Patent ID: 9547875
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: G06Q

Claim:
1. A method comprising: selecting a predefined payroll element template from a plurality of predefined payroll element templates based on user input received via a graphical user interface; accessing the predefined payroll element template to identify a rule contained therein; creating a question based on the identified rule; presenting the question to a user via the graphical user interface; receiving via the graphical user interface a template modification value, wherein the template modification value is input by the user via the graphical user interface in response to the question; automatically customizing the predefined payroll element template, based upon the template modification value, to create a customized payroll element template; and storing the customized payroll element template, wherein the accessing the predefined payroll element template, the receiving the template modification value, the customizing the predefined payroll element, and the storing the customized payroll element template are performed by a computing device implementing a payroll engine.