Workday Payroll · Schema

Adjustment

Adjustment schema from Workday Payroll Input API

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Properties

Name Type Description
id string Unique identifier for the adjustment
worker object
adjustmentType string Type of adjustment
originalPayRunId string Reference to the original pay run being adjusted
earningCode string Earning code affected
deductionCode string Deduction code affected
amount number Adjustment amount (positive or negative)
currency string ISO 4217 currency code
reason string Reason for the adjustment
effectiveDate string Effective date of the adjustment
status string Current status
createdOn string When the adjustment was created
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JSON Schema

payroll-input-adjustment-schema.json Raw ↑ 
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-payroll/refs/heads/main/json-schema/payroll-input-adjustment-schema.json",
  "title": "Adjustment",
  "description": "Adjustment schema from Workday Payroll Input API",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the adjustment",
      "example": "adj_20260415_00012"
    },
    "worker": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/WorkerRef"
    },
    "adjustmentType": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "Correction",
        "Retroactive",
        "Reversal",
        "Reclass"
      ],
      "description": "Type of adjustment",
      "example": "Correction"
    },
    "originalPayRunId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Reference to the original pay run being adjusted",
      "example": "pr_20260430_weekly_001"
    },
    "earningCode": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Earning code affected",
      "example": "REGULAR"
    },
    "deductionCode": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Deduction code affected",
      "example": "MEDICAL_PRETAX"
    },
    "amount": {
      "type": "number",
      "format": "double",
      "description": "Adjustment amount (positive or negative)",
      "example": 2500.0
    },
    "currency": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ISO 4217 currency code",
      "example": "USD"
    },
    "reason": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Reason for the adjustment",
      "example": "Q1 2026 performance bonus"
    },
    "effectiveDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Effective date of the adjustment",
      "example": "2026-04-30"
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "Pending",
        "Approved",
        "Processed",
        "Rejected"
      ],
      "description": "Current status",
      "example": "Pending"
    },
    "createdOn": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "When the adjustment was created",
      "example": "2026-04-30T16:45:00Z"
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "WorkerRef": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Worker identifier",
          "example": "w_100542"
        },
        "descriptor": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Worker display name",
          "example": "Weekly USD Pay Group"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}