An annual budget for planned compensation for a position. Spend and projected spend for the position can be tracked against the budget.

A group of one or more pay group/run category combinations that share the same period schedule. In the Run Pay Calculation task, you can start a payroll processing run for multiple pay groups as a single action when they are part of the same pay run group.

A valid form of payment you use to pay invoices, payment elections, and other payments. Payment types are user configured, and each payment type is mapped to a payment method, whose values are delivered by Workday. For example, a credit card payment method could be mapped to the payment types such as Visa, Mastercard, and American Express.

Created as the result of a settlement run. Payments are grouped by payment category (supplier, expense, payroll, ad hoc supplier), bank, bank account, payment type (check, EFT), maximum payments in file, and integration system. Payments are also grouped by company, currency, and country.

Allows workers to designate how they want to receive payroll and expense payments. For electronic payments, the worker can set up one or more bank accounts. The payment election specifies the currency, pay types (such as check or direct deposit), and payment allocation amounts for each worker bank account. Workers can set up payment elections for payroll (or payroll interface) and expense payments.

The classification of a payment; for example, supplier payments, expense payments, and payroll payments.

An organization type that groups workers and the rules controlling pay calculations. Each worker receiving pay through Workday payroll must be a member of one, and only one, pay group.

Supplier and customer invoices that have an amount owing or due. For expense reports, a line item to be paid or reconciled.

Companies use a base currency for transactions and reporting. Each company in a tenant can have its own base currency. When a transaction currency is different than the company base currency, the transaction is recorded in the transaction currency and automatically converted to the base currency. You can also define default currencies for customers and suppliers.

An independent contingent worker (ICW) not represented by a supplier, and accounted for as a 1099 supplier. You issue purchase orders to, create receipts for, and pay ICWs just as you do suppliers.