You have the requirement to run the retro process (Retro pay by element or Retro pay [Enhanced] before running the monthly March, 2010 Payroll Run (Pay period start date: 0l-Mar- 2010 and Pay Period…

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Options

• A01-Mar-2010
• B01-Feb-2010
• C28-Feb-2010
• D31-Mar-2010
• E15-Feb-2010

• A
  92% (45)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  4% (2)
• E
  2% (1)

Explanation

When running the Retro Pay process before a payroll run, the end date/effective date parameter must align with the boundaries of the current pay period you are about to process. Both 01-Mar-2010 (A) and 31-Mar-2010 (D) are valid because they represent the start and end dates of the March 2010 payroll period respectively - using either ensures retro elements are correctly picked up and included in the upcoming payroll run.

B (01-Feb-2010), C (28-Feb-2010), and E (15-Feb-2010) are all wrong because they fall within a previous pay period (February). Setting the retro end date to a prior period boundary before running the March payroll would cause the system to miss retroactive changes that fall between those dates and the start of March, resulting in incomplete retro processing.

Memory tip: Think of it as a "gate" rule - the retro end date must sit at one of the two gates of the current period: the opening gate (period start = 01-Mar-2010) or the closing gate (period end = 31-Mar-2010). Any date from a prior period is "outside the gates" and invalid.

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