The common shared data types used across the API domain.
Revision
The revision number of the revisable object.
See Revisable Objects
| Type |
xsd:integer |
| Mininum Value |
0 |
Postcode
The UK postcode string.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Mininum Length |
5 |
| Maximum Length |
8 |
| Pattern |
[A-Z0-9 ]* |
CalculatorRegion
The calculator region (in combination with the calculator territory) determines the calculators to be used.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
- NotSet
- England
- Scotland
- Wales
|
CalculatorTerritory
The calculator territory (in combination with the calculator region) determines the calculators to be used.
Currently United Kingdom is the only supported calculator territory.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
|
NiNumber
The employee's National Insurance number issued by HMRC.
Temporary NI numbers should no longer be used for payroll.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Pattern |
([ACEHJLMOPRSWXY][A-CEGHJ-NPR-TW-Z]|B[A-CEHJ-NPR-TW-Z]|G[ACEGHJ-NPR-TW-Z]|[KT][A-CEGHJ-MPR-TW-Z]|N[A-CEGHJL-NPR-SW-Z]|Z[A-CEGHJ-NPR-TW-Y])[0-9]{6}[A-D ] |
PaymentMethod
The payment method.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
|
Name
Used for a person's name (first, middle or last).
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Mininum Length |
1 |
| Maximum Length |
35 |
| Pattern |
[A-Za-z \-\.\']* |
Email
An email address.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Mininum Length |
3 |
| Maximum Length |
129 |
| Pattern |
[A-Za-z0-9\.\-_]{1,64}@[A-Za-z0-9\.\-_]{1,64} |
Telephone
A UK based telephone number.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Mininum Length |
6 |
| Maximum Length |
35 |
| Pattern |
[0-9\(\)\-\s]{1,35} |
Money
A decimal figure rounded to 2 decimal places to represent a currency. Negative values are permitted.
| Type |
xsd:decimal |
| Fractional Digits |
2 |
AverageWeeklyEarning
A decimal figure rounded to 5 decimal places to represent the average weekly earnings. Used in statutory parental absence calculations.
| Type |
xsd:decimal |
| Fractional Digits |
5 |
A formatted monetary value for display only.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Pattern |
[0-9\,\-\+\.\(\)R]* |
DayOfMonth
An integer value between 1 and 31. Represents a calendar day of the month.
| Type |
xsd:integer |
| Mininum Value |
1 |
| Maximum Value |
31 |
Percentage
A decimal fraction between 0 and 1. Represents a percentage as a fraction of the number 1.
| Type |
xsd:decimal |
| Mininum Value |
0 |
| Maximum Value |
1 |
SystemCode
An alpha-numeric system code.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Mininum Length |
2 |
| Maximum Length |
35 |
| Pattern |
[A-Za-z0-9\-]* |
SystemCodeType
Indicates the categorisation of SystemCode.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
|
RoundingOption
Indicates the rounding option to use.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
- NotSet
- PennyUp
- PennyDown
- Bankers
- FiveUp
- FiveDown
|
RuleExclusionFlags
A list of pre-calculation rules that can excluded by name.
See Pre-Calculation Rules
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Pattern |
(?:(?:None|AutoEnrolmentStatusChangeRule|NiMissingPayInstructionRule|TaxMissingPayInstructionRule|TaxCodeUpliftRule|NiSetExpectedLetterRule|NiDateOfBirthChangeRetrospectiveCRule|NiDefermentStatusChangeRule|NiEndContractedOutTransferRule|PaymentAfterLeavingRule|LeaverEndInstructionsRule|P45StudentLoanInstructionRule|P45TaxInstructionRule|P45YtdTaxRule|YtdInstructionRule|TaxCodeRegionChangeRule|EmployeeDeceasedRule)\s?)+ |
DirCalculationMethod
The calculation method to use when calculating an employee as a director.
See Employees as Directors
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
- OffOff
- AnnualBasisAnnual Basis
- AlternativeBasisAlternative Basis
|
OffAnnual BasisAlternative Basis
PayFrequency
The available pay frequencies.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
- Weekly
- Monthly
- TwoWeekly
- FourWeekly
- Yearly
|
TaxBasis
The tax calculation basis.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
|
TaxCode
The tax code format issued by HMRC.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Mininum Length |
2 |
| Maximum Length |
7 |
| Pattern |
^(CBR|CD0|CD2|SD1|SD2|D1|BR|SBR|SD0|D0|NT)$|^[S|C]?((K{1}[0-9]{1,6})|([0-9]{1,6}[LMNPTYV]{1})$) |
BenefitAccountingMethod
The accounting method used for calculating and reporting employee benefits.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
|
StudentLoanCalculationMethod
The student loan calculation method.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
|
PayeReference
The unique reference issued to the employer by HMRC.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Maximum Length |
14 |
| Pattern |
([0-9]{3})/([A-Za-z0-9]{1,10}) |
NiLetter
The National Insurance table code.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Pattern |
A|B|C|D|E|I|J|H|K|L|M|X|Z |
PensionTaxationMethod
The method used to calculate taxation on pension contributions.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
- NotSet
- NetBased
- ReliefAtSource
|
ProRataMethod
The pro-rata method options.
See Pro-rata Calculation Methods for more information.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
- NotSet
- Annual260Days
- Annual365Days
- AnnualQualifyingDays
- DaysPerCalendarMonth
- DaysPerTaxPeriod
|
UomBasicPay
The unit of measure for basic pay payments.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
- NotSet
- Minute
- Hour
- Day
- Week
- Month
- Year
- Unit
|
HolidayUom
The unit of measure for holiday entitlement.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
|
TaxYear
The list of available tax years.
| Type |
xsd:integer |
| Enumeration |
|
EarlierTaxYear
The list of available earlier tax years; used when creating an EYU instruction.
| Type |
xsd:integer |
| Enumeration |
|
TaxMonth
The list of available tax months; used for reporting only.
| Type |
xsd:integer |
| Mininum Value |
1 |
| Maximum Value |
12 |
href
The relative URL path to a resource.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Pattern |
^\/{1}[a-zA-Z0-9-\/]+$ |
DpsMessageType
The type of DPS message.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
- P6
- P9
- SL1
- SL2
- AR
- NOT
- RTI
- PGL1
- PGL2
|
SspExclusionReason
The list of reasons why SSP would not be paid.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
- None
- HasNeverWorked
- BelowLel
- NoWorkingWeekPattern
- OnMaternity
- Deceased
- ContractEnd
- LegalCustody
- OnStrike
- ExceededMaximumSspDuration
- InsufficientHistoryToCalculateAwe
- BelowMinimumDuration
|
SppExclusionReason
The list of reasons why SPP would not be paid.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
- None
- InLegalCustody
- HasDeceased
- StillbirthBeforeWeek24
- NothingToPay
- AverageWeeklyEarningsBelowLelThreshold
- WorkedDuringAbsence
- EmploymentEndedBeforeBabyBorn
- SspDue
- CutOffPeriodExceeded
|
SmpExclusionReason
The list of reasons why SMP would not be paid.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
- None
- ExceededMaximumKeepInTouchDays
- InLegalCustody
- HasDeceased
- StillbirthBeforeWeek24
- NothingToPay
- AverageWeeklyEarningsBelowLelThreshold
|
ShppExclusionReason
The list of reasons why ShPP would not be paid.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
- None
- NothingToPay
- AverageWeeklyEarningsBelowLelThreshold
- SspDue
- MaxWeeksExceeded
- SplHasEnded
|
SapExclusionReason
The list of reasons why SAP would not be paid.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
- None
- AverageWeeklyEarningsBelowLelThreshold
- ExceededMaximumKeepInTouchDays
- ExceededMaximumWeeks
- InLegalCustody
- HasDeceased
- NothingToPay
- SspDue
- EmploymentEndedBeforeMatchingDate
|
AEAssessmentCode
The list of auto enrolment assessment codes options. Determines the employees worker type.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
- Excluded
- EligibleJobHolder
- NonEligibleJobHolder
- EntitledWorker
|
AEAssessmentEvent
The list of auto enrolment assessment event options. Used to describe the type of event triggered by the auto enrolment assessment.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
- NonEnrolmentEvent
- AutomaticEnrolment
- OptIn
- VoluntaryJoiner
- ContractualEnrolment
|
AEAssessmentOverride
The list of auto enrolment assessment override options.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
- None
- OptOut
- OptIn
- VoluntaryJoiner
- ContractualPension
- CeasedMembership
- Leaver
- Excluded
|
AEAssessmentResult
The list of auto enrolment assessment results. Describes the final result of the auto enrolment assessment.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
- Inconclusive
- NoChange
- Enrol
- Exit
|
AoeType
The list of attachment of earning types. Used in AOE pay instructions to indicate the type of earning attachment.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
- AEO
- AEOP
- AEONP
- CSA1993
- CSA
- CSA2012
- DEO
- CCPRE92
- CCPOST92
- CTAEO
- MCAEO
- EA
- CMA
- CAO
- ISD
- EA2006
- CAPS
- DEA
- DEAHIGHER
- DEAFIXED
|
UniqueTaxReference
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Pattern |
[0-9]{10} |
CompanyName
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Mininum Length |
2 |
| Maximum Length |
50 |
| Pattern |
[A-Za-z0-9\-\/\. '&]* |
SubContractorPayFrequency
The sub contractor's tax period pay frequency.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
|
CisTaxTreatment
The CIS tax treatment options.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
- Taxable
- NonTaxable
- Notional
- Materials
|
CisLineTypeName
The CIS line type identifier.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Mininum Length |
1 |
| Maximum Length |
15 |
| Pattern |
[A-Z0-9]+ |
RtiTransactionStatus
The status of the RTI transaction.
| Type |
xsd:string |
| Enumeration |
- New
- RequestGenerated
- CompletedWithError
- CompletedWithSuccess
- TimeOut
|
AbsenceDate
The start or end absence date.
| Type |
xsd:date |
| Mininum Value |
2016-04-06 |
| Maximum Value |
2100-01-01 |