Dayforce
Dayforce Integration Mapping Summary
Tier Overview
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)
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)
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
Payroll ID
EmployeeXrefCode
Start Time
StartTime
End Time
EndTime
Paycode
PayAdjustCodeXrefCode
File 2 – Incentive File
Payroll ID
EmployeeXrefCode
Incentive Paycode
PayAdjustCodeXrefCode
Activity Date
PayDate
Incentive Total
Amount
Architecture Summary
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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