PADICT – HR Systems Data Dictionary

System: Human Resources (HR)
Prefix: PAD
Primary key: FLD-NBR
Fields: 24
Updated by: 10 programs
Referenced by: 222 programs

PADICT is the HR Systems Data Dictionary table in Lawson Human Resources (prefix PAD). It is indexed by FLD-NBR (PADSET1). It is updated by HR04.4, HR04.5, HR04.6, HR100, HR26.2, HR26.3, HR26.4, PA04.2 and 2 more and referenced by BN100, BN101, BN102, BN103, BN104, BN105, BN145, BN150 and 214 more. The table has 24 fields, 1 index and 0 documented relations.

About PADICT

Contains a record for each database element you can use with HR170 (HR Writer Report Request), PA100 (Action Update),or HR155 (Employee Group Update). The system stores information about each element, such as size and type, that is needed for the various features. The dictionary is loaded at installation and is not maintainable by any user programs.

Fields (24)

Column = COBOL field name without the PAD- prefix, hyphens → underscores. Derived fields are computed by the application and are not stored.

Field / column	Type	Description & values	Updated by
`PAD-FLD-NBR` PK FLD_NBR	Numeric 4	Contains the HR data dictionary field number.	HR04.4, HR04.5, HR04.6, HR26.2, HR26.3, HR26.4, PA04.2, PA04.3 +1 more
`PAD-TOPIC` TOPIC	Alpha 2	Contains the topic. For example, this field could contain E1 for fields on the first screen of HR11 (Employee).	HR04.4, HR04.5, HR04.6, HR26.2, HR26.3, HR26.4, PA04.2, PA04.3 +1 more
`PAD-ITEM-NAME` ITEM_NAME	Alpha 20 (Lower Case)	Contains the data item (field) description.	HR04.4, HR04.5, HR04.6, HR26.2, HR26.3, HR26.4, HR55.3, PA03.1 +3 more
`PAD-DATA-TYPE` DATA_TYPE	Alpha 1	Indicates the data type. `A` Alphanumeric `D` Date (YYYYMMDD) `N` Numeric	HR04.4, HR04.5, HR04.6, HR26.2, HR26.3, HR26.4, HR55.3, PA04.2 +2 more
`PAD-HEADING` HEADING	Alpha 15 (Lower Case)	Occurs 2 Times Contains the headings for columns in the HR writer. The first occurrence is the top line of the heading; the second occurrence is the bottom line of the heading.	HR04.4, HR04.5, HR04.6, HR26.2, HR26.3, HR26.4, PA04.2, PA04.3 +1 more
`PAD-DB-FILE` DB_FILE	Alpha 3	Contains the three-character prefix of the database file in which the field is found.	HR04.4, HR04.5, HR04.6, HR26.2, HR26.3, HR26.4, PA04.2, PA04.3 +1 more
`PAD-SIZE` SIZE	Numeric 2	Contains the default field size (including decimal places).	HR04.4, HR04.5, HR04.6, HR26.2, HR26.3, HR26.4, HR55.3, PA04.2 +2 more
`PAD-DECIMALS` DECIMALS	Numeric 1	Contains the number of decimal places.	HR04.4, HR04.5, HR04.6, HR26.2, HR26.3, HR26.4, HR55.3, PA04.2 +3 more
`PAD-REQ-KEY` REQ_KEY	Alpha 1	Indicates if the field is required when an employee record is added or changed. `B` Required for Benefits only `P` Required for Personnel only `R` Required for Payroll only `Y` Always required `N` Not Required	HR04.4, HR04.5, HR04.6, HR26.2, HR26.3, HR26.4, PA04.2, PA04.3 +1 more
`PAD-PERS-ACTION` PERS_ACTION	Alpha 1	Indicates if the field can only be changed by a personnel action. `N` No Personnel Actions allowed `Y` Available for Personnel Action	HR04.4, HR04.5, HR04.6, HR26.2, HR26.3, HR26.4, PA04.2, PA04.3 +1 more
`PAD-PERS-GRP` PERS_GRP	Alpha 1	Indicates if the item can be used in the definition of an employee group. `N` Not allowed in Employee Groups `Y` Available for Employee Groups	HR04.4, HR04.5, HR04.6, HR26.2, HR26.3, HR26.4, PA04.2, PA04.3 +1 more
`PAD-HEADER-SIZE` HEADER_SIZE	Numeric 2	Contains the header size used by the HR Writer. The header size is determined by the larger of these two equations: The field size plus one, or the largest header plus one. The maximum header size is 60 characters.	HR04.4, HR04.5, HR04.6, HR26.2, HR26.3, HR26.4, PA04.2, PA04.3 +1 more
`PAD-MIN-SIZE` MIN_SIZE	Numeric 2	Contains the minimum header size used by the HR Writer. The minimum header size is determined by the smaller of these: The field size or the largest header length.	HR04.4, HR04.5, HR04.6, HR26.2, HR26.3, HR26.4, PA04.2, PA04.3 +1 more
`PAD-CMP-FIELD` CMP_FIELD	Alpha 1	Indicates if the item is available for use in the definition of a compute statement.	HR04.4, HR04.5, HR04.6, HR26.2, HR26.3, HR26.4, PA04.2, PA04.3 +1 more
`PAD-PRT-TYPE` PRT_TYPE	Alpha 1	Determines if duplicated information on subsequent print lines should be suppressed. If the item is E it does not print more than once per employee. If the item is P it prints once for each second level detail item. If the item is blank, it always prints (second or third level detail item). Used exclusively by HR170 (HR Writer Report Request)	HR04.4, HR04.5, HR04.6, HR26.2, HR26.3, HR26.4, PA04.2, PA04.3 +1 more
`PAD-CURRENCY-FLAG` CURRENCY_FLAG	Alpha 1	Indicates whether field contains currency. `N` No `Y` Yes	HR04.4, HR04.5, HR04.6, HR26.2, HR26.3, HR26.4, PA04.2, PA04.3 +1 more
`PAD-LOG-AVAIL-FLAG` LOG_AVAIL_FLAG	Alpha 1	Indicates the field is available to be setup as log to HR History on HR10.1. `N` No `Y` Yes	HR04.4, HR04.5, HR04.6, HR26.2, HR26.3, HR26.4, PA04.2, PA04.3 +1 more
`PAD-REQ-AVAIL-FLAG` REQ_AVAIL_FLAG	Alpha 1	Indicates if field is available to be flagged as required on HR10.1. `N` No `Y` Yes	HR04.4, HR04.5, HR04.6, HR26.2, HR26.3, HR26.4, PA04.2, PA04.3 +1 more
`PAD-DFL-AVAIL-FLAG` DFL_AVAIL_FLAG	Alpha 1	Indicates if a field can be flagged as a position default field on HR10.1. `N` No `Y` Yes	HR04.4, HR04.5, HR04.6, HR26.2, HR26.3, HR26.4, PA04.2, PA04.3 +1 more
`PAD-SETUP-FLAG` SETUP_FLAG	Alpha 1	Indicates if a field should display on HR10.1. `N` No `Y` Yes	HR04.4, HR04.5, HR04.6, HR26.2, HR26.3, HR26.4, PA04.2, PA04.3 +1 more
`PAD-TOPIC-FLAG` TOPIC_FLAG	Alpha 1	Indicates if a field is part of the GE topic. `N` No `Y` Yes	HR04.4, HR04.5, HR04.6, HR26.2, HR26.3, HR26.4, PA04.2, PA04.3 +1 more
`PAD-CASE-FLAG` CASE_FLAG	Alpha 1	Indicates if values entered in this field should be converted to upper case on PA52. `N` No `Y` Yes	HR04.4, HR04.5, HR04.6, HR26.2, HR26.3, HR26.4, PA04.2, PA04.3 +1 more
`PAD-DELIVERED` DELIVERED	Alpha 1	Indicates if this field is delivered to clients. Only user-defined fields will have a value of N. `N` No `Y` Yes	HR04.4, HR04.5, HR04.6, HR26.2, HR26.3, HR26.4, PA04.2, PA04.3 +1 more
`PAD-COLUMN-HEADING` COLUMN_HEADING	Alpha 40 (Lower Case)	—	HR04.4, HR04.5, HR04.6, HR26.2, HR26.3, HR26.4, PA04.2, PA04.3 +1 more

Indexes (1)

Keys marked * are descending. Every documented Lawson index is unique unless flagged Duplicates; Subset indexes carry a Where condition.

Index	Keys	Flags	Condition	Used in
`PADSET1`	`FLD-NBR`	Primary		BN100, BN101, BN102, BN103, BN104, BN105, BN145, BN150 +22 more (list truncated in source)

Programs

Updated by (10)

HR04.4 Alphanumeric User Fields
HR04.5 Numeric User Fields
HR04.6 Date User Fields
HR100 Lawson Delivered Files Purge
HR26.2 Job Code Alpha User Field Set Up
HR26.3 Job Code Numeric User Field Set Up
HR26.4 Job Code Date User Field Set Up
PA04.2 Alpha Fields
PA04.3 Numeric Fields
PA04.4 Date Fields

Referenced by (222)

BN100 Employee Change Benefit Update
BN101 Mass Benefit Add
BN102 Plan Employee Update
BN103 Mass Benefit Termination
BN104 Frequency Table Update
BN105 Plan Update
BN145 Flex Dollars Calculation
BN150 Life Insurance Reportable Income
BN245 Benefit Election Form
BN305 Highly Compensated Employees
BN31.1 Speed Benefit Entry
BN31.2 Employee Benefit Entry
BN32.1 Employee Benefit Changes
BN32.2 Employee Benefit Detail Changes
BN32.3 Benefit Add
BN335 Employee Deferral Report
BN45.1 Employee Flex Credits
BN531 Batch Benefit Enrollment
BN65.1 Election Simulation
BN71.1 COBRA Benefit Entry
BN72.1 Retiree Benefit Entry
BS10.1 Web Enrollment Current Benefit Inquiry
BS12.1 Web Enrollment Eligible New Plans
BS13.1 Web Enrollment Coverage Options
BS14.1 Web Enrollment Coverage Amounts
BS15.1 Web Enrollment Contribution Limits
BS32.1 Web Enrollment Stop Benefits Update
EXI2.1 Invoke for PRTRDPD
EXI4.1 Invoke for PRPRBPD
HAP3.1 Applicant Option 4 Selection Invoke
HC02.5 Turnover Group Criteria
HCRE.1 Action Reason Code Selects
HEP4.1 Employee Option 4 Selection Invoke
HPOS.1 Position Selection Invoke
HPQC.1 Prqcentgrp Select Invoke
HPRS.1 Process Level Select Invoke
HR00.1 Company
HR01.1 Process Level
HR10.1 Data Item Attributes
HR10.2 Position Item Attributes
HR10.3 Required Fields by Country
HR105 Employee Audit Report
HR11.1 Employee
HR11.2 Compensation Analysis
HR11.4 Employee Assignment Inquiry
HR125 Employee Audit Purge
HR15.1 User Fields
HR155 Employee Group Update
HR156 Employee Group Company Update
HR170 Human Resource Writer Report Request
HR206 Job Code Listing
HR207 Supervisor Listing
HR210 Data Item Attribute Listing
HR213 Dependent Listing
HR28.1 Employee Ethnicity
HR511 Employee Conversion
HR515 User Field Conversion
HR521 Employee History Conversion
HR54.1 Employee History Correction
HR55.1 Employee Group Definition
HR55.2 Employee Groups By Employees
HR55.3 Employee Groups By Criteria
HR65.2 Human Resource Writer Format Item Selection
HR65.3 Human Resource Writer Format Item Order
HR65.4 Human Resource Writer Print Order
HR65.5 Human Resource Writer Population Selection
HR65.6 Human Resource Writer Population Criteria
HR65.7 Human Resource Writer Detail Selection
HR65.8 Human Resource Writer Detail Criteria
HR67.1 Human Resource Writer Compute Statement
HR68.1 Human Resource Writer Data Item Security
HR70.1 Human Resource Writer Inquiry
HR70.2 Human Resource Writer Inquiry Window
HR70.3 Human Resource Writer Inquiry Window
HR79.2 Pay Rate Change Calculator
HR93.1 Employee Audit Inquiry
HR93.3 Applicant Audit Inquiry
HR93.4 Supervisor Audit Inquiry
HR93.5 Employee Deduction Audit Inquiry
HR93.6 Job Code Audit Inquiry
HR93.7 Position Audit Inquiry
HR93.8 Employee Leave Plan Audit Inquiry
HR93.9 Employee Leave of Absence Audit Inquiry
HR94.1 Employee Direct Deposit Audit Inquiry
HRS1.1 Select Control
HRSC.1 Select Control
LP100 Employee Absence Plan Update
LP101 Mass Absence Plan Add
LP130 Absence Plan Payout
LP201 Absence Plan Listing
LP203 Absence Plan Rules Listing
LP207 Calculation Listing
LP220 Employee Absence Plan or Leave History Report
LT101 HRM Receiver Update
LT11.5 HRM User Field Interface
LT111 HRM Receiver Update
LT13.5 HRM User Field Interface History
PA02.1 Position
PA03.1 Position Change
PA100 Action Update
PA102 Position Update
PA105 Employee Audit Report
PA113 Retroactive History Update
PA115 Employee Purge
PA125 Employee History Purge
PA13.1 Multiple Positions and Jobs
PA13.2 Multiple Position and Job History
PA13.3 Multiple Position, Job Summary
PA16.1 Company Property
PA20.1 Education
PA202 Position Listing
PA21.1 Competencies
PA213 Position and Job Listing
PA22.1 Certifications
PA231 Applicant Profile
PA24.1 Relocation
PA250 Personnel Action Code Listing
PA27.1 Contracts
PA272 Budget and Assigned Resource Listing
PA28.1 Applicant Ethnicity
PA302 Position Purge
PA31.1 Applicant
PA311 Employee Profile
PA34.1 Applicant Education
PA340 Action History Listing
PA35.1 Applicant Competencies
PA36.1 Applicant Certification
PA38.1 Applicant Relocation
PA406 Position Rules Audit Listing
PA50.1 Action
PA502 Position Conversion
PA512 Emergency Contact Conversion
PA513 Position and Job Conversion
PA52.1 Individual Action
PA52.2 Mass Pay Action
PA52.3 Mass Action
PA52.4 Hire an Applicant
PA52.5 Position and Job Action
PA520 Employee and Applicant Code Conversion
PA53.1 Personnel Action Workflow Override
PA531 Applicant Conversion
PA54.1 Personnel Action History Correction
PA55.1 Retroactive History Audit
PA66.3 Employee Action Detail
PR110 Step And Grade Audit
PR113 United States Tax Deduction Update
PR12.6 Employee Automatic Deposit
PR120 Mass Pay Update
PR128 Offset Time Record Creation
PR13.1 Employee United States Taxes
PR13.2 Employee United States Taxes
PR13.5 Employee Canada Taxes
PR13.6 Employee Canada Taxes
PR13.8 U.S. Tax Deduction Errors
PR13.9 Employee Additional Tax Details
PR131 Retroactive Pay Calculation
PR132 FLSA Overtime Calculation
PR134 Automatic Time Records
PR135 Time Record Edit
PR136 Missing Time Records
PR137 Batch Time Record Update
PR14.1 Employee Deduction
PR14.2 Tax Withholding Lock-In
PR15.1 Deduction Speed Entry
PR15.2 Employee Deduction Speed Entry
PR189 Gross Up Calculation
PR205 Deduction Listing
PR212 Direct Deposit Account Listing
PR26.1 United States Employee Garnishment
PR26.2 United States Employee Garnishment Inquiry
PR280 Deduction Audit Report
PR29.1 Pension Payment Maintenance
PR296 New Hire Reporting
PR30.2 Employee Automatic Time Record
PR32.1 Employee Daily Time Entry
PR32.2 Employee Daily Time Entry
PR33.1 Speed Entry Setup
PR33.2 Speed Entry by Number
PR33.3 Speed Entry by Name
PR35.1 Time Entry
PR35.2 Detail Time Entry
PR35.3 Speed Time Entry
PR35.4 Step and Grade, Grade Range Time Entry
PR35.5 Attendance Time Entry
PR35.6 Activity Time Entry
PR35.8 Position Time Entry
PR35.9 Reason Code Time Entry
PR36.1 Time Record Entry
PR36.4 Manual Time Record Maintenance
PR37.1 Batch Time Control
PR39.1 One Time Deduction
PR39.2 One Time Deduction Speed
PR45.1 Error Processing
PR47.1 Canada Employee Garnishment
PR47.2 Canada Employee Garnishment Inquiry
PR512 Employee ACH Distribution Interface
PR514 Employee Deduction Master Load
PR521 Nonstandard Pay and Work Period CSV Load
PR529 Pension Payroll Conversion
PR530 Time Record Interface CSV
PR539 One Time Deduction Load
PR560 Payroll History Load CSV
PR582 Mass Adjustment Load
PR80.1 Manual Check
PR80.3 Manual Payment One Time Deduction
PR80.4 Manual Payment
PR82.1 Adjustment
TA147 Canada Vacation Audit
TR21.1 Employee Training History
TR22.1 Session Completion
TR26.1 Employee Training Competency Maintenance
TR500 Training Conversion
UK102 Bonus Pay Update
ZB10.1 Coverage Options Calculator
ZB31.1 Speed Benefit Entry
ZB31.2 Employee Benefit Entry
ZB32.1 Employee Benefit Changes
ZB32.2 Employee Benefit Detail Changes
ZB32.3 Benefit Add
ZH156 Employee Group Company Update
ZH510 Update PCP from ZPENDPCP
ZP296 New Hire Reporting