Use the Clean Up Data for Parallel or Go Live wizard to clear out all of the test employee data. This step is part of the preparation for the Parallel process in Dayforce or the customer Go Live. Larger customers can use this wizard to clear out all of their test employee data as part of the preparation for the Go-Live data validation process.
This wizard is part of Activate, so it only runs against the database in the selected Stage, Config, or Train environment.
You can use the Clean Up Data for Parallel or Go Live wizard for customers with up to 150,000 employees.
Note: When configuring and testing pay groups, pay group calendars, or payroll, the wizard restores successfully. This is true even when the pay date has been changed to allow for adequate testing.
The purpose of this wizard is to remove all existing data.
Task
- In Activate Central, click Prepare Environment for Parallel or Go Live. The Prepared Environment for Parallel or Go Live wizards are shown.
- Click Clean Up Data for Parallel or Go Live.
- On the Disclaimer page, review the following statements and click beside each one to confirm that you understand and accept that they’re true:
- All employees will be removed. The removal includes any data and attributes that are associated with them.
- All employee transactional data will be removed.
- When the data clean-up is complete, use the Employees wizard to load the updated employee data. You can also use an HR Import or other web services integrations to upload the data directly into the Dayforce environment. Then, testing can resume.
Important: If you want to load new data, use the Employees wizard.
- When the data clean-up is complete, use the Employees wizard to load the updated employee data. You can also use an HR Import or other web services integrations to upload the data directly into the Dayforce environment. Then, testing can resume.
As you select each checkmark, it turns green.
Note: To continue, you must accept all statements on this page. If you selected Close (
) for any of the statements, click Quit Progress & Go Back to Central in the Profile menu (
) to exit the wizard. Then, resolve the outstanding issues. - Click Done.
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Click one of the following:
- Add Email and enter your email address to be notified when the installation process ends instead of waiting for it to finish.
- Next when the installation is complete.
Activate Central opens.
Results
The following information has been removed from Dayforce:
- All of the employee data and employee transactional data have been removed from Dayforce.
- All associated employee and location Position Management associated data.
The environment is now in a fresh state. You can add new employees in Activate or in Dayforce. Then, you must do Parallel testing and any other necessary imports. When the employees have been added back to the system, begin the data load and validation in preparation for Go Live.
What Activate keeps
Activate keeps AppUsers that:
- Were create for use with Web Services.
- Were created with the following prefixes:
- “cer”
- “day”
- “admin”
- Have a whitelisted Partner domain email.