What you can change in an existing pay agreement depends on:
Whether it has been assigned to a job order or job order template.
The Last Timesheet End Date recorded on the agreement header.
The validity dates of the agreement header and its components.
This article explains the rules for editing or deleting:
The agreement header.
The primary interpretation header.
Primary interpretation rules (time rounding, midnight boundary, unpaid breaks).
Secondary interpretation rules (pay code rules, pay rate rules).
Agreement Header Rules
When the Last Timesheet End Date is blank
If the Last Timesheet End Date field in the agreement header is blank:
All attributes in the agreement header can be edited.
The agreement header can be deleted if the agreement is not assigned to a job order or job order template.
Pay rate rule hierarchy requirements:
Pay rate rules on an agreement must be assigned to either:
The same hierarchy level and value as the agreement header, or
A lower hierarchy value than the agreement header.
If you change the hierarchy level or hierarchy value in the agreement header, you may also need to:
Update the hierarchy level and value on existing pay rate rules, or
Delete pay rate rules that are no longer valid/required and would clash with the new hierarchy level/value on the agreement header.
When the Last Timesheet End Date is on or after the agreement Start Date
If the Last Timesheet End Date in the agreement header is equal to or later than the Start Date of the agreement header:
No attributes of the agreement header can be edited except the validity period end date.
The validity period end date cannot be set earlier than the Last Timesheet End Date.
The agreement header cannot be deleted.
Conditional variables and attachments
Conditional variables cannot be added or deleted from an agreement header once the pay agreement is assigned to a job order or job order template.
Attachments can be added and removed at any time from the agreement header.
Primary Interpretation Header Rules
When the Last Timesheet End Date is blank
If the Last Timesheet End Date field in the agreement header is blank:
The start and end dates of the primary interpretation header validity period can be edited.
The primary interpretation header can be deleted.
When the Last Timesheet End Date is on or after the primary interpretation Start Date
If the Last Timesheet End Date in the agreement header is equal to or later than the Start Date of the primary interpretation header:
The start date of the primary interpretation header validity period cannot be edited.
The end date of the primary interpretation header validity period can be edited, but cannot be set earlier than the Last Timesheet End Date in the agreement header.
The primary interpretation header cannot be deleted.
When the Last Timesheet End Date is before the primary interpretation Start Date
If the Last Timesheet End Date in the agreement header is earlier than the Start Date of the primary interpretation header:
The start and end dates of the primary interpretation header validity period can be edited, but must be set to dates that are later than the Last Timesheet End Date in the agreement header.
The primary interpretation header can be deleted.
⚠️ Important: Deleting a primary interpretation header also deletes all primary interpretation rules that belong to that header.
Primary Interpretation Rules
Primary interpretation rules include:
Time Rounding Rule
Midnight Boundary Rules
Unpaid Break Rules
When the Last Timesheet End Date is blank
If the Last Timesheet End Date field in the agreement header is blank:
Primary interpretation rules can be edited.
Primary interpretation rules can be deleted.
When the Last Timesheet End Date is on or after the primary interpretation Start Date
If the Last Timesheet End Date in the agreement header is equal to or later than the Start Date of the primary interpretation header to which the rules belong:
Primary interpretation rules cannot be edited.
Primary interpretation rules cannot be deleted.
When the Last Timesheet End Date is before the primary interpretation Start Date
If the Last Timesheet End Date in the agreement header is earlier than the Start Date of the primary interpretation header to which the rules belong:
Primary interpretation rules can be edited.
Primary interpretation rules can be deleted.
Secondary Interpretation Rules
Secondary interpretation rules include:
Pay Code Rules
Pay Rate Rules
When the Last Timesheet End Date is blank
If the Last Timesheet End Date field in the agreement header is blank:
Secondary interpretation rules can be edited.
Secondary interpretation rules can be deleted.
When the Last Timesheet End Date is on or after the rule Start Date
If the Last Timesheet End Date in the agreement header is equal to or later than the Start Date of the secondary interpretation rule:
Only the End Date of the rule can be edited.
The End Date can only be set to a date that is later than the Last Timesheet End Date in the agreement header.
The rule cannot be deleted.
When the Last Timesheet End Date is before the rule Start Date
If the Last Timesheet End Date in the agreement header is earlier than the Start Date of the secondary interpretation rule:
All attributes of the rule can be edited.
The start and end dates of the rule validity period can be edited, but must be set to dates that are later than the Last Timesheet End Date in the agreement header.
The rule can be deleted.