More Fast Formula Examples For
Advanced Benefits, PTO Accruals and
Payroll Calculations
Bill Stratton
BOSS Corporation
[email protected]
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Agenda
• Introduction
• Crash Course of Fast Formulas
– Formula Types
– Database Items
– Syntax
– Indirect Results
– Payroll Tables
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Agenda (continued)
• Real Live Scenarios
• Payroll Calculations
– Student Federal Work Study Solution
• PTO Accrual
– Accrual Rate for New Hires
• Advanced Benefits
– Coverage Date Rule
• Fast Formula Debugging Techniques
• Q&A
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Who is BOSS?
• About BOSS Corporation
– BOSS is an acronym that stands for “Better Organization
Service Solutions”
– Founded in 1995 by Stephen Adams and Jim Crum
– Both Stephen and Jim were responsible for Oracle consulting
in the Southeast US for Oracle Corporation before forming
BOSS
– BOSS service lines are sharply focused on Oracle Application
implementations; Financials, HR/Payroll and Manufacturing,
technology consulting, and database administration services
– Headquarters are located in Atlanta, with additional offices in
Dallas, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, and Redwood Shores
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• About BOSS Corporation
• Author of two Oracle Application books
• “Special Edition: Using Oracle Applications”
• “Special Edition: Using Oracle 11i”
– Major sponsor at OAUG conferences; National, European, and many
regional and local groups
– Eleven presentations, papers and panel involvement Fall 2001
OAUG in San Diego
– Fourteen presentations, papers and panel involvement at Spring
2002 OAUG in San Diego
– Ten presentations, papers and panel involvement at Fall 2002
OAUG in San Diego
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Crash Course in Fast Formula
• Formula Types
– Skip Rules
– Validation
– Payroll Calculations
– Benefit Rules
– PTO Accrual Calculations
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• Database Items
– Variable Names for Complex Joins
– Flex Field Segments
– Balances (with Dimensions)
– Global Values
– Element Entry Input Values
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• Database Items Examples
– ASG_POSITION
– POS_KF_FUNCTION_CODE
– SCL_ASG_US_TIMECARD_REQUIRED
– GROSS_EARNINGS_ASG_GRE_MONTH
– LONG_TERM_DISABILITY_AMOUNT_ENTRY_VALUE
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Crash Course in Fast Formula
• Syntax
– Alias Section
– Default Section
– Inputs Section
– Calculation Section
–Assignment Statements
–IF/THEN/ELSE Statements
–No GOTO or Case Statements
– Return Section
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Crash Course in Fast Formula
• Indirect Results
– Pass Direct Result to Pay Value
– Pass Other Calculations to Other
Elements
– Make sure other elements have
higher priority
– Use Formula Results screen to
pass RETURN values to elements
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• Payroll Tables
– Defined in the Application
– Use Table Structure to define table
– Use Table Value to load values
– Date-tracked and can be updated by
Function personnel
– Great place to store rates by database
item (Location, People Group)
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Real Live Scenarios
• Student Federal Work Study
– Government supplies funds for
student employment
– Part of Financial Aid Package
– Student System Maintains Award
and balances
– Payroll needs to capture
“category”
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Payroll Calculation Scenario
• Step 1, Create EIT
– Use Assignment EIT
– Tracks Task, Rate and Costing
– Tracks FWS Flag
–Eligible
–Ineligible
–Excludable
–Summer
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Payroll Calculation Scenario
• Step 2, Fast Formula Function
– Returns Rate and FWS Flag
– PL/SQL Package
– Registered with Oracle Apps
– Can be called from Fast Formula
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Payroll Calculation Scenario
• Step 3, Create Information Element
– Used to capture dollars by FWS Flag
– Will be populated by Indirect Results
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element
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Payroll Calculation Scenario
• Step 4, Update Fast Formula
– Use function to retrieve rate and
FWS Flag
– Determine which category to place
dollars based on FWS Flag
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Payroll Calculation Scenario
• Step 5, Setup Formula Results
– Send each category to proper Input
Value on Information Element
– After payroll is complete, run interface
to send records to Student System
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demonstrate run results
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PTO Accrual
• Recent enhancements added Fast
Formula functionality
• Three types
– Calculation
– Carryover
– Ineligibility
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PTO Accrual Templates
• PTO Payroll Balance Calculation
– Same as 10.7
– One year term, starts on Jan 1
– Frequency based on payroll period
– Amounts defined on screens
– Carryover effective December 31
– Can now incorporate balances
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PTO Accrual Templates
• PTO Simple Balance Multiplier
– Accrual term one year - June 1
– Accrual frequency one month
– Accrual amounts in formula
– Carryover effective May 31
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PTO Accrual Templates
• PTO ROLLING ACCRUAL
– One year term, no fixed start date
– Accrual frequency one month
– Accrual amounts in formula
– No carryover (use it or lose it)
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PTO Accrual Scenario
• Will use PTO Payroll Balance Calculation
• Will modify sub formula PTO Payroll
Period Accrual
• Will create a table to store rates for first
year hires by month
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PTO Accrual Scenario
• Copy PTO_PAYROLL_BALANCE_CALCULATION to
OAUG_PAYROLL_BALANCE_CALCULATION
• Copy PTO_PAYROLL_PERIOD_ACCRUAL to
OAUG_PAYROLL_PERIOD_ACCRUAL
• Modify Formulas
• Define Plan
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Advanced Benefits - Eligibility
• OAB/OSB includes many opportunities
to use FF
• Almost every definition screen
includes a “Rule”
• Each screen uses a different Fast
Formula Type
• Check FF guide for requirements
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Advanced Benefits - Eligibility
• In our scenario, Coverage starts on the
first of the month following 30 days of
service
• Exceptions for January and February
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Fast Formula Debugging Tools
• Use MESG variable to include needed values
• Place MESG variable in RETURN statement
• Modify Formula Results
• Message will be included in Payroll Message
Report
• All values in MESG must be character
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Fast Formula Debugging Tools
• MESG does not work for OAB/OSB
• Create FF Function to post message to
custom table
• Can call multiple times
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Fast Formula Debugging Tools
• Step 1, Create custom table
• Step 2, Create PL/SQL procedure
• Step 3, Register Function
• Step 4, Use Function in FF
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Create function FF_POST_MESSAGE (
FormulaName IN Varchar2,
FormulaMessage IN Varchar2) Return Varchar2 IS
Begin
Insert into FF_POST_MESSAGE values
FormulaName,FormulaMessage,SYSDATE);
Commit;
Return('S');
Exception
When Others then
Return('F');
End;
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table
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Fast Formula Primer
Had Enough????
Q&A
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BOSS Corporation
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