Preview Checks

Payroll Administrator Guide

Version
R2025.2.0
Preview Checks

In the Checks sub-tab of Payroll > Data Entry, Dayforce allows you to preview checks to confirm that the information you entered is accurate.

The preview differs for different types of checks. With onsite checks (US only), which you can print at your physical location, the top portion of the preview is the check stub (which lists gross and net pay, along with taxes and deductions, while the lower portion is the actual check, as shown in the following example:

Check preview in Checks sub-tab.

With Manual and Additional checks, Dayforce displays an employee earning statement instead of a check stub, as shown in the following example:

Employee earning statement.

Note: You must save a check before you can preview it.

To preview a check:

  1. Go to Payroll > Data Entry.
  2. Click the Checks sub-tab, and select the check that you want to preview.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • (US only) If the check is an Onsite check, click the Entries link to open the dialog box, and then click the Check Preview tab. If the check contains zero dollar entries, you can hide these entries in both the preview and on the printed check by selecting the Print current dollar rows only checkbox. You can print the preview if needed.
    • Check Preview sub-tab with Print current dollar rows only checkbox selected.
    • Note: If you are using the Firefox browser, you need to click the View in Adobe Acrobat Reader link in the Check Preview tab to open a separate browser tab where you can view and print the checks.
    • If the check is a Manual or Additional check, instead of opening the Entries dialog box, click the employee slide-out panel in the main area of the screen, and then click the Earning Statement tab.
    • Employee Preview - Earning Statement tab.