Creating Deferred Pay Strings

Shortcut/mask: HRUTDP

You use the Strings window to create deferred pay strings in Payroll.

To create deferred pay strings:

  1. Open the window by typing HRUTDP in the Search field and pressing Enter.
  2. Select Add (+).
  3. Complete the following fields:
  • Entity: Select an entity ID to process.
  • Default Method (Type Code 1) - Displays the method by default. This is used to create pay assignments for deferred pay employees using the default pay string.
  • Run: Enter E if there are errors while processing. Enter P if records are processed normally.
  • Pay Line Dates: Select the begin and end dates for the pay line created by Type Code 1. If the dates are left blank, then they will be populated based on the Blank Dates Cd field.
  • Custom Selection Criteria: Select the custom selection criteria to determine which employee records are processed. The tables that may be used are hr_empmstr (Employee Master) and hr_emppay (Employee Pay Master)
  • Run Date: Displays the date when the utility was run.
  • Beg/End: Displays the begin and end times when the utility was run.
  • # Processed: Displays the number of records processed.
  • Req. for Options 2 and 3 > As of: Select the As Of Date for methods 2 and 3. You use the As Of Date to select pay assignments where the pay assignment begin and end dates span the As Of Date.
  • Blank Dates Cd: If any of the Pay Line fields are left blank, they will be automatically populated by one of two methods.
  • Method 1: If the field contains 1 or is blank, the default begin date of 01/01/1990 and default end date of 12/31/2050 is used.
  • Method 2: If the field contains 2, the existing payline dates will be used.
  • MIMIC All Method (Type Code 2) - Used to create Pay Assignments for deferred pay employees. By default, pay assignments are created using all current pay assignments.
  • Run: Select E if there are errors while processing. Select P if records are processed normally.
  • Payline Dates: Select the begin and end dates for the pay line created by Type Code 2. If the dates are left blank, then they will be populated based on the Blank Dates Cd field.
  • HR: Select the custom selection criteria to determine which employee records are processed. The tables that may be used are hr empmstr (Employee Master) and hr_emppay (Employee Pay Master)
  • PY: Normally, all of the paylines whose dates span the As Of Date field are copied. This field is used to limit the paylines that the utility copies. The entered selection criteria must reference columns that are in the PYP_PAY_DTL table.
  • Run Date: Displays the date that the utility was run.
  • Beg/End: Displays the begin and end times of when the utility was run.
  • # Processed: Displays the number of records processed.
  • Mimic PM Method (Type Code 3) - Used  to create pay assignments for non-deferred pay employees. Pay assignments are created by copying only the primary pay assignment.
  • Run: Enter E if there are errors while processing. Enter P if records are processed normally.
  • Payline Dates: Select the begin and end dates for the pay line created by Type Code 3. If the dates are left blank, then they will be populated based on the Blank Dates Cd field.
  • Custom Selection Criteria: Select the custom selection criteria to determine which employee records are processed. The tables that may be used are hr_empmstr (Employee Master) and hr_emppay (Employee Pay Master)
  • Run Date: Displays the date that the utility was run.
  • Beg/End: Displays the begin and end times of when the utility was run.
  • # Processed: Displays the number of records processed.
  1. Select Save Changes.

Result: You have created a deferred pay string in the Human Resources subsystem for use in Payroll.

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