Releasing Payroll

Procedure

  1. From the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Start of the navigation path Human Resources Next navigation step Payroll Next navigation step <Country> Next navigation step Payroll Next navigation step Tools Next navigation step Release Payroll End of the navigation path in the SAP menu.

  2. Specify the payroll area for which you want to release payroll and choose Continue .

If you have already specified the payroll area using Start of the navigation path Settings Next navigation step Set payroll area Next navigation step , the system releases payroll for this payroll area. End of the navigation path

Result

You can run payroll for this payroll area.

The system has increased the period number in the payroll control record for the payroll area by 1. The payroll control record is used to lock the personnel numbers in the payroll area for changes to the master and time data reflecting the past and present.