Creating general ledger payroll accruals based on days

Use this procedure to create accruals based on the number of days specified in the Days or Percents fields.

  1. Select Payroll Administrator > Cycle Processing > Payroll Cycle.
  2. Right-click the payroll cycle and select Accrue Payroll.
  3. Specify this information:
    Report Selection
    Select Days.
    General Ledger Date
    Specify the general ledger date to create accruals for.
    Eligibility Group
    Optionally, specify an eligibility group for the accrual.
    Deduction Cycle
    Specify a deduction cycle for the accrual.
    Pay Rate Type
    Specify a set number of days to accrue payroll for in the Hourly, Monthly, or Annual field, depending on how the employee is paid.
    Accrual Account
    In the Accounts section, specify an accrual account.
    Expense Account
    Optionally, in the Accounts section, specify an expense account.
    Show Detailed Expenses
    Select this option to display the detailed expenses and to populate the AccrualProgramOrgUnitTotalDetail business class. If there are multiple accrual account details in a run, a list is generated that shows the relationship of the expense account records to the accrual account.
    Log Triage Statements
    Select this option to log the triage statements and generate a BSI log. The log includes input and output logs for tax calculations.
  4. Click Schedule or Submit to begin the accrual process.