Assign custom descriptions to deduction & contribution cycles

Use the Deductions & Contributions Cycle Setup page.Closed From the Company menu, select Cycles > Deductions & Contributions Cycle Setup. to assign custom column descriptions to replace the default column descriptions, and to indicate which cycles to display on the Deductions & Contributions Cycle page.

Prerequisites

Your Customer Support Team must set up your deductions and contributions before you can use this page.

Tasks

  1. Navigate to the Deductions & Contributions Cycle Setup page.Closed From the Company menu, select Cycles > Deductions & Contributions Cycle Setup.

  2. In the Custom Column Description fields, enter the cycle headings to display on the Deductions & Contributions Cycle page.

  3. Select the Display on Deductions & Contributions Cycle page checkbox next to each custom column description (or default description) you want to display on the Deductions & Contributions Cycle page and in the Deductions & Contributions Cycle list of the Edit Pay Period page.

    Note: Customized descriptions are optional. The default descriptions (Cycle 1, 2, and so on) appear if the corresponding checkbox is selected and no descriptions are entered.

    Tip: Select the checkbox for This Pay Only so it's accessible for extra runs.

    Example

  4. Click Save.

    When you open the Deductions & Contributions Cycle page.Closed From the Company menu, select Cycles > Deductions & Contributions Cycle. , you see the columns you specified, with custom or default column headings.

    Example

    Note: To delete a custom description, delete the text from the Custom Column Description on the Deductions & Contributions Cycle Setup page.Closed From the Company menu, select Cycles > Deductions & Contributions Cycle Setup., then click Save. To prevent the default description from appearing, clear the check box for a selected column.

Results

Powerpay displays your custom column descriptions on the Deductions & Contributions Cycle page.

Next steps

Field Information

(View-only) Displays the default cycle column descriptions that are currently set up.

Enter descriptions for each column that will appear on the Deductions & Contributions Cycle page.

Select the checkbox in the row corresponding to the custom description to display a custom column description on the Deductions & Contributions Cycle page.