WCCLASSHDR – Work Comp Class Header

System: Payroll (PR)
Prefix: WCH
Primary key: COMPANY, COUNTRY-CODE, WC-STATE, PROCESS-LEVEL, EFFECT-DATE
Fields: 18
Updated by: 2 programs
Referenced by: 13 programs

WCCLASSHDR is the Work Comp Class Header table in Lawson Payroll (prefix WCH). It is indexed by COMPANY, COUNTRY-CODE, WC-STATE, PROCESS-LEVEL, EFFECT-DATE (WCHSET1); alternate indexes: WCHSET2 and WCHSET3. It is related 1:1 to PRSYSTEM, WCPOLICY and PRSTATE and 1:M to WCCLASS. It is updated by PR18.1 and PR18.2 and referenced by BN66.1, PR140, PR17.1, PR189, PR195, PR218, PR278, PR288 and 5 more. The table has 18 fields, 3 indexes and 5 documented relations.

About WCCLASSHDR

This file identifies workers' compensation classes. You can identify classes by company, work state, or process level. You can add multiple records for the same workers' compensation class by using different effective dates.

Fields (18)

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

Field / column	Type	Description & values	Updated by
`WCH-COMPANY` PK COMPANY	Numeric 4	—	PR18.1, PR18.2
`WCH-WC-STATE` PK WC_STATE	Alpha 2	Contains the 2-digit code that identifies the state in which the workers' compensation plan is effective.	PR18.1, PR18.2
`WCH-PROCESS-LEVEL` PK PROCESS_LEVEL	Alpha 5	Contains the process level if the workers' compensation classification is specific to a process level.	PR18.1, PR18.2
`WCH-EFFECT-DATE` PK EFFECT_DATE	Numeric 8 (yyyymmdd)	Contains the effective date of the workers' compensation rate table.	PR18.1, PR18.2
`WCH-WC-CODE` WC_CODE	Alpha 10	Contains the user-defined code that identifies the workers' compensation plan.	PR18.1
`WCH-PREM-PER-WAGE` PREM_PER_WAGE	Signed 11.3	Contains the amount per wages on which the premium is based.	PR18.1, PR18.2
`WCH-PREM-PER-HOUR` PREM_PER_HOUR	Signed 7.2	Contains the amount per hour on which the premium is based.	PR18.1
`WCH-STA-ANN-LIMIT` STA_ANN_LIMIT	Signed 11.2	Contains the state annual limit defined for the policy.	PR18.1, PR18.2
`WCH-STA-MTH-LIMIT` STA_MTH_LIMIT	Signed 11.2	Contains the state monthly limit defined for the policy. The system checks the limit every calendar month.	PR18.1
`WCH-INC-OVT-PREM` INC_OVT_PREM	Alpha 1	Contains the value that determines if the entire overtime pay amount or only the straight time portion of the pay is included in the calculation. `Y` Yes `N` No	PR18.1, PR18.2
`WCH-CURRENCY-CODE` CURRENCY_CODE	Alpha 5	This field contains the company base currency code established in Company (GL10.1 ).	—
`WCH-CURR-ND` CURR_ND	Numeric 1	The number of decimals assigned to a particular account as determined by the account currency.	—
`WCH-INDUSTRY-CODE` INDUSTRY_CODE	Alpha 10	This field will store the industry code for the province that is being reported.	PR18.2
`WCH-IND-CODE-DESC` IND_CODE_DESC	Alpha 30 (Lower Case)	Stores the description of the industry code (e.g logging, mining, etc.).	PR18.2
`WCH-COUNTRY-CODE` PK COUNTRY_CODE	Alpha 2	Defines which country the record is associated with. " " = USA `CA` Canada `US` USA	PR18.1, PR18.2
`WCH-E-MOD` E_MOD	Signed 7.4	—	—
`WCH-CA-ACCT-NBR` CA_ACCT_NBR	Alpha 15	Defines the provincial assigned account number, firm number, registration number, Quebec enterprise number, legal entity, etc. for which this plan is being set up.	PR18.2
`WCH-CLIENT-E-MOD` CLIENT_E_MOD	Signed 7.4	—	—

Indexes (3)

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

Index	Keys	Flags	Used in
`WCHSET1`	`COMPANY`, `COUNTRY-CODE`, `WC-STATE`, `PROCESS-LEVEL`, `EFFECT-DATE*`	Primary	PR18.1, PR18.2, PR218, PR288, PR418
`WCHSET2`	`COMPANY`, `COUNTRY-CODE`, `WC-CODE`, `CA-ACCT-NBR`, `EFFECT-DATE*`, `WC-STATE`, `PROCESS-LEVEL`	KeyChange	PR17.1, PR278
`WCHSET3`	`COMPANY`, `COUNTRY-CODE`, `EFFECT-DATE*`, `WC-STATE`, `PROCESS-LEVEL`		BN66.1, PR140, PR189, PR195, PR80.1, PR80.4, PR89.1, PRAT.1

Relations

One to one (4) — lookups and parents

Relation	Table	Rules	Condition	Field map
Company	PRSYSTEM	Required		`WCH-COMPANY` → `PRS-COMPANY`, `Spaces` → `PRS-PROCESS-LEVEL`
Policy Code	WCPOLICY	Required		`WCH-COMPANY` → `WCP-COMPANY`, `WCH-WC-CODE` → `WCP-WC-CODE`
Process Level	PRSYSTEM	Required	When WCH-PROCESS-LEVEL != Spaces	`WCH-COMPANY` → `PRS-COMPANY`, `WCH-PROCESS-LEVEL` → `PRS-PROCESS-LEVEL`
Wc State	PRSTATE	Required	When WCH-WC-STATE != Spaces	`WCH-WC-STATE` → `PSA-STATE`

One to many (1) — child tables

Relation	Table	Rules	Condition	Field map
Classes	WCCLASS	Delete Cascades		`WCH-COMPANY` → `WCC-COMPANY`, `WCH-COUNTRY-CODE` → `WCC-COUNTRY-CODE`, `WCH-WC-STATE` → `WCC-WC-STATE`, `WCH-PROCESS-LEVEL` → `WCC-PROCESS-LEVEL`, `WCH-EFFECT-DATE` → `WCC-EFFECT-DATE`, → `WCC-WC-CLASS`, → `WCC-CA-WC-CLASS`

Programs

Updated by (2)

PR18.1 United States Workers Compensation Classification
PR18.2 Canada Workers Compensation Classification

Referenced by (13)

BN66.1 Estimated Pay Calculation
PR140 Earnings and Deductions Calculation
PR17.1 Workers Compensation Policy
PR189 Gross Up Calculation
PR195 Accrual Program
PR218 US Workers Compensation Classification Listing
PR278 United States Workers Compensation Report
PR288 Canada Workers Compensation Classification Listing
PR418 Canada Workers Compensation Report
PR80.1 Manual Check
PR80.4 Manual Payment
PR89.1 Payment Modeling
PRAT.1 Alltax connection test