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Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Configure Report Design Payroll Checks

Configure Report Design Payroll Checks

Security:
Set Up: Settlement
 domain in the Banking and Settlement functional area.
You can configure your U.S. and Canada payroll checks within Workday when you use the
Payroll Checks (Report Design)
 delivered business form layout. You can configure:
  • The fields you want to include on your checks, such as bank name, address, or MICR.
  • Where you want to position your fields within your checks.
  • The formatting style of the fields.
Workday structures the payroll check configuration by rows and columns. Within 1 row, you can have multiple columns with different fields. For more configuration options, you can use Workday Studio to create custom payroll checks layout.
Workday uses these parameters for payroll checks:
Layout
Parameters
Margins for checks
  • Top: 0.70 inches (in)
  • Bottom: 0.12 in
  • Left: 0.50 in
  • Right: 0.00 in
Minimum check height
3.00 in
Minimum payslip height without overflow
6.28 in
PDF size
8.5 × 11 in
  1. Access the
    Create Report Design Configuration
     task.
  2. As you complete the
    Row Details
     section, consider:
    Option Description
    Order
    Use numeric or alphabetical ordering for positioning your rows on your checks. Workday recommends that you use alphabetical order if you plan to use more than 9 rows.
    Name
    Provide a name for the row.
  3. As you complete the
    Column Details
     section, consider:
    Option Description
    Order
    Use numeric or alphabetical ordering for positioning your columns on your checks. Workday recommends that you use alphabetical order if you plan to use more than 9 columns.
    Column Width
    Workday recommends that you:
    • Configure to the size of your checks.
    • Ensure that percentages add up to 100%.
    • Don't enter a value that exceeds 202 mm.
    • Don't mix percentages and millimeters in the same row.
  4. The
    Column Formatting Style
     options apply to all fields within the column. As you complete the section, consider:
    Option Description
    Override Position
    You can enter values to position your field up, down, left, or right. To use
    Position Right
    , set the
    Horizontal Alignment
     to the
    Right
    .
    Override Alignment
    Select your field to align to the left, center, or right of the column.
    Override Font Size
    Set your font size for any text on the whole column.
  5. As you complete the
    Contents
     section, consider:
    Option Description
    Field
    Select the field you want to display in your current column.
    You can only select a field once per configuration.
    Field Formatting Style
    Field formatting styles supersede column formatting styles.
    Example: Column A has
    Column Formatting Style
     set to override font size to 12. Field 1 in column A has
    Field Formatting Style
     set to override font size to 9. Field 2 in column A has no field formatting style selected. In this case, field 1 will have font size 9 and field 2 will have font size 12.
    To use horizontal alignment for fields with
    Display Inline selected
    , select
    Horizontal Alignment
     on the
    Column Formatting Style
    .
    For images, select
    Override Position
     instead of
    Override Alignment
    .
You can apply your configuration to your payroll checks using a Workday-delivered
Payroll Checks (Report Design)
 business form layout.
Add your report design configuration to the
Create Check Print Layout with Report Design
 task.