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Payroll Input Adjustment Structure

Adjustment schema from Workday Payroll Input API

Type: object Properties: 12

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Adjustment is a JSON Structure definition published by Workday Payroll, describing 12 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

id worker adjustmentType originalPayRunId earningCode deductionCode amount currency reason effectiveDate status createdOn

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-payroll/refs/heads/main/json-structure/payroll-input-adjustment-structure.json",
  "name": "Adjustment",
  "description": "Adjustment schema from Workday Payroll Input API",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the adjustment",
      "example": "adj_20260415_00012"
    },
    "worker": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/WorkerRef"
    },
    "adjustmentType": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "Correction",
        "Retroactive",
        "Reversal",
        "Reclass"
      ],
      "description": "Type of adjustment",
      "example": "Correction"
    },
    "originalPayRunId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Reference to the original pay run being adjusted",
      "example": "pr_20260430_weekly_001"
    },
    "earningCode": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Earning code affected",
      "example": "REGULAR"
    },
    "deductionCode": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Deduction code affected",
      "example": "MEDICAL_PRETAX"
    },
    "amount": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "Adjustment amount (positive or negative)",
      "example": 2500.0
    },
    "currency": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ISO 4217 currency code",
      "example": "USD"
    },
    "reason": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Reason for the adjustment",
      "example": "Q1 2026 performance bonus"
    },
    "effectiveDate": {
      "type": "date",
      "description": "Effective date of the adjustment",
      "example": "2026-04-30"
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "Pending",
        "Approved",
        "Processed",
        "Rejected"
      ],
      "description": "Current status",
      "example": "Pending"
    },
    "createdOn": {
      "type": "datetime",
      "description": "When the adjustment was created",
      "example": "2026-04-30T16:45:00Z"
    }
  },
  "definitions": {
    "WorkerRef": {
      "name": "WorkerRef",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Worker identifier",
          "example": "w_100542"
        },
        "descriptor": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Worker display name",
          "example": "Weekly USD Pay Group"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}