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title: "How do I create a spine point addition?"
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updated: 2026-06-10T11:26:21Z
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# How do I create a spine point addition?

**Spine Point Additions** are payroll entries that are specific to a spine point. This addition heading is useful if you have employees on shift pay where they receive a basic salary and an out-of-hours allowance, for example.

## Create the Spine Point Addition

1. Navigate to the **Addition Headings** window. Go to **Cintra iQ**: Payroll > Payroll Setup > Adjustments > Addition Heading
2. Click the **New** button. The **New Addition Heading** form appears.
3. Enter the name of the **Addition Heading**.
4. Select the **Desired Reporting Group**.
5. Select the **Category**: **Spine Point Addition**.
6. Select the desired **Addition Type**.
7. Click the **Next** button. The **Spine Point Addition** form appears.
8. Select the desired options in the **Main Settings** tab.
9. Navigate to the **Other** tab.
10. Continue to select the desired options in the **Other** tab.
11. Click the **Apply** button.
12. Click the **OK** button to exit. The definition is now created in the **Addition Headings Definitions** pane.

## Apply the Spine Point Addition to the Spine Point

1. Navigate to the **Spine Point Details** form. Go to **Cintra iQ**: Folders > Employer Settings > Spine Point record > Forms > Spine Point Details
2. Select desired **Spine Point** record.
3. In the **Spine Point Additions** tab, right-click: **New**. The **Insert Spine Point Additions** form appears.

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4. Select the desired **Addition Heading**.
5. Enter the **From Date**.
6. Enter the **To Date**, if necessary.
7. Enter the desired **Units** and **Rates**.
8. Click the **OK** button.
9. Continue to assign the spine point to an employee via their **Post History** form.