How to Unlock Payroll

How to Unlock Payroll




If users found out there were some mistakes after payroll has been processed, Unlock payroll is the first step to amend it. Unlock the payroll, Do the necessary changes in Additions, Deductions, OT or Leaves then process payroll, approve payroll, and generate payroll again after the amendments. Steps to unlock the payroll:


Step 01: Go to the “Payroll” module and select the “Unlock” from the drop-down list.




Step 02: Select “Year”, “Month”, “Department”, and click the "GO" button.



Step 03: The system populated with the following employee list. From here select the check-box corresponding to the employee to do the amendment and click the “UNLOCK PAYROLL” button at the bottom of the grid.




Step 04: Once the payroll is unlocked “Successful Alert” appears. 







Product Version: SMEPayrollTM Version 11


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