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.................................................................................................................... 2  \nHow to create a new Spreadsheet Import template-step by step ..................................................... 3  \nTable showing columns available when selecting different Column Types ................................... 5  \nHow to import pay details-step by step............................................................................................. 8  \nPoints to note when importing from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet............................................ 10  \nPoints to note about Spreadsheet Import entry .............................................................................. 10  \nWhat is Spreadsheet Import?  \nSpreadsheet Import is a simple way of importing pay information directly into the payroll run, without having to create a complicated CSV file.  \nFor example, you may run a bureau and receive spreadsheets with hours or payments on them each week from your client. Spreadsheet Import makes transferring this information from the spreadsheet into IRIS Payroll Professional quick and easy.  \nThis feature can also be used to speed up manual payroll data entry. For example, if you need to pay everyone a bonus at Christmas-you can quickly type in the bonus amounts on one screen against the relevant employee, without having to scroll through each person’s payroll screen one at a time.  \nThe Spreadsheet Import is used for variable payroll data only. If you need to import any standard employee or company data you should use the File/Import feature.  \nSpreadsheet Import has two main stages:  \n■ Configuring your template containing the pay elements to be imported  \n■ Importing data into this template from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (or manually entering amounts into the template)  \nThis guide will take you through both stages, step by step.  \nHow to create a new Spreadsheet Import template-step by step  \n1. On the ‘ Payroll’ menu, select‘Spreadsheet Import’ then‘Configure Templates’  \nClick ‘Add’ to open a blank template screen  \n2. Enter a name for the template in the Title field  \n3. If you already have, or intend to create, a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet containing all your pay information, enter its  \nname and location in the Default Spreadsheet field. Or, click on the browse button to search for the file on your system  \n4. If you would like the template to open complete with a list of all your current employees, tick the ‘ Pre-populate with employees’ box. Select the order in which you would like the employees to appear from the drop-down list to the right of the tick box  \n5. If you are linking to a default spreadsheet, tick the other boxes as needed.  \n􀂃 Pre-populate with employees-tick to automatically list your employees on the template in the Spreadsheet Import entry screen. Once ticked, there are four options to order the employees, Code, Surname, Dept/Code, Dept/Surname  \n􀂃 Ignore zero values-allows any zero values in the linked Microsoft Excel spreadsheet  \nto be ignored. This stops any data already entered for a pay element being accidentally overwritten when the pay information is imported  \n􀂃 Skip header rows-allows data to be imported into the Spreadsheet Import entry screen without reading the header rows in the linked Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Enter the amount of header rows to be ignored in the text box to the right  \n􀂃 Ignore last row-stops the last row of the spreadsheet from being imported into the Spreadsheet Import entry screen  \n6. The first column must always be Code, as in Employee Code, and is therefore already in place for you. If you would like the Code column to have a different name on the template, enter that name under Column Name. 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