What Import Hours Does
Import Hours lets payroll or HR upload hours from a file and use those hours in payroll. This is useful when hours come from another system, a spreadsheet, or a department file.
Practical Example
A department sends a file with employee IDs, dates, hour types, and hours worked. Payroll imports the file, reviews the preview, fixes unmatched employees, and creates payroll items from the approved hours.
Basic Steps
- Prepare the hours file.
- Open the hours import screen.
- Select or map the import template.
- Upload the file.
- Preview the hours.
- Fix errors.
- Import hours.
- Create payroll items.
- Run Draft Review.
Common Mistakes
- Importing hours for the wrong period.
- Missing employee IDs.
- Importing the same hours twice.
- Creating payroll items before correcting import errors.
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