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general:runpayroll:runpayroll:prelim

Run preliminary payroll calculations to verify data

Payroll > Payroll Processing > Run Payroll

Run the preliminary calculations for the selected payroll. Only pay dates that have not been processed and posted can be run from this page.

Run Payroll Select A Paydate

Select a Pay DateClick Drop-down Arrow to select the pay date to run the payroll and click Retrieve.

If more than one pay frequency is available for the pay date, select the pay frequency for which the payroll should be calculated. Only one pay frequency can be processed during a Run Payroll session. A payroll must be completely processed and posted before starting a new payroll.

The payroll information is populated.

Run Payroll Information Page

❏ Complete the following fields:

Beginning Check NbrThe system determines the beginning check number based on either the last check number used from the most recent pay date that has been posted or if paycheck forms are used for liability checks, then the last check number for the most recent check date in the liability check table. The system compares these two check numbers, and the greater of the two is used. It is the user's responsibility to verify the beginning check number.

The system automatically fills the Beginning Check Nbr field with leading zeros when a partial check number is entered and you tab out of the field.
Payment Method

Click Drop-down Arrow to select the payment method.

Electronic Funds Transfer - Select if you are creating a file and sending deposits electronically to the bank. Checks will be printed for those employees without direct deposit.

Direct Deposit - Select if you are sending a checklist and paper check to each bank.

Checks Issue - Select to print a check for all employees.

Beginning Reference NbrThe system determines the beginning reference number based on the last reference number used from the most recent pay date that has been posted. It is the user's responsibility to verify the beginning reference number. This field is not required when either Payment Method (Checks Issue) or Print Voided Checks is selected. This number is printed on direct deposit checks instead of a check number on the check register and is used for bank reconciliation purposes.

The system automatically fills the Beginning Reference Nbr field with leading zeros when a partial reference number is entered and you tab out of the field.
Print Voided ChecksSelect to print a voided check for each employee who receives a direct deposit or an electronic funds transfer.
Print Bank ChecksSelect to print a paper check for each bank. This is for the Direct Deposit Payment Method only.
Sort Checks by Alpha or CampusClick Drop-down Arrow to select a sort method. The campus is the default.

When Alpha is selected, the checks are sorted by employee last name, then employee first name.

When Campus is selected, the checks are sorted by pay campus, employee last name, then employee first name.
Wage/Earning Statement

Click Drop-down Arrow to select whether a wage/earnings statement should be printed.

Y - Direct Deposit - Select to print wage and earning statements for direct deposit employees only.

N - None - Select to not print wage and earning statements.

A - All - Select to print wage and earning statements for all employees even if they are getting a printed payroll check. These reports are not automatically printed with payroll checks.

Wage/Earning Statement Line 1, 2, 3 These fields are used to type messages to employees. Each field can be a maximum of 35 characters. If the user has chosen to print the wage and earnings statement, the comments that are entered are saved after the user clicks Next.
Wage/Earning Print Bank Acct NbrSelect to print the bank account number on the wage and earnings statement.
Deduction Register Print Emp SSN Select to print the employee's SSN on the deduction register.

❏ Under Increment Leave, a list of all available leave types for the pay period is displayed.

Note: Inactive leave types are excluded from the Increment Leave section. Payroll calculations are processed and leave transmittals are posted even if a leave type or absence reason is inactive. ​

IncrementSelect to increment a leave type. If not selected, the leave is not incremented.

Click Select All to increment all of the leave types.
Incr AmtType the amount to increment for each leave type.

❏ Under Deductions:

  • Select the deductions to include in the payroll process by selecting the Deduct field for the corresponding deduction code.
  • Click Select All to include all of the deductions in the payroll process.

Notes:

  • If a new deduction code is added to the deduction code table, Deduct is selected automatically. If you do not want the new deduction included in the payroll process, you must manually clear the Deduct field for the new deduction code.
  • If Deduct is not selected and deduction transmittals exist on the Payroll > Maintenance > Hours/Pay Transmittals page, then deductions are not processed.


❏ Click Next to continue to the Staff Selection page. Otherwise, click Cancel to exit the run payroll process.

Run Payroll Staff Selection Page

❏ Under Sort by, select one of the following:

  • Select the Employee Number field to sort by employee number.
  • Select the Last Name field to sort by the last name. The system default is to sort by the last name.

All employees are displayed on the left side of the page.

❏ Select the employees to include in the payroll.

  • Select an individual employee number to select only one employee.
  • To select multiple rows when the employee numbers are consecutive (e.g., 000001-000025), select an employee number to start at and then press and hold SHIFT while selecting an employee number to end the selection process. All employee numbers (between the first and last items) in the sequence are now selected.
  • To select multiple rows when the employee numbers are not consecutive (e.g., 000025, 000185, 000221), select an employee number, and then select other individual employee numbers from different parts of the listing.
  • The system displays all available employees to include in payroll on the left side of the page. Use the following buttons to select which employees to move to the right side of the page:


Single Forward Arrow - Click to move selected entries from the left side to the right side of the page.
Double Forward Arrow - Click to move all entries from the left side to the right side of the page.
Single Back Arrow - Click to move selected entries from the right side to the left side of the page.
Double Back Arrow - Click to move all entries from the right side to the left side of the page.

❏ Click Next to continue the Calculations page. The calculation process computes net pay amounts for all employees using salaries, taxes, deductions, supplemental pay, and transmittals. Otherwise, click Back to go back to the previous page or click Cancel to exit the run payroll process.

Run Payroll Calculations Page

❏ Under Run, select one of the following:

  • Select Payroll Calculations to run the payroll calculation for this payroll.
  • Select Supplemental Calculations to calculate only the supplemental transmittals that have been created on the Extra Duty, Deduction Refunds, and Non-TRS tabs in Hours/Pay Transmittals under the Maintenance menu. Only transmittals that exist in the Extra Duty, Deduction Refunds, and Non-TRS tabs are processed with this selection.

    When Supplemental Calculations is selected, the fields under Supplemental Payroll Calculations are enabled allowing you to select the supplemental payroll parameters to include in the payroll.


Income TaxClick Drop-down Arrow to select whether the supplemental payroll calculation does not calculate income tax, calculates income tax at the regular rate, or calculates income tax at the flat rate. The system default is to not include the income tax deductions.

❏ Click Next to continue to the Payroll Processing page. Otherwise, click Back to go back to the previous page or click Cancel to exit the run payroll process.

Run Calculations Page

❏ Click Run Calculations. A message is displayed asking you to confirm that you want to continue and payroll details are provided.

  • Click Yes to continue. The temporary tables will be cleared of the previous records for the pay date, and the payroll will be calculated based on the current user's selections. Otherwise, click No to cancel the process. No temporary tables will be deleted, and the current user can cancel out of the payroll calculations process. An error message will display on the Payroll Calculations Error report.

Notes:

  • Failure and warning messages are displayed by employee number.
  • If a failure message is received, the employee does not have a paycheck calculated.
  • If a warning message is received, the amount calculated for the employee may or may not be correct based on the type of warning received.

❏ Be sure to print the failure and warning messages before clicking Next as these messages are no longer available after you click Next. If there are no errors that affect payroll processing, click Next. Otherwise, click Back to go back to the previous page, or in the event of a substantial error, click Cancel to exit the run payroll process and correct the problem.

The Payroll Calculations report is displayed. Review the report.

Payroll Calculations Report

After running the payroll calculations, verify the results on the Calculation Reports page before continuing with the payroll process. Errors must be corrected before continuing. Once corrections are made, run payroll calculations again to ensure that corrections were completed. If errors are found and corrections made, click Cancel to exit the run payroll process and start the run payroll process again.

❏ Under Calculation Reports:

  • Select and generate all pre-post reports and review as needed.
  • Compare current payroll data to prior month's payroll data to identify discrepancies. Reference the Helpful Templates & Worksheets section of the Process Payroll guide for additional resources.

Calculation Reports Page

❏ Select the Gen Rpt checkbox next to each report you want to generate or click Select ALL to select all reports. Review and print the reports as needed.

❏ For each report, under Sort Order, type the one-character letter that represents the sort option to be applied. Available sort options are listed under Sort Options. If the field is blank, no sort options are available.

❏ Click Generate Reports. The system displays the first report selected. Click Cancel to display the next selected report. Verify the totals of each report. When you are done viewing all of the selected reports, you are returned to the Calculation Reports page.

❏ Click Consolidate Rpts to generate all selected reports as one PDF file.

general/runpayroll/runpayroll/prelim.txt · Last modified: 2020/11/19 21:00 by emoreno