HOW_TO_PLAN_A_USERCALC
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How To Plan a UserCalc#

  1. Write a detailed description of what the user calculations needs to do.

    For example: A UserCalc is required to calculate vacation pay for Groups A, B and D biweekly-paid employees. Vacation is calculated as 4% of the employee's eligible (vactionable) earnings for that regular pay.

  2. Break the description into logical sections. The following questions can help you to do this:

    Section 1
    Who must be processed?

    Employees with a GROUP - CODE of A, B and D in the lexicon list called Group_List.

    Section 2
    What information is necessary for the calculation?

    The 4% vacation pay is defined as a Variable or User constant called VACN- RATE. Vacationable earnings are defined as an element called VACN-EARNS containing all qualified Earnings pay components.

    Section 3
    What is the calculation?

    Multiply VACN-EARNS by VACN- RATE to be paid out in pay component 256 Vac Pay

  3. Create all necessary ‘Components’ needed for the UserCalc

Pay Component IPPC 256 Vac Pay
Pay Element IPPE VACN-EARNS User Constant IMVR VACN- RATE Numeric 0.04 Lexicon List IMLN Group List Variables IMUC Not needed for this UserCalc Global Variables IMUC Not needed for this UserCalc

Code the UserCalc on the Maintain UserCalc Form (IMUC) Line CMD OT Operand 1 OPER OT Operand2 OT Operand3 If Goto Else GoTo 00010 IF DB DGR.Group_Code IN $L Group List 00020 99999 00020 LET PC 0256 MLT $C VACN-RATE EC VACN-EARNS 00030 00030 LET PC 0256 RDN PC 0256 N .01 99999 99999 EXIT 99999

Compile and Publish the UserCalc Link the UserCalcs to the Calling Program or Application Program Form Details UPCALC IPPP Determine the Pay Point type and sequence in which the UserCalc should be executed, indicate the task of 'UserCalc', and enter the UserCalc in the 'User Calc Code' field. UFCALC IPPP Determine the Pay Point type and sequence in which the UserCalc should be executed, indicate the task of 'UserCalc', and enter the UserCalc in the 'User Calc Code' field. FLSA IDGR If a UserCalc is needed to aid the FLSA calculation, indicate the UserCalc to be executed in the 'Work Rules' tab, within the 'Accounting' section, in the 'FLSA User Calc' field.

Application Form Details Attendance IALP Determine the component at which the UserCalc should be executed and indicate the UserCalc Benefits IBPN Determine the component at which the UserCalc should be executed and indicate the UserCalc