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\n\n\n\n\n\n
Value<\/th>\nMeaning<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2014<\/strong> (dash)<\/td>\nThe salary component isn\u2019t in this employee\u2019s payslip.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0<\/strong> (zero)<\/td>\nThe component is in the payslip, but its value is zero (such as a component whose condition wasn\u2019t met).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
    \n
  • Typing a number in a cell with a dash adds the component to the payslip with that value.<\/li>\n
  • Clearing a cell\u2019s value (so it becomes a dash) removes the component from the payslip on saving.<\/li>\n
  • A dash appears in Pay Date<\/strong> for unpaid payslips.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"template":"","categories":[10389,10391],"tags":[29853,29851,29838,29854,8342,29852,2605],"class_list":["post-157885","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","category-payslips","category-payslips-en","tag-add-component-to-payslip","tag-dash-in-payroll-sheet","tag-payroll-sheet-en","tag-remove-component-from-payslip","tag-salary-components","tag-zero-in-payroll-sheet","tag---en"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat\u2019s the difference between a dash and a zero in Payroll Sheet cells? - Daftra Knowledge Base<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn the difference between a dash and a zero in Payroll Sheet cells, and how adding or clearing a value affects the payslip.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/faq\/whats-the-difference-between-a-dash-and-a-zero-in-payroll-sheet-cells\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What\u2019s the difference between a dash and a zero in Payroll Sheet cells? 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