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title: "How do I manually increase and backdate spine point values?"
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# How do I manually increase and backdate spine point values?

## Introduction

**Spine Point Values** are normally increased annually either as a result of pay awards or in line with inflation or both. **Cintra iQ** is a date-driven system which allows historical values to be maintained for the use in the payment of backdated pay awards and the late submission of overtime payments, to ensure the correct payment for the appropriate time period.

Because **Spines** are attached to **Grades** which in turn are attached to **Employees**, when the **Spine Point Values** are increased from a certain date that all the employees attached to that value will receive a dated increase automatically, and also any backdated payments due.

## Payroll Period Input Data

> [!NOTE]
> You must end the date of the open value before you can update the value(s), otherwise a message appears stating: More than one record has an open-to-date. Please close off previous records.

You can manually apply any increases to **Spine Point Values**.

## Applying increases

- Navigate to the **Spine Point Salary History** tab in the desired **Spine Point Details** form.
  - Go to **Cintra iQ**: Employer Settings > Pay Spines > record in Navigator > Forms > Spine Point Details

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### End the Open Spine Point Value

1. Highlight the relevant **Spine Point** record in the upper pane.
2. Double-click the **Spine Point History** record with no **To Date**. The **Edit Spine Point Values** form appears.
3. Enter the **To Date**.
4. Click the **OK** button to save and close the form. The record is closed in the **Spine Point History** tab.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** You can quickly amend more than one record in a list by using the Previous or Next buttons on the Edit Spine Point Values form.

### Create the New Spine Point Value

1. Ensure the desired **Spine Point** record is still highlighted in the upper pane.
2. Right-click: **New** in the **Spine Point History** pane. The **Insert Spine Point Values** form appears.
3. Enter the desired details.
4. Click the **OK** button. The new **Spine Point Value** is created.

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### Repeat as necessary

- Continue to repeat this process to update the necessary **Spines Point** records and **Values**.