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How to close, finalise or modify a pay period

How to prevent modifications on a pay period, how to modify time entries in a finalised pay period

You wish to prevent any modifications to timesheets because it is ready to be exported? Here's how to close or finalise a pay period.


Via the "Attendance" tab

When you finish approving timesheets and that the pay period is ready to be exported, it's recommended to finalise the pay period for two reasons; Closing triggers notifications for approving timesheets but does not impose full editing restrictions. Full restrictions are only applied when the pay period is finalised.

  1. To prevent modifications from other individuals

  2. To protect the dates included in the pay period if you ever change the frequency of your future pay periods

Note : Only an Administrator can modify the status of a pay period (Open, Closed, Finalised)

To do so, you can simply click on the status next to the pay period.


Modifying a finalised pay period

If you want to modify times entries in a finalised pay period, you can simply click on the finalised pay period status to reopen it. Don't forget to change the status to "finalised" once your modifications are done!


Activity log related to status changes

It is now possible to consult a log showing activities related to changes in payroll period status.


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