Retroactive Acc Period: The retroactive accounting period REFERS either to an individual employee or to a payroll area. The earliest possible retroactive accounting period is specified for a payroll area. The SYSTEM ALSO takes into consideration the employee’s initial entrydate.

Earliest Retroactive Acc Period: The period furthest back in the past for which it is still possible to perform a retroactive accounting RUN. This means that retroactive accounting takes PLACE for a period for which payroll has already been performed.

Retroactive Acc Period: The retroactive accounting period refers either to an individual employee or to a payroll area. The earliest possible retroactive accounting period is specified for a payroll area. The system also takes into consideration the employee’s initial entrydate.

Earliest Retroactive Acc Period: The period furthest back in the past for which it is still possible to perform a retroactive accounting run. This means that retroactive accounting takes place for a period for which payroll has already been performed.