Report template: fields

The content of the report template is dependant on the type selected.

  • Custom Fixed Data: User defined content that can contain multiple fields and custom text. The fields are contained within {}.

    The same data is added to each employee when the report is generated.

    Example...

  • To show the employees forename and surname in one field, use {employee.firstname}+{employee.lastname}.


As templates can be used across multiple employers, and each employer can have their own list of pay codes, your payroll product won’t validate if pay codes exist or are in use.

As well as any Custom Pay Codes you have created, these are the list of System Pay Codes that are reportable in Pay Data Columns in Report Templates

Pay data fields can be combined by adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing. The result will appear in the column.

Symbol Function Use Case Example Notes
+ Addition Adding together pay across multiple Pay Codes. {BONUS}+{RECBONUS}+{SERVICE}

Shows the total pay in one column across 3 bonus Pay Codes.

- Subtract Subtracting pay to return one value minus another. {GROSS}-{OT}

Shows the total Gross Pay The total amount earned by employee before taxes and other deductions are taken. minus the overtime.

* Multiply Forecasting pay based on a % increase. ({OT}+{OT1.5}+{OT2.0})*1.1 Takes the total pay across 3 Overtime Pay Codes and increasing by 10%.
/ Divide Dividing pay by hours to return an average rate. {OT}/{units.OT}

Takes the total pay for the Overtime Pay Code and dividing it by the total hours to return an average rate.

Example...

  • To show the employee and employer NI as a single figure NI use {NIC}+{NIER}.

Good to know...

  • If the figure is held as a negative figure within the payroll, you can show it as a positive figure by adding a plus before the code. i.e. +{LoanRepayment} will show the deduction as a positive figure.

  • If the figure is held as a positive figure within the payroll, you can show it as a negative figure by adding a minus before the code. i.e. -{gross}.