Course Introduction
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Start your Career in Workday PECI
This course provides a complete overview of Workday Payroll and the Payroll Effective Change Interface (PECI). You will learn how to set up payroll processing, configure earnings and deductions, manage tax reporting, handle withholding orders, and process payroll both on-cycle and off-cycle. The training also covers payroll accounting, banking, settlement, security, and business processes. It is designed for beginners who want to understand payroll setup and processing in Workday from start to finish.
By completing this course, you will be able to learn:
- Set up the payroll processing framework, including pay groups and payment rules
- Define and manage earnings, deductions, compensation elements, and costing
- Configure federal, state, and local tax setups, including multiple tax jurisdictions
- Set up and manage withholding orders and support orders
- Configure payroll accounting and review payroll accounting results
- Set up banking, settlement processes, payslips, and routing rules
- Configure payroll roles, security groups, and payroll-specific business processes
- Enter payroll inputs, overrides, loans, and special entries
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Run and complete on-cycle payroll and process off-cycle payments, reversals, and manual payments
Meet your Instructor
Experience and Expertise: Over 16 years of experience in ERP and payroll integrations, with strong specialization in Workday HCM, PECI, SAP HCM, Time, and Payroll systems. Extensive expertise in designing and implementing payroll integrations between Workday Cloud HCM and global payroll platforms such as ADP and SAP Payroll.
Global Training Experience: Delivered hands-on Workday PECI and payroll integration training for global teams, enabling organizations to manage multi-country payroll data transfers, interface configurations, and payroll change processing efficiently.
Corporate Clientele: Worked with enterprise clients across multiple regions, leading payroll integration initiatives and collaborating with HR, payroll, and IT stakeholders to ensure accurate and compliant payroll data exchange.
Certifications: SAP Certified Consultant; experienced Workday Integration Architect; strong background in Agile and Scrum methodologies.
Diverse Technical Skills: Proficient in Workday PECI, Workday HCM, SAP HCM, SAP Payroll, ADP Payroll integrations, ABAP, Mule Soft, Talend, and cloud-based integration frameworks.
Training Methodology: Follows a scenario-driven, practical learning approach focused on real payroll change events, error handling, interface validation, and end-to-end payroll integration workflows.
Project Leadership: Led large-scale payroll integration and transformation projects, designing seamless Workday-to-payroll interfaces and ensuring smooth product launches across multi-country environments.
Course Curriculum
- Session Video - 1. Introduction & HCM Overview (54:59)
- Session Video - 2. Organization (53:38)
- Session Video - 3. Jobs and Positions (50:50)
- Session Video - 4. Compensation Structure Overview (54:07)
- Session Video - 5. Compensation Plans (56:57)
- Session Video - 6. Compensation Practical (55:46)
- Session Video - 7. One Time Payments & Business Process (52:57)
- Session Video - 8. Integration Architecture Overview, Workday Connectors (88:13)
- Session Video - 9. Payroll Effective Change Interface (90:10)
- Session Video - 10. Core Connector Worker Deep Dive (64:20)
- Session Video - 11. Core Connector Worker & PECI Introduction (49:12)
- Session Video - 12. Payroll Effective Change Interface - Overview, Integration Attributes (74:48)
- Session Video - 13. PECI - Deep Dive (69:12)
- Session Video - 14. PECI - Full Snapshot, Data Extraction & Data Components (58:00)
- Session Video - 15. PECI Extractor - Change Detection (29:46)
- Session Video - 16. PECI Extractor - NHIRE and Data Changes (63:01)
- Session Video - 17. PECI - Payroll Inputs, Corrections & Rescinds (64:22)
- Session Video - 18. PECI - Transfers Deep Dive (63:32)
- Session Video - 19. PECI - Personal, Payroll & Termination Data Changes (56:10)
- Session Video - 20.PECI - Business Events Continued, Pay Companies and External Payroll Earnings & Deductions (51:22)
- Session Video - 21. PECI - Scenarios (65:04)
- Session Video - 22. Paygroups, Pay Companies and Tenant Setup (46:11)
- Session Video - 23. Summary & Conclusion (28:17)
- Assessment - 1. Introduction to Workday Payroll
- Assessment - 2. Setup the Payroll Processing Framework
- Assessment - 3. Defining Earnings and Deductions
- Assessment - 4. Federal, State and Local Tax Reporting
- Assessment - 5. Set up Withholding Orders
- Assessment - 6. Set up Payroll Accounting Overview of Payroll Accounting Run Payroll Accounting and Review Accounting Results
- Assessment - 7. Set up Banking and Settlement
- Assessment - 8. Configure Roles and Security
- Assessment - 9. Define Business Process
- Assessment - 10. Payroll Input and Processing
- Assessment - 11. Payroll process On cycle and Off cycle
- Assignment - 1. Introduction to Workday Payroll
- Assignment - 2. Setup the Payroll Processing Framework
- Assignment - 3. Defining Earnings and Deductions
- Assignment - 4. Federal, State and Local Tax Reporting
- Assignment - 5. Set up Withholding Orders
- Assignment - 6. Set up Payroll Accounting
- Assignment - 7. Set up Banking and Settlement
- Assignment - 8. Configure Roles and Security
- Assignment - 9. Define Business Process
- Assignment - 10. Payroll Input and Processing
- Assignment - 11. Payroll process On cycle and Off cycle
- Lab Activity - 1. Configure Merge Integration Outputs
- Lab Activity - 2. Manually Update Worker Last Successful Run Date for Ad Hoc Integrations
- Lab Activity - 3. Set Up Frequent Integration Runs for Payroll Effective Change Interface
- Lab Activity - 4. Set Up Payroll Effective Change Interface
- Lab Activity - 5. Automatically Update Worker Last Successful Run Date for Ad Hoc Integrations
- Assignment - Introduction & HCM Overview
- Assignment - Organization
- Assignment - Jobs & Positions
- Assignment - Compensation Structure Overview
- Assignment - Compensation Plans
- Assignment - Compensation Practical
- Assignment - One Time Payments & Business Process
- Assignment - Integration Architecture Overview, Workday Connectors
- Assignment - Payroll Effective Change Interface
- Assignment - Core Connector Worker Deep dive
- Assignment - Core Connector Worker & PECI Intro
- Assignment - Payroll Effective Change Interface - Overview, Integration Attributes
- Assignment - PECI - Deep dive
- Assignment - PECI - Full Snapshot, Data Extraction and Data Components
- Assignment - PECI Extractor - Change Detection
- Assignment - PECI Extractor - NHIRE and Data Changes
- Assignment - PECI - Payroll Inputs, Corrections & Rescinds
- Assignment - PECI - Transfers deep dive
- Assignment - PECI - Personal, Payroll & Termination Data Changes
- Assignment - PECI - Business events cont., Pay companies and External Payroll Earning
- Assignment - PECI - Scenarios
- Assignment - Paygroups, Pay Companies and Tenant Setup
- Capstone Project - 1. Dual Strategy PECI for Employees and WECIAlternate Feed for Contingent Workers
- Capstone Project - 2. Greenfield Payroll Vendor PECI Implementation
- Capstone Project - 3. High‑Volume Global Payroll with Pay Group Partitioning
- Capstone Project - 4. PECI Retroactivity and Error‑Resolution Framework
- Capstone Project - 5. PECI‑Driven Near Real‑Time Payroll Command Center
Got Questions?
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the course start and finish?
The course is entirely self-paced. You decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
That depends on the type of Subscription you bought - Monthly or Yearly. After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course and materials within across any and all devices you own.
What do I get after I signup?
After you signup and make the payment, you will have full access to the course which includes,
1. Session Videos (these videos are from actual live sessions from the past)
2. Assignments
3. Assessments
4. Lab documents
5. Other pdfs (configuration documents, ebooks, pdfs, interview and certification faqs)
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No, they are not. But you have unlimited access to view them from any device and on this platform depending on your Subscription type. Everything on this platform is the intellectual property of ZaranTech
How soon after I enroll and make payment would get access to the course?
Immediately
What if I have doubts, whom do I ask?
These are pre-recorded videos from the actual Live Training program. Most of the doubts were cleared in the session videos itself. But if you still have any questions, please raise a ticket, and our support team will help you https://zarantech.freshdesk.com/support/tickets/new
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How will I get my course completion certificate?
Once you have successfully completed the training and the Final Quiz/Assessment, then you can avail of your Certificate of Completion from ZaranTech which you can then showcase on Linkedin and other Social Media portals
Do you provide Instructor-led Live training for Individuals?
Yes, we do. Email us at info@zarantech.com and we will send you all the details
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Do you provide Corporate/group training?
Yes, we do. We have trained more than 100 Workday customers with over 4000 participants in USA, Canada, Europe, Asia, South America. We offer corporate training for all Workday modules.
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How do I get certified in Workday?
Workday certification is worth its weight in gold as it gives a holistic understanding of the entire application to a new professional. The criterion to attend the Workday Certification Program is that one must either be a part of Workday or should be associated with one of its partners. The certification program should be completed within a month but if you fail to get the certification in your first attempt then Workday allows you to re-do your training. This Enterprise application undergoes numerous minor updates and 2-3 major updates in a year. Whenever a major update takes place the user has to go through the training again and get the certification. This is done by Workday so that all the users remain on the same page. If you are not an employee of Workday or any of its partner companies, it is impossible to gain a Workday certification.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 7 days and we will give you a full refund.
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