1. HR/PR Year End Events December 5, 2002
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HR/PR Year End Events
December 5, 2002
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2. 12/04/02 Lawson Support Headline News
Year-End Information 
Download Files Available for 7.2 — The initial download files for Release 7.2 UNIX/NT/Win and AS/400 for AP and PR are now available on this website.
Click: download files to directly access the product download tool, then choose your system hardware, then the "Regulatory Releases" menu option. Or use the menu option of "Product Downloads" within the "Download Center". Overall year-end webpages are accessible via "Seasonal Topics" box. Note: 8.x download files planned to be available Dec. 13th.
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3. Successful Year-End Experience includes
Year-End Downloads
Available mid December
Year-End Program Updates
Available through Lawson Support download site
Year-End File Layouts
Available through Lawson Knowledge Base
Approved W-2, 1099 Form Vendors
Year-End Letters
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4. Critical Year-End Information
UNIX/NT V8.x
Must add new index
Run reorg before applying and running year-end programs
Register for Critical notifications
Proactive notification of year-end issues
Year-End programs
Payroll clients will be notified when year-end programs are available for download
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5. HR/PR PROCESSING INFORMATION for YEAR-END
The following information is intended to guide Lawson users through a year-end cycle whether for HR/Payroll. Please visit these webpages frequently during your year-end activity time-frame. Lawson will continue to update these webpages throughout this calendar year-end.  If, after reading all documentation, you still have questions, please direct them to the Lawson Global Support Center at or
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6. PR241, PR244 Canadian Website Links
HR/PR COMMUNICATION
Customer Letter (Nov.02)
Required DB Change
Printing Guidelines
W-2 Vendor Information
PR299 USA Website Links
PR241, PR244 Canadian Website Links
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7. HR/PR PRODUCTS Initial Downloads Program Updates Tax Levy
Anticipated late January 2003
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8. HR/PR TRAINING AND DOCUMENTATION
Access Lawson Learning
Manuals for 7.2
Manuals for 8.X
Manuals to be available mid-December.
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9. Lawson Knowledge Base 2002 Changes FAQs File Layouts for:
2002 Changes: 8.X
FAQs
File Layouts for:
PR250 – 1099R
PR252 – V7.2 and V8.X
PR V7.2 and V8.X
Canadian T4 Slip
Canadian T4A Slip
Canadian RL 1 Slip
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10. HR/PR: How do I Close a Payroll Year?
Payroll is date-sensitive, operating on a calendar year basis.
DO A BACKUP!
Coordinate Closing Schedule w/Finance
Run Payroll Year End Close.
Changes the year in the Payroll Year field on Company to the new year
Updates pay plans and creates work / pay periods for the new year
You must review these deductions prior to closing the payroll year
Deletes all withholding deductions in arrears created by the application during the previous year
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11. HR/PR: How do I Access the Prior PR Year?
To access the prior payroll year once it is closed:
Change the payroll year on the Pay tab on Company back to the prior year
Process and close any adjustments or voids
Close the adjustments or voids with Payroll Close in Update mode
Change the payroll year on the Pay tab on Company back to the current year
IMPORTANT: Change the payroll year back to the current year before you begin processing any current year entries. If you do not change back to the current year, current year entries are performed in the prior year.
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12. Year-End Process Success
Know your Lawson module processes
Special processing requirements
Plan for year end
Schedule special closing processes
Start early
Assign who will be responsible for the special processes
Explore any new requirements
Contact Lawson for all available products and services
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13. Lawson Year End Events – More Information
Lawson Support
Communiqué Center
Processing Letters AP
HR/PR
Documentation Center
Applications
User Guides and Procedures Manuals
Download Center
Year End Processing Programs
Lawson Knowledge Base
Keywords: year end 2002
Lawson notification
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