Creating Foundation Records

Objectives

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
  • Create New Foundation Records
  • Update Foundation Record Translations
  • Create Custom Generic Records

Create New Foundation Records

Business Case:

You need to create a new pay component for the Base Salary in Germany.

Steps

  1. Create a new pay component for the Base Salary in Germany

    Effective asJan 01, 1990
    Pay Component IDBASE-DEU
    Pay ComponentBase Salary Germany
    DescriptionBase Salary for Germany
    Pay Component TypeAmount
    is earningYes
    CurrencyEUR
    FrequencyAnnual
    RecurringYes
    Can OverrideYes

  2. Update the country-specific field for Director Clinic Job Classification in Germany:

    pay Scale TypeClinical
    pay Scale AreaWalldorf
    pay Scale LevelSalary Level 2
    pay Scale GroupSalary Group 5

Update Foundation Record Translations

Business Case:

You need to provide German translations for legacy foundation objects. For a proof-of-concept, you will only translate the Dynamic Role names in German. The translations are provided for you.

The max-length must be adjusted to 128 to accommodate the translations. Translations for description fields can be ignored.

To determine the matched records, you can compare default value labels to the translations file provided.

Steps

  1. Export FoTranslation records

  2. You will only translate the names of dynamic role records.

  3. Delete the records not required for translations.

  4. Find the translations of the names in the translations file.

  5. Import and validate the translations.

Create Custom Generic Records

Business Case:

You need to create a few building records for the Walldorf campus.

Steps

  1. Create records according the following table:

    IDNameStart DateBusiness UnitCapacityLegal EntitySecurity ModelSecurity Clearance
    WAL-100Walldorf 100TodayCorporate Healthcare60ACE GermanyDEUDEU-1
    WAL-101Walldorf 101TodayCorporate Healthcare75ACE GermanyDEUDEU-1
    WAL-102Walldorf 102TodayCorporate Healthcare12ACE GermanyDEUDEU-2

  2. OPTIONAL CONFIGURATON

    You can configure a business rule that will auto populate the Security Clearance in Job Information whenever the building field is changed.

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