Parallel Test Checklist

The following are some guidelines for parallel testing:

• Apply the most recent tax updates before proceeding with parallel testing.

• Rerun each audit procedure after each test run.

• Reconcile the results of each procedure run during parallel testing to your current payroll system.

• Test the direct deposit transmittal process thoroughly.

  Create the transmittal file or report and test receipt by processing agency.

• If your organization requires multijob or single check processing, set up your test conditions during parallel testing to reflect this.

Consider using the table in this topic as a checklist to determine when the parallel phase of your payroll implementation is complete.

Note:

(CAN) Canadian Structured Query Reports (SQRs) contain the ending CN (for example, PAY001CN).

Note:

(USF) Federal SQRs begin with FG (for example, FGPY001).

Process	Task	Program	Expected Result	Target Date	Initials
Preproduction Clean Up				________	______
Load Data	Time Input	Runtime Input Process	Job completed	________	______
			Data reconciled to current system	________	______
Verify Data	Run Audit Programs	PreSheet Audit PAY034	Confirms data complete for creating paysheets	________	______
			Paysheets created	________	______
On-Cycle Testing	Run Paysheets		Job completes	________	______
Verify Data	Run Audit Programs	Precalculation PAY035	Confirms payroll key data correct for running calculations	________	______
	Run Preliminary Payroll Calculation	PAY001 Deduction Register PAY001CN		________	______
	Run Reports for Payroll Calculation	PAY002 Payroll Register		________	______
		PAY006 Other Earnings Register		________	______
		PAY008 Deductions Not Taken		________	______
		PAY011 Payroll Error Messages		________	______
		PAY021 Employer Benefit Contributions PAY021CN		________	______
		An iterative series of steps: run until each report is error-free	Data reconciles to current system on subsequent report runs	________	______
	Correct invalid data shown by reports		Job completes	________	______
	Re-run preliminary payroll calculation			________	______
	Re-run reports for payroll calculation		Job completes error free	________	______
	Run final payroll calculation		Job completes error free	________	______
	Run payroll confirmation	PAY001 Deduction Register PAY001CN	Each report completes	________	______
	Run final payroll confirmation reports	PAY002 Payroll Register	Each report reconciles to current system	________	______
Verify Data	Run Audit Programs	PAY036 Preconfirm Audit	Confirms that Pay Data is Correct Before Confirming Payroll	________	______
		PAY003 Check Print PAY003CN PYCHKUSA Create Check PDF PYCHQCAN	In the required format	________	______
		PAY004 Check Register		________	______
		DDP005 Direct Deposit Prenotification		________	______
		DDP006 Direct Deposit Prenote Memo		________	______
		DDP001 Direct Deposit Create file DDP001CN PY_DIRDEP	Transmittal file produced in the correct format	________	______
		DDP002 Direct Deposit Register		________	______
		DDP003 Direct Deposit Advice Print DDP003CN PYDDAUSA Create Advice PDF PYDDACAN		________	______
		DDP004 Direct Deposit Advice Register		________	______
	Process Payroll Savings − Canada	PAY132CN Canada Payroll Savings File	Transmittal file produced in the correct format	________	______
		PAY005 Cost Center		________	______
		PAY006 Other Earnings Register		________	______
		PAY007 Deductions in Arrears		________	______
		PAY008 Deductions Not Taken		________	______
		PAY010 Employees Not Processed		________	______
		PAY015A Check Reconciliation		________	______
		PAY015B Check Reconciliation Report		________	______
		PAY018 Payroll Summary PAY018CN		________	______
		PAY021 Employer Benefit Contributions PAY021CN		________	______
		TAX001 Tax Deposit Summary TAX003CN		________	______
			Check numbers are reassigned	________	______
	Perform paycheck reprint process		Balance records are removed from the balance tables	________	______
	Delete balances		All payroll records updated with manually derived data	________	______
Off-Cycle Processes	Perform manual payroll check print			________	______
	Create Online Check			________	______
	Disable direct deposit			________	______
	Perform gross up process	Override	Jobs complete	________	______
	Calculate one-time deductions	Addition		________	______
		Refund		________	______
		Arrears Payback		________	______
		Override	Jobs complete	________	______
	Calculate one-time garnishment	Suspend		________	______
		Override	Jobs complete	________	______
	Calculate one-time tax data	Refund		________	______
		Addition		________	______
			Balance records show negative entries for reversal	________	______
	Perform paycheck reversal			________	______
	Perform paycheck adjustment			________	______
	Run preliminary payroll calculation for off-cycle	PAY001 Deduction Register PAY001CN		________	______
	Run reports for preliminary payroll calculation for off-cycle	PAY002 Payroll Register		________	______
	(USF) Run Electronic Certification	FGPY004 ECS Interface Important: PeopleSoft ECS (Electronic Certification System) interface process is no longer supported as a feature to create treasury files for USF customers. It has been replaced by the Treasury Interface functionality. See Setting Up Treasury Interface TAS and BETC Requirements		________	______
		PAY006 Other Earnings Register		________	______
		PAY008 Deductions Not Taken		________	______
		PAY010 Employees Not Processed		________	______
		PAY011 Payroll Error Message		________	______
	Run final payroll calculation for off-cycle			________	______
	Run off-cycle confirmation	DDP005 Direct Deposit Prenotification		________	______
	Run reports for off-cycle confirmation	DDP006 Direct Deposit Prenote Memo		________	______
		DDP001 Direct Deposit Create file DDP001CN PY_DIRDEP		________	______
		DDP002 Direct Deposit Register		________	______
		DDP003 Direct Deposit Advice Print DDP003CN PYDDAUSA Create Advice PDF PYDDACAN		________	______
		DDP004 Direct Deposit Advice Register		________	______
		PAY001 Deduction Register PAY001CN		________	______
		PAY002 Payroll register		________	______
		PAY003 Check Print PAY003CN PYCHKUSA Create Check PDF PYCHQCAN		________	______
		PAY004 Check Register		________	______
		PAY005 Cost Center		________	______
		PAY006 Other Earnings Register		________	______
		PAY007 Deductions in Arrears		________	______
		PAY008 Deductions Not Taken		________	______
		PAY015A Check Reconciliation		________	______
		PAY015B Check Reconciliation Report		________	______
		PAY018 Payroll Summary PAY018CN		________	______
		TAX001 Tax Deposit Summary TAX003CN		________	______
	(USF) Run interface programs	FGPY004, ECS Interface; FGPY001, RITS INTERFACE; FGPY002, TSP Interface; FGPY003, Treasury / FRB Bond Interface; FGPY006, FGPY007, FGPY008, FGPY009, Individual Retirement Records Important: PeopleSoft ECS (Electronic Certification System) interface process is no longer supported as a feature to create treasury files for USF customers. It has been replaced by the Treasury Interface functionality. See Setting Up Treasury Interface TAS and BETC Requirements		________	______
	Compare PeopleSoft and current system data to verify earnings			________	______
	Run quarterly reports			________	______
	Run general ledger interface			________	______
	Run payroll check print			________	______
Special Processes	Leave accrual process	Vacation		________	______
		Personal		________	______
		Process Adjustments		________	______
	(USF) Leave Accrual	Cascading Leave, Annual Entitlement, Accrual Summary Ledger		________	______
	Set up prior year calendar			________	______
	Run year-end processes			________	______
	Test other processes (as applicable)			________	______