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Setup Payroll Variables to configure the salary heads used in your organization. Learn how to customize variables by activating or deactivating them, modifying their labels, and setting their order of appearance.
● Log into the system as HR Manager.
● On the Dashboards page, click Product configurations. Click Configure Payroll under Payroll Settings section.
● Click on the Payroll variables tab under Payroll Settings.
The page appears with a list of clickable Variable types. Click on each of these variable types to configure them. Each variable type has a list of variables that can be customized according to the specific requirements of your company.
● A list of variables for the selected variable type appears on the right side of the Variable type list.
Each variable type list displays two types of variables, Active and Not being used, each indicating the number of variables they have. The Active variables are the selected variables for a variable type. These variables will be used while processing the payroll. The Not being used are the variables that are not used by the system in payroll processing. You can activate inactive variables if required.
● Click Not being used link. A list of inactive variables for the selected data type appears.
● Click on the variable that you want to activate. The edit screen for the selected variable appears on the extreme right section of the page.
● Select the Active checkbox to activate the variable.
● Modify the label of the variable by providing a new variable label in the Label text box, if required.
● Click Update. The variable is successfully modified and a message suggesting the same appears.
● Now click Active to view the newly added variable (Date of joining) in the list of Active variables.
● Deactivate the Active variables that are not required and modify the labels of the Active variables by following the same steps, if required.
● Click on up and down arrows to modify the order of appearance of variables on the payroll processing pages, if required. You can now follow the same steps mentioned above to customize the variables of each variable type.
Learn more about Empxtrack Payroll
Suggested Links
- Payroll Configurations
- Setup Variables for Payroll Reports
- Setup Salary Structures
- Add Salary Heads to a Salary Structure
- Assign a Salary Structure to Employees
- Upload Salary Structure
- Upload Past Salaries for Employee
- Download Employee Salaries
- Setup Investment Declaration
- Configure Company Settings for Payroll
- Design Pay Slip
- Setup Claim Variables
