How to perform a pay period update to go into a new period on Sage Pastel Payroll?
The Pay Period Update process requires all employees to have a status of Processed. Complete a payroll run beforehand.
CAUTION:
The only way to reverse this process is to restore a backup.
- Go to Process then Pay Period update.
- Click Next on the Pay Period Update Overview screen.
- Select OK on the below message regarding bank transfers.

- Select the pay frequency that you want to move into the next period.

- 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. - Click OK.
On the backup assistant, select your preferred directory and continue with the backup process. - Once the backup is complete, click Process.
This process takes some time. Don’t end the task. - Click Finish.
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