Why does my custom extra not reflect on excel input?

Why cant I get any change I make on the custom extras "payroll-input-screen" to reflect on the payroll or the pay slip? This is probably because you have chosen the type of addition to be one that does not require user input. All extras that do not require user input are labeled with a message in red saying 'No Input Needed'. If your extra is a company wide extra, then it will show on the offline excel input sheet, but make sure that it is an extra that is of the type that DOES require "user input". If not then Harvester assumes you don't need to "input any value manually" each month for the the extra and it will not show on the excel input template and neither will it show on the "payroll-input-screen". If you would like to capture variable inputs for a particular custom extra then make sure that you edit the extra under settings and change the type to one that requires monthly input. ie Specify "Straight from user Input" in the "Type" field. Extras that do not require input are for those extras that are normally a fixed amount that does not change each month..eg a 5 percent bonus or a fixed Kwacha Allowance where you specify the amount once in the Extra settings. Note: If you want to specify INDIVIDUAL Itemised rates per employee and would like Harvester to "remember" these values from month to month, then type "Individual" in help.