Defining Swiss Installation Options
To define Swiss installation options, use the Installation Options CHE (GPCH_AL_INSTALL) component.
This topic discusses how to define Swiss installation options.
Before you print reports in Global Payroll for Switzerland, you need to specify default choices for names, addresses, phone, and email. For example, you might want to print a payee's primary name and home address on a payslip.
Page Name |
Definition Name |
Usage |
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GPCH_AL_INSTALL |
Define default name, address, phone, and email types for reporting. |
Use the Installation Options CHE page (GPCH_AL_INSTALL) to define default name, address, phone, and email types for reporting.
Navigation:
Installation Options CHE page

Field or Control |
Description |
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Report Security |
Select this option to enforce report security on the Personal Statement (GPCHSI03), Payslip (GPCHAL10), Payroll Register (GPCHTX04) and Pay Balance (GCHTX06) reports. Report security limits the users than can view report results. |
For GP Switzerland, as there are various external files, a generic tool is provided for uploading:
Source Tax Rates
Bank Definitions
Postal Codes
Municipality Codes
ViewGen Printing Tools
This section discusses how to upload and review the various file types.
Access Load Files CHE page (Setup HCM, Product Related, Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt, Framework, Processing, Load Files CHE).
Load Files CHE page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Load Files CHE page_Postal Codes.

Field or Control |
Description |
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File Type |
Supported File Types are:
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Download xxxx |
Provides link to the related source in the Web. See |
Upload Files |
All types are uploaded initially. Selecting Upload will open the following Popup, where you enter the path of your file. |
Upload File Attachment - Load Files CHE

File attachments can be uploaded for:
Field or Control |
Description |
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Source Tax |
TXT file per canton, ZIP file with multiple TXT files or ZIP file with multiple ZIP files; once uploaded select RUN and fill the required data. |
Postal Codes (including Municipality codes) |
CSV file, which you create from the BFS_OFS xls; once uploaded select RUN and fill just the required as of date. For this type the button ‘Validate Postal Codes’ is active. |
Bank File |
TXT file as provided by SIX Interbank; no further processing. For this type the button ‘Validate Bank file is active. |
ViewGen |
ZIP file; no further processing. |
View Uploaded Files |
User may review any attachment — attachments uploaded using the above dialog as well any other attachments created using any other GP Switzerland process, e.g. using the dashboard To ease viewing existing files the system provides the following filters Provide the following filters – multiple criteria are considered as ‘and’:
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This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Uploaded Files window.

Further one can search by filename instead of given filters.
Field or Control |
Description |
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RUN |
Only applicable for Source Tax and Postal Codes. |