• Field Name- User defined name for the field being setup
• Header Name- Name at the top of the column, if headers are to used in the export file. This space must be completed regardless
• Mapping Field- Using the drop down list, select the field name from Time Advantage that this item will be associated with
• Mandatory- Check if this item is Mandatory. Some items appear in the interface only when different from defaults. In this case it would not be Mandatory. An example is a Department transfer. If an employee is working their Home Department there may be no department information in this field for that transaction and it will be blank. If the employee worked in another department then information for Worked Department would be present  
• Data Type- Select either Numeric or Alphanumeric. For most Mapping Fields there is a default and as a result this field will be grayed out
• Field Length- Enter the maximum number of characters in this field
• Pivot- Check if there are separate lines for each item pertaining to this field. For instance, Pivot is often used for Earning Code. As a result, if an employee has Regular, Overtime, and Holiday hours, there will be three separate lines for this employee, one for each Earning Code. Pivot can also be used for creating separate lines for other items such as Departments if doing Department transfers
• Type- For Earning Codes select either an Hours or Dollars transaction. For all other fields this is grayed out
• Save to List- Click when done and the field will be saved to the list above.

In the area below the field setup, the order in which fields appear can be changed. Select the field then use the arrows to the right to move it up or down.

Once the setup above is done go to the Interface Mapping Fields tab. On this screen check all fields to be exported. To the right of each earning Code is a box to define the way the code will appear in the Payroll software. For instance, even though Holiday is HOL in Time Advantage, it may be H in the Payroll software.