Generate Periods for Period Schedules

Security:

Set Up: Payroll (Pay Group Specific
) in the Core Payroll functional area.

Set Up: Payroll Interface
in the Payroll Interface functional area.

Set Up: Period Schedule
in the Project Tracking functional area.

Set Up: Time Off (Calculations - Absence Specific)
in the Time Off and Leave functional area.

Set Up: Time Tracking
in the Time Tracking and Time Tracking Hub functional areas.

Create a period schedule with at least 1 period configured within it. For more information, see Set Up Payroll and Time Tracking Period Schedules.

After you create period schedules, you can automatically extend existing period schedules for up to 2 years instead of manually adding new periods. This increases efficiency and reduces the likelihood of errors.

Access the

View Period Schedule

Edit Period Schedule

task.

Select the

Period Schedule

option in the

Actions

menu.

Select the

Generate Periods

option.

Enter the number of periods that you want to add to the period schedule. You can add a maximum of 2 years of periods.

(Optional) Enter a value in the

Payment Date Offset Days Default

field to set the Payroll Payment Date. Otherwise, the value will correspond to the existing period schedule.

The

Adjusted Payment Date

column displays a selected checkbox when you've configured Workday to automatically adjust payment dates that fall on weekends or holidays. See: 2025R1 Feature Release Note: Period Schedules and Holiday Calendar.

Workday adds the periods you configured to the existing period schedule.

The

Generate Period Schedule Periods

task automatically defines the Period Start Date, Period End Date, and Payroll Payment Date for generated periods. When you enable continuous payroll calculation, the task also defines dates and times for the initial calculation and the automatic stop.

Assign pay period schedules to pay groups.

To ensure that workers don't qualify for more than 1 period schedule, periodically review the

Audit - Workers with Multiple Time Period Schedules

report.

Set Up Period Schedules for Time Tracking