The Pay Period Update process requires all employees to have a status of Processed. Complete a payroll run beforehand.

1. Go to Process then Pay Period update.
2. Click Next on the Pay Period Update Overview screen.
3. Select OK on the below message regarding bank transfers.
   
4. Select the pay frequency that you want to move into the next period.
   
5. When you have made your selections, click Next.
   The system will do an automatic backup, if it detects that you didn't do a backup before this process.
6. Click OK.
   On the backup assistant, select your preferred directory and continue with the backup process.
7. Once the backup is complete, click Process.
   This process takes some time. Don’t end the task.
8. Click Finish.

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