You enter the relevant information for the calculation of the local cost-of-living allowance in several different Oracle HRMS windows. Follow these steps to make sure you have entered all required information.

   To set up the tariff contract hierarchy:

1. Use the User Types and Statuses window to enable the Local Cost of Living hierarchy type.

   See: Enabling Hierarchy Types for Generic Hierarchies

2. Use the Local Cost of Living hierarchy type in the Generic Hierarchy form to create a generic hierarchy for tariff contract, tariff class, tariff group, and pay grade.

   See: Creating a Generic Hierarchy

3. Reset the Allow Duplicate Name and System Flag indicators in the User Types and Statuses form.

   See: Enabling Hierarchy Types for Generic Hierarchies

   To enter contracts information for the employee:

1. Use the Contracts window to enter information on the employee's contract and collective agreement.

   See: Entering Contracts

   To enter spouse information for the local cost-of-living allowance:

1. Enter the spouse information in the Contacts window.

   See: Entering Next of Kin and Other Contacts

2. Enter additional information for the spouse in the Person Extra Information Type called German Public Sector Spouse Details.

   Note: To enter information at the person level for the spouse, query the spouse's name in the Person window.

   See: Person Extra Information Types

   To enter child information for the local cost-of-living allowance:

1. Specify whether you want the system to calculate the child sequence number automatically.

   Note: Enter this information at the Parent level (for the employee).

   See: Person Extra Information Types

2. Enter the child information in the Contacts window.

   See: Entering Next of Kin and Other Contacts

3. . Enter additional information for the child in the Person Extra Information Type called German Public Sector Child Details.

   Note: To enter information at the person level for the child, query the child's name in the Person form.

   See: Person Extra Information Types

4. If applicable, enter military service information for the child in the Person Extra Information Type called German Military Service.

   See: Person Extra Information Types

5. If the child has a disability, enter the information in the Disability form.

   See: Entering Disability Information

6. If the child is over 18 years of age and still in full-time education or vocational training, enter the required training information in the Qualifications form.

   See: Entering Qualifications

7. Run the Child Sequence Generator process to automatically generate the child sequence number.

   See: Running the Child Sequence Generator Process

What Next?

When you have entered all required information for the local cost-of-living allowance, you can run payroll with the delivered recurring element (Local Cost of Living). The formula attached to the element calculates the local cost-of-living allowance for all employees in the payroll run.

See: Starting a Payroll Run