# 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  |

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## 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.

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### 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.

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### 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                |

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## 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) |

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## 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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