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Entering a New Cycle Change - What to enter in the Entry Id and Item ID fields?

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The CODES that must be manually entered in the ENTRY ID field of the Cycle Changes window are shown below. Once entered, then the corresponding list of codes for the Item ID will be displayed. These Item ID codes and descriptions will be displayed as drop-down lists for selection by the user.

Entry ID codes are:

  1. Allowances
  2. Deductions
  3. Other Income
  4. Timesheets
  5. Vacation
  6. Pay Profile

Cycle Change Entry Table

Allowance Entries

  • This table shows Entry IDs and their corresponding Descriptions to use within the Cycle Changes. An Entry ID signals to the Payroll what sort of transaction you are going to enter.
  • By first entering the Entry ID letter e.g. D for Deductions, you will then be able to select the Cycle Change’s Item ID & Item Description as a list of all the user defined Deductions created on the system will appear in a drop down list.
  • If ‘Allowances’ is selected as the Entry ID, then the user-defined list of Allowances created on the system will be displayed for selection.

Deduction Entries

  • If ‘Deductions’ is selected as the Entry ID, then the user-defined list of Deductions i.e. the deductions you built into the application via the navigation POWERpay>> Maintenance>> Payroll Setup>> Deductions will be displayed.
  • The list includes your country’s Statutory Deductions.

Other Income Entries

  • If ‘Other Income’ is selected as the Entry ID, then the user-defined list of Other Income i.e. the entries you built into the application via the navigation POWERpay>> Maintenance>> Payroll Setup>> Other Income will be displayed.

Timesheet Entries (Earnings)

  • If ‘Timesheets’ is selected as the Entry ID, then the user-defined list of Earnings i.e. the entries you built into the application via the navigation POWERpay>> Maintenance>> Payroll Setup>> Earnings will be displayed.

Vacation Entries

  • If ‘Vacation’ is selected as the Entry ID, then the Item ID that is built into the application is NOC. This refers to the number of vacation cycles for which the employee is being paid.  

Pay Profile Entries

  • If ‘Pay Profile’ is selected as the Entry ID, then there is a number of built-in codes that you can select to enter information into the application. N.B. Some of them are specific to certain territories so always look at the description before choosing.
  • The general Item IDs are:

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