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• Error: Termination date in current period

  Issue The employee has a termination date in the current period. Explanation No check is created, if the employee has a termination date before the pay period end date, the employee has exceptions or transactions, and you did not identify the ...

• Error: Termination check exists

  Issue The employee record contains a termination date, and a payroll check is being created for that employee. This message appears when the employee's termination date is on or before the check issue date. The system recognizes the employee as ...

• Error: No direct deposit pay code

  Issue The employee does not have a direct deposit pay code. Explanation An employee who will be paid by direct deposit must have a direct deposit pay code. A direct deposit pay code identifies payments that should be deposited directly into an ...

• Error: Start date after pay period end date

  Issue The primary position has a start date after the pay period end date. Explanation This error occurs when the employee has a start date or hire date after the pay period end date, or the employee does not have current exceptions, or there are ...

• Error: Deductions exceed gross

  Issue The employee's total deductions exceed the employee's gross pay. Explanation When deductions exceed gross pay, there isn't enough gross pay to cover all the deductions. This situation is called a negative net pay or insufficient earnings. It ...

• Popular Articles

• How do I close year-end in General Ledger?

  Closing the year-end is a step in the Year-end Checklist. When you are done with the last month of the year, your ready to close the year end.  Closing the year-end is a "soft close", which means Connect will add one year of future dates and you can ...

• Adding an Activity Number to an Existing Transaction

  When we enter an invoice and forget to add a GL Activity number, we have the ability to add it after the fact in the General Ledger.  Follow these steps: Go to General Ledger | Journals | Enter Journal Amounts. Specify the appropriate Journal ...

• Connect Quarterly Update - 2022.08

  Release Date:         August 2022 Version:                 2022.08 Install Instructions:      Install instructions WITH COWS                                      Install instructions WITOUT COWS All Applications  Print Settings Print options section ...

• Can I work in more than one fiscal year?

  The answer to this question is “yes”.  You can run Close Year-End at any time once you are in the new fiscal year.  For example, let us say that my fiscal year end is December.  I can run Close Year End right away in January, if I choose.  This will ...

• How do I reopen a closed period?

  If you have the proper permissions, you have the ability to reopen a closed period.  Follow these steps: 1.  Open General Ledger > Organization > Organization. 2. Find the Last period closed field.  Change the field to the period preceding the period ...