Pre-Edit Payroll Data - HRS4600
Payroll > Utilities > Pre-Edit Payroll Data
This utility allows you to run a test payroll using the current year or next year records to determine whether or not data will hold up in actual payroll calculations.
Pre-Edit Payroll Data functions:
Give similar error messages as a regular payroll.
- Do not create or change any files.
- Do not use transmittal or leave data.
- Can be run anytime during the preparation of current year or next year files.
- Should be run just before moving next year files to the current year.
Run a pre-edit payroll process:
❏ Under Parameters, select from the following options:
| Field | Description |
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| Pay Status | Select whether active, inactive, or both groups are to be included in the process. |
| Pay Type | Click  to select the one-digit pay type to be included in the process. The system is set to All. |
| Job Code | Click to select the four-digit job code to be included in the process. The system is set to All. |
| Accrual Code | Click to select the one-character accrual code to be included in the process. The system is set to All. |
| Pay Grade | Type the three-digit pay grade to be included in the process. |
| Prior Yr Emp Date | Type a date in the MMDDYYYY format for the previous school year reemployment date. The system will select all employees who were hired on or before that date. If there is no reemployment date from the previous school year, the system will use the employee's original employment date. |
| Primary Campus | Click to select the three-digit primary campus to be included in the process. The system is set to All. |
| Pay Campus | Click to select the three-digit pay campus to be included in the process. The system is set to All. |
| Contract Begin Date | Click to select the exact contract begin date to be included in the process. |
| Contract End Date | Click to select the exact contract end date to be included in the process. |
| Contract Months | Type the contract months to be included in the process. |
| Payoff Date | Click  to select the payoff date to be included in the process. |
| Payroll Freq | Click to select the one-digit payroll frequency to be included in the process. The system is set to the current logged-on payroll frequency. A specific payroll frequency must be selected; otherwise, no data displays. |
| Salary Concept | Click to select the salary concept to be used in the process. The system is set to All. However, when calculating salaries, a specific salary concept must be selected (e.g., A - Use annual salary table, D - Use hourly/daily rate table, or M - Use mid-point table). If All is selected, the system will not perform salary calculations. |
| Extract ID | Click to select a three-character, locally assigned code (e.g., En1 = English 1, AL2 = Algebra 2, HI4 = History 4) for grouping employees. The code is used to tag employee records for a batch process (e.g., copy or extract). Each employee must have the Extract ID set in the Employment Info tab before they can be selected using this function. |
| Employee Nbr | If you want to update data for only one employee, type the employee number, if known. If the employee number is not known or multiple employees are needed, click  to select employees. |
❏ Click Execute to execute the process.
- The system performs the payroll test based on the parameters you selected.
- The system displays a progress bar to track payroll data test progress.
- The system displays a lists all errors encountered while running the payroll data test.
Other functions and features:
| Reset | Click to reset all previously selected parameter options to the default. |
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