Out Of Cycle (OOC) payrolls:

1. are run outside of the normal pay cycle
2. allow for the processing of items that were not processed during a normal payroll (for example, a forgotten allowance/deduction, an additional income etc.).
3. are just like the normal Cycle Changes.
4. CANNOT be run if there are any unclosed or unarchived payrolls for the pay cycles (normal or OOC).
5. updates the year-to-date figures of the normal payroll.  
6. MUST be CLOSED when completed.  This ensures:
   1. the consolidation of data (out of cycle and normal pay cycle) and
   2. the return of the payroll to the normal cycle run.  How to close an Out of Cycle payroll?
7. can be an unlimited number but it is recommended that they be kept at an absolute minimum.
8. are not reversible once they have been CLOSED.
9. consist of two (2) types:  
   1. Pre OOC and
   2. Post OOC.

A Pre Out of Cycle payroll:

• is run BEFORE the normal payroll for a pay cycle.
• bears the pay cycle number of the normal pay cycle.  

Note:

• A normal payroll CANNOT be REVERSED if a Pre OOC payroll has been run for the previous pay cycle e.g.  if Pre OOC 7 has been run then normal pay cycle 6 CANNOT be reversed.

A Post OOC payroll:

• is run AFTER the normal payroll for a pay cycle.
• bears the pay cycle number of the normal pay cycle.  
• CANNOT be run if the next normal payroll has already been run e.g.  Post OOC 6 CANNOT be run if normal cycle 7 has already been run.

Note:

• A normal payroll CANNOT be REVERSED if a Post OOC payroll has been run for that pay cycle e.g.  if Post OOC 7 has been run then normal pay cycle 7 CANNOT be reversed.