What Happens When I Release Labor Distribution Lines?

Once you define labor distribution templates and make necessary corrections, you must release the labor distribution lines so they can be approved and processed to create salary encumbrances, fringe encumbrances (if applicable), labor distribution, and effort distributions (if applicable).

Before Release

Labor distribution lines must meet the following criteria before you can release them:

  • Each distribution line must have a salary or effort percentage entered in it

  • Salary percentages cannot total more than 100 percent (they must total 100 percent or less)

  • Effort percentages can be used only for employees who are eligible for effort reporting but are not required for effort reporting

  • To be eligible for effort reporting, the employee must also be eligible for labor distribution

  • The effort percentages must total exactly 100 percent

Results of Release

Releasing labor distribution lines:

  • Changes the labor distribution status to Released

  • Makes the labor distribution lines available for approval

    If you use Infor Process Automation to route labor distribution templates for approval, releasing labor distribution lines triggers the Infor Process Automation service for labor distribution approval.