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Last Updated: 2025-05-30
Set Up Balance Periods for Reports with Payroll Results

Set Up Balance Periods for Reports with Payroll Results

Security:
Set Up: Payroll (Reporting)
domain in the Core Payroll functional area.
You can display up to 3 balance periods on the
View Payroll Result
report.
Your selections also display as filter options for the
Payroll Register by Period
report.
  1. Access the
    Maintain Pay Results - Balance Period Mapping
    task.
  2. Specify the data requested in these fields:
    Option Description
    Select Balance Period
    Select up to 3 balance periods in separate rows,
    Select Balance Period 01
    ,
    02
    ,
    03
    .
    The suffix (01, 02, 03) determines the order in which Workday displays them on the
    View Payroll Result
    report.
    Balance Period
    Select the balance periods that you want to display from the prompts for the
    Select Balance Period 0x
    field as filters for the
    Payroll Register by Period
    report.
    Label
    Enter a heading, such as
    YTD
    , that you want to display on the
    View Payroll Results
    and
    Payroll Register by Period
    reports for each balance period.
The
View Payroll Result
report displays the balance periods that you configured.
The
Payroll Register by Period
report displays the
Select Balance Period 0x
filter option.
You can see the settings on the
View Pay Results - Balance Period Mapping
report.
Australia
The Global Modern Services payroll administrator wants to see the
Payroll Register by Period
report for all balance periods for Australia. She configures the
Maintain Pay Results - Balance Period Mapping
task with these settings.
Select Balance Period
Balance Period
Label
Balance Period 01
Current Period
PTD
Balance Period 02
QTD - Current Calendar Quarter (based on Payment Date)
QTD
Balance Period 03
YTD - Tax Year
YTD
When she runs the
Payroll Register by Period
report, she selects a pay group or pay run group for Australia only from the
Pay Run Groups and/or Pay Group Details
field.
Canada
The Global Modern Services payroll administrator wants to see the
Payroll Register by Period
report for all balance periods for Canada. She configures the
Maintain Pay Results - Balance Period Mapping
task with these settings.
Select Balance Period
Balance Period
Label
Balance Period 01
MTD - Current Calendar Month (based on Payment Date)
MTD
Balance Period 02
YTD - Current Calendar Year (based on Payment Date)
YTD
When she runs the
Payroll Register by Period
report, she selects a pay group or pay run group for Canada only from the
Pay Run Groups and/or Pay Group Details
field.
France
The Global Modern Services payroll administrator wants to see the
Payroll Register by Period
report for all balance periods for France. She configures the
Maintain Pay Results - Balance Period Mapping
task with these settings.
Select Balance Period
Balance Period
Label
Balance Period 01
MTD - Current Calendar Month (based on Period End Date)
MTD
Balance Period 02
YTD - Current Calendar Year (based on Period End Date)
YTD
When she runs the
Payroll Register by Period
report, she selects a pay group or pay run group for France only from the
Pay Run Groups and/or Pay Group Details
field.
United Kingdom
The Global Modern Services payroll administrator wants to see the
Payroll Register by Period
report for all balance periods for the UK. She configures the
Maintain Pay Results - Balance Period Mapping
task with these settings.
Select Balance Period
Balance Period
Label
Balance Period 01
Current Period
PTD
Balance Period 02
GBR Stat Calc: YTD Current Tax Year (using Country Tax Year and Hire Date)
YTD
When she runs the
Payroll Register by Period
report, she selects a pay group or pay run group for the UK only from the
Pay Run Groups and/or Pay Group Details
field.
United States
The Global Modern Services payroll administrator wants to see the
Payroll Register by Period
report for all U.S. balance periods. She configures the
Maintain Pay Results - Balance Period Mapping
task with these settings.
Select Balance Period
Balance Period
Label
Balance Period 01
MTD - Current Calendar Month (based on Payment Date)
MTD
Balance Period 02
QTD - Current Calendar Quarter (based on Payment Date)
QTD
Balance Period 03
YTD - Current Calendar Year (based on Payment Date)
YTD
When she runs the
Payroll Register by Period
report, she selects a pay group or pay run group for the U.S. only from the
Pay Run Groups and/or Pay Group Details
field.