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Last Updated: 2025-03-14
Generate Periods for Period Schedules

Generate Periods for Period Schedules

Security:
  • Set Up: Payroll (Pay Group Specific
    ) in the Core Payroll functional area.
  • Set Up: Payroll Interface
     in the Payroll Interface functional area.
  • Set Up: Period Schedule
     in the Project Tracking functional area.
  • Set Up: Time Off (Calculations - Absence Specific)
     in the Time Off and Leave functional area.
  • Set Up: Time Tracking
     in the Time Tracking and Time Tracking Hub functional areas.
Create a period schedule with at least 1 period configured within it. For more information, see Set Up Payroll and Time Tracking Period Schedules.
After you create period schedules, you can automatically extend existing period schedules for up to 2 years instead of manually adding new periods. This increases efficiency and reduces the likelihood of errors.
  1. Access the
    View Period Schedule
     or
    Edit Period Schedule
     task.
  2. Select the
    Period Schedule
     option in the
    Actions
     menu.
  3. Select the
    Generate Periods
     option.
  4. Enter the number of periods that you want to add to the period schedule. You can add a maximum of 2 years of periods.
  5. (Optional) Enter a value in the
    Payment Date Offset Days Default
     field to set the Payroll Payment Date. Otherwise, the value will correspond to the existing period schedule.
    The
    Adjusted Payment Date
     column displays with a checkbox when Workday automatically adjusts the generated payroll payment date because of weekend or holiday calendar configuration.
Workday adds the periods you configured to the existing period schedule.
The
Generate Period Schedule Periods
 task automatically defines the Period Start Date, Period End Date, and Payroll Payment Date for generated periods. When you enable continuous payroll calculation, the task also defines dates and times for the initial calculation and the automatic stop.
Assign pay period schedules to pay groups.
To ensure that workers don't qualify for more than 1 period schedule, periodically review the
Audit - Workers with Multiple Time Period Schedules
 report.