Running the Payroll Activity Request Set

Run the Payroll Activity Request Set from the Submit Request Set window.

arrow icon   To run the Payroll Activity request set:

  1. In Request Set field, select Payroll Activity Report.

  2. In the Request Set Programs region, click in the Parameters field if the Parameters window does not automatically appear.

  3. Select the parameters for the report.

  4. Click OK to close the Parameters window.

  5. In the Request Set Programs region, select the number of copies you want to print of the Payroll Activity and Payroll Activity Totals reports.

    The Payroll Activity Report can require substantial printing resources for large organizations.

  6. Click Options, and select Run and Print Options.

  7. Click OK, and click Submit.

Payroll Activity Parameters

The following parameters exist for the Payroll Activity reports:

Beginning Date Paid (required) Select the beginning payment date for the payroll runs/quick pays, or the effective date of the payroll reversals or balance adjustments that you include in the report.
In very large organizations, there may be a slight delay in accessing the list for Beginning Date Paid.
Ending Date Paid (required) Select the ending payment date for the payroll runs/quick pays, or the effective date of the payroll reversals or balance adjustments that you include in the report.
In very large organizations, there may be a slight delay in accessing the list for Ending Date Paid.
Payroll (optional) Select from the list to run this report for a specific payroll.
Consolidation Set (optional) Select from the list to run this report for a consolidation set. If you select a payroll in the Payroll field that is associated with a consolidation set, this field automatically populates.
Government Reporting Entity (optional) Select from the list to limit the report to a single GRE. If this field remains blank, the report contains information for all valid GREs in the business unit.
Organization (optional) Select from the list to limit the report to a single Organization. If this field remain blank, the report contains information for all valid Organizations.
Location (optional) Select from the list to limit the report to a single Location. If this field, remains blank the report contains information for all valid Locations.
Employee Name (optional) Select from the list to limit the report to a single employee. If this field remains blank, the report contains information for all valid employees.
Process Type (required) Select from the list to limit the report to a single payroll process type or, in some cases, to a pair of process types. Select All to report on all process types. The available process types are Balance Adjustments, Balance Initializations, Payroll Runs, Quick Pays, and Reversals. If you Select All, voided payments are also included in the report.
Suppress Current Zero Records (required) The default entry for this field is Yes. If you enter No in this field, the report shows employee records for individuals that have zeros entered in current elements but may have quarter-to-date or year-to-date balances.
Null records always appear in the Payroll Activity report.
Full Report (required) The default entry for this field is No. With No selected, the report shows balances for Hours, Earnings, and Deductions. If you select Yes, the report also includes balances for Taxable Wages and Employer Tax Liabilities.
Reporting Dimensions (required) The default entry for this field is Run. Run balances always show on the Payroll Activity report. In addition to Run balances, the report detail can also display quarter-to-date, year-to-date, or quarter-to-date and year-to-date balances.
You may encounter slow performance while running the Payroll Activity report if you selected a quarter-to-date Reporting Dimension.
The Payroll Activity Totals report ignores the Reporting Dimensions parameter. Only Run values display on the Payroll Activity Totals report.
Sort Options (optional) Use the three fields to sort your report results.
Employee Page Break (required) The default entry for this field is No. If you select Yes, the Payroll Activity report includes a page break after each employee contained in the report. The Payroll Activity Totals report ignores the Employee Page Break parameter.