Using the PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface to View Paychecks

This topic discusses how employees use the PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface to view PeopleSoft Payroll for North America (USA and CAN) paychecks.

For general information about Fluid pages in PeopleSoft HCM, see Understanding PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface Homepages in your PeopleSoft HCM Application Fundamentals product documentation.

To understand how employees view paychecks on a mobile device, consider watching this VFO:

Video: PeopleSoft Mobile Paycheck

Page/Tile Name

Definition Name

Usage

Payroll Tile

HC_PY_SS_NAVCOLL_FL (cref for the Payroll tile)

PY_IC_WH_PTILE_FLU (page for dynamic data)

Access a collection of self-service payroll transactions, including the option to view paychecks.

Paychecks Page

Paycheques Page

PY_IC_PI_LIST_FLU

View a list of recent paychecks and access details for a selected paycheck.

View Paycheck Page

View Paycheque Page

PY_IC_PI_PCHOM_SCF

(Smartphone only) View a summary of data for the selected paycheck, access paycheck data details, and access paycheck PDFs.

View Paycheck Page

View Paycheque Page

PY_IC_PI_DATA_SCF

(Laptop and tablet) View details of the selected paycheck.

Paycheck Messages Page

PY_IC_PI_PCMSG_SCF

(Smartphone only) (USA) View messages, if any, for the selected paycheck. If no messages exist for the selected paycheck, the Paycheck Messages item does not appear.

Note: Messages are also printed on the PDF and non-PDF versions of the paycheck and direct deposit advice.

Paycheque Messages Page

PY_IC_PI_PCMSC_SCF

(Smartphone only) (CAN) View messages, if any, for the selected paycheque. If no messages exist for the selected paycheque, the Paycheque Messages item does not appear.

Note: Messages are also printed on the PDF and non-PDF versions of the paycheque and direct deposit advice.

Earnings Page

PY_IC_PI_PCEAR_SCF

(Smartphone only) View earnings rates, hours or units, and amounts as of the selected paycheck, including year-to-date earnings data.

Additional Earnings Data Page

PY_IC_PI_PCAEAR_SCF

(Smartphone only) (USA) After clicking the Additional Earnings item on the Earnings page, view the pay period begin and end dates for any earnings that are paid out for a prior or future period in the selected paycheck. Also view data for earnings that use FLSA or alternative overtime rates. Applies to selected paycheck only, not to year-to-date data.

Note: This page is available only for employees working in states (for example, CA, CO, HI, NY) where prior or future pay begin and end dates, or FLSA and alternative overtime rates data, is required to appear on pay statements.

Taxes Page

PY_IC_PI_PCTAX_SCF

(Smartphone only) View federal, state or provincial, and local tax details as of the selected paycheck, including year-to-date taxes data.

Personal Tax Info Page

PY_IC_PI_PCPTX_SCF

(Smartphone only) View federal, and state or provincial, withholding status.

Before-Tax Deductions Page

PY_IC_PI_PCBTA_SCF

(Smartphone only) View before-tax deductions as of the selected paycheck, including year-to-date before-tax deductions data.

See an example of the Before-Tax Deductions page shown under the View Paycheck Page in this topic.

After-Tax Deductions Page

PY_IC_PI_PCATA_SCF

(Smartphone only) View after-tax deductions as of the selected paycheck, including year-to-date after-tax deductions.

Employer Paid Benefits Page

PY_IC_PI_PCEPB_SCF

(Smartphone only) View employer-paid benefit amounts as of the selected check, including year-to-date employer paid benefits data.

Note: The Employer Paid Benefits row and page are available only if the Employer Paid Benefits check box is selected on the Paycheck Options Table page (PY_SSP_SETUP_OPTN).

See Setting Up and Viewing Self-Service Paychecks and Setting Up to Print and View Paychecks and Year-End Pay Forms with BI Publisher (BIP).

Leave Balances Page

PY_IC_PI_PCLEB_SCF

(Smartphone only) View vacation and sick leave balance amounts as of the selected paycheck.

Note: The Leave Balances row and page are available only if the Leave Balances check box is selected on the Paycheck Options Table page (PY_SSP_SETUP_OPTN).

See Setting Up and Viewing Self-Service Paychecks and Setting Up to Print and View Paychecks and Year-End Pay Forms with BI Publisher (BIP).

Net Pay Distribution Page

PY_IC_PI_PCNPD_SCF

(Smartphone only) View the net pay distribution information for the selected paycheck (or paycheque), including check number and amount and, if direct deposit is set up, direct deposit advice number and amount.

Paycheck Analytics Page

Paycheque Analytics Page

PY_IC_PI_PCANA_SCF

(Smartphone only)

  • (USA) View data for the selected paycheck in pie chart form.

  • (CAN) View data for the selected paycheque in pie chart form.

Use the (USA) Paychecks page or (CAN) Paycheques page (PY_IC_PI_LIST_FLU) to view a list of recent paychecks and to click a paycheck row to access data about the selected paycheck.

Navigation:

(Laptop) This example illustrates the Paychecks page for U.S. users.
 (Laptop) Paychecks page
(Laptop) This example illustrates the Paycheques page for Canadian users.
 (Laptop) Paycheques page
(Smartphone) This example illustrates the Paychecks page.
 (Smartphone) Paychecks page

Paychecks

Field or Control

Description

From Date and To Date

Specify the date range to filter the list of paychecks that appear. By default, the system prepopulates:

  • The To Date field with the most recent check date

  • The From Date field with the date that is three month before the To date.

The system displays checks where the pay period end date falls within the selected range.

Grid Sort Grid Sort

Initially, paychecks are sorted chronologically, with the most recent paycheck first and paychecks for the last three months. To change the sort order, click the grid sort icon and choose a new sort option. You can sort by any field that is shown in the grid.

<paycheck row>

Select to the view details of the corresponding paycheck or paycheque.

(For tablet and laptop) View paycheck details:

  • In PDF format in a new browser tab or window if the PDF is available, or

  • On the View Paycheck Page (or View Paycheque page) if the PDF is not available.

(For smartphone) View paycheck details on the View Paycheck Page (or View Paycheque page). If the PDF is available, select the View PDF Paycheck link that appears on the View Paycheck page to view it.

PDF and non-PDF paycheck availability is set on the Paycheck Options Table Page.

See Setting Up and Viewing Self-Service Paychecks and Setting Up to Print and View Paychecks and Year-End Pay Forms with BI Publisher (BIP).

(Smartphone only) Use the (USA) View Paycheck page or (CAN) View Paycheque page (PY_IC_PI_PCHOM_SCF) to view a summary of data for the selected paycheck, to access paycheck data details, and to access paycheck PDFs.

Navigation:

Click a row on the Paychecks page.

(Smartphone) This example illustrates the View Paycheck page).

 (Smartphone) View Paycheck page

Accessing Smartphone Detail Pages

Click any row on the View Paycheck page or View Paycheque page to access the detail page for that data. For example, click the Before-Tax Deductions row to access the Before-Tax Deductions details page, then click either the Selected Check tab or the Year-to-Date tab.

The Year-to-Date tab is available on the following smartphone detail pages if the PDF Paychecks Only option is selected in the General section of the Paycheck Options Table Page:

  • Earnings

  • Taxes

  • Before-Tax Deductions

  • After-Tax Deductions

  • Employer Paid Benefits

Note: On the Taxes details page, in addition to the Selected Check and Year-to-Date tabs, you can also click the Personal Tax Information row on the Selected Check view to access the Personal Tax Info page (PY_IC_PI_PCPTX_SCF) where you can view federal and (USA) state or (CAN) provincial withholding status for the employee.

Note: (USA) On the Earnings details page, in addition to the Selected Check and Year-to-Date tabs, if your system is set for a USA state (for example, CA, CO, HI, NY, OR) requiring that prior or future pay period begin and end dates, or FLSA or alternative overtime rate and calculated derived overtime rate, appear on pay statements, you can also click the relevant earnings row to access the Additional Earnings details page where you can view details about the required data.

(Smartphone) This example illustrates the Before-Tax Deductions page, Year-to-Date tab.

 (Smartphone) Before-Tax-Deductions page, Year-to-Date tab

Viewing PDF Paychecks

Employees may have access to both of their PDF and non-PDF paychecks. If paycheck PDFs are available, the View PDF Paycheck link appears on the (USA) View Paycheck page or (CAN) View Paycheque page. Click the View PDF Paycheck link to access the paycheck PDF.

Note: Due to limited space on a smartphone, Pay Group, Business Unit, Employee Address, Employee ID, Department, and Location do not appear on a smartphone paycheck PDF.

The View PDF Paycheck link is available on the View Paycheck page if both the PDF Paychecks Only and PDF Paychecks options are selected on the Paycheck Options Table Page.

For more information on PDF paychecks, see Setting Up to Print and View Paychecks and Year-End Pay Forms with BI Publisher (BIP).

Note: If masking of direct deposit accounts is configured for wage statements on the Payroll for NA Installation Page, all but the last four characters of the direct deposit account are masked on self-service PDF and non-PDF paychecks and advices. See Setting Up and Viewing Direct Deposit and Defining System Settings for Payroll for North America.

(Laptop and tablet) Use the (USA) View Paycheck page or (CAN) View Paycheque page (PY_IC_PI_DATA_SCF) to view details of the selected paycheck or paycheque.

Navigation:

  • (USA) Click a row on the Paychecks page.

  • (CAN) Click a row on the Paycheques page.

(Laptop) This example illustrates the View Paycheck page (1 of 4).
 (Laptop) View Paycheck page (1 of 4)

(Laptop) This example illustrates the View Paycheck page (2 of 4).

 (Laptop) View Paycheck page (2 of 4)

(Laptop) This example illustrates the View Paycheck page (3 of 4).

 (Laptop) View Paycheck page (3 of 4)

(Laptop) This example illustrates the View Paycheck page (4 of 4).

 (Laptop) View Paycheck page (4 of 4)

(Smartphone only) Use the (USA) Paycheck Analytics page or (CAN) Paycheque Analytics page (PY_IC_PI_PCANA_SCF) to view data for the selected paycheck in pie chart form.

Navigation:

  • (USA) Click the Paycheck Analytics row on the View Paycheck page.

  • (CAN) Click the Paycheque Analytics row on the View Paycheque page.

Note: The Paycheck Analytics row and page are available only if the Paycheck Analytics check box is selected on the Paycheck Options Table Page. If the user is in accessible mode, the Paycheck Analytics row is automatically hidden regardless of the setting on the Paycheck Options Table page.

See Setting Up and Viewing Self-Service Paychecks and Setting Up to Print and View Paychecks and Year-End Pay Forms with BI Publisher (BIP).

(Smartphone) This example illustrates the Paycheck Analytics page.

 (Smartphone) Paycheck Analytics page

Field or Control

Description

View

Click to switch the pie chart display between the Paycheck view, Earnings view, and Deductions view for the selected paycheck.