Dayforce

Dayforce Integration Mapping Summary

Tier Overview

Tier
Model Name
File(s) Used
What flaik Sends
Dayforce Engine
Resorts

Tier 1

Payroll-Only

Pay Adjustment Import

Hours OR Amount totals

Payroll

Panorama

Tier 2

Punch-Only

Punch Import

StartTime + EndTime

WFM (Time Engine)

Tamarack

Tier 3

Full Two-File

Punch Import + Pay Adjustment

Start/End + Separate Incentives

WFM + Payroll

Cypress


Field-Level Mapping Summary

Tier 1 – Payroll Only (Panorama)

flaik Field
Dayforce Column (Typical)
Notes

Staff → Payroll ID

EmployeeXrefCode / Employee No.

Must match Dayforce

Paid Activity → Date

PayDate / Business Date

Date only (no time)

Calculated Hours

Hrs.

For hourly pay

Incentive Amount

Amount

For commission/bonus

Paid Activity → Paycode

PayAdjustCodeXrefCode / Code

Must exist in Dayforce

No StartTime or EndTime used.


Tier 2 – Punch Only (Tamarack)

flaik Field
Dayforce Column
Notes

Staff → Payroll ID

EmployeeXrefCode

Required

Paid Activity → Start Time

StartTime

ISO format

Paid Activity → End Time

EndTime

ISO format

Paid Activity → Paycode

PayAdjustCodeXrefCode

Required

(Optional) Job/Dept

JobXrefCode / DeptXrefCode

If costing required

Hours are calculated inside Dayforce.


Tier 3 – Full Two-File (Cypress / Cardrona)

File 1 – Punch File

flaik Field
Dayforce Column

Payroll ID

EmployeeXrefCode

Start Time

StartTime

End Time

EndTime

Paycode

PayAdjustCodeXrefCode

File 2 – Incentive File

flaik Field
Dayforce Column

Payroll ID

EmployeeXrefCode

Incentive Paycode

PayAdjustCodeXrefCode

Activity Date

PayDate

Incentive Total

Amount


Architecture Summary

Question
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3

Uses punch policies?

No

Yes

Yes

Sends Start/End times?

No

Yes

Yes

Separate incentive file?

No

No

Yes

Dayforce calculates hours?

No

Yes

Yes

flaik calculates hours?

Yes

No

No (for punches)


Quick Classification Rule

If the resort sends:

  • Only totals → Tier 1

  • Start/End only → Tier 2

  • Start/End + separate bonus file → Tier 3

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