How to Edit an Existing Contribution Payment Period

You can edit an existing contribution payment period record if you need to do the following:

change the name and description of the contribution payment period
change the active status of the contribution payment period (i.e. make the contribution payment period available to be assigned to super funds or make it unavailable)
add payment periods
delete existing payment periods.

To edit an existing contribution payment period record, follow the procedure below.

1.	If the relevant record is not already open in the Contribution Payment Period Entry screen, search for and open the relevant record.
2.	In the Name and Description fields, key in a new name and/or description for the contribution payment period if required.
3.	To change the active status of the contribution payment period, click the Active field. For example, if the contribution payment period is not currently available to be assigned to super funds, click Active until a tick is displayed.
4.	If necessary, remove any existing payment periods for the contribution payment period by clicking the delete action next to the relevant payment period in the Payment Period Details table. Note that payment periods can only be removed on a one-by-one basis, starting with the last period. Note also that you cannot remove a period that has a start date that falls on or before the date of the last pay batch in which the contribution payment period was used, as indicated by the Last Payment Date field.
5.	If necessary, add payment periods to the contribution payment period record. For more information, see below.
6.	When you are ready to save your changes, click Save. The contribution payment period record is saved.

How to Add a Payment Period

To add payment periods to an existing contribution payment period, follow the procedure below.

1.	In the Payment Period Details table on the Contribution Payment Period Entry screen, click Add. The Create Payment Periods pop up displays, with the Start Date field set to the day after the end date of the last existing payment period.
2.	Next to the End Date field, click the calendar button and use the calendar control to select the end date of the new payment period. Note that if the date you select would result in the creation of an incomplete payment period, the date will default to the next valid end date based on the contribution frequency of the contribution payment period.
3.	Click OK. The Create Payment Periods pop up closes and one or more payment period cycles are added to the Payment Period Details table on the Contribution Payment Period Entry screen.
4.	In the Payment Cut Off Date column for each new period you have added, key in the latest date on which accrued employer super contributions for the corresponding period must be paid into the relevant super fund.