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Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Automate Payroll Commitment Adjustments (CAN, USA)

Automate Payroll Commitment Adjustments (CAN, USA)

  • Create initial payroll commitments.
  • Configure the
    Create Payroll Commitment Adjustments
     business process and security policy in the Core Payroll functional area.
Set up budget check options to:
  • Perform budget checking.
  • Enable the review step.
You can use the
Check Budget (Staffing)
 business process to automate commitment adjustments when you add it as a step in position-related business processes, such as:
  • Hire
  • Change Default Compensation
  • Close Job Requisition
  1. Select
    Business Process
    Edit Definition
     from the related actions menu of the
    Create Payroll Commitment Adjustments
     business process definition.
  2. As you complete the task, consider:
    Option Description
    Order
    Enter an alphanumeric character to establish the order in which you want to execute the steps. We recommend using letters, because Workday sorts sequentially, not numerically. Example: 10 sorts before 2. Configure this step to complete before the
    Complete Payroll Commitment Adjustments (Job)
     step.
    Type
    Select
    Action
    .
    Specify
    Select
    Review Payroll Commitment Adjustments
    .
  3. Click
    OK
    .
  4. Select
    Enable Budget Check
     on the
    Edit Budget Check Options
     task to enable budget checking as part of the
    Create Payroll Commitment Adjustment
     subprocess.
When you perform the position-related task, Workday launches the parent business process and then the
Create Payroll Commitment Adjustments
 business process. Workday then recalculates commitments for:
  • All pay periods for the related positions not yet liquidated.
  • In-progress payroll periods for the fiscal year.
Workday liquidates the payroll and fringe benefits when you process subsequent payrolls.