Reopen Closed Pay Period

Navigating to the Pay Periods Page

  1. In the Main Navigation menu, open the Company Setup folder.
  2. Click on the Pay Periods page.

Open A Previously Closed Pay Period

1. Select Pay Period – If you have multiple pay periods, select the pay period to modify here

2. Current Period – Shows the current active Pay Period in the system.

3. Current Period – Click to pull up the dropdown menu and select the pay period you wish to open.

4. Dates selected to be reopened shown.

5. Click 

6. TimeStar should now display the period you opened in your period dates.  If not, refresh your web browser and click on the  shown to the right of the period dates as pictured below.  This will move to the system to the period you just reopened.

Note the green circle and check mark to the right on the pay period dates indicating the dates shown are the current live pay period.

Should the dates shown be a past pay period, a red arrow pointing to the left  will display to indicate past pay period information is showing.

Should the dates listed be a future pay period, a yellow arrow pointing to the right  will display to indicate future pay period information is showing.

You can always click on the red or yellow arrow and TimeStar will return you to the current live period with the current circle showing again. 

If you have multiple pay periods, the dates shown will vary depending on the employee selected in the employee dropdown.  For example: You run a weekly and bi-weekly pay period. If the employee in the dropdown has a pay group with the bi-weekly pay period dates, the bi-weekly period dates will show in the pay period window.  You can always check the pay period showing by clicking on the  icon to the left of the period dates. 

7. Makes the changes needed to the newly opened period

8.  Approve the time for the employee(s) adjusted. For help with approvals, please see the Approvals Page

9. Close the pay period.  For help with closing the pay period, please see the Closing Pay Period Page

  • If the pay period that was reopened was the period directly previous to your current period, you should now again be in your current pay period.  However, if the period opened was further back in the past, follow the steps below after closing the period.

10. Return to the Pay Period page by opening the Company Setup folder and clicking on Pay Periods in the Main Navigation menu

11. Select Pay Period – If you have multiple pay periods, select the pay period to modify here

12. Current Period – Shows the current active Pay Period in the system. (This should be the period after your just closed period. These dates should still be in the past.)

13. Current Period – Click to pull up the dropdown menu and select the pay period which should be your current period.

14. Click 

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