Status Codes

When a step in the payroll cycle is locked or has ended abnormally, you must change the status of the payroll cycle. A step might end abnormally when a machine or power failure occurs, thus causing the status code to remain active (A). A scheduling lock occurs when two people try to run the step at the same time. You typically use the Pay Cycle Review/Reset form to change an Active status code to a blank so that you can rerun the abnormally terminated or locked step.

Note:

When you reset status codes, consider that:

You cannot change the status code to Complete for print checks or final update. You can change the status code to Complete for pre-payroll, reports only, and journal entries. However, you should verify that the step was actually completed before you change the status to Complete.

When pre-payroll processing ends abnormally, you must change its status code to Complete (1), reset the payroll ID, and then rerun the pre-payroll processing.

You can rerun payroll reports only or payroll journal entries even if the status code is Complete. You can rerun pre-payroll processing if the status code is Complete and you have not printed payments.

If the final update ends abnormally, such as when a machine or power failure occurs, you must reset the status code for the final update and then rerun that step. When you rerun the final update, the system resumes processing at the point during which the abnormal termination occurred and generates an email message that includes the address number of the employee for whom the final update stopped processing. You should verify that the system updated payroll history for this employee. If the employee's history was not updated, consult JD Edwards Technical Support for assistance.

You cannot change the status code for payments. Instead, you must reset the payment workfile. Click OK.

After you reset status codes, resubmit the process for the step that you reset, and then complete the remaining steps in the payroll cycle.