Each document format consists of a number of layout components that display information within the layout of a document. For example, a payslip format may define separate components to display pay items and payslip totals respectively.
When you initially create a document format, the document format will include a number of default components that will be displayed within the Document Format screen as a series of rectangular boxes. The boxes indicate the relative position and size of each component within the layout of a document. Each component has a default name to identify and distinguish the component from other components. The default name can be changed according to suit your own preferences.
The example below shows how the components of a document format are displayed in the Document Format screen. 
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Each document format can consist of the following types of components:
System-defined components – predefined components that are available based on the document type and, where applicable, the format type of the document format.
Custom components – users defined components that can be added based on specific requirements of the agency.
Each component has component settings that determine various attributes of the layout component such as:
size and location in which the component is displayed on the page
colour, thickness and line style of any border that is to be displayed around the component
display of a header for the component
rows and columns that are to be displayed inside the component, if the component is a table.
The table below lists and describes the different types of components that are available.
Component Type | Description |
Image | This type of component is used to display an image/picture such as a company logo. |
Table - Vertical | Adds a table to the layout, whereby the rows within the table run vertically down the page. |
Table – Horizontal | Adds a table to the layout, whereby the rows within the table run horizontally across the page. |
Data Grid | This type of component is used to display information in a table format, where each row of the table can have a column header. |
The example below shows how each type of component is displayed on a document. 
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Different component settings are available for different component types.
System-defined Components
The system-defined components and the settings available for each system-defined component depend on the type of document layout being created or edited and, for payslip formats, the country to which the document format belongs.
For more information about the system-defined components that are available for each type of document format, refer to the following topics:
Payslip Components – Australia
Payslip Components – New Zealand
Payslip Components - United Kingdom
Invoice & Credit Note Components.
Custom Components
In addition to the system-defined components, you can add custom components to a document format to suit specific layout requirements. The table below lists and describes the types of custom components that can be added to a layout.
Component Type | Description |
Table - Vertical | Adds a table to the layout, whereby the rows within the table run vertically down the page. |
Table – Horizontal | Adds a table to the layout, whereby the rows within the table run horizontally across the page. |
Line | Add a vertical or horizontal line to the layout. |
Image | Adds an image box to the layout, thereby allowing a logo or image to be printed on a payslip of invoice/credit note. |
Rectangle | Adds a rectangle shape to the layout. |