Creating Payslip Templates
To define payslip templates, use the Define Payslip Templates (GPCN_PSLP_SETUP) component.
Page Name |
Definition Name |
Usage |
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GPCN_PSLP |
Assign an effective date to the current payslip template, accumulators, and accumulator labels to appear on a payslip, and specify delivery options and departments or locations to be excluded from payslip generation. |
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GPCN_PSLP1 |
Create sections containing earnings or deduction elements that will appear on the printed and self-service payslip. |
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GPCN_PSLP2 |
Specify the absence elements that will appear on the printed payslip. |
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GPCN_PYGRP_PSLP |
Associate a payslip template with one or more pay groups. |
When creating payslip templates, you can:
Set the accumulator column labels.
Select the accumulators to appear under the column labels.
Create unlimited rows of accumulators for each column and specify the sequence in which they appear.
Create unlimited sections for earnings and deductions.
Use standard or custom element descriptions.
Set delivery options.
Exclude departments or locations from printing at the setup level and override the exclusions at run time.
This topic discusses how to define payslip templates and associate them with one or more pay groups.
Use the Template Setup Accumulators page (GPCN_PSLP) to assign an effective date to the current payslip template, accumulators, and accumulator labels to appear on a payslip, and specify delivery options and departments or locations to be excluded from payslip generation.
Navigation:
This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Template Setup Accumulators page.

Field or Control |
Description |
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Effective Date |
Enter a date when the payslip template takes effect. |
Delivery Option |
Select a default delivery address for the payslip in case the payee does not have a delivery option defined at the employee level on the Payslip Delivery Options CHN page. Values are Mailing Address, Home Address, Department Address, and Location Address. |
Exclude Printing |
Select either Department or Location to exclude departments or locations from the payslip print run. The corresponding link becomes active, so you can select departments or locations. You can override the exclusion on the Create/Print Payslips CHN page before you run the print program. Note: If you enter a particular pay entity for the print option on the Create/Print Payslips CHN page and you have excluded a location within the pay entity, the payslips are not printed. |
Accumulator Labels
Field or Control |
Description |
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Column 1 toColumn 6 |
Enter the labels that appear on the printed payslips as the column headings for the accumulators. These column headings appear in the payslip region under the heading Pay Summary. |
Accumulator Elements: Accumulators 1 to 3 Tab
Field or Control |
Description |
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Sequence |
Enter a sequence number to set the order in which the accumulators appear. The accumulators appear in ascending order with the lowest number first. |
Description |
Enter a description of each accumulator row. |
Accumulator 1 toAccumulator 3 |
Select the accumulators that appear in the corresponding column. For example, suppose that you enter Current and YTD (year-to-date) as the descriptions for accumulators 1 and 2. To also display quarter-to-date accumulated amounts, create a new row, enter the description QTD, (quarter-to-date) and then select the accumulators that correlate to the column headings. |
Accumulator Elements: Accumulators 4 to 6 Tab
Field or Control |
Description |
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Accumulator 4 toAccumulator 6 |
Set up accumulators 4 through 6. No Sequence andDescription fields exist because the same sequence number and description apply to all six accumulators in the row. |
Use the Earnings and Deductions page (GPCN_PSLP1) to create sections containing earnings or deduction elements that will appear on the printed and self-service payslip.
Navigation:
This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Earnings and Deductions page.

Section Setup
Field or Control |
Description |
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Description |
Descriptions appear as section headings under the Payment Details heading on the payslip. |
Section Elements: Element Details Tab
Field or Control |
Description |
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Element Name |
Enter the name of the formula element. Only formula elements that have been defined with a category of Payslip (PSLP) are available. |
Display YTD Units andDisplay YTD Amount |
Select these check boxes to have the year-to-date units and amounts for each element appear in the Payment Details region of the payslip under the heading Year to Date Values. |
Section Elements: Element Components Tab
Select the Element Components tab.
This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Earning and Deductions page, Element Components tab.

Field or Control |
Description |
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Description Type |
Select the type of description to appear for each earnings or deduction row in the Payment Details region of the payslip. Values are:
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Print Unit, Rate, Base, andPercentage |
Select the components of the element's calculation rule that you want to display for each earning or deduction in the sections. You can select only the components in the element's calculation rule. For example, for an earnings with calculation rule Unit × Rate, only the Unit andRate check boxes are available for entry. Note: Amounts are always displayed. |
Use the Absence Details page (GPCN_PSLP2) to specify the absence elements that will appear on the printed payslip.
Navigation:
This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Absence Details page.

Enter a sequence number and element name, and select the description type. The system extracts the balance of each entitlement or pro rata absence element and includes it on the payslip.
Use the Payslip Template Details page (GPCN_PYGRP_PSLP) to associate a payslip template with one or more pay groups.
Navigation:
This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Payslip Template Details page.

Field or Control |
Description |
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Payslip ID |
After you have selected the specific pay group, select the payslip template to use for creating payslips for payees in the pay group. |