How do pay defaults work in Processes > Time Sheets?

When entering Time Sheets, entry of a pay default will result in the following:

Default values are taken from the pay default and used on the time sheet entry. The default values used from the pay default are described in the topic How are the source for default (predefined) values determined when a pay default is selected?

If the Earning is one of the default values specified on the pay default when it is entered on the time sheet, the earning is found in Setup > Employees > Earnings tab for the employee and any additional default values found there are applied to the time sheet. When the default values are applied to the time sheet, the following rules apply:

• If the pay default supplied a default value for a box, then the earning cannot supply a default value for that same box. Only fields that did NOT get a default value from the pay default, can get a default value from Setup > Employee > Earnings tab.
• If you change the earning on the time sheet after entering a pay default, the same rule applies as to which default values are used from the Setup > Employee > Earnings tab.
• If you enter an earning on a time sheet and there is NO pay default value on the time sheet, the default values used on the time sheet are from the Setup > Employee > Earnings tab.