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Last Updated: 2025-09-19
Example: Configure Access to Payroll Journal Lines for a Cost Center Accountant

Example: Configure Access to Payroll Journal Lines for a Cost Center Accountant

This example illustrates 1 way to configure access to payroll data for a non-payroll user.
You want to configure access to journal lines for a cost center accountant, based on pay component group.
  1. Access the
    Create Pay Component Security Segment
     task.
  2. Name the pay component security segment:
    PCG_Finance_Analyst_View
    .
  3. Add these pay components:
    • Base pay.
    • Holiday pay.
  4. Access the
    Create Security Group
     task.
    The security group you create links the cost center accountant's finance role to the specific segment of pay components they're allowed to view. See: Create Segment-Based Security Groups.
  5. From the
    Type of Tenanted Security Group
     prompt, select
    Segment-Based Security Group
    .
  6. Name the security group:
    SBSG_Cost_Center_Accountant_Pay_View
    .
  7. From the
    Access to Segments
     prompt, select the
    PCG_Finance_Analyst_View
     pay component security segment you created in steps 1-3.
  8. In
    Group Criteria
    , select the security groups that you want to access securable items.
  9. Add the
    SBSG_Cost_Center_Accountant_Pay_View
     security group to the
    Reports: Payroll Journal Lines by Organization & Pay Component
     domain, giving the members
    View
    access. See: Edit Domain Security Policies.
  10. Access the
    Activate Pending Security Policy Changes
     task.
    You must activate membership and security permission updates to implement the changes. See: Activate Pending Security Policy Changes.
  11. Describe your changes in the
    Comment
    field.
  12. Select the
    Confirm
     check box to activate your changes.
The cost center accountant can now view journal lines for the pay components you defined in the
PCG_Finance_Analyst_View
 group using the
Payroll Accounting Filter (by Accounting Date and Organization)
 report.