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Entering time for employees

Entering time for equipment

Importing daily field reports

Viewing daily payroll totals

About entering payroll records

Creating timecards for daily payroll

To begin processing payroll, convert the daily payroll records into timecards. You can then review the timecards in the 5-2-2 Payroll Records window.

Before you start

If you want to search for or enter employees by last name, click Options > Find Employee by Last Name.

To create timecards:

  1. Open 5-5-1 Daily Payroll Entry.
  2. On the Options menu, click Create Timecards.
  3. In the Beginning Date box, enter the date of the first daily record you want to convert.
  4. In the Ending Date box, enter the date of the last daily record you want to convert.
  5. In the Payroll Quarter box, enter the payroll quarter.
  6. If you want to select individual employees for whom to create timecards, click the arrow beside the Employee Pick List, and then from the Employees pick list:

    1. Double-click each employee for whom you want to create a timecard.

      Selected records are indicated in red.

    2. When you have finished selecting employees, click [Insert Selected Items].

  7. Click Create Timecards.

Notes:

  • When you create timecards, Sage 100 Contractor posts the costs for equipment time to the General Ledger and creates the job or equipment cost records.
  • When you final-compute payroll, Sage 100 Contractor posts the costs for labor to the General Ledger and creates the job cost records.