Workday Payroll · JSON Structure

Workday Payroll Pay Run Structure

A pay run represents a single payroll processing cycle for a pay group, encompassing the calculation, review, and completion of payroll for a specific pay period.

Type: object Properties: 15 Required: 3
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Workday Payroll Pay Run is a JSON Structure definition published by Workday Payroll, describing 15 properties, of which 3 are required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

id descriptor payGroup payPeriod status runCategory paymentDate totalGrossPay totalNetPay totalDeductions totalTaxes workerCount currency createdOn completedOn

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

JSON Structure

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{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-payroll/refs/heads/main/json-structure/workday-payroll-pay-run-structure.json",
  "name": "Workday Payroll Pay Run",
  "description": "A pay run represents a single payroll processing cycle for a pay group, encompassing the calculation, review, and completion of payroll for a specific pay period.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "payGroup",
    "payPeriod",
    "status"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the pay run"
    },
    "descriptor": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable name of the pay run"
    },
    "payGroup": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/PayGroupRef"
    },
    "payPeriod": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/PayPeriod"
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "Draft",
        "InProgress",
        "Completed",
        "Cancelled"
      ],
      "description": "Current status of the pay run"
    },
    "runCategory": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "Regular",
        "OffCycle",
        "OnDemand"
      ],
      "description": "Category of the pay run indicating whether it is a regular, off-cycle, or on-demand run"
    },
    "paymentDate": {
      "type": "date",
      "description": "Date payments will be distributed to workers"
    },
    "totalGrossPay": {
      "type": "double",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Total gross pay for all workers in the pay run"
    },
    "totalNetPay": {
      "type": "double",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Total net pay after deductions and taxes"
    },
    "totalDeductions": {
      "type": "double",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Total deductions across all workers"
    },
    "totalTaxes": {
      "type": "double",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Total tax withholdings across all workers"
    },
    "workerCount": {
      "type": "int32",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Number of workers included in the pay run"
    },
    "currency": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[A-Z]{3}$",
      "description": "ISO 4217 currency code"
    },
    "createdOn": {
      "type": "datetime",
      "description": "Timestamp when the pay run was created"
    },
    "completedOn": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Timestamp when the pay run was completed"
    }
  },
  "definitions": {
    "PayGroupRef": {
      "name": "PayGroupRef",
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Reference to a pay group that organizes workers for payroll processing",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Pay group unique identifier"
        },
        "descriptor": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Pay group display name"
        }
      }
    },
    "PayPeriod": {
      "name": "PayPeriod",
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Date range defining the pay period covered by the run",
      "required": [
        "startDate",
        "endDate"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "startDate": {
          "type": "date",
          "description": "Start date of the pay period"
        },
        "endDate": {
          "type": "date",
          "description": "End date of the pay period"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}