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About Optional Fields Setup window

Setting Up Optional Fields

Optional Fields Structure and Default Values

About Optional Fields Assigned to Transactions

About Optional Fields Translation from Payroll to General Ledger

Examples of Optional Fields

In the Optional Fields For field, select the type of record or transaction for which you are defining the optional field. The following table lists the choices, and describes where you will be able to view and assign them after this setup.

Optional fields defined for Transactions, Transaction Earnings/Deductions, Transaction Taxes, and Payroll Processing, are passed to General Ledger, if set up properly.

Optional Fields For:

After setup, you can assign the optional fields on the:

Employees

Optional Fields tab of the Employee Payroll window. These optional fields apply to the overall employee record.

Employee Earnings/Deductions

Pay tab of the Employee Payroll window. These optional fields apply to the employee’s earnings or deductions only.

Employee Taxes

Taxes tab of the Employee Payrollwindow. These optional fields apply to the employee’s taxes only.

Earnings/Deductions

Optional Fields tab of Earning/Deduction Codes window.

Taxes

Optional Fields tab of the Taxes window.

Timecards

Optional Fields tab of Timecard window .

Timecard Earnings/Deductions

Earnings/Deductions tab of Timecard window.

Timecard Taxes

Taxes tab of Timecard window.

Transactions

These optional fields can be automatically assigned by the Calculate Payroll task.

Transaction Earnings/Deductions

Same as Transactions.

Transaction Taxes

Same as Transactions.

Payroll Processing

Optional Fields tab of Calculate Payroll window, and on the Process Manual Check window.