Which component identifies who gets paid in a payroll run?

• A. Period Schedule
• B. Pay Group
• C. Run Category
• D. Tax Data

Answer: (B)

Pay Group identifies who gets paid in a payroll run by grouping employees for that processing. It defines the set of employees that will be included in a specific payroll run and ties them to the same payment cycle, currency, and processing rules. If you assign employees to a particular Pay Group, they will be paid in runs created for that group, while those in a different Pay Group are processed in their own runs.

Period Schedule controls when the payroll runs occur, not who is included. Run Category designates the type of run (for example, regular, off-cycle, or test), which affects how the run is processed but not the eligibility of employees in it. Tax Data contains per-employee tax information used to calculate withholdings, not the group of employees being paid.