System of Record or SOR refers to the module where you first enter information that is shared between modules. When the SOR is created, the following occurs:

If you have

Then

The HR & Benefits module and are entering Employee information

You maintain employee field values in the Benefits module and they are transferred automatically to the Payroll and Time and Attendance modules.

Note: If you have time-only employees such as contractors, field values for those employees are maintained in the Time and Attendance module.  

The Payroll module with no HR & Benefits module and you are entering Employee information

You maintain employee field values in the Payroll module and they are transferred automatically to the Time and Attendance module.

The Payroll module and are calculating benefit accrual information

Benefit accruals are calculated and maintained in either the Payroll or the Time and Attendance module depending on which one you configured as the SOR.

The HR & Benefits module and are working with Paid Time Off information

  • Paid Time Off accruals are calculated and maintained in the Benefits module and transferred automatically to the Time and Attendance module

  • Paid Time Off requests can be maintained in either the Benefits or Time and Attendance module. The field values are transferred between the two modules as needed.
 

Important: The SOR may change as you acquire additional modules. For more information, contact your ADP support representative.