Add earnings codes

Article • 4/27/2026 • 2 min read

Sometimes you need to pay an employee Someone who works for you. at more than one overtime rate. For example, you might want to specify overtime rates for holidays that differ from overtime for weekends. Earnings codes specify different pay rates that you can assign to employees. You can set different rates in Made2Manage.

To add earnings codes

  1. Open the Earnings Codes (ECODES) page.

    1. Select **Production Management > Master Data > Earnings Codes.

    Or

    1. Search for ECODES in the Navigation box and then select Earnings Codes Earnings Codes (ECODES) page appears.
  2. If your company uses Abra An integrated human resources information system. Abra includes a payroll module to which you can send Made2Manage laborWork related to the manufacturing of a product. information. and you want to use earnings codes you defined in Abra, on the Toolbar, click Import Codes from Abra. Else, on the toolbar, click Add Default Codes.

  3. A message appears about the codes added. Click Close.

  4. To add an earnings code:

  5. On the Toolbar, click:

    New: To add a new earnings code.

    Copy: To base the pay rate on the one already on the page.

    1. In the Earnings Code box, enter the numbers or letters that identify the earnings code.

    2. In the Code Description box, enter a description of the code.

    3. In the Rate Factor box, enter the overtime rate used to multiply the employee’s usual pay rate.

    4. In the Flat Amount box, enter the lump sum amount that must be added to the employee’s pay.

    5. In the Code Type dropdown, select the type of code.

    6. Select the Charge to Job checkbox to charge the overtime to the production Job Order.

    7. On the toolbar, click Save. The new earning code details are saved.