What does Open Eligibility imply in element eligibility configuration?

• A. It automatically applies to all employees
• B. It requires defining element entries for eligible employees
• C. It prohibits any element entries
• D. It links eligibility to payroll relationship level only

Answer: (B)

Open Eligibility means there’s no pre-set list of recipients baked into the rule; instead, who will receive the element is determined by explicit records called element entries. In practice, you decide which employees should get the element and create element entries for those individuals. Once an element entry exists for an employee, they are considered eligible for that element in the applicable periods. Without those entries, an employee—even if other eligibility criteria exist—will not receive the element.

This isn’t about automatically applying to everyone, and it isn’t about prohibiting entries or tying eligibility only to the payroll relationship level. Open Eligibility simply requires you to define element entries for the eligible employees to grant the element.