Terminology UC#
Glossary#
[A]#
- Alphanumeric OT
- Used to represent constants referred to as Alpha, Char, Character, or String
[B]#
- Boolean OT
- Used when only the value True or False may be entered in the Operand.
[C]#
- Calculation
- The main routine or procedure usercalc. Calculations may make use of Qualifiers and/or Functions, and are able to modify values of pay components. Calculations are used exclusively by the Payroll application.
- CMD
- Command
- Commands
- Used to perform operations within a UserCalc.
- Comparison Operators
- Allows the UserCalc to compare two values
[D]#
- Database Fields
- Allow the user to access a large amount of information about the employee from within a UserCalc.
- Date OT
- A string that should be interpreted as a date by the program.
- Disbursement Messages
- The lines of information that will print on the employee’s payroll stub/deposit stub.
[E]#
- Elements
- A group of pay components that, for convenience in calculations, are added together and named, and may be referenced by Calculations, and in some instances, Functions and Qualifiers.
[F]#
- Function
- May return a Boolean, Char(acter), Date, or Number value. Functions may be part of a Calculation UserCalc as a CALL, or may be a stand alone UserCalc for the Attendance or Benefits modules.
[G]#
- Global Values
- Used to hold information between UserCalcs for one employee.
- Global Variables
- Variables that hold their value beyond the existing UserCalc.
[H]#
No Terminology'
[I]#
No Terminology
[J]#
No Terminology
[K]#
No Terminology
[L]#
- Lexicon
- Provide a controlled set of values, which a particular field may contain.
- Lists
- Used in order to simplify the number of UserCalc lines it would take to eliminate employees from the selection.
[M]#
No Terminology
[N]#
- Number OT
- Any numeric amount.
[O]#
- Operand Types
- Used to declare what value the Operand will have, and how to process it within the UserCalc.
- Operator
- Defines the action that is to be applied to the Operands indicated.
- OT
- Operand Type
[P]#
- Parameters
- These are number amounts, character strings, Boolean values, or date values that are passed automatically to Functions and Qualifications UserCalcs.
- Processing Frequencies
- Define the timely manner under which a payroll item (deduction, benefit, etc) is processed.
[Q]#
- Qualifier
- Returns a Boolean value of either True or False. It is used to either eliminate or include employees in a calculation. Qualifiers may be part of a Calculation UserCalc as a CALL.
[R]#
- Relative Date Operators
- Allows the UserCalc to return the value of a date relative to another date.
- Round Nearest
- Defines the level of rounding within a UserCalc.
[S]#
- Statistics
- Used to hold information for each employee that is not easily accessed with Pay Components.
- System Constants
- Provided to allow the user access to typically required dates
- System Variables
- The amounts calculated by the FLSA process ONLY.
[T]#
No Terminology
[U]#
- User Variables
- A type of variable whose value is defined by the user.
- UserCalc
- A set of user-defined instructions that tells the execution program (UPCALC, UFCALC, etc.) to perform an action or operation.
[V]#
- Variables
- Used as temporary working storage to hold values required by the UserCalc.
[W]#
- Wage Basis
- A Wage Basis type is used with the WAGE operator
[X]#
No Terminology
[Y]#
No Terminology
[Z]#
No Terminology
Command Glossary#
| ACT | Initiate Workflow Action |
| ANN | Anniversary Check |
| BOM | Beginning Of Month Check |
| CALL | Will Execute Another UserCalc |
| EOM | End Of Month Check |
| EXIT | Exit The UserCalc |
| FREQ | Frequency Check |
| IF | If Comparison |
| LET | Let One Value Be Another |
| Send An Email | |
| MSG | Will Issue A Message In The UPCALC Report. |
| PPE | Pay Period Date Check |
| RET | Return A Value To Another UserCalc |
| STOP | Raise Expectation To User |
| XPPT | Exit The Pay Point |
Operator Glossary#
| Code | With Command | Operator Function |
|---|---|---|
| ADD | LET | Add Oper1 and Oper2 |
| BD | LET | Beginning of Day |
| BD | PPE | Beginning of Day |
| BD | PPE | Beginning of Day |
| BM | LET | Beginning of Month |
| BM | PPE | Beginning of Month |
| BM | PPE | Beginning of Week |
| BW | LET | Beginning of Week |
| BW | PPE | Beginning of Month |
| BY | LET | Beginning of Year |
| BY | PPE | Beginning of Week |
| CHAR | LET | Convert to Char |
| DATE | LET | Convert to Date |
| DAY | LET | Day from DATE In Oper2 |
| DBT | LET | Days Between Oper2 and Oper3 |
| DIV | LET | Divide Oper2 by Oper3 |
| ED | LET | End of Day |
| ED | PPE | Beginning of Year |
| ELPL | LET | Transaction to Date Element |
| EM | LET | Ending of Month |
| EM | PPE | End of Day |
| EQ | IF | Equals |
| EQ | LET | Assign Value |
| EW | LET | Ending of Week |
| EW | PPE | End of Month |
| EY | LET | Ending of Year |
| EY | PPE | End of Year |
| GE | IF | Greater Than or Equal To |
| GT | IF | Greater Than |
| IN | IF | In Between |
| IN | IF | In (List) |
| LE | IF | Less Than or Equal To |
| LIKE | IF | Is Like |
| LOG | LOG | Log Workflow Action |
| LT | IF | Less Than |
| MAX | LET | Maximum of Oper2 and Oper3 |
| MBT | LET | Months Between Oper2 and Oper 3 |
| MIN | LET | Minimum of Oper2 and Oper3 |
| MLT | LET | Multiply Oper2 and Oper3 |
| MOD | LET | Modules, Returns Remainder |
| MTH | LET | Month from Date in Oper2 |
| NB | IF | Not Between |
| NE | IF | Not Equal |
| NG | IF | Not Greater Than |
| NL | IF | Not Less Than |
| NN | IF | Not In (List) |
| NUM | LET | Convert to Number |
| PCLP | LET | Transaction to Date PC |
| PRC | LET | Percent |
| RDD | LET | Round Down |
| RDN | LET | Round Nearest |
| RDU | LET | Round Up |
| SUB | LET | Subtract Oper3 from Oper2 |
| TRNC | LET | Truncate Oper2 |
| WAGE | LET | Get EE’s Wage in Basis Oper3 |
| WAGE | LET | Get EE’s Wage in Basis Oper2 |
| YBT | LET | Years Between Oper2 and Oper3 |
| YBT | LET | Yrs Between Oper2 and Oper3 |
| YRS | LET | Converts Date to Years |
| YRS | LET | Converts Date to Years |
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