Pay Periods

Form ID: (PR201000)

You use this form to create the pay period schedule for the different pay groups. It uses settings from the template created for the selected pay group on the Payroll Calendar (PR206000) form for the pay periods generation.

Form Toolbar

The form toolbar includes standard and form-specific buttons and commands. For the list of standard buttons, see Form Toolbar and More Menu. The form-specific commands are listed in the following table.

Button Description
Create Periods Opens the Create Periods dialog box where you specify the transaction date behavior in case of exception dates.
Table 1. Create Periods Dialog Box
Button Description
Automatically change transactions date based on exception calendar A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system changes transaction date based on exceptions specified on the Transaction Date Exceptions tab of the Payroll Preferences (PR101000) form.
Transaction Date Behavior The way the system shifts a transaction date in case of exception. The following options are available:
  • Paid first business day before exception
  • Paid first business day after exception
Generate Generates pay periods according to the settings specified in the Summary area.
Cancel Cancels pay periods generation.

Summary Area

You use the elements in this area to specify details of a schedule creation.

Element Description
Pay Group The unique identifier of a pay group for which the pay schedule is defined.
Year The year for which the schedule is generated.
Start Date Read only. The date when the schedule starts as defined in the template on the Payroll Calendar form.
Number of Periods

The number of pay periods in the schedule. This number affects the calculation of PTO hours accrued within one pay period, which affects the paycheck amount. By default, the system inserts the number defined in the template on the Payroll Calendar form.

This box is editable if the Override check box is selected.
Override A check box that indicates (if selected) that you can change the number of pay periods in the Number of Periods box.

Table

After you completed specifying settings in the Summary area, you click Create Periods on the form toolbar. The system fills in the table with the details of each generated pay period.

The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.

Column Description
Period Nbr. The sequential number of a pay period.
Pay Period ID The unique identifier of a pay period.
Start Date The start date of a pay period.
End Date The end date of a pay period.
Transaction Date The date of a transaction date for a period.
Description The description of a pay period.