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Deleting a Pay Period in Vista

Deleting a Pay Period - No payments made

Anita Patino
March 26, 2024

VIEWPOINT VISTA - PAYROLL
 

Delete an existing PR Pay Period 
Want to delete a Pay Period from the Pay Period Control in Vista?  You can delete the pay period if no payments have been made. You will need to delete all the timecards and re-process the pay period before deleting the pay period. 

If employees have been paid, additional steps are needed to delete the pay period. 

Below existing pay period 

Sequence 1 exists on Pay Period 

Active Frequency Code on existing Pay Period 

Delete existing timecard entries in PR Time Entry


SelectCreate a new batchand select the Batch Month. Select the correct PR Group and PR End Date then Click OK.

Go to File, Add Timecard

Once the screen opens Option Add timecards from the current Payroll into your batch will default, add Employee, and Ending Timecard Date

PR Timecard entry grid will show entries, under the Action column, select D-Delete in the drop-down menu and when complete post the batch


Process Employee


Go to PR Employee Sequence Control, select the PR Group, Employee, Pay Period Ending Date, and Process.  This will clear the employee out of the PR Employee Sequence Control

Remove Payment Sequences and Active Frequency Codes from PR Pay Period Control

Go to Pay Period Control, Tab - Payment Sequence, highlight Pay Sequence and use the Trash Can to delete

Tab – Active Frequence Codes, highlight Frequency and use the Trash Can to delete

Tab – Info use Trash Can to delete, select Yes to confirm on message

Below screen shows after pay period has been deleted

As always, if you need assistance with any Vista processes, please visit our website Constructech Consulting and Book a Call with one of our consultants.