Organizational Hierarchy
Overview
The organizational hierarchy establishes who can be processed and under which rules. It is the foundation that calendars reference at runtime.
Hierarchy Structure
Pay Entity
THA01 Legal Entity
Country/legal employer boundary. Determines base processing currency and core statutory context.
Eligibility Group
Eligibility Group A
- Standard earnings
- Tax deductions
- Absence entitlement package
Eligibility Group
Eligibility Group B
- Executive benefits
- Deferred bonus rules
- Supplemental deductions
Pay Entity
Pay entity usually represents the legal employer or country boundary. It anchors the statutory context, processing currency, and separation rules for calendar groups.
Pay Group
Pay group is the most important operational population object. It groups payees who share a processing frequency, core rules, and usually the same calendar pattern.
Eligibility Group And Element Groups
Eligibility groups narrow which element groups apply. This prevents broad enterprise populations from evaluating elements that should only apply to a subset of payees.
Constraints
| Rule | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| One pay group belongs to one pay entity | Prevents mixed legal contexts in the same runtime population |
| A calendar points to one pay group | Keeps who and when tightly controlled |
| Calendar groups should not mix countries | Avoids operational and statutory confusion |
Use the organization pages to confirm legal entity and pay group structure before troubleshooting calendar behavior.
Key Takeaways
- Pay group is the bridge between organization and processing.
- Eligibility design controls element exposure and runtime simplicity.
- Calendar problems often start as hierarchy problems.