Can be created by HRMS Payroll users, with the ability to view data using specific criteria
Can be previewed/printed, exported to Excel/Password protected and saved as PDF files
Visible both before and after payroll closure
Access rights per User Report can be maintained
The report can contain an unlimited number of columns. However, when printing on A4 paper, it is recommended to limit the number of columns to between 12 and 24. If the report contains more than 24 columns, exporting it to Excel is recommended for improved readability and easier data analysis.
Can be analysed :
1.By Year, period, by summed periods and by grouped periods,
2.For monthly and yearly comparison
3.By Company, paysite, department, sub department, division, unit, job title and employee category
4.By Employee status : All, active, leaver, new recruit, leaver and new recruit
5.In detailed or summary
6.By Currency
7.By activating Report options such as : Show employee code, Alternate row color, Page break, Hide empty columns, Use external code
8.By activating Export options such as : Show group header, Show group total and Split employee name
The illustration below shows how to create, view, and export a Payroll Report (User Report) in A4 landscape format, with the following columns: Employment Date, National ID number, Basic Salary, Overtime, Transport, CSG EE/NSF EE, PAYE, and Net Pay.
To create a User Report :
1. Go to HRMS - TOOLS
2. Click Report Generator
On the Selection tab, the Payrollmodule is already selected, and in the Select an option section, Create from report template is already selected.
3. In the Select a report section, click Payment and deduction report template
4. On the Designer tab, in the Report section, the paper sizeA4 is already selected, next select Landscape from the Orientation dropdown list
5. First column to be added : Employment date
In the Column section, select Employee from the Data Source dropdown list
6. In the Data Field dropdown list, select Employment Date, the column header will appear automatically as shown in illustration A
7. Second column to be added : National Id nbr
On the toolbar, click Add Column (To add a next new column)
8. In the Data Field dropdown list, select National Id nbr
9. Third column to be added : Basic Salary
On the toolbar, click Add Column
10. In the Column section, select Payment/Deduction from the Data Source dropdown list
11. In the Data Field dropdown list, Amount is already selected
12. In the Column Header field, type the column header name Basic Salary
13. Scroll down
14A. In the Data section, the payments and deductions are displayed in ascending order by code
14B. Click the Sort option twice to arrange the payments and deductions in alphabetical order,
14C. Scroll to select the required payment/deduction
14D. Click 001 Salary to link the payment to the new column
15. Fourth column to be added : Overtime
On the toolbar, click Add Column
16A. Scroll up to go to the Column Header field,
16B. Type the column header name Overtime (This column will group Overtime 1.5, 2.0 and 3.0)
17. Scroll down
18. In the Data section, click 011 Overtime 1.5, 011 Overtime 2.0, 011 Overtime 3.0 (To link the payments to the new column)
Fifth column to be added : Transport (This column will group Refund Transport, Refund Bus Rate 1, Refund Bus Rate 2)
Repeat steps 15 to 17
19. In the Data section, click 060 Refund Transport, 061 Refund Bus Rate 1, 062 Refund Bus Rate 2 (To link the payments to the new column)
Sixth column to be added : CSG Ee/NSF Ee (This column will group CSG Ee, N.S.F Employee)
Repeat steps 15 to 17
20. In the Data section, click 526 CSG Ee and click 504 N.S.F Employee (To link the deductions to the new column)
Seventh column to be added : PAYE
Repeat steps 15 to 17
21. To view the new column PAYE clearly, scroll to the right
22. In the Data section, click 800 Income tax – P.A.Y.E (To link the deduction to the new column)
Eighth column to be added : Net pay
Repeat steps 15 to 17
23. In the Data section, click 999 Net pay (To link the payroll item to the new column)
24. Click Save
25. Insert Payroll report as report name
26. Click Save
After saving the report, HRMS Payroll automatically displays the report criteria screen, where you can view the report, export it (including as a password-protected file), save it as a PDF, reload the criteria, and use additional criteria. To learn more about these options, refer to the links below.