On the Calculation Parameter (create) form, you can create a new parameter to be used for defining accruals and deductions. You can create a new parameter as based on an existing parameter or from scratch.

On this form, the only required field is: Description.

The "Calculation Parameter (create)" form

To create a parameter from template, click the Use template and select one of the following templates:

• Hours Worked: The number of hours the employee actually worked; this value will be available from the database (the documents of Time Sheet type).
• Days Worked: The number of days the employee worked during the month; this value will be available from the database (the documents of Time Sheet type).
• Fixed Amount: The fixed amount that is specified in the employment contract as the salary, in-office meals, and so forth.
• Pay Rate (TariffRate in Accruals/Deductions): The salary (per month); for PaymentbyJobs, it will stand for the standard pay per hour.
• Planned Work Days (NormDays in Accruals/Deductions): The number of work days in the month according to the calendar.
• Planned Work Hours (NormDaysbySchedule? as in Accruals/Deductions?): The number of working days in the month by work schedule which is assigned to this employee.

Edit the description and other properties if needed.

If you are creating a new parameter without using templates, in the Description field, enter a brief description which will be used as an identifier of the parameter (automatically appears in the Identifier field).

<Auto> in the Code field indicates that identifying code will be assigned automatically when you save the new parameter.
In the Details text box, provide any information related to the parameter.

Select the Specify value in payroll calculation document option if you need to enter the amount directly in a Payroll Calculation document. Once the option is selected, the Source field, Use Custom Query option, and other query-related pane become unavailable.

With the check box for the Specify value in payroll calculation document option cleared, you can select which source will be used for the parameter. For this/ click the three-dot (ellipsis) button in the Source field to open the Select Source dialog box.

The Select Source form

Select one of the following sources:

• Accounting data: To use the accounting data as the source.
• Of Help type information: 
• Balance and Turnovers by account: 

Click Save and Close to apply the selection and close the dialog box. 

If, for this parameter, you need to collect specific data in the database, select the Use custom query option.

Creating a Query

If for the new parameter created from scratch or based on a template, you need to create a custom query, select the Use custom query check box. Then open the Query tab in the lower area of the form and click the Edit Query button on the tab toolbar. Below, in the text box, you can enter the query or edit the one of the template.

The "Calculation Parameter (create)" form. The Query tab

Open the Data tab to specify the time range for collecting the data.

The "Calculation Parameter (create)" form. The Data tab

Open the Filter tab to set up filtering for the collected data.

The "Calculation Parameter (create)" form. The Filter tab

The toolbar buttons

The Use Template button allows you to create a new calculation parameter based on one of the existing parameters.

Click the Save button to save the new record or the Save and close button to save the record and close the form. For description of other buttons, refer to List toolbar.