Breadcrumbs

Adding allowances to ESS for selection

Follow these steps to add (or remove) allowances for an employee in ESS (Employee Self Service):


  1. Identify the ESS Security Profile in WAP

Check the WAP (Work Area Position) to determine which WAP ESS Profile is being used.

image-20250723-214706.png

  1. Locate the Security Profile

Navigate to Administration > Security > Security Profiles.
Find and select the relevant security profile linked to the ESS profile you identified.

image-20250723-215056.png

  1. Check the Allowances Security Query

Open the selected security profile, then go to Organisation > Entitlements > Allowances.
Review the Security Query associated with the Allowances GRID for this profile.

image-20250723-215203.png

  1. Find the Security Query in Allowances

Go to Organisation > Entitlements > Allowances and click on the View Queries tab.
Locate the Security Query you identified in the previous step.

image-20250723-215336.png

  1. Edit the Query Clause

Select the relevant query, switch to Edit mode, and choose Edit Clause.

image-20250723-215410.png

  1. Review and Confirm Clause Fields

On the clause fields and operators screen, no changes are usually required. Simply click OK to continue.

image-20250723-215532.png
image-20250723-215539.png

  1. Select Additional Allowances

In the Select Allowances screen, tick or untick the boxes for the allowances you want to add or remove.
Once finished, click OK.

image-20250723-215625.png

  1. Save Changes

You’ll see the updated Clause reflecting your new selections.
Choose Save + Close to apply the changes.