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Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Reference: Retro Processing Statuses

Reference: Retro Processing Statuses

Workday displays retro statuses on retro pay calculation tasks and reports such as
Run Retro Pay Calculation
or
Retro Calculation Processing Report
.
A
Retro Status
applies to individual workers.
Status
Description
Cannot Process Retro – has unsupported Retro events
Worker has unsupported retro changes that require manual adjustments.
Supported Retro to process
Worker has supported retro changes that require processing.
Suspended Retro to exclude
Worker has supported retro changes and you suspended the results.
Cannot Process Retro – Retro Change Date Event in progress
Worker’s No Retro Processing Prior To date is changing. You can recalculate or cancel retro for the worker, but you can't suspend or complete their retro results.
A
Retro Pay Calculation Status
applies to calculated or completed retro runs for entire pay groups. Canceling retro results for 1 worker or a subset of workers in a pay group doesn't trigger status updates.
Status
Description
In Progress
The
Run Retro Pay Calculation
task results include no
In Error
or
Requires Re-calculation
statuses.
Completed
The
Run Retro Pay Complete
task results include no
In Error
or
Requires Re-calculation
statuses.
Complete with Exceptions
The
Run Retro Pay Complete
task results include 1 or more retro results not in an
In Progress
status, such as:
  • In Error
    . You can correct the error, run the
    Run Retro Pay Calculation
    task again, and complete the retro.
  • Requires Re-calculation
    . You can run the
    Run Retro Pay Calculation
    task again and complete the retro.
Pending Prior Retro
There's a change in a worker's pay group, and the
Run Retro Pay Calculation
task includes 2 retro worker results:
  • 1 set to
    Requires Re-calculation
    processed first.
  • The other set to
    Pending Prior Retro
    processed second.
When you recalculate retro, Workday:
  • Removes
    Requires Re-calculation
    for the retro worker result processed first.
  • Changes
    Pending Prior Retro
    to
    Requires Re-calculation
    for the retro worker result processed second.