Final calculations are run when participants have ceased employment and all of their data has been collected. Final calculations do not use any projection assumptions.
Name can be a phrase of any length. All characters are permissible. Include key information about the calculation that you are running.
The Populate button allows you to fill in the Final Benefit Calculation inputs using information from an Estimated Benefit Calculation or Dates/Age/Service Calculation within the current Project. Topics that can be populated are Name, Data, Decrement Type, Decrement Date, Commencement Date(s)/Ages, Plan Definition, Census Specifications, Output Definition, and the Calculation Results display settings (such as the last table that was displayed).
The Data section offers two alternative methods of providing the participant’s data: either a database or an XML document. Once a method of retrieving the participant’s data has been selected, you may review and modify the data prior to executing the calculation.
If you select the From Database radio button, Linkage selects an entry from the Database Linkage library that describes the database and how to access the desired data. When using a database, the Person ID is the identifying number or code that will be used to select the data from a database. This number or code is contained in the field on the database that is specified as Person ID in the database linkage.
If you select the From XML radio button, Linkage selects an entry from the XML Database Linkage library that defines how the data is represented in the XML document. When using XML, a File name must be entered that identifies the XML document. If no path is specified, the file is assumed to be in the client directory. Click the
button to navigate to a particular folder and file. If the folder is the client directory, the file name will be displayed without a path.
The data review split button 
allows you to review the data before the calculation has been run. The language on the button is dynamic and indicates the state of the data. The default behavior is to refresh the data, but the ProAdmin.ini file [CONFIG} setting RunWithSavedData can be used to change the default to use saved data when available. If you select this button, the Data Review dialog(s) will be presented. You may scroll through and make changes as desired. If you select Apply Defaults, the Census Specifications Data Defaults will be applied and changes will be displayed for review. Manual data elements that have been modified will be highlighted in blue for review. Clicking the OK button will then save any data changes.
The Populate calculation items on load or refresh checkbox allows you to fill in the calculation inputs by extracting them from the XML file based on the input Key Field tags identified in the XML Database Linkage. If this box is checked and data is being loaded or refreshed from an XML file, the Decrement Type, Decrement Date and Commencement Date(s) items will be extracted from the XML file and ghosted on the dialog box.
The Calculation section allows selection of the participant’s decrement type as well as the decrement/termination and commencement dates or ages.
Decrement Type allows you to identify which Benefit Definitions should be evaluated based on their "contingency initiating benefits," the three basic ways to leave the workforce. Select Term./Retirement to evaluate Benefit Definitions with Retirement or Termination as the contingency, appropriate if the participant leaves the workforce before death. If the participant died while employed, select Death to evaluate only Benefit Definitions with Death as the contingency. If the plan has a disability benefit and the participant has left the workforce as a disabled person, select Disability to evaluate only Benefit Definitions with disability as the contingency.
Dates and/or Ages allows you to set the decrement (e.g., termination) and the commencement dates and/or ages for the calculation. Enter the decrement/termination date in the first column and any combination of Commencement Date(s) and/or Commencement Age(s) in the other two columns. There is no limit to the number of dates and/or ages that may be entered. The two columns are independent of each other and every date and age entered is considered (except for those that have already passed).
After the successful completion of a calculation, any calculated dates identified as commencement dates will be displayed.
The Assumptions section allows selection of two required components to run the calculation:
Plan Definition selects an entry from the Plan Definitions library that defines the plan rules and formulas that will be used to determine the member’s benefit.
Census Specifications selects an entry from the Census Specifications library that interprets your census data to determine the member’s benefit.
Although not required to run a calculation, Output Definition selects an entry from the Output Definition library that defines output for ProAdmin to provide such as dates, ages, service, benefit components, salaries for final average earnings, etc..
The run split button 
allows you to select which data to use and run the calculation. The language on the button is dynamic and indicates the state of the data and calculation. The default behavior is to refresh the data, but the ProAdmin.ini file [CONFIG} setting RunWithSavedData can be used to change the default to use saved data when available.
Once the calculation completes, a message box displays indicating whether the calculation was successful. You can print the processing messages contained in the box by clicking on the Print button, or they are always available at a later time. After you click on the OK button, the next display will depend on whether the calculation is an initial run or a rerun. If it's an initial run, the Calculation Results will be displayed. If it's a rerun, ProAdmin will display any changes between the prior and the current calculation results. You can print or save these results to file if desired. Once you click the Close button on the changes, the Calculation Results will be displayed. The Calculation Results consolidated view includes a Calculation Worksheet, Summary Results, Output Definition Results, Processing Messages, Inputs and Detailed Results.
In the case of calculations that have not or can not be run (due to either system or user-defined errors), the Calculation Results will display the inputs to the calculation, as well as Processing Messages.