Labor Ledger Changes - complete and in process

We are in the process of making several changes to the Labor module to improve functionality. Following is a list of those changes - some of which have been released and others are in process. 

laborEnterpriseFeedJob

• Move GL Entry generation based on labor data to laborFeedJob in order to create GL entries on labor entries created by laborEnterpirseFeed, Salary Transfers and Labor Ledger Correction Process - Complete
• Calculate benefits only on Salary object codes to allow sending in a file with both salary and benefit object codes - Complete
• Calculate Benefits using the Payroll End Fiscal Year - Complete

Parameter changes

• Change component of BENEFITS_ORIGINATION_CODE to laborFeedJob - Complete
• Add parameter BENEFITS_OFFSET_DESCRIPTION to control description used when GL Entries are created based on labor data - Complete
• Add the following parameters to control when benefits are assessed: - Complete

  • BARGAINING_UNITS_EXCLUDED

  • LEAVE_STATUS_CODE_IND

  • PAY_GROUPS_EXCLUDED
• Change LEAVE_STATUS_CODE_IND to LEAVE_STATUS_CODES_EXCLUDED and make all three parameters combined value parameters to support identifying specific benefit types to exclude from benefit calculationfor Bargaining Units, Leave Status Codes and Pay Groups.
• BENEFITS_ONLY_IND - When set to Y, Benefits from the TO side will be copied down, if N, Benefits are calculated on the FROM side - In Process

Labor Benefits Calculation table

• Make the Labor Offset Account a collection to support multiple GL entries based on labor data vs one account per calculation - Complete
• Include Labor Benefit Object Code as part of the primary key - Complete

Labor Object Code Benefits table

• Change the primary key to Fiscal Year, Chart, Object, Benefits Type and Benefit Rate Category - Complete
• Change Salary Transfer and laborEnterpriseFeed to use the Labor Benefit Rate Category on the Account to assess benefits. The Labor Object Code Benefits needs to have a corresponding record in Labor Benefits Calculation on FY, Chart,  Labor Benefit Type and Labor Benefit Rate Category Code - Complete

New Fields

The following fields will be added to the Encumbrance Adjustment File, Labor Enterprise Feed File, Labor Ledger Pending Entry lookup, Labor Ledger Entry lookup, Labor Journal Voucher, Labor Ledger Correction Process, Salary Transfer, Labor Batch Jobs - Complete

• Bargaining Unit
• Leave Status
• Paid Date

Labor Ledger Correction Process

• Place output file in staging/ld/enterpriseFeed directory in order to calculate benefits - Complete

Salary Transfer

• Select salaries by Paid Date - In Process
• TO Side: Pull in all benefits associated with the selected payroll, do not calculate benefits - In Process
• Add a parameter to either copy down benefits or calculate - In Process

Stop Creating A2 entries

• Change ST to no longer create A2 entries - In Process
• Change Effort Certification to use the Payroll End Fiscal Year and Period to determine which salaries to include when creating Effort Certifications - In Process
• Remove Expense Transfer Fiscal Period Code from Report Definition - In Process
• Remove A2 toggle from Labor Ledger View - In Process
• Create an Effort Certification View that will use Payroll End Fiscal Year and Period to display salaries - In Process