The Available EOP options file records are used within the payroll type parameters in order to force you to print a report using the Execute EOP options option on the main payroll menu or on the period reports menu before you use the Select new period option to advance into the next payroll tax period.
The Available EOP options will either be standard system supplied options or are created by a priority 8 user as User defined options.
Functionality exists that allows you to create and maintain records. To clone an existing record when creating a user defined record, first display the existing record, click the Copy radio button and click the Create button.
To access Available EOP options
The Payroll Password form is displayed.
Enter your payroll password.
The PAYROLL menu is displayed.
Select the System maintenance option.
The PR SYSTEM MAINTENANCE menu is displayed.
Select the Available EOP options option.
The End of period options form is displayed.
End of period options Form
The End of period options form is displayed when you select the Available EOP options option from the PR SYSTEM MAINTENANCE menu.
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Maintenance of Available EOP option records
The Available EOP option record consists of the one TAB called Properties. To amend an existing user defined Available EOP option enter the Option number and click the Amend button. To create an Available EOP option click the Create button and enter the Option number and other fields and click the Create button.
Note: A non software supplier user cannot amend a software supplier standard Available EOP option record with the User/kcc field set to K.
Properties Tab
Option number: The five digit unique field for the available EOP option. The standard system supplied options begin from number 1 and end at option 45.
Tip : If you are creating user defined Available EOP options it is recommended they start well above the standard system supplied options such as from option 1000 onwards. If new available EOP options are added during software upgrades they will always be added dynamically to avoid your user defined options being overwritten. By following the recommendation to start user defined options though from number 1000 it will ensure that new standard options are added onto your system using the same option number as our standard data.
Tip : Click the Ellipsis button
to search for an Available EOP option from the Available EOP options file.
Description: The thirty character description.
Program name: The eight character main program name to be used when running the end of period report.
Tip : To run a report generator report (as opposed to a user defined program) this will be PR/EOPPR.
User/Kcc: One character indicating the owner. This will be either:-
U: User defined
K: Software supplier standard option
Note: A non software supplier user creating Available EOP option records will automatically have this field set to U and the field will be not be accessible.
Overlays
Up to eight different programs may be defined for loading when the Available EOP option is run, each may be up to eight characters in length.
Tip : To run a report generator report (as opposed to a user defined program) it is conventional to enter the first overlay as RG/ovlay and the second overlay as PR/rgXXX where XXX is your report identifier.
Parameters
Up to four parameter definition lines each with up to fifty characters are available to define more advanced functionality. These are normally left blank for user defined reports.
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Use of Available EOP option records
Once the Available EOP options have been set up they may be used by a priority 8 payroll user to define the mandatory options for each payroll type in the payroll system maintenance option called Payroll type parameters.
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