Concept: Delete Calculations
You can delete single calculations, if they aren't referenced elsewhere. Access the
Delete Calculation
task to delete:
- Earnings and their associated Pay Component Related Calculations (PCRCs).
- Deductions and their associated PCRCs.
- Date calculations.
- Numeric calculations.
- True or false calculations.
- Pay accumulations.
- Pay balances.
- Pay component groups.
The
Delete Calculation
task is secured by the Calculation: Delete
domain in the Core Payroll and Time Off and Leave functional areas.If you want to delete a calculation that doesn't display in the prompt, review the calculation definition and remove the Usage.
Considerations for Earnings and Deductions
Workday displays an error message and prevents you from deleting the calculation when it has been used in:
- Payroll input.
- Result lines.
- Retro result lines.
- Commitment or obligation results.
You can't delete earnings and deductions that use these components, even if you delete, cancel, or rescind them:
- Benefit group benefit credits (waived coverage credits).
- Payroll accounting adjustments.
- Payroll commitment rules.
If you're unable to delete a pay component, Workday recommends you to first
Inactive
the earning or decuction using the Edit Earning
or Edit Deduction
task.