Add Reward History Data Definitions

Compensation Guide
Version
R2025.1.0
Add Reward History Data Definitions

In Reward History Setup > Reward History Data Definition, you can configure one or more reward history data definitions for your organization.

To add a reward history data definition:

  1. Go to Reward History Setup > Reward History Data Definition and click Add.
  2. In the General section:
    • Name: Enter a name for the reward history data definition.
    • Description: (Optional) Enter a description for the reward history data definition.
    • Reward Type: The Equity reward type is shown by default.
    • Active: By default, the checkbox is selected, and the reward history data definition is active. You can clear the checkbox if you don’t want the data definition to be available to assign to reward history data files.
  3. In the Template Columns section, define the system and custom columns used to import reward history data. The Employee Number and Employee Name columns are added by default.
    • To add custom columns, click Custom Column in the Add drop-down list.
      • Column Name: Enter a unique name for the custom column.
      • Data Type: Select from the available data types: Amount, Date, Number, or String.
      • Reference Code: Enter a unique reference code for the custom column. Special characters aren't supported.
      • Description: (Optional) Enter a description for the custom column.
      • Required: Select the checkbox to specify the column needs to be filled out in the file that is imported to Dayforce.
    • To add system columns, click System Column in the Add drop-down list.
      • Column Name: Select the column name in the drop-down list. The Data Type and Reference Code columns are shown based on the selected Column Name.
      • Description: (Optional) Enter a description for the system column.
      • Required: Select the checkbox to specify the column needs to be filled out in the file that is imported to Dayforce.
      • Note: Ensure that you add a system column with the Currency column name and the Required checkbox selected before adding a column with the Amount data type.
  4. Click Save.

You can also create a new data definition record by copying an existing record and modifying the details.

Note: After a data definition has been selected for a reward history data file in Reward History Setup > Reward History Data, it can no longer be deleted.