Fringe Master Maintenance

Tips:

For a list of standard (reserved) Fringe Numbers, see the Standard Fringe Numbers and Deduction Codes topic.
Fringe benefits are not active for all installations. To use fringe benefits, you must set the Company Control Options for Update Employee Fringes During Post and Automatic Fringe Distribution.
If Automatic Fringe Distribution is active, maintain the Department Numbers for the fringe during Auto Fringe Distribution Maintenance.
Because Fringes are a feature of Vendor Invoices and Checks, the Company Control Option for Create Automatic Vendor/Invoices Checks must be set to 1 - Single Post or 2 - Dual Post.
To assign fringe benefits to an employee, use Employee Fringe Maintenance.
Note: Although Fringe Master Maintenance provides default values for Employee Fringe Maintenance, updating a Fringe Number through Fringe Master Maintenance does not automatically update the Employee Fringe assignments. For example, if you change the Fringe Amount using Fringe Master Maintenance, you must also change the Fringe Amount for the appropriate Fringe Number during Employee Fringe Maintenance for all affected employees.
You can link a fringe to a deduction during Deduction Master Maintenance. For convenience, you can use the same code for linked fringes and deductions. For example, you can link Fringe Number 955 to Deduction Code 955.
To specify if zero Deduction Amounts are allowed for deductions associated with fringe benefits, NDS Technical Support sets the appropriate Payroll Parameter.
For more information about fringes, see the following topics:
Understanding Fringe Benefits
Understanding Vendor Invoices and Checks
Understanding Retirement Fringe Benefits

1. Click Payroll from the Menu Bar.

2. Click Miscellaneous File Maintenance.

3. Click Fringe Master.

Or, use the keyboard shortcut: [ALT] [p] [m] [f].

Fringe Master Maintenance Window Example:

Fringe Master Maintenance Prompts
Fringe Number	Enter a new or existing Fringe Number. (up to 3 characters) Required To create a new Fringe choose one of these methods: Enter the new Fringe Number and press [ENTER]. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + t] Or, enter the new Fringe Number and click File from the Menu Bar; next click New. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT] [f] [n] Tip: To indicate that you are building a new Fringe Benefit, New displays near the Fringe Number. Default entries display and the first field is highlighted to let you know you can begin entering information. Tip: For a list of standard (reserved) Fringe Numbers, see the Standard Fringe Numbers and Deduction Codes topic.
	To update the new or changed information, click Save or press [ENTER]. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + s]
	CAUTION To avoid losing data, you must save new or changed fringe benefits.
	You can use Search to view all of the existing fringe benefits. From the Search list you can select a fringe to change or delete. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + r]
	To display an existing fringe benefit, enter the Fringe Number and click Retrieve or press [ENTER]. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + t]
Description	Enter the fringe benefit description. (up to 25 characters)
Standard Fringe Amount	Enter the standard Fringe Amount that you want to appear when you add a new fringe benefit to an employee during Employee Fringe Maintenance. You can override this value. (5.2 numeric) Tips: If the Fringe Amount is different for most employees, leave this value blank. If the Standard Fringe Calculation Code is 2 - Percent of Gross, then enter this value as a percentage. Example: For 4.5%, enter 4.50.
Vendor Number	Enter the Vendor Number. (up 6 characters) Tip: Always enter a Vendor Number if the Vendor Payment Method is I, C, or CN.
Standard Fringe Calc Code	To specify how fringe benefits are calculated, click one of the codes in the drop-down list. Options: 0 - Enter an amount 1 - Flat amount 2 - Percent of Gross Tip: The Standard Fringe Amount is entered as a percentage for this option. 3 - Use Fringe Amnt Tip: You can override the code when you assign a fringe to an employee during Employee Fringe Maintenance.
Vendor Payment Method	Click one of the Vendor Payment Methods in the drop-down list. Options: N - None I - Invoice C - Regular A/P Check CN - Non-printing A/P Check
Scheduled Periods	Specify which of the six Scheduled Periods are applicable to this Fringe Number: To include a Schedule Period, select the appropriate box. To exclude a Scheduled Period, de-select the appropriate box.

CAUTION: To avoid losing data, you must save new or changed Fringes.

1. To display the record to be changed, enter the Fringe Number and click Retrieve or press [ENTER].
Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + t]
Tip: If you do not know the Fringe Number, you can click Search to see a list of fringe benefits.

2. To position the pointer to the information that you want to change, press [TAB] or click the field using the mouse.

3. Enter the data changes.

4. To complete the edit process, click Save or press [ENTER].
Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + s]

1. To display the record to be deleted, enter the Fringe Number and click Retrieve or press [ENTER].
Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + t]
Tip: If you do not know the Fringe Number, you can click Search to see a list of Fringes.

2. Click File from the Menu Bar, and next click Delete.
Keyboard shortcut: [ALT] [f] [d]

3. At the Delete Records prompt, click Proceed to delete the record, or click Cancel to escape from the delete routine.

Example:

Note: After you click Proceed, you will see the following message on the Status Bar.