calculate Retroactive Ben/Deds Page

RUNCTL_RTRODEDCALC

Run the Retroactive Benefits and Deductions Process. Set up calculation processes for individual and mass retroactive benefit/deduction requests.

Viewing Error Messages

RETRODED_MESSAGES

View error messages for the calculation process.

Use the Calculate Retroactive Ben/Deds (calculate retroactive benefit/deduction) page (RUNCTL_RTRODEDCALC) to run the Retroactive Benefits and Deductions Process.

Set up calculation processes for individual and mass retroactive benefit/deduction requests.

Navigation:

Payroll for North America > Retroactive Payroll > Retro Benefits/Deductions > Process and Review Requests > Calculate Retroactive Ben/Deds > Calculate Retroactive Ben/Deds

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Retro Ben/Ded Calculation page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

 Retro Ben/Ded Calculation page

Field or Control

Description

Individual and Mass

Select to run an individual or a mass request. You can run all requests or a request that is associated with a specific ID.

To process several individual employees, set up multiple run controls for each, and then run the process several times.

Use the Retro Benefit/Ded Messages (retroactive benefit/deduction process) page (RETRODED_MESSAGES) to view error messages for the calculation process.

Navigation:

Payroll for North America > Retroactive Payroll > Retro Benefits/Deduction > Process and Review Requests > Retro Benefit/Ded Messages > Retro Benefit/Ded Messages

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Retro Benefit/Ded Messages page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

 Retro Benefit/Ded Messages page

You can select specific sets of error messages on this page. The system prompts you to search for error messages based on aspects of the retroactive benefit/deduction requests involved. For example, you can select error messages for retroactive benefit/deduction requests that have a specific company, pay group, and pay end date combination.