Process a compensation journal comparison analysis

The Comparison Analysis action provides the capability for you to compare the data for a selected pay cycle to the data for another pay cycle. The Comparison Analysis action can be run anytime. For example, you can compare an unposted payroll to a posted payroll.

When you use this action, you can filter on a specific employee or a specific payroll code. Also, you can filter on differences between pay cycle amounts and between pay cycle hours. After you enter a filter, the data that is displayed updates automatically.

Typically, the data for the current pay period is compared to the data for the previous pay period. Another common example is to compare the data for the current pay period to the data for the pay period from the previous year.

To process a compensation journal comparison analysis

  1. Choose Lightbulb that opens the Tell Me feature., enter compensation journal, and then choose the related link.

    If more than one compensation journal template exists in your environment, the Compensation Journal Templates page displays. You must select a template, and then choose OK.

    The Compensation Journal page opens.

  2. In Batch Name, specify the batch that is to be used for this compensation journal.

    The page refreshes and displays data based on the batch name that you specified.

  3. In Pay Cycle Period, specify the Pay Cycle Period that is to be used for this compensation journal.

    The page refreshes and displays data based on the pay cycle period that you specified.

  4. On the action bar, choose Report > Comparison Analysis.

    The Difference In Pay page opens and displays all records for the specified compensation journal.

  5. If you want to compare records for a specific employee, in Employee No., specify the employee’s number.

  6. If you want to compare records for a specific payroll code, in Payroll Code, specify the payroll code.

    For example, you can specify a Payroll Code that represents a car allowance, and then compare the differences between the amounts from the selected pay cycle period and another pay cycle period.

  7. If you want to compare records that have a specific difference amount, in Difference Amount, specify an amount and an appropriate operator.

    For example, if > 100 is specified, any lines with a difference amount of more than $100 are displayed.

  8. If you want to compare records that have a specific difference in hours, in Difference Hours, specify an amount and an appropriate operator.

    For example, if > 100 is specified, any lines with a difference in hours of more than 100 are displayed.

  9. In HR Pay Cycle Code Filter, specify the HR pay cycle code to compare to the selected HR pay cycle.

  10. In Pay Cycle Period Filter, specify the pay cycle period to compare to the selected pay cycle period.

Batch employees filter

On the Difference in Pay page, you can use the following actions to add or remove a batch employees filter to the lines that appear:

  • Show Batch Employees: Filter lines to display only employees from the current batch.

  • Remove Batch Employees Filter: Remove the filter that displays only employees from the current batch.

See also

Compensation journal

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