Lock Human Resources

Use this option to lock out users from your database so you can calculate the pay run.

• Locking the system prevents users from accessing Human Resources options while the pay calculations are being processed.

• The Human Resource Lock page's Skip Locking option does not lock out users currently logged into the system.

Locking out users from the system and backing up your database

1. Click Lock Human Resources in the Pay Run Processing page to display the Lock Human Resources page.
   If you are using the Payroll Wizard, the Human Resource Lock page displays when you finish running the Pre-Calculation option.

2. In the Select Option section, select one of the following radio buttons:
   Lock Human Resources (default) - to lock the system so you can run the Pay Calculation option.
   Skip Locking - to proceed with the Pay Calculation without locking users out of Human Resources.

3. Click Next.

4. If you accepted the Lock Human Resources default in Step 2 and users are logged into Human Resources, the system displays the list of users in the Lock/Unlock Human Resources page.
   Some of the users shown may not actually be using the system at the current time, but are listed because of previous processes that were not completed. You can determine this from the users' Date and Time fields. To remove these users, click Clear.
   Before proceeding, contact the remaining users and request that they log out. Click OK to close the page, and then re-run the Lock Human Resources procedure after everyone (except yourself) logs out.
   After you close the page, the Automated Payroll Backup Status page displays. This page reports each step of the backup process. For information, refer to Pay Calculation.