Answer:
The labor distribution report is designed to be matched against the General Ledger. Because of this pulls information in by effective date. Effective date and document date in payroll are normally the same thing unless there is a payroll accrual. The accrual process causes a payroll to have two effective dates. If the accrual date falls outside the date range of the Labor distribution report that portion of the payroll will not show on the report. This gives the impression that the labor distribution report is only picking up part of the payroll compared to the earnings history report, which pulls the entire amount based on document date.
To workaround this expand the date of the labor distribution report to account for any accruals, then take out all the information that has a document date outside the date range of the earnings history report. The two should now tie.
For example if we are trying to match a report for 10/1/14-12/31/14
The report should be configured like this:
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The output looks like this:
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This is what the report would look like. You would exclude the highlighted data since it has a document date outside the desired range.
To workaround this expand the date of the labor distribution report to account for any accruals, then take out all the information that has a document date outside the date range of the earnings history report. The two should now tie.
For example if we are trying to match a report for 10/1/14-12/31/14
The report should be configured like this:
The output looks like this:
This is what the report would look like. You would exclude the highlighted data since it has a document date outside the desired range.
Additional Information:
Question: There are specific earnings codes showing up on the earnings history report that are missing from the labor distribution report. How come?
Answer: Assuming its not becase of report dates and accrual (see above) the earning code was not flagged as Track Labor hours when the payroll was calculated. If the code is not flagged at the time the payroll is done it will not show up on the labor distribution report. Go to Maintain>Earning Codes and pull the code up and make sure it has Track Labor Hours checked if it should be on the labor distribution report.
Question: I have checked and the code is flagged for Track Labor Hours, but the historical information is still not showing on my Labor Distribution Report.
Answer: The code would have to have been checked at the time of payroll. Checking the code after the payroll is processed will not go back and retroactively include the labor distribution.
Question: Is there any way I can get historical information into the labor distribution report if it was not checked at the time payroll was done?
Answer: Not easily. You would need to void the check, re-do the supplemental payroll and reprint using the same check number.
Answer: Assuming its not becase of report dates and accrual (see above) the earning code was not flagged as Track Labor hours when the payroll was calculated. If the code is not flagged at the time the payroll is done it will not show up on the labor distribution report. Go to Maintain>Earning Codes and pull the code up and make sure it has Track Labor Hours checked if it should be on the labor distribution report.
Question: I have checked and the code is flagged for Track Labor Hours, but the historical information is still not showing on my Labor Distribution Report.
Answer: The code would have to have been checked at the time of payroll. Checking the code after the payroll is processed will not go back and retroactively include the labor distribution.
Question: Is there any way I can get historical information into the labor distribution report if it was not checked at the time payroll was done?
Answer: Not easily. You would need to void the check, re-do the supplemental payroll and reprint using the same check number.