Payroll Definitions and Consolidation Groups

Using payroll definitions, you can specify payment frequency, processing schedule, and other parameters for a particular payroll.

Payroll period types, such as weekly or monthly, determine the interval at which you pay employees.

Each payroll definition can be associated with only one payroll period type, and you must set up at least one payroll definition for each payroll period type that you use to pay employees. When you create a payroll definition, the complete payroll schedule is automatically generated, based on the selected payroll period type, any offsets or calendar adjustments, and the number of years that you specify. Once you've saved a payroll definition, you can assign employees to it on the Manage Payroll Relationships page.

No payroll definitions are predefined for Ireland. To set up payroll definitions:

Navigation: Setup and Maintenance > Tasks > Search > Payroll Definitions

Click Create.
Select the LDG for this payroll definition and click Continue and enter the required info.
Note: You must select an existing consolidation group.
Click Add Row in the Valid Payment Methods section to add an organization payment method to use as the default, plus any additional payment methods that are valid for this payroll. You can select any organization payment method defined for the LDG that's linked to this payroll definition.
Click Next and provide the required info on the Create Payroll: Payroll Offsets page.

Set up Consolidation Groups

If you create payroll definitions, you must define at least one consolidation group first since it is mandatory info for payroll definitions.

To set up consolidation groups:

Navigation: Setup and Maintenance > Tasks > Search > Consolidation Groups

Sign-in to the application with a role that has implementation privileges, such as APPL_IMP_CONSULTANT.
On the Consolidation Groups page, click Add Row.
Enter a name and select a legislative data group. Description is optional, but useful to provide.
Click Save.