Overview of Payroll Flow Patterns

A payroll flow pattern links together a sequence of automatic payroll processes and reporting tasks, such as Run Gross-to-Net-Report, and manual tasks, such as verification tasks.

When you submit a payroll flow, the flow is based on a predefined or user-defined flow pattern.

Predefined Flows

A flow pattern can consist of a single task such as the Calculate Payroll flow, or multiple tasks, such as the Payroll Cycle flow. The Payroll Cycle flow includes all tasks for a payroll period in a best practice flow.

Predefined flow patterns are automatically available for you to submit all types of payroll processes and reports.

Single Task Predefined Flows

Here are some examples of predefined payroll flow patterns that contain a single task:

• Recalculate Payroll for Retroactive Payroll

• Calculate Payroll
• Run Gross-to-Net-Report
• Generate Check Payments
• Calculate Prepayments

Use this type of flow pattern to create a standalone flow for each process you submit, such as the Payroll Calculation or Prepayments process.

Multiple Tasks Predefined Flows

Here are some examples of predefined payroll flow patterns that contain multiple tasks:

• Expedited Payroll Flow
• Payroll Cycle
• QuickPay and View SOE

For example, use the Expedited Payroll Flow pattern to identify, calculate, and make expedited payments. The Expedited Payroll Flow pattern includes these tasks:

1. Recalculate Payroll for Retroactive Changes
2. Calculate Payroll
3. Calculate Prepayments
4. Archive Periodic Payroll Results
5. Generate Check Payments
6. Make EFT Payments
7. Generate Payslips

Predefined Tasks

A flow pattern consists of one or more tasks. All predefined payroll processes and reports have a corresponding predefined flow task which you can include in a flow pattern. Predefined tasks are also delivered to support manual steps within your flow, such as the verification of a report.

You can rename a predefined task when you include it in a flow pattern. After you submit the flow, this new name appears on the Checklist. For example, when you're creating a flow pattern for the tasks within your weekly payroll cycle, you may choose to rename the Calculate Payroll tasks as 'Weekly Payroll'. You may also choose to rename the manual task, Verify a Calculate Task to 'Verify Gross-to-Net Report'.

Here are some examples of predefined payroll tasks:

• Calculate Payroll
• Recalculate Payroll for Retroactive Payroll
• Calculate Prepayments
• Run Gross-to-Net-Report
• Run Payroll Activity Report
• Generate Check Payments

Run the predefined flows directly, or you can use them as templates to create your own. You can even copy a predefined flow pattern and make these edits to meet your business requirements.

• Determine the tasks included in the flow. The tasks can be automatic tasks, such as a payroll process, or manual tasks, such as a task to verify a report.
• Determine the sequence of tasks you include in the flow.
• Define parameter binding rules so that you can enter parameters that are common across multiple tasks, such as dates, only once on submission. When you submit the flow pattern, the parameter value is constant across all tasks within the generated flow.