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Last Updated: 2024-08-09
Create Override Rate Calculations

Create Override Rate Calculations

Create calculations to assign override rates to workers' time blocks based on the details of the work they're doing. Example: You might pay workers a different rate when they work for a particular cost center. You can define multiple override rates in 1 calculation, assigning a rate to each combination of worktag values.
If you manually enter an override rate on a time block, that rate also overrides any override rate calculations that apply to the time block.
  1. Access the
    Create Time Calculation
     task.
  2. From the
    Calculation Type
     prompt, select
    Override Rate Calculation
    .
  3. Select 1 or more
    Worktags
    .
    The worktags you select determine the worktag detail combinations to which you can assign override rates.
  4. (Optional) Select a
    Start Date
     and
    End Date
     to define a time period for the calculation to be in effect.
    The calculation is in effect for the time blocks reported for the time period. The time block date can be different from the date the time block is actually reported. Example: If the calculation is in effect starting on 2014-01-01, Workday includes a time block reported on 2013-12-31 for 2014-01-01 in the calculation but doesn't include a time block reported on 2014-01-01 for 2013-12-31.
  5. (Optional) Select
    Time Calculation Tags
     to further identify the time blocks to which you want to apply the override rates.
  6. Add a row in the
    Rate Assignments
     table for each rate assignment that you want to define.
    1. Select a worktag value for each worktag.
    2. Enter an
      Override Rate
       for the worktag value or combination of worktag values.
    3. (Optional) Select a
      Currency
       for the override rate.
      When you don't specify a currency, Workday Payroll uses the worker's default currency when referencing the override rate.
  7. In the
    Groups
     tab, add time calculation group snapshots with the appropriate effective dates to specify which workers are eligible for the calculation.
When workers enter time blocks that match the worktag type and time calculation tag conditions that you specified, Workday applies the appropriate override rate to the time blocks.
Assign time calculation priorities.