In Sage X3 People Headings, Variables and Totals plays an important role to Process Salary, Leave Life Cycle and to store the data as per the Employee.
HEADINGS:-
Headings are used to define payroll calculations. The Sequence of the calculations to be performed in the payroll run is defined on the heading. A total of 99,999 headings can be defined in payroll plan.
Sage provides a list of pre-defined headings in the payroll plan provided in the Reference folder.
Navigate to: Setup → Payroll Plan → Headings
VARIABLES:-
Variables must be defined for any input to be done for the payroll. Variables define input values that can be used in calculations defined on payroll headings.
Navigate to: Setup → Payroll Plan → Variables
TOTALS:-
Totals are used to ensure that each heading has the correct effect on a payslip. Whether it is to increase or deduct or have no effect other than record keeping. Linking correct totals to a heading will be subject to your own scrutiny.
Navigate to: Setup → Payroll Plan → Totals