What happens if I import the same timesheets twice?

MYOB doesn't make a second entry. It adds the hours to the entry that's already there, so the worker's hours are doubled.

MYOB matches the new line to the old one by employee, date, payroll category and Job number, then adds the hours together.

How to avoid it

• Before you import a file again, delete that pay period's timesheets in MYOB. Then import the whole corrected file.
• Keep track of which pay runs you've imported. Change the pay run's Status to Submitted to MYOB straight after you import it.

Example

On Monday you import the 12–18 October file. Ravi has 8 hours on 14 October. Tom's line is rejected.

1. On Tuesday you fix Tom's details and export the pay run again. The new file has Ravi's 8 hours too.
2. If you import it straight away, Ravi's entry for 14 October becomes 16 hours.
3. Instead, you delete the 12–18 October timesheets in MYOB first, then import the new file. Ravi has 8 hours and Tom's hours are in.

Related questions

• Why did MYOB reject some timesheets?
• Why are there duplicate entries in MYOB?
• Why are a worker's hours merged or split in MYOB?

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