Audit Trail
Access the Audit Trail by clicking the View button on the Select Pay page.
Use the Audit Trail to view and verify all data for a payroll that has already been processed.
Not all information about the payroll is available on the Audit Trail page. It includes data such as:
- Permanent information that was added or changed on this payroll
- all one-time (This pay only) entries (including any payroll entries) made on this payroll
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values entered by your Customer Support Team on your behalf
Where old values were replaced by new ones, Powerpay lists both the old and new values.
Next steps
If you see mistakes in the data entered, take steps to correct the errors.
Audit Trail Page - Field Information
- New Pay Information - Lists all entries made on the Edit Pay Period page for this payroll, including the Deductions and Contributions Cycle selected and the deductions and contributions that are part of the cycle.
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Employee Information - Displays employee by employee, all of the data entry and keyed permanent changes for all relevant payroll pages. It also includes an employee’s Current Accrual values, the Old Value and the New Value, for Vacation Pay, Additional Accumulator and Sick Pay Accumulator, if applicable.
When the information is edited in Self Service, “ESS” is appended to the user’s name in the Keyed By column.
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Process Information - Displays all payroll processing information including:
- Any usage of pages designed to ensure the accuracy of the payroll. For example, Data Verification page and Request Preview page.
- Submission information and validation choices made for this payroll.
Each entry is dated and time stamped so you have a record of the choices made at any particular time.
- Company Information - Lists, page by page, the keyed permanent changes for all relevant payroll pages. It also includes a description of the field changed, new and old values, the Powerpay user who keyed the change and the date and time the change was made.