Help Needed !!!!! in New Hire Proration and Carryover (PTO Accruals)

Question

Dear All,
We are facing a problem in Accrual formula where
Accrual Term is 1-July to 30 June
Accruing Multiplier is 'M'
Accruing Frequency is 3 Months
Accrual Rate is 5 Days
Employee gets Leave at the end of each quarter
1st Quarter (July-Aug-Sep) - 5 Days
2nd Quarter (Oct - Nov - Dec) - 5 Days
3rd Quarter (Jan - Feb - Mar) - 5 Days
4Th Quarter (Apr - May - Jun) - 6 Days
Total 5+5+5+6 = 21 Days
This accrual Plan is working fine for employees joining before the accrual start date of 1-Jul or employees joining on the first date of the first month of any quarter.
But for any employee joining after 1-Jul we should get the prorated leave entitlement
We have identified and developed the logic for the number of days a new joinee would accrue if he joins in the middle of a Accrual period. I am detailing out the following logic
The SQL for this is as follows
SELECT (ROUND((21/365*(fffunc.days_between(:Hire_date,:Current_accrual_Period_End_Date)+1))/5,1)*5)*-1 FROM DUAL
My query to all Fastformula Gurus is that how can i incorporate this leave proration logic for employees joining in the middle of the accrual period into my Accrual Fastformula.
Any help is appreciated guys.
If anyone wants to look at the code for the Accrual fastformula, you guys can Message me on the forum
Cheers
Sachin

Answer 1

To achieve your requirement, you need to change the accrual sub formula PTO_PAYROLL_PERIOD_ACCRUAL. Follow the below steps.
A.Create a pl/sql function :
1. Create a new Pl/Sql Function in similar lines with parameters as p_assignment_id, p_date_earned, p_plan_id and p_number_of_years;
2. The new function should call the pl/sql function per_utility_functions.Get_Accrual_Band passing values of p_plan_id and p_number_of_years.
3. After the above function call, invoke your custom procedure to get the accrual value based on grade (passing p_assignment_id and p_date_earned as parameters).
4. call the procedure per_formula_functions.set_number to set the ceiling value.
So overall your function should like this
FUNCTION <function name>(p_assignment_id NUMBER,p_date_earned DATE,p_plan_id NUMBER, p_number_of_years NUMBER ) RETURN NUMBER IS
< variables declaration>
l_ceiling number;
BEGIN
l_return := per_utility_functions.Get_Accrual_Band(p_plan_id,p_number_of_years);
IF l_return = 1 THEN
return l_return;
ELSE
l_return := <your custom function>(p_assignment_id,p_date_earned,l_ceiling);
l_error := per_formula_functions.set_number('CEILING' ,l_ceiling);
END IF;
END <function name>;
l_error := per_formula_functions.set_number('CEILING' ,l_ceiling);
B. Create a Formula Function with the above pl/sql function with p_assignment_id, p_date_earned, p_plan_id as context usages and p_number_of_years as parameter.
C. Copy the Formula PTO_PAYROLL_PERIOD_ACCRUAL and replace the entry of Get_Accrual_Band with your custom formula function defined in step B.
D. Copy the formula PTO_PAYROLL_BALANCE_CALCULATION and replace the entry of PTO_PAYROLL_PERIOD_ACCRUAL with your custom formula defined in step C.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Sharath