Configurable Matrices

How the Configurable Matrix is Used

A configurable matrix is a special type of lookup table that can be designed and populated by the administrator. The administrator specifies the inputs (or criteria) that are used as lookup variables and the outputs (or results) that the table returns for specific combinations of input values.

The guidelines that control a manager's salary actions are configured to support a wide range of business practices. Both base compensation and variable compensation may require flexibility in their funding, baseline, and validation rules. The configurable matrix is used to achieve this requirement. Within PeopleSoft eCompensation Manager Desktop, the Salary Increase Matrix is used for salary planning purposes.

Matrix Types Specific to eCompensation Manager Desktop

To avoid confusion with existing usage, PeopleSoft created this additional matrix type to support the salary plans associated with compensation cycles:

BASECOMP - Base Compensation Adjustments

For example, a Base Compensation Adjustments configurable matrix could have inputs equal to the business unit source ID and outputs equal to the funding percentage, minimum percentage, and maximum percentage. In this example the output content could equal 4, 1, and 10 respectively.

In addition PeopleSoft has defined several new simple results. The system links the matrices into the cycle process through the Compensation Cycle definition, which defines the salary plans included in the cycle. The system uses the matrices primarily during the Cycle Build process. During this process, the system produces the funding calculations.

The matrix is also used for validation of a manger's recommended entries against the minimum and maximum.

The system supports these result types and outputs: