| Property | Description |
| Basis | Long - Pay item's basis, or units |
| Bases | Textlist object - containing a list of valid Basis |
| CalcMethod | String - One a set of pre-defined calculation methods. Defines how the cash and/or units for a pay item is calculated. |
| CalcMethods | Textlist object - containing a list of valid CalcMethods |
| CostCodeId | Long - database identifier for the cost code associated with this item |
| Deduction | Boolean - true if this pay item is subtracted from a payee's pay calculation. |
| Description | String - Item description |
| ExpenseCodeId | Long - database identifier for the expense code associated with this item |
| Id | Long - database identifier for this item (read only) |
| IsDeleted | True/False - item has been flagged for deletion |
| IsDirty | True/False - item has been modified but not saved yet |
| IsEditing | True/false - item is in the process of being edited |
| IsNew | True/false - item is new and has not been saved | IsValid | True/false - indicates if the item has any errors |
| LeaveTypeId | Long - database identifier for the leave type code associated with this item. Zero if none. |
| Maximum | Currency - maximum value for the calculated amount of this pay item. |
| Benefit | Boolean - true if this pay item is an benefit (employer sponsored, or overhead) |
| PayItemTemplateProperties | Collection - containing a set of pay item template property objects |
| Repeating | Boolean - true if this pay item is carried forward automatically to the next pay period by the open period process. |
In order to apply any changes to an object, the BeginEdit method must be called setting any property values. To save the changes, call the ApplyEdit method, and to undo the changes call the CancelEdit method.
| Method | Description |
| ApplyEdit(Server, Connection) | Saves the item in the database. Server is a string containing the name of the network server to provide the data, and Connection is the ADO connection string to establish a connection with the database on that server. |
| BeginEdit | Prepares the item for updating. |
| CancelEdit | Reverses the changes in the current edit session and restores the state of the item to that preceding the last BeginEdit. |
| Delete | Flags the item for deletion. The item will be deleted from the database when the next ApplyEdit is called. A Delete must be preceded by a BeginEdit. |
| Load(Server, Connection, PayItemTemplateId) | Loads into this object the data from the database for the specified database record id. |