Data entry restrictions in Self Service

Entering, editing, approving and denying Daily Hours in Self Service may be restricted depending on the state of the payroll and the deadline for submitting changes (as set on the Self Service Options page.Closed From the Company menu, select Self Service > Self Service Options.

The deadline for submitting changes temporarily stops the flow of data from Self Service to provide payroll administrators time to audit, balance, and preview the payroll before it is submitted for processing. Once the payroll is processed, the information flow resumes automatically, and any Self Service changes are updated in Powerpay in the next pay period.

While the change deadline is active, employees cannot enter or edit hours for the current or the next pay period. Warning messages display in Self Service, letting Self Service users know that changes cannot be made for the current pay period, and the following pay period.

Employees cannot enter or edit hours for pay periods in any of the following states:

  • Submitted

  • Processing

  • Processed

  • Closed

  • Skipped

A warning message displays.

Employees cannot enter or edit hours for suspended pay periods.

A warning message displays.