Understanding HCM Information Used in the Payroll Process

Much of the employee information required to process a payroll resides in tables common to all PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (PeopleSoft HCM) applications. Employee workforce and benefits information (such as name, address, social security number or social insurance number, rate of pay, department, medical and savings plans, and so on) works in conjunction with payroll data that you provide.

Relationship Between PeopleSoft HCM and Payroll for North America Pages

Depending on how your company is organized, you might be responsible for entering all payroll-related information. In many companies, the human resources department enters general company and benefit data, but only the payroll department is authorized to enter data specific to payroll.

This diagram illustrates the flow of employee data from PeopleSoft HR (Workforce Administration, Benefits, and Employee Pay Data) to Payroll for North America for payroll processing:

Image: Processing flow from PeopleSoft HR (Workforce Administration, Benefits, and Employee Pay Data) to Payroll for North America

This diagram illustrates the flow of employee data from PeopleSoft HR (Workforce Administration, Benefits, and Employee Pay Data) to Payroll for North America for payroll processing.

Processing flow from PeopleSoft HR (Workforce Administration, Benefits, and Employee Pay Data) to Payroll for North America