The Payroll Module is designed to handle many popular features for automating the Payroll Department. Some of these features include employee deductions for insurance, uniforms, purchases, etc. There is an Employee Loan feature that will manage outstanding loans and their payments.

To use the Payroll Module, first set up all the files for Payroll and Employees. This includes Information on your Bank (9.4.1.1), Federal (9.4.3), State (9.4.4), and City (9.4.5) Payroll Tax Tables (9.4.6) and Employees (9.3). After the files are set up payroll calculation can begin.

There are help messages at the bottom of every screen. They are usually located under "Entry Options" and change from prompt to prompt. (Example:  If you don't know the a particular code, type a <?> and press <ENTER>.  Use the <PAGE UP> and <PAGE DOWN> keys to scroll through selections, if applicable. Type in the Selection Number and press <ENTER>.)

Some Menu sections have additional on-screen instructions. Those items that have the Menu Help have the Menu number highlighted. To view the Menu Help:  At the Menu with a highlighted number, enter a <?> plus the number of the menu item that is highlighted (example: <?1>) and press <ENTER>. Then type the letter H and press <ENTER>. When viewing the help you have the option to Exit (pressing the X key), Print (pressing the P key) or Downloading the help instructions to a file (pressing the D key). Use the arrow and page keys to scroll the help if there is more than one page.

You have a variety of ways to lookup an item (example:  Customer Number, Account Number, and Part Number). Please refer to Lookup/Select in the General Help section in Procedures, on various ways to lookup information. At all Entry Screens you may Edit, Save or Delete. Please refer to Entry Options in the General Help section in Procedures, on various things you may do at "Enter Selection".

Some entries in PAYROLL may be password protected for security. If a password prompt appears, type the password, and press <ENTER>. 

For added security and privacy, you may set the system so that Payroll information would not be displayed on any report in ACCOUNTS PAYABLE.  Only the Check Number and Date of the Payroll check will be displayed. The description would read Payroll.Auto or Payroll.Manual and the amount of any Payroll check would be zero (0). The amounts of the Payroll checks would not be added in any total in ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. The PAYROLL program must then be used if Payroll information is needed. Please refer to "Accounts Payable Setup" in SYSTEM MANAGEMENT (10.2.1 field 7).