This article explains how to use the Vessel Location function
as a means of splitting payments depending on vessel positioning.
1). Setup in
Setup and Configuration
Global Options
Please go to Setup
→ Global Options
→ Modules
→ Payroll
→ General and enable the "Split auto-entry by Vessel Location" option.
Select Activity Type/Types that should be affected by it:
Please note that selected activities should have the corresponding options defined in General Codes
→ Activity codes, for example:
2). How to create 
Defining Vessel Location
Codes
Go to Setup
→ General Codes Table
→ Vessel
→ Vessel Location and create the codes for vessel locations. The corresponding code will be then displayed on the Entry Code
.
Adding Vessel Locations
Go to Setup
→ Tables
→ Cost
dimension intervals
→ Vessel location.
Use the button "Add Vessel Location" to create Locations per Vessel (select the Vessel in the drop-down list, select the Location – from the list of codes as mentioned
in step 2 (sailing in our example); define Start/End dates (note: the dates of the Vessel Locations for the same Vessel should not overlap).
Entry Codes
Select the field for Vessel Location Code via Payroll
→ Entry Codes
→Calculated Amounts and Account Dimensions
.
Go to Payroll
→ Entry Codes
→ Calculation tab and enter @L96a for Vessel Location on each Entry Code which should be included
in the calculation of the cost per Vessel Location
.
Re-calculate Payroll to see the Vessel Location code on the selected field.