Adding employee data fields

The employee data fields that you add using these steps apply to all employees in the application. You cannot define unique data fields for individual employees.

  1. Select Maintenance > Employees > Employee Data Definition.
  2. Click Create New Entry.
  3. Specify the name of the data field in the Field Name field and a brief description in the Description field.
  4. Specify a default value to be assigned to all employees in the Default Value field.
    If a default value is not required, leave this field blank.
  5. Select the type of data that users enter in the field using the Field Type lookup. The valid types are:
    • DATE
    • NUMBER
    • RATE
    • STRING
  6. Click Save.