Understanding Off Cycle Configurations
Global Payroll enables you to configure the Off Cycle Request page. You can use the page as delivered, or modify it to create specific configuration defaults for each type of off cycle transaction. When you create these configurations, the amount of data and options that is presented on the Off Cycle Request page is greatly reduced.
The configuration definition enables you to control several aspects of an off cycle request. Using the Off Cycle Configuration page enables you to:
Identify which off cycle transaction types are valid for your organization.
Determine basic field level defaults for the request page, based on the type of off cycle transaction.
Identify business reasons and configure the data that is required on the request page, based on the transaction type.
Note: To fully understand how to configure off cycle transactions, you should review the documentation for the request page first. Then, you will be able to understand the records that you will be configuring.
Types of Off-Cycle Transactions
Global Payroll supports four types of off cycle transactions:
Manual payments
You can record payments for items that you calculate and pay outside of the system, such as cash or check payments.
Corrections
These are transactions that correct the results of a finalized payroll. Examples include paying a new hire who was not included in the regular run, and reversing a bonus payment that was made to a payee in error.
Unscheduled payments
These are one time payments, such as a special bonus or expense reimbursement that fall outside of the on cycle process and for which calendars would not ordinarily be defined.
Advances
Advances are the processing of segments before they are normally scheduled, such as the early payment of wages due to termination, or the processing and pay of leave in advance.