Selection

Use these processing options to specify Payroll information that the system uses to select records and generate the template.

1. Payroll ID (payroll identification)

Specify a regular payroll ID (pre-payroll version) that the program uses to select records that are transferred. If this processing option is specified, then the system ignores the values that might be entered in the Start Date, Stop Date, Pay Cycle Code, and Pay Period Number processing options because the system retrieves and uses the values that are associated with this payroll ID.

Use data selection of Payroll IDs Version

Specify the selection criteria defined in the specified Payroll ID version when selecting assignment records to process. All of the assignment records will be compared to the selection criteria that is associated with the Payroll ID that is defined in the Payroll ID processing option on this tab. If this option is left blank then all active assignment records will be processed through template generation. Values are:

Blank: Do not use data selection.

1: Use the data selection.

2. Pay Cycle Code

Specify the Pay Cycle Code. Values include:

W: Weekly

BW: Biweekly

SEMI: Semi-monthly

3. Pay Period Number

Specify the pay period number. If the pay period number is not specified, then the system uses a pay period number that includes the system date. When the system uses a pay period number that includes the system date, the start and stop dates are based on values from the Master Pay Cycle.

Pay periods are sequentially numbered from the first of the year. For example, a monthly payroll cycle beginning in January has a total of 12 periods, with October as period number 010. Value ranges include:

001-052: (Weekly payroll cycle)

001-026: (Biweekly payroll cycle)

001-024: (Semi-monthly payroll cycle)

001-012: (Monthly payroll cycle)

001-004: (Quarterly payroll cycle)

001-001: (Annual payroll cycle)

Refer to the Master Pay Cycle settings to determine how pay periods are defined.

4. Pay Period Start Date

Specify whether to include records that have a date worked that is equal to or greater than the current date.

5. Pay Period End Date

Specify whether to include records that have a date worked that is less than or equal to the current date.

6. Generate Template(s)

Specify whether the system generates one template for each day of the pay period or to generate one template per pay period. Values are:

Blank: One per pay period (the work date is the same as the pay period end date)

1: One template per day, within the pay period start and end dates

The Generate Timecard Template program can automatically override the Daily Time Entry setting in the Employee Assignment program (P0716701) for this processing option. If the system detects that a change in the rate or job description occurred during the pay period, then the system automatically creates daily time entry templates.