EDLA_BREAK_LOGIC

This parameter controls the way in which breaks are handled within the employee default labor allocation (EDLA) percentage calculation. By default, scheduled break time is excluded from the calculation of eligible scheduled time to be split.

This parameter provides two additional options:

• Include breaks in the overall calculation of scheduled time. With this option, no distinction is made between scheduled break time and other scheduled time. The time code and hour type of scheduled break time are not altered, but all other EDLA-related fields are updated as per the employee's percentage instructions.
• Apply, separately, the same percentages to any scheduled breaks as is applied to normal scheduled work time. With this option, each break is processed separately as per the percentages that are defined in the EDLA. With the exception of break time codes and hour types, all other EDLA fields are updated as per the employee's percentage instructions.

To illustrate how each option affects the EDLA percentage calculation, this example will be used:

Employee Default Labor Allocation

• 60% - Job A
• 40% - Job B

Schedule

• 0800-1600 (8 hours, or 480 minutes)
• Break 1200-1230 (0.5 hours, or 30 minutes)

The parameter accepts these values:

DISCOUNT

This is the default option. Any scheduled breaks are subtracted from the overall schedule duration, and the remaining time is then divided up as per the EDLA instructions. The breaks themselves are not part of the split time. Instead, breaks are allocated to the first EDLA record that is associated with the employee (Job A, using the example above). Continuing with the same example, the 30 minutes of break time are deducted from the 480 minutes of schedule duration, leaving 450 minutes to divide up. This results in 270 minutes for Job A (450*0.6) and 180 minutes for Job B (450*0.4).

Start	End	Duration	Time Code	Hour Type	Job
0800	1200	240	UAT	UNPAID	A
1200	1230	30	BRK	UNPAID	A
1230	1300	30	UAT	UNPAID	A
1300	1600	180	UAT	UNPAID	B

INCLUDE

No distinction is made between break time and other scheduled time. The percentage applies to the whole day. Using the example above, as the break falls within the first 60% of the total scheduled time, it is allocated to Job A. If the break had fallen in the last 40%, it would have been allocated to Job B. If the break had fallen between those two values, it would have been split between Job A and Job B at the 60% point of the scheduled time. Continuing the example, the total scheduled time is calculated at 480 minutes. The first 288 minutes (480*0.6) are allocated to Job A. The remaining 192 minutes (480*0.4) are allocated to Job B.

Start	End	Duration	Time Code	Hour Type	Job
0800	1200	240	UAT	UNPAID	A
1200	1230	30	BRK	UNPAID	A
1230	1248	18	UAT	UNPAID	A
1248	1600	192	UAT	UNPAID	B

SPLIT

The same percentage breakdown that is applied to normal work time is applied to each defined break segment. Using the example above, non-break time is split 60/40. Break time is separately split 60/40, regardless of where the break(s) fall within the scheduled times. In this case, the non-break time is first calculated as 450 minutes (480-30 minute break). The first 270 minutes (450*0.6) are allocated to Job A. The remaining 180 minutes (450*0.4) are allocated to Job B. The scheduled break time is then separately calculated, with the first 18 minutes (30*0.6) being allocated to Job A and the remaining 12 minutes (30*0.4) being allocated to Job B.

Start	End	Duration	Time Code	Hour Type	Job
0800	1200	240	UAT	UNPAID	A
1200	1218	18	BRK	UNPAID	A
1218	1230	12	BRK	UNPAID	B
1230	1300	30	UAT	UNPAID	A
1300	1600	180	UAT	UNPAID	B

DISCOUNT, INCLUDE, SPLIT

DISCOUNT

system/WORKBRAIN_PARAMETERS/

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