Flow Task Start and Due Dates

Use duration dates and notification options in the payroll flow pattern to give flow owners adequate time before a task starts, to prepare and address any issues.

Task Start and Due Dates

Let's look at the duration dates you can enter on the Tasks page of the Manage Payroll Flow Patterns page:

• Start date, the date the task owner should start the task.

  Note: The start date applies to notifications only. Enter the flow start date on the Scheduling page when you schedule the flow.

• Due date, the date the task owner should complete the task.

To specify duration dates:

1. Select the flow parameter date to use as the basis for the duration date.

2. Optionally, offset the date by specifying a plus or minus value depending on whether the date falls before or after the duration date.

Notifications

Notifications are error and warning messages to inform the task owner when a task starts or ends. The receipt of notifications depends on the duration dates and their offsets.

1. Specify the notifications the task owner receives.

2. Optionally, specify the number of days before the application automatically deletes a notification from storage.

   Use the Manage Payroll Process Configuration task to complete the Notification Expiration Offset parameter.