PTO Accruals - Ceiling value needs to be grade based

Question

Release 11i.10.2
Details of the plan
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Accrual Formula = PTO_PAYROLL_BALANCE_CALCULATION
Carry Over Formula = PTO_PAYROLL_CARRYOVER
Payroll Balance Reset Date = 1st January
Period of Ineligibility = 6 months
Accrual Band
Years of Service = 0-99
Annual Rate = 30
Maximum Carry Over = 15
Requirement
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Ceiling is to be 60 for employees in Grade A1-A5 and for the rest there is not limit.
Can someone please help me? The Standard form does not seem to fulfill the needs and when I open forumlas PTO_PAYROLL_BALANCE_CALCULATION, PTO_PAYROLL_CARRYOVER I am unable to understand exaclty which part of the code should be modified.
Pls Help
Regards
Woqar

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