Locking strategy
Locking Incentives calendars prevents previously calculated results from being inadvertently updated, ensuring that prior payout values remain unchanged.
In addition to preserving payout values, locking provides a performance advantage by allowing the database to focus its resources (CPU, memory, I/O) on processing only the open periods.
As the number of open period records decreases, the model computation time is expected to improve. Fewer records require less processing power, leading to faster calculations.
Recommendations for locking strategy
It is recommended to implement a locking strategy that balances the administrative effort of managing locked periods with the shortest period in which the business can conduct its compensation activities.
This ensures that both the administrative overhead and computation time are optimized.