BS06 vs cycles.htm

We are still using the cycles.htm flat file for setting the dates for our Flex benefit cycle rules and wanting to start using the BS06 screen. All of our pay plans are biweekly but we are unsure what needs to be set up on the BS06 and were wondering if anyone would be willing to share their setup with our Benefit's team? Thanks in advance!

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unknown

We use the HS06 and are also paid biweekly.
We leave the pay plan blank so that it works with all pay plans and then add the pay period dates.

It works really well with minimal time to input.

unknown

Here you go, steps attached with screenshot in Word doc.

deanna-plant

Very helpful! Question...is the end date the check date or pay period end date? We are using pay period begin/end in the cycle.htm file but we have questioned whether this should really be based on check dates.

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unknown

Use the Pay Period End date. The Cycles follow your pay periods. The check date determines which w2 qtr/year the wages fall into.

unknown

If you are on the same schedule as we are then your first pay period of 2015 will begin 12/28/2014 & end 01/10/2015.

unknown

We use the pay period end date. The pay period end date is always a Saturday, and our pay date is the next Thursday. However sometimes we pay on Wednesday if there is a holiday, so keeping it the pay period end date works well.

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unknown

ditto

juergen-erbe

The whole point of both the screen and the cycles.htm is to allow Lawson figure out how many pay periods are left in the year when the employee enrolls in a reserved spending account, so that the proper deduction amount to reach the goal can be calculated.

You pretty much have to use the actual pay period end date in order for that to work.

deanna-plant

Thank you all for your assistance! Greatly appreciated!

greg-pelz

Does the BS06.1 auto calculate work if you have 26 pay periods but only take the deductions (including FSA) from 24 pays?

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juergen-erbe

If you have 26 pay period and only take from 24 of them, you typically will have to manually adjust the cycle numbers.

We normally hand key the dates out of paranoia and control issues, but it should also work to auto calc the pay periods and then go in behind and update the remaining cycles manually.

For example:

We take FSA on the first two checks of a month and our pay periods are set up so that July this year has three pay checks. The entry for the pay period that third check is cut for will have the same cycle number as the entry for the pay period prior.

So we have the below entries:

unknown

We simply elected not to take benefit deductions on the 27 pay period...both core and voluntary. Premium amounts remained as if 26 pay cycles. We have a pay cycle that does not deduct benefit premiums but does allow for direct deposit. (You would want DC plans to be deducted)

It was nice for the employees and easy solution for payroll, benefits and IT.

I would think BS06 could be adjusted to reflect 26 pay periods.?.

plancor

Our next fiscal year will have 27 pay periods. I opened a case with Infor to determine if we could set benefits to allow for 27 deductions. Here's the response:

"The EMSS enrollment will use the cost divisor setup on the BS01. When this is setup for bi-weekly, it will always use the 26 pay period amount.If you want annual enrollment to display the 27 pay period cost, you would need to modify the code. To have the benefit plan calculate the 27 pay period amount, you would need to change the frequency table tied to the plan to a 27 cost divisor and run BN104 to update.You can enter an enhancement request via www.inforcommunities.com > Enhancement Requests > Infor Human Capital Management to request that change/additional functionality. You will need to create a login, and under the Enhancement Requests tab, there is training available."

As a result, we will not be taking benefit deductions on the 27th pay period.

juergen-erbe

Lisa and Plancor, I suspect you were both actually wanting to respond to the other BS06 discussion - infor365.infor.com/group_discussion.aspx which was about how to handle 27 pay periods.

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unknown

Yes I was told by Infor the same thing. They said they are working on a "fix" but it won't be ready any time soon. We decided to go with a "benefit holiday" for the 27th pay.

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