Workday Payroll · Schema

Workday Payroll Pay Run

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.

CompensationEnterpriseHuman ResourcesPayrollSoftware-as-a-ServiceTax

Properties

Name Type Description
id string Unique identifier for the pay run
descriptor string Human-readable name of the pay run
payGroup object
payPeriod object
status string Current status of the pay run
runCategory string Category of the pay run indicating whether it is a regular, off-cycle, or on-demand run
paymentDate string Date payments will be distributed to workers
totalGrossPay number Total gross pay for all workers in the pay run
totalNetPay number Total net pay after deductions and taxes
totalDeductions number Total deductions across all workers
totalTaxes number Total tax withholdings across all workers
workerCount integer Number of workers included in the pay run
currency string ISO 4217 currency code
createdOn string Timestamp when the pay run was created
completedOn stringnull Timestamp when the pay run was completed
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JSON Schema

workday-payroll-pay-run-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://community.workday.com/schemas/workday-payroll/pay-run.json",
  "title": "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": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Date payments will be distributed to workers"
    },
    "totalGrossPay": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Total gross pay for all workers in the pay run"
    },
    "totalNetPay": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Total net pay after deductions and taxes"
    },
    "totalDeductions": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Total deductions across all workers"
    },
    "totalTaxes": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Total tax withholdings across all workers"
    },
    "workerCount": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Number of workers included in the pay run"
    },
    "currency": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[A-Z]{3}$",
      "description": "ISO 4217 currency code"
    },
    "createdOn": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Timestamp when the pay run was created"
    },
    "completedOn": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Timestamp when the pay run was completed"
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "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": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Date range defining the pay period covered by the run",
      "required": ["startDate", "endDate"],
      "properties": {
        "startDate": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date",
          "description": "Start date of the pay period"
        },
        "endDate": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date",
          "description": "End date of the pay period"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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