The Populate Payroll General Ledger Reporting Data Tables background job collects and saves data associated with your payroll general ledgers. The data is based on pay runs, and includes labor metrics, org units, and other parameters that provide financial insight into the organization's payroll management.
To turn on data collection, a service user selects the client property Populate Payroll General Ledger Reporting Data Tables in System Admin > Client Properties.
You can run the job in the following ways:
- Manually before or after a payroll commit. You can run the background job in System Admin > Background Jobs or in Payroll in the General Ledger tab.
- Configure to run automatically after committing payroll for specific pay groups. To configure your pay group, in Payroll Setup > General Ledger in the Default Run Settings tab, set the option in the Generate Reporting Data On-Commit column to Yes for the pay group.
The status of each job is shown in the General Ledger tab in Payroll. See The General Ledger Tab in the Payroll Administrator Guide.
Important: By default, Dayforce overrides all existing data whether the Override Mode setting is selected or not. Data that is overridden can't be recovered.
Populate Payroll General Ledger Reporting Data Tables Background Job Settings
These settings are available when you run the background job in System Admin > Background Jobs.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| PayRunId | The ID number of the pay run in Payroll > Pay Run Management. |
| Override Mode | The setting is currently unsupported. By default, Dayforce overrides all existing data when a data collection is initiated. |