Department Items

Datafile Software

Department Items

The department database is primarily free-form holding only the items you require for department analysis and the nominal update. Items are updated based on the copy items set within the ‘Run the Payroll’ section of the Application User Facilities

X Data Item Type Description

Department Name X (25) The department title

X First Employee N } Holds the record numbers of the first and

X Last Employee N } last employees for this department

X Nominal Updated ? Flag checked (and cleared) during the payroll period end and year-end. If referenced and not equal to ‘Y’ the program warns that the nominal ledger has not been updated. The flag is set by the nominal update procedure.