Unlock WFM from Payroll > Pay Run Management

Payroll Administrator Guide

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R2025.2.1
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2025-12-01
Unlock WFM from Payroll > Pay Run Management

Payroll administrators can unlock WFM timesheets in Payroll for all locations associated with a normal pay run, without the need to navigate from Payroll to Pay Admin Checklist.

Before You Begin: Select the Unlock WFM checkbox (in the Features tab of System Admin > Roles for the Payroll > Overview and Payroll > Pay Run Management features). See Appendix: Role Feature Library in the Dayforce Implementation Guide. The Can Edit checkboxes must also be selected for the Approve Org Pay Period for Transmit and Pay Period Locking access authorizations (in the Authorizations tab of System Admin > Roles. See Access Authorizations in the Dayforce Implementation Guide.

Note: The WFM time to unlock must be associated with at least one of the selected normal pay runs that is in a non-committed state. This applies to WFM time in both Payroll > Overview and Payroll > Pay Run Management.

To unlock WFM from Payroll > Pay Run Management:

  1. Go to Payroll > Pay Run Management.
  2. Locate the pay run and click Load.
  3. Click Process Job > Unlock WFM.
  4. Wait for the process to complete.