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Total Rewards: Getting Started Guide

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

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Written by Katelyn Lopez
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Part 1: Configure the Total Rewards Dashboard

Go to Settings β†’ Application β†’ 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.

πŸ’‘ 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” on/off

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

    • Variable target β€” on/off

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

    • Benefits β€” 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 β€” on/off

    • Annualize non-yearly values β€” 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" β€” 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" β€” 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 β†’ Application β†’ Total Rewards β†’ Benefits tab

  2. Click "Add new benefit"

  3. You'll walk through a wizard:

    • Details β€” Name the benefit, choose a category, and select "Setup manually"

    • Eligibility β€” Define which employees are eligible

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

    • Display Options β€” 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 β†’ Application β†’ Total Rewards β†’ 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" β€” 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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