System tokens

A system token predefined, you can't edit these. They allow you to pull data from the payroll quickly, the token is replaced by the data stored in your payroll when you create the journal.

Think of a token as the sum of a group of other items, this can be other tokens or nominals A nominal account is a general ledger account that you close at the end of each accounting year.. So, every pay element assigned the token will be added to the running total and will be output to the journal file.

Token names are not case sensitive.

System token name	System token description
{analysis.XXXX.accountingcode}	Returns analysis code from stated analysis category. (User replaces XXXX with analysis category name when used).
{cc.accountingcode}	Returns accounting code from cost centre.
{dept.accountingcode}	Returns accounting code from department.
{EE.First}	Returns the employee first name.
{EE.Full}	Returns the employee full name (First Name and Surname).
{EE.Middle}	Returns the employee middle name.
{EE.PayrollCode}	Returns the employees payroll code.
{EE.Surname}	Returns the employee surname field.
{endDate}	Returns the end date of the pay period (Format DD/MM/YYYY).
{name}	Returns the payroll name as held in the employer settings (Format - Text).
{Nominal.Name}	Returns the nominal name from the nominal screen for the pay codes.
{Nominal Code Nominal codes are the codes that are used in the chart of accounts to record income and expenditure.}	Returns the information based on the mapping in the nominal code field.
{Nominal.Name}	Returns the nominal name from the nominal screen for the pay codes.
{paymentDate}	Returns the Paydate (Format DD/MM/YYYY).
{payPeriod}	Returns the Pay Period of the Payroll (Format - Text).
{period}	Returns the current Tax period (Format NN).
{startDate}	Returns the Start Date of the Pay Period (Format DD/MM/YYYY).