Overview
This application allows the user to create and maintain allowance templates, link posts to an allowance and budgets\versions and create allowance types. Allowance types are measures for allowances eg. Hours, Amount etc
When capturing a labour budget, linking an allowance to a budget\version is a prerequisite before capturing the budget.
Function
The Allowance Maintenance application has four tabs:
Budget Allowance Tab
Allowances are linked to budgets\versions.
Allowance Tab
Creates and maintains allowance templates and allowance types, links the work posts to allowances.
Post Allowance
This tab is used to link allowances to each applicable post.
Allowance Types
Here allowance types are specified along with their descriptions.
Link an Allowance to a Budget\Version
This transaction is done under the Budget Allowance tab.
Click on the 
button.
Select the following information:
•Budget Type - select the budget type using the picker.
•Budget Year - select the budget year using the picker.
•Budget Version - select the budget version using the picker.
•Allowance - select the allowance to link using the picker.
•Factor - enter the factor value.
•Max - enter the max value.
Select the 
button to save the new record. The new record will appear in the display grid.
Create an Allowance Template
Select the Allowance option under the Allowance Tab, then click on the 
button to create a new allowance template.
Enter\Select the following information:
•Allowance - enter an allowance description.
•Name - enter the long name\description of the allowance.
•Allowance Type - select the allowance type for the allowance using the picker.
•Citizen Element - select the element for citizen employees using the picker.
•Expat Element - select the element for expat employees using the picker.
•Auto Calculation - select this option to have the calculations done automatically by the system.
•Use Allowance Code for - select the employee type options for the allowance to be used.
Select the 
button to save the new record. The new allowance will appear under the display grid, along with all the other allowances.
Link a Work Post to an Allowance
In the 'Post Allowance' tab select the Post Allowance option under the Allowance Tab. Click on the 
button.
Select an Allowance and a post to link using the pickers.
Select the 
button to save the record. The new record will appear in the display grid.
Create a new Allowance Type
Click on the 
button.
Enter the Allowance Type code in the first field and the Allowance Name / Description in the second field.
Select the 
button to save the record. The new record will appear in the display grid.
Amend Existing Record
To edit click on a line item. The detail will populate in the fields.
Select the 
button.
When changes are complete select the 
button to save the changes.
Delete Existing Record
To delete an existing record click on the line item in the display grid. Select the 
button.
The system will ask the user to confirm if they would like to erase the selected allowance record. Select 
to continue.
The allowance will be removed from the display grid.
