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How to Get Started with Total Rewards

A guide to building your total rewards dashboard from start to finish

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Written by Osiris Childs


Part 1: Configure the Total Rewards Dashboard

Go to Settings → Application → Total Rewards. You'll land on the "Dashboard settings" tab. This is where you control exactly what employees see on their total rewards page. Each section below can be toggled on/off independently.

💡 Pro tip: Open an employee's profile in one browser tab and the Dashboard Settings in another. After saving changes in settings, just refresh the employee tab to instantly see how it looks — makes it much easier to dial things in.

1. Employee Access

  • Use the "Turn on" button to enable employee access to their total rewards dashboard

  • When on, all employees can see their own total rewards page — no notifications are sent when toggling this on or off

2. Effective Date

  • Toggle "Include effective date" to show a date at the top of the employee's page

  • When enabled, pick the date employees should see (e.g. the start of the current comp cycle)

3. Annual Compensation

  • Toggle "Show annual compensation" to display this section

  • When enabled, you can control which compensation types to include:

    • Base salary — on/off

    • Bonus target — on/off. When on, you can also toggle "Display bonus target as a %" and "Show % up to dollar amount

    • Variable target — on/off

    • Equity — on/off. When on, choose between "Vesting in current year" or "Granted in current year"

    • Benefits — on/off

  • Each enabled type gets a customizable label (with a reset-to-default option)

  • You can also add custom fields (dollar-type fields from your company data) and add custom content sections with a title and rich text

4. Compensation History

  • Toggle "Show compensation history" to display the history chart

  • Options:

    • Show event dates — on/off

    • Annualize non-yearly values — on/off

  • Include base salary, bonus award, and/or custom events in the history

  • Add custom content sections as needed

5. Level & Pay Ranges

  • Toggle "Show pay range section"

  • Choose between showing current level only or current level + next level above

  • Additional toggles:

    • Show job level

    • Show job family

    • Show zone

    • Show compa ratio

  • Add custom content sections as needed

6. Equity

  • Toggle "Show equity section"

  • Set a custom section title and unit label (e.g. "RSUs", "Options")

  • Toggle "Show canceled shares" to include fully canceled grants

  • Toggle "Show equity grants chart" — when on, you can also toggle:

    • Show grant issue date

    • Show number of vested shares

    • Show % of vested shares

    • Show calendar visualization

  • Toggle "Show equity in dollar value" — requires a share price set in Company Settings. When enabled:

    • Customize headings for net value, projected value, vested portion, and unvested portion

  • Toggle "Show equity projections" to let employees project future value

  • Toggle "Show annual vesting chart" and "Show annual shares granted chart"

  • Add custom content sections as needed

7. Benefits

  • Toggle "Show benefits section"

  • Set a custom section title

  • Toggle "Show individual benefit line items" to show the breakdown within each package (vs. just totals)

  • Add custom content sections as needed

Once you've configured these settings, click "Save changes" at the bottom. Changes take effect immediately.

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Part 2: Adding a Benefit Manually (Rules-Based)

  1. Go to Settings → Application → Total Rewards → Benefits tab

  2. Click "Add new benefit"

  3. You'll walk through a wizard:

    • Details — Name the benefit, choose a category, and select "Setup manually"

    • Eligibility — Define which employees are eligible

    • Value — Configure the benefit amount (fixed, percentage of salary, days, etc.)

    • Display Options — Control how it appears on the employee dashboard

  4. Click "Save & publish" to make it live, or "Save" to keep it as a draft

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Part 3: Adding a Benefit via File Upload

  1. Go to Settings → Application → Total Rewards → Benefits tab

  2. Click "Add new benefit"

  3. In the Details step, select "Upload benefit information"

  4. After completing Details, you'll reach the Upload section:

    • Choose the value type: Fixed amounts or Percentage of salary

    • Click "Download the template" — this gives you a CSV with the right columns (email, amount, currency for fixed; email, percentage for percentage-based)

    • Fill in the template with your employee data

    • Upload the completed file

  5. Click "Save & publish" when ready

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Part 4: Managing Benefits

  • From the Benefits tab you'll see all your benefits grouped by category

  • Each benefit shows its status (Published or Unpublished), type (Rules or Upload), and eligibility/enrollment info

  • Click into any benefit to edit its details, value, eligibility, or re-upload data

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