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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

4. 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

5. Compile and Publish the UserCalc

6. 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