Appendix A: Pay Data Types Handled by the Payroll Data Input API
The following table lists the pay data transmitted through the Payroll Data Input API to ADP Workforce Now.
|
Type |
Common Uses |
Schema Location |
|---|---|---|
|
Regular and Overtime Earnings |
Sends regular and overtime earnings to ADP Workforce Now. |
/payDataInput/payeePayInputs/payrollProfilePayInputs /payInputs/earningInputs |
|
Coded Hours and Earnings |
Sends client defined and other earnings to ADP Workforce Now. |
/payDataInput/payeePayInputs/payrollProfilePayInputs /payInputs/earningInputs |
|
Deductions |
Sends deductions to ADP Workforce Now, including out of box deductions and client-defined deductions. |
/payDataInput/payeePayInputs/payrollProfilePayInputs /payInputs/ deductionInputs |
|
Deduction Adjustment 11 |
Recommend using Deductions. |
/payDataInput/payeePayInputs/payrollProfilePayInputs /payInputs/reimbursementInputs |
|
Allocation Position |
Sends the allocation position details to ADP Workforce Now. Specifies the number of the allocations associated with an entry. This is for Automatic Labor Allocation (ALA). |
/payDataInput/payeePayInputs/payrollProfilePayInputs /payInputs/ payAllocation |
|
Temp Cost Number |
Sends the Cost Number Details to ADP Workforce Now. Specifies the temporary cost number. |
/payDataInput/payeePayInputs/payrollProfilePayInputs /payInputs/ payAllocation |
|
Temporary Department Number |
Sends the Department Details to ADP Workforce Now. Specifies the temporary Department Number. |
/payDataInput/payeePayInputs/payrollProfilePayInputs /payInputs/ payAllocation |
|
Memos |
Sends the Memo details to ADP Workforce Now. |
/payDataInput/payeePayInputs/payrollProfilePayInputs/payInputs /memoInputs |
Appendix B: Pay Data Fields Not Handled by the Payroll Data Input API
Currently, the Payroll Data Input API doesn't handle the following columns on the Paydata page.
| ADP Workforce Now Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Tax adjustment fields |
Adjusts the tax that ADP calculates by adding or subtracting this amount from the calculated amount for the following fields:
|
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Medicare, SUI/SDI, Soc Sec |
Adjusts the Medicare and State Unemployment Insurance (SUI) amount ADP calculates by adding or subtracting this amount from the calculated amount. |
|
Advance Pay Date |
Specifies the advance pay date to use with the Wage Garnishment Processing Service (WGPS). |
|
Cancel Pay |
Cancels Automatic Pay for companies set up as Automatic Pay. |
|
Clock |
Specifies the employee clock value associated with the entry. |
|
Deduction by Week Nb |
Specifies the payroll week numbers for which scheduled deductions are in effect for the selected pay check. |
|
Ded Forecast Wk 1 thru Wk5 |
Specifies the deduction forecasting week 1 through 5. |
|
FLSA Special Processing Code |
Indicates whether the transaction is processed as Exclude or Compare Rates. |
|
Other Period Beginning Date |
Specifies the other period beginning date. |
|
Other Period Ending Date |
Specifies the other period ending date. |
|
Override Total Hours Worked - Pay Level |
Specifies the override total hours worked - pay level. |
|
Paycheck Tax Frequency |
Specifies the number of weeks in the pay cycle. |
|
Replacement of Ded Code, Amount, Federal, State Lived-in, Medicare, Soc Sec, SUI/SDI, Worked |
Replaces ADP calculated amounts. |
|
Shift |
Specifies the shift code. |
|
Special Action |
Specifies the special action. |
|
Tax Frequency |
Specifies the number of weeks in the tax cycle. |
|
Temp Lived Local, State, School, and Worked Local Codes |
Specifies the following:
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