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Oracle Fusion HRMS (US): Implementation and Use
Table of Contents
Overview ............................................................................................... 6
Other Information Sources ............................................................... 6
Document Updates ........................................................................... 6
Change Record ................................................................................. 6
Vertex .................................................................................................... 6
License .............................................................................................. 7
Installing the Monthly File Updates .................................................. 7
Running the Process ........................................................................ 7
Vertex Tax Calculation Reference Material ...................................... 7
Troubleshooting ................................................................................ 7
Support and Reference..................................................................... 8
Organization Structures ........................................................................ 8
Enterprises ........................................................................................ 9
Implementation Projects ................................................................... 9
Payroll Product License Parameter ................................................ 11
Geographies ................................................................................... 13
Enterprise Structures ...................................................................... 17
Legal Addresses ............................................................................. 18
Legislative Data Groups ................................................................. 19
Jurisdictions .................................................................................... 19
Legal Entities .................................................................................. 21
Legal Entity HCM Information for Legal Employers and PSUs ..... 24
Legal Entity Deduction Records ..................................................... 28
Legal Reporting Units ..................................................................... 29
Legal Reporting Unit Contact Details ............................................. 31
Legal Reporting Unit Registrations ................................................. 33
Legal Reporting Unit HCM Information .......................................... 34
Legal Reporting Unit Deduction Records ....................................... 37
Business Units ................................................................................ 40
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Overview
This document is intended to document how to:
Define the organizational structures required for HR and Payroll country-specific processes
Define the data required for paying a US worker
Define the data required for hiring and maintaining a US worker
Define the data required for HR and Payroll country-specific reporting
Document Updates
This document is based on the most current application release as of the documents publication date. Content
is updated as needed to reflect major changes to existing features or when significant new features are added to
the US localization. For this reason, it is possible that some minor UI differences may exist between the version
being implemented and the version described in this document.
Change Record
Vertex
Vertex installation is a mandatory step for US Payroll and US Payroll Interface clients. Fusion payroll processing
will not work without Vertex data.
Vertex provides:
Address Validation: These updates come from Vertex in the monthly ORAMAST.txt (Geography file).
Payroll Tax Calculation Rules/Tax Data: These updates come from Vertex in the monthly QFPT.dat (Tax
file).
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Update notifications: When the updates are released by Vertex, those registered with Vertex at the customer
site receive an email notification. For SaaS customers, the Oracle Product Services team receives the
notification and logs a bug to install the files.
License
Saas customers do not need to acquire a Vertex license. This is included as part of the Saas service offering.
On-Premise and On-Demand customers must acquire a Vertex license and pay the associated fees.
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution
Invalid Address Data Is the combination you are trying to enter
valid? Confirm it on USPS.com. If valid,
contact Oracle Support.
In any case where entering an address is
required, it is good practice to enter the ZIP
Code first. In this way, the application is able
to automatically populate other fields based on
the Vertex data.
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Customer does not have a US Payroll license Switch the license to HR-only, and run the
and does not want address validation Load Geographies for US task again. If they
have never run the process, they do not need
to run it. Setting the license to HR-only should
be sufficient.
Payroll Tax Calculation Refer to Tax Troubleshooting, below.
Error during Vertex file load (does not apply to If the database contains corrupt information,
SaaS customers) you will receive an error.
Do not copy over an existing database.
Note:
When installing a new data file, remove the
existing ISAM database and install the new
database in a empty directory.
Do not load an older version of the file.
Organization Structures
Before an employer can hire a US worker or run any country-specific processes, the Implementation Team must
set up the organization structures required for the management of HR processes. You can perform all setup
tasks using the Functional Setup Manager (FSM).
The following sections describe these structures and how to define them:
Enterprises
Implementation Projects
Payroll Product License
Geographies
Enterprise Structures
Legal Addresses
Legislative Data Groups
Jurisdictions
Legal Entities
Legal Entity HCM Information for Legal Employers and PSUs
Legal Entity Deduction Records
Legal Reporting Units
Legal Reporting Unit Contact Details
Legal Reporting Unit Registrations
Legal Reporting Unit HCM Information
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Enterprises
The Enterprise classification represents the top structure in the organization that supports partitioning
requirements for Oracle Fusion applications. Each employee you define exists within the context of an
enterprise. If a person is associated with two enterprises, that person must have two person records.
Since there is no concept of legislation at the enterprise level, no US-specific attributes are stored at this level.
All US-specific attributes are stored in subordinate structures, such as the legal entity.
This document does not describe enterprise setup, as this structure is defined at a higher level than HR and is
used across Oracle Fusion product lines.
Implementation Projects
Setup tasks for organization structures must be defined in an implementation project. To create an
implementation project:
1. Sign in to the Oracle Fusion application using a role that has the profile of a super-user and privileges to
create all organizational structures.
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4. On the Create Implementation Project page, provide a name and start date for your project.
5. Click Next.
6. Select Workforce Deployment.
7. For Payroll implementations, further select Payroll and then US Payroll.
This parent project contains all the tasks needed to set up HCM organizational structures.
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Use the new Manage Payroll Product Usage task to select the correct payroll product for each of your legislations
to ensure that payroll-related features work correctly in your implementation. This feature replaces the Payroll
License action parameter, which was maintained on the Manage Payroll Process Configuration page.
NOTE:
In Release 8 and onwards, the license is set by country. After any upgrade, the Payroll License parameter is
reset to null, and the Implementation Team must update it before any transactional actions can be
performed, such as running payroll, new hires, setting up elements, and so on.
If this parameter is set to one of the payroll values, it automatically creates an employees tax deduction card
when a payroll relationship is created.
Refer to the following document on Oracle Support for additional information:
Fusion Payroll: Types of License In Fusion Payroll (Doc ID 1611941.1)
To check and set the product license:
1. Search for and start the Manage Payroll Product Usage task.
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2. Check the selected Payroll Product for the appropriate legislation to ensure the proper setting.
3. Make any changes, if needed, and click Save.
4. Click Done.
Geographies
The US geocodes are used for:
Address validation
Regional taxation
Geography-based business processes
This geography information is provided by Vertex or another third-party source.
Loading Geographies
The Implementation Team must load this data into the geographies table.
This task is required for both HR-only (if using address validation) and Payroll implementations.
To load US geographies:
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3. Click Submit.
Verifying Geographies
To verify predefined geographies:
1. Select Manage Geographies in the implementation project checklist.
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2. On the Manage Geographies page, select US and click Search to view the predefined US geography setup
and content.
3. Select the green checkmark for each type of geography data you want to verify.
Address Cleansing Defined
Structure Defined
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Hierarchy Defined
Validation Defined
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2. In the Geography Mapping and Validation section, select or deselect the Enable List of Values checkbox as
appropriate for each geography type.
Note:
Tax and geography validations are not used by Oracle Fusion HCM applications, so do not use the Tax
Validation and Geography Validation checkboxes. Likewise, you can ignore the fields in the Geography
Validation Control section.
3. Click Save and Close.
Enterprise Structures
You can now begin the process of defining enterprise structures. All setup tasks are located in the
implementation project task list under Workforce Deployment > Define Common Applications Configuration for
Human Capital Management > Define Enterprise Structures for Human Capital Management:
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Legal Addresses
A legal address is the address of record for an entity. For example, the legal address of a legal authority is used
in communications with that authority. No legal addresses are predefined for the US. You must create legal
addresses for all organizational units of the enterprise.
To define legal addresses:
1. Select Manage Legal Addresses in the implementation project task list.
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Jurisdictions
All legal entities must be registered against a jurisdiction that is governed by a legal authority. A jurisdiction is a
combination of the legislative category (labor law, transaction tax law, income tax laws, and so on) and the
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physical territory (such as group of countries, country, state, county, and parish) to which legal rules are
grounded. A tax jurisdiction is a geographic area where a tax is levied by a specific tax authority. Jurisdictions
must be set up before creating registrations because a jurisdiction is required in the registration process. The
identifying jurisdiction is usually the first jurisdiction that the legal entity must register with, in order to be
recognized in its territory. The registration to the identifying jurisdiction of the legal entity territory is called the
identifying registration. The jurisdiction can also capture the registration code or the name of the registration
number. The registration code can then be used as the prompt for the registration number given the context of
the jurisdiction. The jurisdiction has a start date and end date to show when the jurisdiction is effective and when
you can register against the jurisdiction.
There are three sub-regions on the Create Legal Jurisdiction page:
General Information: Displays the legislative category and allows the user to select the territory, enter the
name, the start and end date (if any end date), and to specify whether the jurisdiction is identifying or not. The
Additional Customer descriptive flexfield allows employers to define their own country or legislative category
context additional attributes.
Registration Code Assignment: For a given jurisdiction, allows the user to select a specific registration code to
display when creating legal entities and legal reporting units (LRUs).
Legal Functions: Allows the user to relate specific legal functions for a given jurisdiction, such as payment,
reporting, and so on. This is optional.
The US localization provides the following predefined legal jurisdictions, which are a combination of the territory
and legislative category:
Jurisdiction Legislative Category Territory Description
United States FEDERAL_TAX United States Used for federal income tax,
Federal Tax federal unemployment tax, Social
Security, and Medicare.
<Territory> Income Tax State Used for all states with an income
Income Tax tax. One legal jurisdiction for
each state with an income tax is
created.
<Territory> Unemployment State Used for all states with an
Unemployment Insurance Tax unemployment insurance tax.
Insurance One legal jurisdiction for each
state with an unemployment tax is
created.
<Territory> Disability Insurance State Used for all states with a disability
Disability Tax insurance tax. One legal
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Legal Entities
A legal entity is an entity unequivocally identified and given rights and responsibilities under commercial law,
through registration with the territorys appropriate authority. Legal entities have the responsibility to account for
themselves (through balance sheets, income statements, specified reports, and so on) to company regulators,
taxation authorities, and owners according to rules specified in the relevant legislation.
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in a different way in order to set up the organizational model that best fits their business needs. Before you begin
creating organizational units, it is helpful to understand the organization structure models supported by the US
localization.
The figure below illustrates the four configurations supported by Oracle Fusion HRMS (US):
Enterprise 1: One PSU with one legal employer and one TRU
Enterprise 2: One PSU with one legal employer and multiple TRUs
Enterprise 3: One PSU with multiple legal employers and multiple TRUs, where each legal employer is
associated with a single TRU
Enterprise 4: One PSU with multiple legal employers, where different employers are associated with different
TRUs
Note:
An enterprise can have multiple PSUs belonging to the same or different LDGs. It is possible for a legal entity to
be both a PSU and a legal employer.
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Note:
Electronic year-end and quarterly filings processes are not yet available in Oracle Fusion. These filings are
currently handled by the ADP third-party vendor using the ADP Tax Filing interface. See Oracle Fusion
HRMS (US): Payroll Third-Party Tax Filing Interface white paper on MOS for necessary setups for the Tax
Filing Interface.
To enter the additional HCM information:
1. Select Manage Legal Entity HCM Information in the implementation project task list.
2. In the Select Scope window, choose Select and Add in the Legal Entity LOV.
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8. In the New Hire Reporting Rules section, associate a default TRU to a legal employer by selecting one in the
TRU for the New Hire Report field.
The HR reports use the employer FEIN, registered name, contact details, and other registration details of the
TRU associated to the legal employer.
9. In the VETS Reporting Rules section, specify the following values:
Field Name Notes
Reporting Name Enter the hiring location name.
Parent Company Enter the parent company headquarters.
Type of Reporting Select Prime Contract, Subcontractor, or Both.
Organization
Company Number Enter the unique company identifier.
10. In the EEO and VETS Reporting Information section, specify the following values:
Field Name Notes
Employment Category Each of the employees to be included in report must have
an employment category. Select the employment
categories to be included in the report.
Establishment Employer Select Multiple if you are a multi-establishment employer.
Type Select Single if you are a single establishment employer.
11. If the legal entity is also a PSU, select the Payroll Statutory Unit tab.
12. Click the Federal link, and enter any additional information to support electronic year-end filings for the US.
Data entered here applies to all LRUs attached to the PSU.
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13. Click the appropriate link to enter additional information to support electronic year-end and quarterly filings for
those regions.
Data entered here applies to all LRUs attached to the PSU.
3. On the Create Calculation Card page, enter the required information and click Continue.
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4. To enter federal income tax (FIT) calculation rules, select the appropriate row under Calculation
Components.
5. Enter the appropriate data in the Calculation Component Details section.
6. Repeat to add calculation rules for Social Security and FUTA.
7. Click Save.
2. Select Manage Legal Reporting Unit in the implementation project task list.
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3. On the Scope Selection window, select Create New and click on Apply and Go to Task.
Note:
An LRU with the same name as the previously created legal entity is created by default.
This LRU is automatically designated as the main LRU for the legal entity.
4. To create a second LRU for this legal entity, enter the required information on the Create Legal Reporting
Unit page.
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3. On the Select Scope page, select the Search Legal Reporting Units option and click Apply and Go to Task.
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The Manage Legal Reporting Unit Registrations page displays a list of registrations for this legal entity.
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performed through the US Third-Party Tax Filing interfaces. Refer to the Oracle Fusion HRMS (US): Payroll
Third-Party Tax Filing Interface white paper on MOS for necessary setups for the Tax Filing Interfaces.
Note: Used for: EEO, VETS, New hire, Payroll, and Payroll Third-Party Tax Filing Interface.
To specify the required HCM information for TRUs:
1. Select the parent legal entity and then the LRU, as described in previous tasks.
2. Start the Manage Legal Reporting Unit HCM Information task from the implementation project task list.
3. On the Manage Legal Reporting Unit HCM Information page, select the Tax Reporting Unit check box. This
identifies the LRU as TRU.
4. Click Next.
5. Select the Tax Reporting Unit tab.
Do not enter any data in the Tax Reporting Unit Type or Associated Legal Employer areas.
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8. In the EEO and VETS Reporting Rules section, enter the following values:
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8. Click Add.
9. Select State Unemployment Employer Experience Rate from the Name menu.
10. Enter the SUI rate for this LRU in the Rate field.
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When a SUI rate is entered for a selected state, the SDI and SIT component details for that state must also
be provided.
11. In the Calculation Components table, select State Disability.
12. In the Calculation Component Details section, click Add.
13. Select State Disability Organization Information from the LOV, and click OK.
Note:
The Self Adjust method can be specified here.
14. Click Save.
15. Repeat steps 11 through 14 for State Income tax.
Business Units
Oracle Fusion HRMS (US) uses the business unit classification to group sets of data. When you associate a
business unit with a default set, the default set is inherited by every entity connected to the business unit.
No US-specific data is required or captured at this level. However, a worker must be assigned a business unit
during the hire process, so you must create business units for the enterprise.
Workforce Structures
Workforce structure setup should be performed once you have completed organization structure setup.
Workforce structures are used to:
Define additional partitioning of the workers within the organization, including divisions, departments, and
reporting establishments
Assign roles to workers within the organization, including grades, jobs, and positions
Set up actions and reasons that apply to the work relationship cycle of workers
No workforce structures are predefined for the US. The Implementation Team is responsible for defining all the
workforce structures that apply to the enterprise for which the setup is being done. Some workforce structures
may not apply to every enterprise.
Locations
Locations identify:
Where business is conducted, including the physical location of a workforce structure
Workers physical work locations
Other areas of interest to the business
To create or manage locations:
1. Select Manage Locations in the implementation project task list.
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2. Click Create.
3. Under Basic Details, define the effective start date.
When editing the location record, use the Correct option to make the changes effective to the start of the
existing record. Otherwise use the update option.
4. Define the other required fields in the Basic Details and Location Information sections.
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6. In the United States Multiple Worksite Reporting Information section, define the following information:
Field Name Notes
Trade Name Name of the client establishment at this location. If this location is to
be included in MWR reporting, this field is required.
Worksite Meaningful, unique description of the client establishment, such as
Description store number or plant name. If this location is to be included in MWR
reporting, this field is required.
Unit Number Five-digit number used in conjunction with the SUI account number
to uniquely identify a location at its address. This field is
informational only.
Comment Code 1, These fields are informational only.
2, 3
Comment Additional information on any recent changes in your company that
may have impacted employment, wages, and locations, such as
changes in business activities, acquisitions, mergers, and sales.
Refer to the BLS website for more information.
Include for Select Yes if this location is eligible for MWR reporting; when the
Reporting process is run, all employees assigned to this location are included
in the report. Select No to exclude this location from the report.
7. In the United States Reporting Information section, define the following EEO and VETS information:
Field Name Notes
D-U-N-S Number Enter the 9-digit business identifier assigned by Dun and Bradstreet.
NAICS Number Enter the 6-digit North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS) code. This number is used by federal statistical agencies
in classifying business establishment.
8. In the United States Veteran Reporting Information section, define the following VETS information:
Field Name Notes
Reporting Name Enter the location reporting name.
Hiring Location Enter the hiring location number.
Number
Maximum Number Specify the greatest number of employees currently hired during the
of Employees 12-month period covered by this report.
Minimum Number Specify the fewest number of employees currently hired during the
of Employees 12-month reporting period.
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9. In the United States EEO-1 Reporting Information section, define the following EEO-1 information:
Field Name Notes
Reporting Name Enter the location reporting name.
Unit Number Enter the unit number applicable to the establishment or location.
Reported Last Select Yes or No.
Year
10. In the United States Unemployment Reporting Information section, define the following information:
Field Name Notes
Employer Unit Enter a three, four, or five digit number, depending on the state.
Number Currently this is required for New Mexico, Massachusetts,
Minnesota, Iowa, and Michigan.
11. For locations in Pennsylvania, enter additional information to support PA Act 32.
12. In the United States EEO and Veteran Reporting Information section, identify the HR Reporting locations.
A location is identified as a reporting location when the HR Reporting Location field is set to Yes.
For Example:
An employer may have multiple physical locations that are in close proximity to each other and are therefore
reported under a single HR Reporting Location. To represent this, No for a locations HR Reporting
Location and attach it to a location identified as a HR Reporting location. This can be accomplished through
the following configuration:
Field Name Value
HR Reporting Location No
HR Reporting Proxy Select reporting location
13. Click Submit.
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Departments
A department is a division of a business enterprise dealing with a particular area or activity to which you can
assign workers.
No data is required or captured at this level for the US, but Implementation Teams can create a department
structure for an enterprise in the organizational structure setup phase of the project.
To create departments:
1. Select Manage Departments in the implementation project task list.
2. Click Create.
3. Define the information required for this department.
Grades
A grade defines the relative rank, level, or status of a worker. It is one of the key building blocks used for
managing compensation.
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To create grades:
1. Select Manage Grades in the implementation project task list.
2. Click Create.
3. Define the information required for this grade.
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Grade rates can be used to define pay values for grades in a legislative data group (country).
6. Add a rate that was previously defined or create a new rate.
7. Click Next.
8. Review your data, and click Submit.
Jobs
To create jobs:
1. Select Manage Job in the implementation project task list.
2. Click Create.
3. Define the information required for this job.
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Actions Reasons
Action reasons are useful primarily for analysis and reporting purposes. They provide information about when or
why a specific action can be taken, such as termination of a worker. They can also be used to trigger a process
based on the value of the action reason.
Several action reasons are predefined in the system. Although action reasons are not workforce structures, the
Implementation Team may want to create additional ones to suit the business needs of the enterprise.
To view and manage action reasons:
1. Select Manage Actions in the implementation project task list.
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2. On the Manage Actions page, you can search for existing actions and view associated action reasons.
You can also create new actions and action reasons.
The following screen below shows the action reasons for the termination action:
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3. To create a new action reason for an action, click Create in the Actions Reasons section and complete the
required fields:
The new reason code is available for selection when a user performs the specified action.
4. Click OK.
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When you select Workforce Structures in the Navigator, the following page is displayed:
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Locations
Banking Setup
An HR-only customer may want to add payee banking information even if payroll is not being processed by
Oracle Fusion HRMS for US. For example, banking setup may be required for reporting purposes or because
the data may be passed to other products, such as an expenses module.
To accommodate this scenario, the set up of banks and branches must be done before entering bank accounts
and payment methods for the payee. Additionally some payroll set up, described later in this document, would be
needed.
No banks or branches are predefined for the US. Banks and branches must be defined during implementation.
You can do this manually by entering the banks and branches in the application, or it can be done in a mass
upload process.
Banks
To define banks:
1. Sign in to the application with a role that has implementation privileges, such as APPL_IMP_CONSULTANT.
2. Select Manage Banks in the implementation project task list.
3. Click Create.
4. On the Create Bank page, provide the necessary information.
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Bank Branches
To define branches for the banks you created:
1. Select Manage Bank Branches in the implementation project task list.
2. Click Create.
3. On the Create Bank Branch page, provide the necessary information.
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Bank Accounts
Once banks and branches are set up, you must define the bank accounts that are needed for the organization.
Normally, Implementation Teams set up bank accounts that are used at an organizational level, such as the
source bank accounts for payments, rather than bank accounts at the individual payee level.
No bank accounts are predefined for the US.
To define bank accounts:
1. Select Manage Bank Accounts in the implementation project task list.
2. Click Create.
3. On the Create Bank Branch page, provide the required information.
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4. If you want to use this bank account for processing payments related to payroll, select the Payroll option in
the Account Use field.
5. Click Save and Close.
4. On the Create Organization Payment Method page, enter the required information.
Field Name Description
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The system uses the payment information set at the payment source level for NACHA employee direct
deposit.
8. Enter required information, and click Submit.
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Payroll Configuration
Consolidation groups and payroll definitions are normally concepts related to payroll, but if an HR-only customer
needs to assign banking details for their employees, then these objects must be set up.
Consolidation Groups
Oracle Fusion HRMS (US) uses consolidation groups within the organization to enable grouping of different
payrolls for reporting purposes. No consolidation groups are predefined for the US. If you are creating payroll
definitions for the implementation, you must define at least one consolidation group. Payroll definitions must be
assigned to a consolidation group.
To set up consolidation groups:
1. Sign in to the application with a role that has implementation privileges, such as APPL_IMP_CONSULTANT.
2. Select Manage Consolidation Groups in the implementation project task list.
3. On the Manage Consolidation Groups page, click the Add Row icon.
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Payroll Definitions
Payroll definitions contain calendar and offset information that determine when payments are calculated and
costed. Using payroll definitions, you can specify payment frequency, processing schedule, and other
parameters for a particular payroll. Payroll period types, such as weekly, bi-weekly, or semi-monthly, determine
the interval at which you pay employees.
A payroll definition is associated with only one payroll period type, and implementers must set up at least one
payroll definition for each payroll period type the employer wants use to pay employees.
When you create a payroll definition, the complete payroll schedule is automatically generated, based on:
Selected payroll period type
Any offsets and calendar adjustments
Number of years
Once you have created a payroll definition, use the Manage Payroll Relationships page to assign employees to it.
Note:
Before creating a payroll definition, you must have defined the LDG and at least one consolidation group.
No payroll definitions are predefined for the US.
To set up payroll definitions:
1. Select Manage Payroll Definitions in the implementation project task list.
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2. Click Create.
3. Select the LDG for this payroll definition, and click Continue.
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A set of element templates is predefined for the US. They are accessed through the Manage Elements task.
To create a regular earnings element for basic salary:
1. Select Manage Elements in the Setup and Maintenance or Payroll Calculations work area.
2. On the Manage Elements page, click Create.
3. On the Create Element window, select a LDG, a primary element classification, and if necessary, a
secondary classification.
Note:
Primary classifications have a priority range. When you define an element, you can override the default
processing priority with another number from the range. This is useful if you need to establish the order in
which the element processes with respect to other elements in the primary classification range.
Select the appropriate secondary classification. This secondary classification is used when updating or
creating wage basis rules or wage attachment rules.
4. Click Continue.
5. Complete the fields on the Basic Information page.
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The questions and default answers are based on settings for the predefined classifications for the US. Your
answers drive the definition of the element you are creating.
6. Click Next.
7. Complete the rest of the questionnaire.
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8. Click Next.
9. Verify the information, and click Submit to create the new element.
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The Element Summary page provides additional information, such as input values, processing rules, and
eligibility.
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10. Use the Element Overview panel to navigate through the summary page options.
11. To set element eligibility, in the Element Overview panel, select Actions > Create Element Eligibility.
This displays the Element Eligibility page. Element eligibility must be defined so the element can be linked to
an element entry (and hence to gross compensation).
12. Enter a name in the Element Eligibility Name field, and click Submit.
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By entering only a name and no eligibility criteria, the element is eligible for all employees.
13. Select an input value in the left panel, and provide additional information such as default values, validation
formulas, and required flag.
14. Click Submit and Done.
15. Repeat this process to create a set of elements to support your business needs.
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Salary Basis
A salary basis allows employers to:
Establish the period of time for which an employees salary is quoted
Link a payroll element to a salary basis
To set up the salary basis:
1. Sign in to the application with a role that has compensation administrator privileges, such as
CMP_ADMIN_ALL.
2. Navigate to the Compensation work area.
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4. Click Create.
5. On the Create Salary Basis page, select the element to use for the salary basis and provide the required
information.
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3. Click Done.
4. To ensure the FIT deduction is calculated at 39.6% (the highest tax bracket), override the Supplemental Rate
percentage on the employees Manage Payroll Calculation Information page for the federal employee
withholding certificate.
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d. Enter the appropriate effective date, and select the gross-up earnings element name.
e. Enter the net value to be used for the grossup calculation in the Net field.
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10. In Calculate QuickPay page, select Regular Run Type and click Submit Process.
11. Navigate to the View Person Process Results task to see the gross-to-net calculation results.
For example, the following is a sample statement of earnings for a test employee who has not yet reached
their Social Security tax maximum:
Based upon calculations performed in the test environment, the employees FIT withheld is calculated at
39.6% of gross wages:
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3. Click Done.
4. To ensure the FIT deduction is calculated at 39.6% (the highest tax bracket), override the Supplemental Rate
percentage on the employees Manage Payroll Calculation Information page for the federal employee
withholding certificate.
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Overtime
Oracle Fusion HRMS (US) determines the overtime rate according to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
eligibility based on the job assigned to the employee. Employers define a job as nonexempt in the FLSA Status
field found in the United States Job Information region (refer to the job work structures previously defined in this
document). Oracle Fusion HRMS (US) applies the FLSA Overtime calculation rules only when the job for the
assignment is nonexempt. If a job exists for the employee, but the FLSA Status is null or if no job is assigned to
an employee, the default status is exempt.
The FLSA Status impacts the premium overtime calculation if the job is defined as nonexempt. If an employer
elects to pay exempt employees overtime, FLSA does not control the rate, and the employer can pay the
overtime at whatever rate they want. In this case, the premium calculation of overtime is not performed since it is
defined by the employer.
See Oracle Fusion HRMS (US): Payroll Fair Labor Standards Act Setup white paper on MOS for necessary
setups for the FLSA set up.
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1. Navigate in the tree structure to Federal > Wage Basis Rules > No References.
2. View the wage basis rules for Imputed Earnings, Pretax Deductions, and Supplemental Earnings as they
relate to each federal-level tax.
For Earnings, a check mark indicates the earning is subject to that tax.
Note:
The Not Withholdable Federal Tax column indicates the earning is subject to federal tax but no tax is
withheld.
For Pretax Deductions, a check mark indicates that the deduction is subject to taxation and will not reduce
subject wages. If no check mark is present, then the deduction is not subject to taxation and will reduce
subject wages.
3. Navigate in the tree structure to Regional > Wage Basis Rules > State.
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4. View the wage basis rules for Imputed Earnings, Pretax Deductions, and Supplemental Earnings as they
relate to each state-level tax.
5. Due to the large volume of data, filter the data to view a particular state. Use the field above the State
column to enter the value. If no field is available above the State column, select the filter icon.
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These rules are stamped with the LDG and are not overwritten by Oracle Fusion HRMS (US).
6. Select the row to update.
You must repeat the following steps for each combination of primary classification and secondary
classification for each state / county / city that needs updating.
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The Correct Wage Basis Rule for Secondary Classification window appears.
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10. Create a wage basis rule for Deferred Compensation 401k Catch Up.
This change must be completed for every state / county / city combination for the locales the employer is in
for Ohio.
11. If county taxes are impacted, the same entries must be applied for the state / county combination for each
appropriate primary classification/secondary classification.
12. Complete a review of all secondary classifications impacted to determine which entries require corrections.
For Example:
When working with pretax deductions, determine what Section 125 secondary classifications are impacted for
a particular state / county / city or state / county combination. There could be a difference between the
treatment of HSAs, FSAs, Dental, Vision, Healthcare, and Dependent Care. One or more may need
corrections where others may not.
Employee Management
Once the organizational and workforce structures have been defined by the Implementation Team, the user is
ready to manage their workers data in the application. To perform tasks related to person and employee
management, you would typically sign in to the application using a role connected to a user, such a Human
Resource Specialist, rather than to a member of the Implementation Team:
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Hiring a Worker
The new hire process is the first task in the workforce lifecycle.
Note:
Before you can hire an employee, you must have already defined all available business units, jobs, grades,
departments, locations, overtime periods, and other payroll values must have been previously defined. The
business unit you select determines which job, grades, and department you can select.
To hire an employee:
1. Select New Person under Workforce Management in the Navigator.
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3. On the Identification page, provide the following information in the Basic Details section:
Field Name Description
Hire Date Date of the employees hire.
Hire Action Select Hire.
Hire Reason Valid action reasons defined for the hire action.
Legal Employer Displays a list of all legal employers for the US.
5. Use the National Identifiers table to enter the Social Security number.
6. Click Next.
7. On the Person Information page, in the Home Address section, provide an address that conforms to the
predefined US address format.
All employees attached to a payroll must have a home address throughout their period of employment.
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Note:
Customers can use the 2-digit state abbreviation in release 7 and onwards. This change was included in
release 7 bundle 3 where the geography process was modified to default the state to the 2-digit state
abbreviation. Also, changes were made to ensure that there is no impact on employers that were using full
state names. Payroll setup and calculation works if employers use the full state name or the state
abbreviation.
8. Specify any of the following optional information:
Phone and E-Mail
Marital Status, Ethnicity, and Veteran fields in the Legislative Information section
Note:
The Ethnicity and Veteran fields are required for EEO and VETS reporting.
Citizenship and Visa Information
Emergency Contacts
9. Click Next.
10. On the Employment Information page, provide the necessary work relationship, payroll relationship,
assignment, job, manager, payroll, and salary details.
11. Click Submit.
Once a TRU is attached to an employee, the W-4 Federal Tax Card is generated. The association to the TRU is
also generated. This tax card is not created for HR-only customers.
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Report.
Already reported Employee has already been
included in a previous run of
the New Hire Report. The
New Hire Report process
automatically sets all included
employees to this status upon
completion in final mode.
Excluded from the New Hire Employee is not included in
report the report.
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3. Use the Manage Person tabs to view the complete set of person information.
Note:
Use the Extra Information tab to capture country-specific person information. There are no US-specific fields
on this tab.
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4. Select either Edit > Correct or Edit > Update to modify the information in any section.
Use Correct to reflect that the change is being made to resolve an error.
Use Update to reflect that the change is being made as a result of a change in the employees data.
5. Click Submit when finished.
You are returned to the Person Management work area. This work area provides additional tasks for
maintaining employment information.
6. Use the Manage Employment task to modify an existing instance of employment or add a new instance if, for
example, an employee has a job change.
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My Portrait Configuration
Employees can update their own withholding information in Portrait using the Manage Tax Withholding action.
The Edit icon is available for federal and supported states. Currently only states that follow federal are
supported. A federal editable PDF form is shown for the employee to make their updates.
Terminating a Worker
When a persons employment period ends, the work relationship must be terminated.
To terminate a work relationship:
1. Select Manage Work Relationship in the Person Management work area.
2. On the Manage Work Relationship page, select Terminate from the Actions menu.
3. On the Terminate Work Relationship page, enter the details of the termination, including the termination
reason.
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4. Click Submit.
3. Select Manage Salary, and then search for and select the employee.
4. On the Manage Salary page, enter a salary basis and salary amount in the Salary Details section.
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5. Click Continue.
6. Review your changes, and click Submit.
When you save this record, an element entry with the specified start and end dates is automatically
generated. You can view the entry on the Manage Elements page.
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4. On the Personal Payment Method page, select the Organization Payment Method for this employee.
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5. If the payment type is NACHA, you must add a bank account and provide banking details.
Tax Troubleshooting
Before contacting Oracle Support for any of these issues, please check the following:
Problem Solution
Errors during payroll calculation Confirm that a TRU is properly associated to
the employees withholding certificate. Refer to
the Managing the Employee Withholding
Certificate section for more information.
Errors during payroll calculation related to the Use the Manage Legal Reporting Unit
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Prerequisites
Some of the following steps require the use of a task or tasks. These tasks must be accessed through an
implementation project in order to set the scope. Use an existing implementation project with the Workforce
Deployment task list included or create a new one.
Set Up Steps
To configure Oracle Fusion HRMS (US) to run the New Hire report:
1. Ensure that a default TRU is associated to a legal employer.
2. Refer to the Legal Entity HCM Information for Legal Employers and PSUs section for the new hire reporting
rules.
3. Enter employer contact details for a TRU.
4. Refer to the Legal Reporting Unit Contact Details section on how to capture contact details for a TRU.
5. Verify Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) is set up for United States federal tax.
6. Refer to the Click OK.
7. Define the contact points:
a. In the Contact Information region, select the Contact Points tab.
b. Click Create.
c. Specify the following fields:
Field Name Description
Contact Point Type Select Phone.
Area Code Specify the contact persons area code.
Phone Specify the contact persons phone number.
Extension Specify the contact persons phone extension.
From Date Specify the date from which this phone number is valid.
d. Click OK.
e. Click Create.
f. Specify the following fields:
Field Name Description
Contact Point Type Select E-mail.
Purpose Select Work.
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Prerequisites
Some of the following steps require the use of a task or tasks. These tasks must be accessed through an
implementation project in order to set the scope. Use an existing implementation project with the Workforce
Deployment task list included or create a new one.
Set Up Steps
To configure Oracle Fusion HRMS (US) to run the VETS reports:
1. Define VETS specific information in the Location UI.
2. Refer to the Locations section for descriptions of the VETS-specific information that must be captured.
3. Each of your jobs must be associated with an EEO-1 category.
4. Refer to the Jobs section for instructions on how to assign an EEO-1 category to a job.
5. Enter VETS reporting information for your legal employer.
6. Refer to the Legal Entity HCM Information for Legal Employers and PSUs section for additional information.
7. Enter VETS reporting information for your TRU.
8. Refer to the Legal Reporting Unit HCM Information section for additional information.
9. Verify FEIN is set up for United States federal tax.
10. Refer to the Click OK.
11. Define the contact points:
a. In the Contact Information region, select the Contact Points tab.
b. Click Create.
c. Specify the following fields:
Field Name Description
Contact Point Type Select Phone.
Area Code Specify the contact persons area code.
Phone Specify the contact persons phone number.
Extension Specify the contact persons phone extension.
From Date Specify the date from which this phone number is valid.
d. Click OK.
e. Click Create.
f. Specify the following fields:
Field Name Description
Contact Point Type Select E-mail.
Purpose Select Work.
E-Mail Format Select the contact persons email format.
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4. Click Next.
5. Enter the following parameters:
Parameter Requirement Notes
Payroll Flow Mandatory Enter a unique name.
Legal Employer Optional Select a legal employer to report all
employees attached to it.
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6. Click Next.
7. Click Next in the Enter Flow Interaction task.
8. Select As soon as possible in Schedule task.
9. Click Next.
10. Click Submit.
11. Click OK and View Checklist in Confirmation window.
Report process generates an electronic file, an audit report, and an exception report.
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2. Expand Shared Folders > Human Capital Management > Workforce Management > Person Management >
US > VETS.
3. Click either VETS-100A Electronic Report or VETS-100 Electronic Report.
4. Click History.
The report process generates three output files with different Report Job Names (Number):
VETS100A_ETextReport
VETS100A_AuditReport
VETS100A_ExceptionReport
The date and time represents when you ran the process.
Generally, the lowest report job name would be the electronic file, the next job name would be the audit
report, and the highest job name would be the exception report.
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EEO-1 Report
The Employer Information Report EEO-1, otherwise known as the EEO-1 Report, is required to be filed with the
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's EEO-1 Joint Reporting Committee.
Prerequisites
Some of the following steps require the use of a task or tasks. These tasks must be accessed through an
implementation project in order to set the scope. Use an existing implementation project with the Workforce
Deployment task list included or create a new one.
Set Up Steps
To configure Oracle Fusion HRMS (US) to run the EEO-1 report:
1. Define EEO-1 specific information in the location UI.
Refer to the Locations section for descriptions of the EEO-1 specific information that must be captured.
2. Each of your jobs must be associated with an EEO-1 category.
Refer to the Jobs section for instructions on how to assign an EEO-1 category to a job.
3. Enter EEO-1 reporting information for your legal employer.
Refer to the Legal Entity HCM Information for Legal Employers and PSUs section for additional information.
4. Enter EEO-1 reporting information for your TRU.
Refer to the Legal Reporting Unit HCM Information section for additional information.
5. Verify FEIN is set up for United States federal tax.
6. Refer to the Click OK.
7. Define the contact points:
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3. Select the Run EEO1 Report flow pattern in the Process or Report section.
4. Click Next.
5. Enter the following parameters:
Parameter Requirement Notes
Payroll Flow Mandatory Enter a unique name.
Legal Employer Optional Select a legal employer to report all
employees attached to it.
Establishment Mandatory Select Multiple if you have multiple
Employer Type establishments. Otherwise, select Single.
Payroll Period Start Mandatory Select any payroll period start date occurring
Date during the third quarter of the current survey
year(July, August or September).
Payroll Period End Mandatory Select any payroll period end date occurring
Date during the third quarter of the current survey
year(July, August or September).
Title of Certifying Optional Use to override the contact information. The
Official default is the HR Representative title
specified on the TRU contact information.
Name of Certifying Optional Use to override the contact information. The
Official default is the HR Representative name as
specified on the TRU contact information.
Phone Number Optional Use to override the contact information. The
default is the HR Representative phone
number as specified on the TRU contact
information.
E-mail of Certifying Optional Use to override the contact information. The
Official default is the HR Representative E-Mail
address as specified on the TRU contact
information.
6. Click Next.
7. Click Next in the Enter Flow Interaction task.
8. Select As soon as possible in Schedule task.
9. Click Next.
10. Click Submit.
11. Click OK and View Checklist in Confirmation window.
The report process generates an electronic file, an audit report, and an exception report.
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