Processing labor distribution with Non-Lawson payroll

This chapter explains how to manage employee records and prepare payroll transactions to import to Lawson when you pay employees using a non-Lawson payroll system. A procedure overview covering employee setup through salary encumbrance, labor distribution, effort reporting, and labor cost transfer is also included.

See Non-Lawson payroll transaction import overview and the procedure Processing the non-Lawson Payroll Transaction Import.

If you use Lawson Payroll, then see Processing labor distribution with Lawson Payroll.

When you interface payroll transactions from a non-Lawson payroll system, actual salary expenses are charged to grant activities and general ledger accounts (departments) for employees eligible for labor distribution. The entire payroll is updated to Lawson Financials, including General Ledger.

Instead of using Transaction Interface (GL165) to import transactions from a non-Lawson payroll system to General Ledger and Project Accounting, you can use Non-Lawson Payroll Tran Import (GM500) to enable labor distribution, relieve salary encumbrances, and capture data for effort reporting. Non-Lawson Payroll Tran Import (GM500) requires employee records and supporting files in the Lawson Human Resources application.