Publish Bands

Publishing a band set makes your compensation bands available in different parts of Pave. This guide covers publishing to Live (for employees and managers) and to Merit Cycles (for compensation planning).

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Table of Contents

1. Publishing Options
2. Publish to Live
3. Publish to Merit Cycle
4. Related Articles

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Publishing Options

You can publish a band set to two destinations:

Live

Makes bands visible to employees and managers in:

• Total Rewards - Employees view their compensation and position within bands
• Team View - Managers see their team's compensation relative to bands
• Visual Offer Letters - Candidates see compensation bands in offers (if enabled)

Limit: Only one live band set at a time. Publishing a new one archives the previous.

Merit Cycle

Makes bands available for compensation planning:

• Planning Worksheets - Managers see bands while making compensation decisions
• Promotion Planning - Bands for promoted roles appear
• Location Changes - Pay zone adjusted bands shown

Limit: One band set per merit cycle.

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Publish to Live

What Gets Published

When you publish a band set as live:

• Compensation bands (min/mid/max) for all jobs or grades
• All enabled pay types (base pay, equity, etc.)
• All pay zones with location adjustments
• Employee positioning within bands

Where Live Bands Appear

Total Rewards (Employee View):

• Employee's current compensation
• Their compensation band for their job/grade and pay zone
• Where they fall within the band (percentile)
• How their compensation compares to band mid/target

Team View (Manager View):

• Each team member's compensation
• Band ranges for each team member's role
• Team member position within their band
• Visual indicators (below/within/above band)

Visual Offer Letters:

• Compensation offered for the role
• The compensation band for that role
• Requires enabling band display in offer letter settings

Prerequisites

Before publishing as live:

1. Band set is complete
   • All jobs or grades have bands defined
   • Pay zones configured (if used)
   • Compensation values validated
2. Employees are matched
   • Employees assigned to jobs/grades
   • Employees assigned to pay zones
   • Unmatched employees reviewed
3. Ready for transparency
   • Bands are accurate and defensible
   • Prepared for employee questions

Publishing Steps

1. Navigate to Market Pricing
2. Open the band set to publish
3. Click Publish in the top right (or ⋯ menu → Publish)
4. Select Live as the target
5. Review summary:
   • Number of employees affected
   • Which band set will be archived (if any)
6. Click Publish as Live

Result: Employees immediately see bands in Total Rewards. Managers see bands in Team View.

What Happens to Previous Live Band Set

If you already had a live band set:

• Previous band set status changes to "Archived"
• No longer visible to employees or managers
• Preserved for historical reference
• Cannot be edited

New band set replaces old bands in all views immediately.

Updating Live Bands

Can you edit live bands? Yes.

How it works:

• Edit the live band set directly
• Changes appear in Total Rewards and Team View immediately
• Employees and managers see updates

When to update:

• Annual compensation refresh
• Market data updates
• Correcting errors
• Adding new jobs/grades/pay zones

Removing Live Bands

To stop showing bands to employees:

Archive the live band set:

1. Open the live band set
2. Click Archive
3. Confirm

Result:

• No live band set exists
• Employees don't see bands in Total Rewards
• Managers don't see bands in Team View

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Publish to Merit Cycle

What Gets Published

When you publish to a merit cycle:

• Job or grade bands (min/mid/max) for all jobs or grades
• All enabled pay types (base pay, total pay, equity, etc.)
• All pay zones with their differentials
• Employee-to-job/grade and employee-to-pay zone assignments
• Current compensation vs. band positioning

Bands in Merit Cycle Planning

Manager View:

For each employee, managers see:

• Employee's current compensation
• Applicable compensation band (job/grade × pay zone)
• Position within band (below/within/above)
• New compensation recommendations
• Position in new band (after proposed changes)

Band display:

• Min, mid, max values for each pay type
• Visual indicators showing employee position
• Promoted role bands (if proposing promotion)

Prerequisites

Before publishing:

1. Band set is complete
   • All jobs or grades defined
   • Compensation bands added
   • Pay zones configured (if used)
2. Merit cycle is created
   • Cycle exists in Pave
   • Cycle is not yet closed
   • You have permission to publish
3. Employees are matched
   • Employees assigned to jobs/grades
   • Employees assigned to pay zones

Publishing Steps

1. Navigate to Market Pricing
2. Open the band set to publish
3. Click Publish in the top right (or ⋯ menu → Publish)
4. Select Merit Cycle
5. Choose the specific cycle from the dropdown
6. Review summary:
   • Number of bands being published
   • Number of employees affected
7. Click Publish to Merit Cycle

Result: Managers can now see bands in their compensation planning worksheets.

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Related Articles

• Create & Manage Band Sets: Setting up bands before publishing
• Match Employees: Ensuring employees are matched before publishing
• Edit Bands: Making changes to bands
• Permissions: Controlling who sees what in Total Rewards and Team View

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