This page provides Release Notes for the latest version of Eclipse Payroll. We typically release a new Version each Quarter. We may also update that Version with one or more Patches.
You should always upgrade to the latest version/patch of Eclipse Payroll when it becomes available.
Eclipse Payroll Release V11.2
Released: 13 Jan 2025
Current Patch: 11.2_777_3.63.8.74 Released 15 Jan 2025
| New Features |
| Added additional validation around SGC handling in the Employee screen including a warning if the Threshold is set. Patched 11.2_777_3.63.8.74 |
| Performance Improvements to PayTransaction table. |
| Added the ability to link more than one Leave of Type "Unpaid Leave" to any Employee. Previously only one was permitted. |
| Defects Rectified |
| Corrected Release Notes link in the Main Screen Help Tab so it points to the correct URL. Patched 11.2_777_3.63.8.74 |
| Fixed Employee Hours Worked Report so that Public Holiday Hours worked are reported correctly and added to the Totals. |
| Added TOIL Hours to the Hours Paid Totals in the Employee Pay Editor as this is paid time and should be included in the OT figure. |
| Users are able to use the TOIL leave type without setting it up correctly in the Grade. Additional validation added. |
| The Show As Rate field on Employment Tab in the Employee screen intermittently opens Eclipse Help in Browser when it should not. |
Help Links:
How to setup and pay TOIL for Overtime worked
Patch History:
11.2_775_3.63.8.72 - 13 Jan 2025 Original Release
11.2_777_3.63.8.74 - 15 Jan 2025 Patch
Eclipse Payroll Release V11.1
Released: 18 Sep 2024 (11.1_766_3.63.8.63)
| New Features |
| Filtering, searching and selecting Employees in the Report Selector screen has been improved. Patched 11.1_764_3.63.8.61 |
| A new "Show Leave Accrual History" feature has been added to the Leave Tab of the Employee Editor that allows you to view and report on the entire balance history for any Leave attached to the Employee. |
| In the PayEditor we've made it more obvious that Leave Available Balances can be edited on the fly and also provided an indication in the List if they are edited by the user. |
| The Leave Display in the PayEditor has been improved to show accruals for the current Period alongside the current Balance. |
| Eclipse Payroll now supports Overtime paid as Time-Off-In-Lieue (TOIL). Instead of the Employee receiving money for OT Worked, TOIL can now be banked and taken at a later date. See the Help link below. |
| Defects Rectified |
| Corrected issue with some Tax Calculations being returned with decimal values that should be rounded per ATO rules. Patched 11.1_766_3.63.8.63 |
| Corrected configuration issue with OTE figure reported in STP. This figure includijng some OT amounts. Patched 11.1_766_3.63.8.63 |
| Fixed problem where deletion of STP Documents was causing an unhandled error. |
| Added additional validation to Leave Cash Out process to prevent cashing of Unpaid Leave and additional warnings if Balance falls below zero. |
| Added logic to handle reversals in Aura when attempting to Delete Super and in Manual Payment mode. |
| Corrected Leave Balance reporting in Pay Editor and some reports where uncommitted Leave transactions were incorrectly being included. |
| Added logic in the Pay Editor to prevent case where the number of hours in Leave on a given day exceeds the number of hours being Paid for. |
| Added additional checks to ensure financial Posting data sent to Eclipse Accounting is formatted to two decimal places. |
| If Leave Balances are manually edited in the PayEditor these are lost if the Pay is recalculated for any reason. However this is not communicated to the User. The user is now warned of this behaviour when they create the Adjustment. |
| Added checks to ensure ETP/Leave Loading/SGC default parameters are correct. |
| Fixed issue with Extra Tax sometimes not appearing in the Pay Summary (Tax) report. |
Help Links:
How to setup and pay TOIL for Overtime worked
Patch History:
11.1_739_3.63.8.42 - 15 Aug 2024
11.1_743_3.63.8.45 - 06 Sep 2024
11.1_764_3.63.8.61 - 16 Sep 2024
Eclipse Payroll Release V11.0
Released: 15 Aug 2024 (11.0_739_3.63.8.42)
| New Features |
| In the Pay Editor screen now, if the Employee has Timekeeping Data or Commission data to be processed for the period, then the relevant Button will indicate this with a blue font. |
| Added column showing Break time to the Detail view of Timekeeping data in the Timekeeping Function. |
| Added ability to ignore Normal Time shortfalls in Timekeeping import so that slight shortfalls in normal time worked can be ignored when paying from Timekeeping. |
| Added the ability to Print the Master Employee List (to PDF) by right-clicking the Grid. It is also possible to customise the Output in the Column Settings screen. |
| Added ability to Reorder/Show/Hide columns in the Master Employee List and save these settings between sessions. To access this feature, right click the grid and choose Column Settings. |
| Added additional logging to STP Process to allow for better diagnostics. |
| Defects Rectified |
| Fixed issue in Leave Planner screen where Public Holiday records were being duplicated each time the screen refreshed the period. |
| Fixed issue in Leave Planner where some Saved Leave records could be excluded from the view if they fell completely within the date span being searched. |
| Fixed issue with Leave Planner not displaying some Leaves until you attempt to enter a new Leave that overlaps with it. |
| Advanced Timekeeping Import was not paying Timekeeping properly when the option to not pay breaks is set. |
| Fixed problem where reordering certain columns in the Employee Master List caused screen to crash and/or not respond to user. |
| Corrected handling of Meal/Travel Allowances in Pay Period Total reporting. |
| Corrected issue with checking for and downloading the latest Payroll Release. |
Help Links:
Patch History:
Eclipse Payroll Release V10.9
Released: 25 July 2024 (10.9_730_3.63.8.33)
| Defects Rectified |
| Corrected Work Time Report so that work-time and leave-time dollar amounts are correct. |
| Fixed issues with the logic controlling the Processed Date in the Termination Screen which was not allowing valid dates to be used. |
| Corrected issue where Disbursement Description can be inconsistently formatted for some Disbursements and this can cause an error when attempting to run one of the Disbursement reports. |
Help Links:
Patch History:
Eclipse Payroll Release V10.8
Released: 11 July 2024 (10.8_721_3.63.8.23)
| Defects Rectified |
| Update Pay Codes to align with STP2. |
| Corrected intermittent problem with Tax Calculation failing due to the gross equaling upper gross limit for the some brackets. |
Help Links:
Payroll End-Of-Year Process for 2023-2024 Financial Year
Patch History:
Eclipse Payroll Release V10.7
Released: 4 July 2024
Current Patch: 10.7_719_3.63.8.22 on 9/7/2024
| New Features |
| Improved the layout of Worked Hours Report and added Rate and Payment Amounts for each item type. Can also now select Employees to include in the report. Patched 10.7_719_3.63.8.22 |
| Defects Rectified |
| Fixed User Admin function so that Inactive Staff are not shown as having permission to Payroll. Patched |
| Corrected issue with Add Employee menu option in Main Employee List not opening Add Employee screen. Patched |
| Removed paging and improved layout of the Employee Super Transactions Report. Patched 10.7_719_3.63.8.22 |
| Corrected issue with Pay Period list not populating in Manual Pay screen if the Pay Period has start/end dates that are not in the FY but the Execution Date is. Patched 10.7_719_3.63.8.22 |
| Rollup release for STSL Tax Scale problems for FY 24/25. |
| Improved the layout of the Allowance Summary Report. This corrects issue with Export function not exporting Employee Names/IDs. |
Help Links:
Payroll End-Of-Year Process for 2023-2024 Financial Year
Patch History:
10.7_717_3.63.8.20 on 4 July 2024
Eclipse Payroll Release V10.6
Released: 1 July 2024
Current Patch: 10.6_715_3.63.8.18 on 3/7/2024
| New Features |
| Altered ability for the "Other" Type deduction to be marked as pre-tax or post-tax. Patched 10.6_715_3.63.8.18 |
| Defects Rectified |
| EoFY Function in SuperUser mode was not allowing bypass of "All Payruns not Committed for Period" error. Patched 10.6_715_3.63.8.18 |
| Fixed Gross figure in STP Document Report - which was excluding Lump Sum amounts. This also affected Gross totals for the report. This is a Report issue only. Data sent to ATO is not affected. Patched 10.6_715_3.63.8.18 |
| Added better error message when trying to Delete a Fixed Super Deduction from the Deduction Tab in the Employee card. Patched 10.6_715_3.63.8.18 |
| Corrected problem in Setup Wizard where it was failing to run over new DB. Patched 10.6_710_3.63.8.13 on 1/7/2024 |
| Fixed issue where incorrect ETP Cap parameter being set on Rollback of committed 23/24 FY. Patched 10.6_710_3.63.8.13 on 1/7/2024 |
| Changed "HELP Tax" to "STSL Tax" wherever the old term for this was being used. Patched 10.6_710_3.63.8.13 on 1/7/2024 |
| Fixed issue with Transaction Summary Report failing for some users. Patched 10.6_710_3.63.8.13 |
| Corrected issue with Component STSL (HELP) Rates causing inflated STSL (HELP) tax calculations for 24/25 period. Patched 10.6_709_3.63.8.12 |
| Corrected issue in Estimate Tax Report where Gross can be overstated if Employee has a ETP. |
| Corrected date display in End Of Year screen for the next FY. |
Help Links:
Payroll End-Of-Year Process for 2023-2024 Financial Year
Patch History:
10.6_709_3.63.8.12 on 01/07/2024
10.6_710_3.63.8.13 on 01/7/2024
Eclipse Payroll Release V10.5
Released: 7 Jun 2024
Current Patch: 10.5_705_3.63.8.8 on 27/06/2024
| New Features |
| Added new SuperUser feature allowing SuperFundId on transactions to be changed. Patched 10.5_703_3.63.8.6 |
| Overpaid super can now be addressed by SuperUser. Patched 10.5_701_3.63.8.4 |
| Added new Employee Leave Summary by Cost Centre (flat version). Patched PayrollWizardSetup10.5_699_3.63.8.1 |
| End of Financial Year Updates for FY2023/2024 are included in this release. See the link below for EoFY processing instructions. |
| Defects Rectified |
| Fixed display issue in Past Pay Period screen where Special Pays were not being properly identified. |
| Fixed issue where some Clients are receiving an invalid error message regarding uncommitted Pay Histories when performing the EoFY Readiness Check at Step 3. Patched 10.5_705_3.63.8.8 |
| Corrected Leave Paid figure displayed in Employee Transaction Summary report. Patched 10.5_705_3.63.8.8 |
| Corrected information supplied regarding changes to Tax Scales in 24/25 FY (they were not displaying fact they are changing on 1/7/2024). Patched 10.5_705_3.63.8.8 |
| Corrected problem with Report Export feature in EoFY Screen when printing PAYG Summaries. Patched 10.5_705_3.63.8.8 |
| Fixed calculations in Super Manager screen which were excluding Voluntary and Open Balance transactions. Patched 10.5_703_3.63.8.6 |
| Fixed Print Preview and Folder View on the EoFY PAYG Summary Report selector. Patched 10.5_702_3.63.8.5 |
| Corrected intermittent issue with failure to find right Tax Scales when in last Pay Period for FY 2023/24. Patched 10.5_701_3.63.8.4 |
| Added validation logic to the Termination process to ensure the Termination and Processed Dates lie within the Pay Period being processed. Patched 10.5_701_3.63.8.4 |
| Fixed problem with EoFY Archive not refreshing after doing a End of Year Commit. Patched 10.5_700_3.63.8.2 |
| Corrected issue where Disbursal Group Descriptors were not being updated when disbursement changed. Patched 10.5_699_3.63.8.1 |
| Fixed Employee Leave Summary Report so that it does not group by Cost Centre. Patched 10.5_699_3.63.8.1 |
| Corrected issue where EFT Files can go out of sync with special pay Disbursal data on rollback. Patched 10.5_699_3.63.8.1 |
| Strengthened STP1 messaging: STP2 is required for EOFY this year! Patched 10.5_696_3.63.7.98 |
| Fixed the display of Unpaid Disbursements in Disbursement screen. Patched 10.5_695_3.63.7.97 |
| Uncommitting one of many Pays that were committed together, can lead to the EFT File containing payment amounts that should not be there. Patched 10.5_699_3.63.8.1 |
Help Links:
Payroll End-Of-Year Process for 2023-2024 Financial Year
Patch History:
10.5_695_3.63.7.97 on 7/6/2024
10.5_695_3.63.7.98 on 7/6/2024
10.5_699_3.63.8.1 on 17/6/2024
10.5_700_3.63.8.2 on 18/06/2024
10.5_701_3.63.8.4 on 21/06/2024
10.5_703_3.63.8.6 on 24/06/2024
Eclipse Payroll Release V10.4
Released: 1 May 2024
Current Patch: 10.4_690_3.63.7.92 on 30/5/2024
| New Features |
| Added Version Upgrade messaging for Standalone Eclipse Payroll users. AADS VPN users will now receive notification at login that a new Version has been applied. Patched 10.4_690_3.63.7.92 |
| Improve Notes section of grid in Past Period Screen so that PayrunID and count is displayed. 10.4_683_3.63.7.84 |
| Branch Filter in the Employee List has been renamed to Staff Branch and can be hidden if not used. Patched 10.4_671_3.63.7.67 |
| New improved toolbar in the main Employee List. Filter settings are now stored and reloaded when the screen reopens. Patched 10.4_671_3.63.7.67 |
| Inactive Pay Schedules can now be hidden in the Past Pay Period screen. |
| Default Email subject and body messages are now applied whenever a Payslip is created. |
| Added the Account Code and also added Employee and report level totals to the Accounting Transaction Report. |
| Added the ability to customise the Subject and Body of emails sent during the Bulk Email process in the Payrun. |
| Altered the behaviour of the "Bulk" functions in the Pay Editor. Pays are committed now when you email or print the payslips in the Bulk screen (not when the screen first opens). |
| Defects Rectified |
| Corrected issue in Report - Payslip Selector whereby employees with a missing Payslips are still shown and can be printed and saved. Patched 10.4_689_3.63.7.91 |
| Corrected issue whereby some Fixed Superannuation Contributions were not being excluded from the Pay Period Gross total (W1). Patched 10.4_687_3.63.7.88. |
| Employee Personal Leave Report now displays Leave taken details in date order. Patched 10.4_687_3.63.7.88. |
| Fixed Tax Scale error messaging that can occur when you start processing the last Pay Period in the Financial Year. Patched 10.4_687_3.63.7.88. |
| Corrected issue with Tax Estimates for non-weekly payees (in Tax Estimate Report and Under-taxed Tax Warning in Employee screen). Patched 10.4_686_3.63.7.87 |
| Fixed issue where Email Subject/Body Template content cannot be Tested in Email screen. Patched 10.4_685_3.63.7.86 |
| Fixed intermittent issue when printing single Emails containing Payslip but attachment is missing. Patched 10.4_685_3.63.7.86 |
| Addressed intermittent issue affecting some users when opening the STP screen at the end of Pay Period Commit step in the Payrun. Patched 10.4_684_3.63.7.85 |
| Grid Context Menu in Past Pay Period screen not correctly handling (Leave vs Pay) Adjustment Pays properly. Patched 10.4_683_3.63.7.84 |
| Regular Pay losing salary/allowance/deduction details after opening ETP screen and then returning to the Regular Pay screen. Patched 10.4_683_3.63.7.84 |
| Corrected issue affecting some clients that prevented Main Employee List from opening with an Index Out of Bounds error. Patched 10.4_687_3.63.7.88 |
| Prevent deletion of the special Super Fund called "Stapled Fund Pending". Patched 10.4_687_3.63.7.88 |
| Sped up the Super Payment Screen. Patched 10.4_674_3.63.7.70 |
| Fixed issue with Posting doubling if you reproduce the EFT File. Patched 10.4_671_3.63.7.67 |
| Corrected issue preventing postings being sent to Aura. Patched 10.4_671_3.63.7.67 |
| Fixed issue with Emailing payslips in Bulk function. Patched 1/5 10.4_670_3.63.7.66 |
| Fixed Disbursement screen not resizing properly. Patched 1/5 10.4_670_3.63.7.66 |
| Relabeled the Branch field in the main Employee List to "Staff Branch" to show this branch is from their Staff setup in Accounting. |
| Fixed Payslip Day abbreviation display for Salaried employees (no longer shows "---"). |
| Fixed disbursement descriptions appearing for regular Payruns in the Treeview of the Disbursement Summary report selection tab. |
| Fixed body error occurring in some Payslip emails |
| Corrected context menus in Past Pay Period screen when multiple selections made in grid. |
| Adjust report margins on Disbursement Summary Reports. |
| Corrected menus in the Payrun screen when multiple rows are selected and right-mouse click is done. |
Help Links:
Eclipse Payroll Release V10.3
Released: 20 Mar 2024
| New Features |
| Cleaned up Detail section of the Payslip (v1 and v2). Patched 10.3_656_3.63.7.52 |
| Leave Loading Payments are now detailed in the Detail area of the Payslip (v2 only). Patched 10.3_656_3.63.7.52 |
| Improved TimeUnit control layout and functionality. Patched 8/4 - 10.3_647_3.63.7.43 |
| The Employee Details report can now be run from Termination Tab in Employee Editor. Use to complete a Separation Certificate. Patched 8/4 - 10.3_646_3.63.7.42 |
| Improved Employee Details Report so it contains all required info to create a Separation Certificate. Patched 8/4 - 10.3_646_3.63.7.42 |
| Added the ability to sort Payrun listings in the reports screen. Patched 4/4 - 10.3_643_3.63.7.39 |
| Allow negative Unit amounts for Paid Leave in Employee Pay Editor grid so that Leave Available can be adjusted up. Patched 4/4 - 10.3_643_3.63.7.39 |
| Allow for 5 decimal places for Hour values in Pay Grid in the Pay Editor screen to allow for more accurate rounding. Patched 26/3 - 10.3_639_3.63.7.35 |
| Pay Grade Type has been added to the top section of the Payslip (v2 only). Patched 26/3 - 10.3_639_3.63.7.35 |
| Users can now jump to the Cost Centre Tab in Employee Editor from the Main Cost Centre field in the Employment Tab. Patched 25/3 - 10.3_636_3.63.7.32 |
| Enhanced Employee Editor so that when a Standard Roster is being used and overrides the Standard Worktime Setting then this is more obvious to the User. Patched 25/3 - 10.3_636_3.63.7.32 |
| Added a summary of Paid Hours Worked (by rate type) in the Employee Pay Editor screen. |
| Timekeeping Import process now uses the Employee's Payroll Roster to determine Normal versus OT hours at the press of a button. See the link below for more Help. |
| Defects Rectified |
| Fixed (inflated) Allowance Sum shown in Pay Editor when pay contains a Commission paid as an Allowance. Patched 10.3_656_3.63.7.52 |
| Fixed issue preventing DB Upgrade (from V9.8) if invalid STP Documents found while processing EOFY histories. Patched 10.3_656_3.63.7.52 |
| Fixed issue with Allowance figure including Commissions on Payslip v2. Patched 10.3_656_3.63.7.52 |
| Fixed issue with Pay History screen failing to load when Database contains > 2100 Pay Periods. Patched 8/4 - 10.3_647_3.63.7.43 |
| Employee Details Report now shows correct YTD figures for Terminations not in the current FY. Patched 8/4 - 10.3_646_3.63.7.42 |
| Corrected Employee Details report which was not showing the Termination date for terminated Employees. Patched 8/4 - 10.3_646_3.63.7.42 |
| Corrected YTD Before Tax Deduction Figure on Payslips (v1/2) (was adding Super twice). Patched 5/4 - 10.3_644_3.63.7.40 |
| Fixed minor rounding outages occurring in Salary/Wage field on Payslip v2 when Paid Leave amount is removed. Patched 4/4 - 10.3_643_3.63.7.39 |
| Fixed Payrun Summary Report not showing all Commission Payments. Patched 28/3 - 10.3_641_3.63.7.37 |
| Fixed Payrun Summary Report not showing Fixed Salary Sacrifices to Super. Patched 28/3 - 10.3_641_3.63.7.37 |
| Corrected display in Disbursement screen when a single Disbursement event covers multiple Pay Periods from different Schedules. Patched 2/4 - 10.3_642_3.63.7.38 |
| Fixed Grade Type field on Payslip v2. This was incorrectly showing Salaried for Contract Grade Types. Patched 27/3 - 10.3_640_3.63.7.36 |
| Corrected issue where Pay Editor rounded payments to two decimal places when displaying values in Pay Grid. Patched 26/3 - 10.3_639_3.63.7.35 |
| Corrected issue with Commissions/Allowance sums in Employee Transaction Summary reports. Patched 25/3 - 10.3_637_3.63.7.33 |
| Normal and Public Holiday time worked descriptions in the detail section of the Payslip are now more consistently applied to all Payslips. Patched 26/3 - 10.3_639_3.63.7.35 |
| Corrected issue where visible Earnings fields on Payslip v2 were not being relocated to fill gaps. Patched 25/3 - 10.3_636_3.63.7.32 |
| Corrected Personal Super (Unpaid/Paid) amounts in Summary section of Payslip (v1+2). |
| Corrected initialisation issue when installing Payroll into new Database instance. |
| Corrected issue where excess time removed at start of shift in Timekeeping Import was not deducting correct amount of time. |
| Improvements to data privacy and encryption algorithms. |
| Corrected issue where a new Super Fund cannot be created during the process of adding a new Employee to the system. |
| Fixed problem causing error when importing Aura client data where Occupation length > 15 characters. |
Help Links:
Importing and using Time & Attendance Data
Eclipse Payroll Release V10.2
Released: 23 Feb 2024
| Defects Rectified |
| Corrected issue with Personal Super (Fixed) reporting correctly in the various Pay Summary reports. |
| Corrected YTD Paid Leave error causing Payslips to fail in Payrun process. |
| Payslips can now be recreated from the Past Pay Period screen. |
| Corrected issue where Gross figure on Paylsip was incorrectly inflated when Leave Taken. |
Help Links:
Eclipse Payroll Release V10.1
Released: 14 Feb 2024
| New Features |
| Payslip Version 2 Released. This version is STP2 compliant. You can activate this version in System Options. |
| Defects Rectified |
| Reporting of Personal Super on some reports was not including After Tax super contributions. |
| Corrected issues surrounding reporting of Fixed Super Contributions in all (affected) reports and in STP Processing. |
Help Links:
Eclipse Payroll Release V10.0
Released: 11 Jan 2024
| New Features |
| Payroll Audit Trail has been improved so that tracing changes to data is more comprehensive and easier. |
| Disbursements for the current Pay Period(s) can now be merged together or split as required. See Help Link below. |
| Defects Rectified |
| Aura Login failing due to incorrect handling of 4-digit version number. Patched: 10.0_616_3.63.7.11 23/1/2024 |
| Payrun Summary Report (in Commit Payrun Screen) was not reporting Personal Super. Patched: 10.0_616_3.63.7.11 23/1/2024 |
| Corrected tax figure on the Pay Summary Reports (was excluding STSL). |
Help Links:
Managing Disbursements in Eclipse
Eclipse Payroll Release V9.9
Released: 8 Dec 2023
| New Features |
| STP2 Summary Report improvements. Patched 20/12/23 - 9.9_607_3.63.7.2 |
| Stp2 Report: New Employee Pay (Super) Summary report added which focuses on Super paid. |
| Stp2 Report: New Employee Pay (Tax) Summary report added which focuses on Tax paid. |
| YTD Summary report has been updated and improved to be STP2 Compliant. Has also been renamed to Employee Pay Summary Report. |
| The Eclipse Payroll Custom Calendar Control used throughout the application has updated and improved. |
| Stp2 Report Updates: Accounting Postings Report updated. Renamed from Accounting Transactions Report. |
| Report Selector: Improved selection mechanism for Payrun related reports. |
| Stp2 Report Updates: Employee Payrun History Report updated. Renamed from Payrun Transaction Report. |
| Stp2 Report Updates: Employee Opening Balance Transaction report updated. Added Transaction Type field. |
| Added ability to specify Average Weekly Gross and Payout Rate for LSL Payouts at Termination. Required for Casuals. |
| Added support for Child Support Deduction processing and the Protect Earnings Amount. See the Help Link below for detailed guidelines. |
| Defects Rectified |
| The Pay Viewer screen was not handling non-reportable Allowances correctly. Patched 20/12/23 - 9.9_607_3.63.7.2 |
| Payrun Summary reports were showing Tax/Net detail in wrong columns. Patched 20/12/23 - 9.9_607_3.63.7.2 |
| STP Process intermittently failing to report Other Allowance Type in Submit Event. Patched 20/12/23 - 9.9_607_3.63.7.2 |
| Pay Transaction Summary reports were not handling non-reportable Allowances correctly. Patched 20/12/23 - 9.9_607_3.63.7.2 |
| Aura Sync logic was failing when the Given name of a Staff member had an apostrophe. Patched 20/12/23 - 9.9_607_3.63.7.2 |
| Pay Summary Reports were showing incorrect Taxable Gross figure and not handling Reimbursements as non-reportable items. Patched 20/12/23 - 9.9_607_3.63.7.2 |
| Corrected bug causing an Object Reference error with the View/Edit References screen is closed after changing an assignment. |
| Fixed issue where Branch List was not refreshing after switching DBs in the Employee Master List. |
| Fixed issue causing a crash when Branch Filter is blanked in Employee Master List. |
| Corrected issue where LSL Payout was attracting the incorrect Tax Scale. |
| Addressed issue with zero value Super payments preventing File Upload. |
Help Links:
Managing Child Support Deductions (and the Protected Earnings Amount)
Eclipse Payroll Release V9.8
Released: 08 Sep 2023
| New Features |
| Added visibility of Fixed Super deductions to Deductions Tab in Employee Card. Patched 82 |
| Expose Object IDs in all Maintenance Screens. Patched 30/10/23 - 9.8_584_3.63.5.79 |
| Added the ability to set the ABA file processing date to a future date. Patched 27/10/23 - 9.8_583_3.63.6.78 |
| Added the ability to change Allowance/Deduction/Leave/Worktime/Holiday assignments for Employees from within the Reference Editor. Patched 19/10/2023 9.8_581_3.63.6.76 |
| STP (2) Report now includes a Table of Contents so that navigating to employees is easier and employees are now sorted by name. |
| EoFY Documents function has been updated to use STP reporting as the primary source of data. See link below. |
| Defects Rectified |
| Fixed issue preventing addition of a new Employee Deduction when Fixed Super amount exists. Patched ? |
| Corrected issue with Fixed Deductions to Super not showing in Payrun Summary Reports. Patched 31/10/23 - 9.8_585_3.63.6.80 |
| Corrected issue with Fixed Deductions to Super not showing in Pay Editor summary grid. Patched 31/10/23 - 9.8_585_3.63.6.80 |
| Prevented Saving or using the (special) Stapled Pending Super Fund if an invalid Account has been set. |
| Corrected issues in Super Tab in the Opening Balance function. Patched 27/10/23 - 9.8_583_3.63.6.78 |
| Extended Super Adjustment function to allow changes to After Tax contributions (as well as pretax ones). Patched 27/10/23 - 9.8_583_3.63.6.78 |
| Added ability to link Super OBs/Adjustments to a suitable Deduction for improved visibility of these payments. Patched 27/10/23 - 9.8_583_3.63.6.78 |
| Corrected issue with Super related Accounting Postings entering posting with an invalid Account ID. Patched 27/10/23 - 9.8_583_3.63.6.78 |
| (Aura Mode) Corrected issue preventing rollback of a Payrun if is has been reversed in Aura. Patched 19/10/2023 9.8_582_3.63.6.77 |
| Corrected issue with Taxable Gross figure in Payrun Summary Reports. It was not including some pretax Deductions. Patched 19/10/2023 9.8_581_3.63.6.76 |
| Corrected issue with STP2 logic where ETP Gross amounts were being excluded (incorrectly) from PayEvent period total. Patched 10/10/2023 9.8_578_3.63.6.73 |
| Improved Leave Planning calendar behaviour when adding/editing Leave Plans. Patched 9/10/2023 9.8_577_3.63.6.72 |
| Corrected Opening Balance function (STP2) so that Tax and SGC flags are stored for all payment types. |
| Corrected Opening Balance function (STP2) to allow Personal Super via Deductions. |
| Corrected Personal Super YTD Amount display in Employee Editor to include aftertax Super contributions. |
| Altered STP reporting logic to exclude Reimbursement Allowance amounts as these are not reportable. |
| Corrected issues in EoFY Documents function preventing viewing of some employee's PAYG/ETP reports. |
| Corrected Save issue when Employee name or Old Payroll ID field contains an apostrophe and running in standalone mode. |
| Corrected issue in Manual Pay screen where Super Calculation was using incorrect contribution percentage. |
Help Links:
End of Year Documentation Help
Eclipse Payroll Release V9.7
Released: 29 Aug 2023
| New Features |
| Aura changes to support Payrun Type reporting. |
Help Links:
Eclipse Payroll Release V9.6
Released: 10 Aug 2023
| New Features |
| Improved Software Update process. See the Help Link below. |
| Branch Id can now be configured for STP2 (defaults to 1) |
| You can now run Update Eclipse from the Login screen if a new software release has been made available. See the Help Link below. |
| Defects Rectified |
| Corrected STP2 reporting of Extra Tax |
| Corrected issue where create of (Super) SAFF Files was not including After Tax contributions. |
| Corrected startup logic in Aura Mode. |
Help Links:
How to Manage Updates to your Eclipse Payroll software
Eclipse Payroll Release V9.5
Released: 7 Aug 2023
| Defects Rectified |
| Changes to caching algorithm when in Aura mode. |
Help Links:
Eclipse Payroll Release V9.4
Released: 11 Jul 2023
| New Features |
| STP2 Document report has been improved to show additional information to assist with reconciliation. |
| A New Leave Summary report has been added which does not group by Main Cost Centre. |
| New Leave Accruals Report added (this versions does not group by Main Cost Centre). |
| New Transaction Summary by Main Cost Centre Report added. |
| Defects Rectified |
| Can now add multiple Email addresses for a single Employee (separated by a semicolon ;). |
| Corrected issued with STP2 Document Report PAYG Report Totals doubling up. |
Help Links:
Eclipse Payroll Release V9.3
Released: 6 Jul 2023
| Defects Rectified |
| Corrected misuse of Type R ETP code for Dismissals |
Help Links:
Eclipse Payroll Release V9.2
Released: 5 Jul 2023
| Defects Rectified |
| 2022/2023 STSL Tax Fixes applied. |
Help Links:
Eclipse Payroll Release V9.1
Released: 27 Jun 2023
| Defects Rectified |
| Corrected issue in EoFY process where Inactive employees with financial data for the FY were not being included. |
| Corrected ETP Parameter updates for FY2023/2024. |
Help Links:
Eclipse Payroll Release V9.0
Released: 22 Jun 2023
| New Features |
| SGC and Personal Super has been added to both Cost Centre costing reports. |
| A New Payrun Summary Report (by Cost Centre) has been added to the System. |
Help Links:
Eclipse Payroll Release V8.9
Released: 09 Jun 2023
| New Features |
| You can now access EoFY processing for the current 22/23 Financial Year. |
Help Links:
End of Financial Year Processing instructions.
Eclipse Payroll Release V8.8
Released: 04 May 2023
| New Features |
| If Eclipse Payroll is running in Standalone mode this is now indicated in the connection information. |
| Defects Rectified |
| Corrected issue with Paid Leave calculations for STP2 being understated. |
Help Links:
Eclipse Payroll Release V8.7
Released: 25 April 2023
| New Features |
| Legacy Payroll Id can now be shown in the Employee Card header area. |
| Casual Loading message can be added to Payslips issued for Casual Employees. |
| Eclipse Payroll can now operate without the Eclipse Accounting software installed. |
| Defects Rectified |
| Employee Bank Account screen improvements. |
| Add Employee Save errors corrected. |
| Database Connection Manager was not allowing users to edit an existing connection. |
Help Links:
Eclipse Payroll Release V8.6
Released: 21 March 2023
| New Features |
| STP Screen now supports creation of Ad Hoc Pay Update Events for correcting errors at ATO. Patched in 8.6.1 27/3/2023 |
| Aura Login Flow changes implemented. |
| All sensitive Employee data in Payroll is now encrypted in the Registry and Database with 256 Bit Encryption. |
| Defects Rectified |
| Increased application opening time (improved Decryption algorithm). (Patched in 81 19/5/2023) |
Help Links:
How to create an Ad Hoc STP Pay Update Event
Eclipse Payroll Release V8.5
Released: 14 March 2023
| New Features |
| Payroll Users can now change their Password from within the Payroll System. This function can be found under the System Options menu. |
| Defects Rectified |
| Corrected issue where Opening Balance Adhoc Adjustments and/or Opening Leave Balance Adjustments were not appearing in the Payrun screen. |
| Paid Leave is now handled as a separate input to the Opening Balance process (for STP2). |
Eclipse Payroll Release V8.4
Released: 21 January 2023
| New Features |
| When paying Super the user can now prevent any super from last payrun being paid. Patched 15/2/23 8.4.0.3 |
| Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave support added. See Link to Help below. |
| Superannuation payments refunded by the Clearing House can now be marked as refunded in Eclipse Payroll which allows them to be paid again once the issue that caused the refund to be issued is corrected. See Link to Help below. |
| Defects Rectified |
| Fixed bug that was allowing unauthorised users from accessing the system. |
| The Bulk Email and Bulk Payslip function in the Payrun Screen now shows all Paid employees, including employees previously Committed. Patched 16/2/23 8.4.0.4 |
| Corrected error when saving Leave Periods in Leave Editor that have an Initial Allotment set. Patched 15/2/23 8.4.0.3 |
| A warning has been added to SGC Setup information if the Employee is under 18. Super only needs to be paid for Employees under 18 if they work 30 or more hours per week. |
| You can now edit the location and filename when exporting the ABA File. Patched 8.4.2 |
| Switch DB function was not updating Company name in Titlebar. Patched 8.4.2 |
| App Startup Wait/Loading indicator fixed. Patched 8.4.2 |
| Draft indicator on Payslips can be removed when Bulk Printing Payslips in the Payrun. Patched 8.4.2 |
Help Links:
Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave
Superannuation Refunds
Eclipse Payroll Release V8.3
Released: 9 January 2023
| New Features |
| STP (2) Processing now supports ability to send Key Identifier Changes to ATO. |
| Defects Rectified |
| Super User mode in ETP Screen was not saving changes. |
| EFT Validation corrected |
| System now creates any temporary files required for reports, payslips etc in the AppData\Local location. |
| Deduction changes were failing if propagated to all Employees attached to the Deduction on Save. |
| Allowance Panel in Employee Editor was not allowing more than 3 characters in Percentage of Gross field |
| Deduction Panel in Employee Editor was not allowing more than 3 characters in Percentage of Gross field. |
| Deduction Editor was not saving Percentage of Gross if entered. |
| Incorrect validation was occurring for EFT Remitter details (User/Number) when creating EFT files. |
| SAFF SuperChoice output logic was allowing full stops into the TItle of a persons name which was causing upload to fail. |
| Employee Editor gender and title drop down lists no longer allow incorrect data. |
| Temporary Payslip PDF Files were sometimes not being deleted from the file system after use. |
| Corrected intermittent "Index out of bounds" error occurring when creating Payslips or Emails from Payrun screen. |
Eclipse Payroll Release V8.2
Released: 8 November 2022
| Defects Rectified |
| Corrected issue where Bank Account numbers <=4 digits in length were failing to encrypt. |
| Payrun Error Handling improved if an STP error is encountered during Commit process. |
Eclipse Payroll Release V8.1
Released: 2 November 2022
| New Features |
| Eclipse Payroll now supports multiple Payroll Bank Accounts for paying the Payroll. The default Account remains the Bank Account set up for the Company. However, users can specify a different Payroll Bank Account on individual Pay Schedules, and if this is done, the Account declared on the Pay Schedule will be used instead of the default (Company) Account. |
| New Employee SuperStream Summary tab added to Main Super Payments screen. The new tab summarises SuperStream SGC liabilities and personal contributions owing and paid. |
| Payroll now allows users to add a new DB connection from the login screen. Users can also quickly switch to a different DB from within the application by selecting System Optioins -> Switch Database. |
| SMTP Login details are now encrypted in the database |
| Employee Bank Account numbers are now stored using standard encryption. |
| Eclipse Payroll now provides optional integration with Eclipse Aura. |
| Defects Rectified |
| Logic has been added to the Payrun Rollback function to prevent rollbacks if Superannuation obligations calculated for the given Payrun have been paid. |
Eclipse Payroll Release V7.9
Released: 21 July 2022
| Defects Rectified |
| Corrected issue preventing Upgrade from some earlier versions of Payroll to v8. Patch 8.0_417_3.63.4.92. Repatched in 8.0_419_3.63.4.97 |
| Corrected issue in STP2 Paid Leave data where base rate calculation stored on the transaction is not correct. |
| Corrected issue where we were not allowing Super Payments (to Funds) for employees with a TFN333333333 and <18 years |
| Corrected issue in Super Payments Manager where past Manual Payments were not appearing. |
| Corrected issue with STP2 File when Zeroing out YTD figures. |
Eclipse Payroll Release V7.7
Released: 3 July 2023
| New Features |
| Clearer STP2 warnings have been added to ensure users are running latest version of Eclipse and that they have used the STP Report to check their Employee YTD figures. |
| STP Report has been added to the EoFY screen so users can check the contents of the final STP Update document. Very important for STP2. |
| Defects Rectified |
| Corrected issue where STP2 could not be zeroed out. Patched 7.7_406_3.63.4.78 |
| Corrected issue where Fixed Salary Sacrifice to Superannuation was not being reported under STP2. Patched 7.7_403_3.63.4.75 |
| Corrected issue where Leave Cashout value was being removed from Gross figure causing gross to be understated (STP2). Patched 7.7_403_3.63.4.75 |
| Corrected issue where STP2 EoFY file was not observing the relevant system setting and including Opening Balance data when that data is for the current FY . Patched 7.7_397_3.63.4.68 |
| Rectified Connection Pool error occurring when generating a STP2 EOFY File for some Users. Patched 7.7_396_3.63.4.67 |
| Added ability to regenerate and send STP2 update event for EOFY should there be an error in initial submission due to a defect. Patched 7.7_395_3.63.4.66 |
| Corrected issue with STP2 Report where Lump Sum amounts and ETP amounts were not being displayed for some payment types. Patched 7.7_395_3.63.4.66 |
| Corrected handling of Paid Leave for STP2 when paid via an Allowance. Patched 7.7_395_3.63.4.66 |
| Corrected missing column error (STPIncomeSource) after upgrading at login. |
| Correct Tax Treatment Code for WHM Employees where the Employer is not Registered for WHM. Patched 7.7_395_3.63.4.65 |
| Invalid Column (STPIncomeSource) error after installing v7.7 has been corrected. This was occurring where the existing version was earlier that 6.6. PATCHED 7.7_393_3.63.4.63 |
| Document Viewer in EOFY STP screen crashes for some Users. Screen no longer remembers or recalls previous state. This should fix the issue. PATCHED 7.7_393_3.63.4.63 |
| PAYG Payment Summaries and PAYG Statement now being produced as part of EOFY. Both reports are available for viewing in the EoY Archive. PATCH 7.7_392_3.63.4.62 |
| Public Holiday Gross was not being added to disaggregated Gross figure under STP2, causing incorrect reporting of gross on MyGov. |
| Corrected issue with reporting of Leave Loading under STP2. |
| STP2 Income Stream Identification missing on some transaction data causing discrepancies in MyGov data submitted for EoFY. |
| EoFY STP1 instructions not in sync with Help Page in Confluence. |
| EoFY View STP File button throws an error for some users. |
Eclipse Payroll Release V7.6
Released: 22 June 2022
| New Features |
| EoFY 2021/2022 Finalisation Logic and Reference data for FY2022/2023 has been loaded. |
| Defects Rectified |
| People are incorrectly choosing "Salary Sacrifice" as the Deduction type (STP2) when setting up a Salary Sac to Super (it should be "Personal Contribution to Super") |
| DB Support tool not allowing new UBS Password to be used (7.6.5) |
| ETP (Type R) causing an error when generating STP file for EoFY (7.6.4). Patched in 7.6_380_3.63.4.46. |
| Salary Sac Deductions (non - OTE) were being added to OTE figures (7.6.3). Patched in 7.6_380_3.63.4.46 |
| Incorrect version of Payrun and Disbursement screens were being opened when using Workflow screen |
| Disbursement Description should show time of EFT file in 24 Hour clock. |
Eclipse Payroll Release V7.5
Released: 22 April 2022
| New Features |
| Improved error handling and display including the ability to Copy errors to the Windows clipboard from the Error screen. |
| Payrun screen speed improvements on initial Load. (50% quicker). |
| Improved Disbursal Screen: The treeview is laid out by pay period in a much more user friendly way. No longer required to expand nodes. And Actions are more clearly labelled. |
| New SuperUser (UBS) password handling features. These increase security for and traceability of SU access to your database. |
| Defects Rectified |
| Corrected Issue where EFT File can become out of synch with the actual payment data to be disbursed. |
| Multiple Disbursals were being created when only one should be during Bulk Payslip or Bulk Email steps in the Payrun screen. This has been corrected so that only one Disbursal is created. |
Eclipse Payroll Release V7.4
Released: 4 April 2022
| New Features |
| Disbursment Screen improvements:
Faster loading
Filters added to restrict the look back period
Clearer identification of what the Disbursal is for in the Treeview.
Treeview reorganised to show Disbursals by Paid Period in which they were disbursed.
Help Guide added. Help Updated. |
| Regular Payruns can now be Committed and Disbursed early. You no longer need to use a Manual Pay if you wish to pay someone early.
The Payrun Grid now has a colour coding system for showing you whether a Pay has been calculated and or committed.
We've added a quick guide to the screen and improved online help. |
| Defects Rectified |
| After converting to STP2, when sending Report after running Payrun some users were receiving a CMN00200 error. This was caused by an incorrect Timestamp in the file. This has been rectified. |
Eclipse Payroll Release V7.3
Released: 16 March 2023
| New Features |
| Company Cost Centre and Account Default settings are now available in the Company Editor. |
| We've introduced changes to the way data differences between staff data stored in Eclipse Stock And Accounting and Payroll are handled. Where differences exist for fields controlled within Stock & Accounting, these are now highlighted in the Payroll UI and the User can opt to absorb the changes or not. If no data exists in Stock & Accounting for a particular field, this is also shown. |
| Employee Age has been added to the detail tab in Employee editor |
| New Employee Title Bar display options are available in the Employee Editor screen. |
| FTE metric added to Employee data. |
| Cost Centre Management changes. Default CC has been removed. Cost Centres are now set with the CC tab. |
| Defects Rectified |
| Corrected issue where Net was not updating after estimating Tax in Manual Pay screen. |
| Corrected issue whereby Leave Cash out was not decruing the hours cashed out |
| Corrected issue occurring when generating a new Super Payment where the Save step was failing with a missing Gender field error. |
| Corrected STP2 issue where Child Support and Super fields were not being explicitly zeroed. |
| Corrected issue where Unpaid Leave Class was not appearing for selection in Leave Editor. |
| Corrected issue when reporting tax for terminations where ATO was rejecting STP2 data due to currency being reported with > 2 decimal places. |
| Employee Position can now be edited in Eclipse Payroll. Previously this field came from Eclipse Stock & Accounting. This can now be entered directly into Payroll. If the Position used does not match Stock & Accounting the User is now warned of this and may optionally overwrite the Position field in Payroll with the new value in Stock & Accounting. |
| Employee ID has been added to Payslips. |
| STP2 settings will now be applied automatically when a new Eclipse Payroll database is initialised by the Setup Wizard. |
Eclipse Payroll Release V7.2
Released: 15 February 2023
| New Features |
| We are gradually improving the way Employee Pays are presented so that pretax deductions etc are properly shown wherever this information is presented. Main Pay Editor screen has been fitted with these improvements and now shows a comprehensive breakdown of a persons Pay. |
| Users are now limited to having one session of Eclipse Payroll open at a time. This is an ATO security requirement. |
| Login "Remember Me" functionality is now restricted to 24 hours (this is an ATO security requirement). |
| Defects Rectified |
| Worktime Editor now allows 2 decimal places for time values entered (was previously only allow 1 decimal place). |
| The "Don't Accrue leave on Public Holidays Flag" has been renamed to "Do Not Accrue Leave when Taking Leave" as this is the purpose of that flag. |
| Fresh install of Payroll to new DB sometimes fails with System Audit errors. |
| When Emailing ETP Payslip the Email editor was not populating the Email From and To addresses. |
| The Manual Pay screen was sometimes calculating SGC incorrectly. The field was also being disabled for manual edits for some combinations of data. Both issues corrected. |
| WHM Tax logic incorrect for Payers NOT registered for WHM. Now corrected. |
| The wrong STP upload was being updated if 1st file in period had not finished uploading (The Check function was updating the wrong file). |
| New Allowance Types have been added to handle adjustments to Gross and also adjustments to Overtime. For use when making back payments and other adjustments within the current FY. |
Eclipse Payroll Release V7.1
Released: 11 January 2022
| New Features |
| Eclipse Payroll now supports the Seniors and Pensioners Tax Offset (SAPTO). |
| A partial fix for handling genuine TOIL arrangements has been included in this release. We have introduced an allowance type and new Leave Class. Full handling of TOIL will be added in a future release. |
| Defects Rectified |
| Leave Cash Out was not remembering the Leave Type when reopening a Saved record. |
Eclipse Payroll Release V7.0
Released: 7 December 2021
| New Features |
| Added ability to calculate the Tax in Manual Pay screen. |
| Payrun History screen improvements. |
| New Employee Display Name formatting functions available to consistently set Display Name for Employees. |
| New Opening Balance screen to support STP2 |
| Added Country Code support for Working Holiday Maker Income type (new STP2 requirement) |
| STP screen has been improved and new help and options added. Allows better support of STP processing. New Help also provided. |
| Cash Out of Leave process now allows any Leave to be cashed out (not just Annual Leave).
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| Allowance / Deduction - Save Changes to Employees process improved. It is now clearer how employees are being affected by changes to Allowance/Deduction setup. |
| Payslip Printing has been improved. You can now produce PDFs to disk in one go. Interface cleaned up also. |
| New Worktime Cost Splits (by Cost Centre) reports added. One splits by Employee. One showing splits by Cost Centre. |
| New Process now available for handling Stapled Super Fund when Employee does not provide Super details. |
| Defects Rectified |
| ABN Search in the Super Fund Maintenance screen was failing for customers not using Click Super or SuperChoice. We have provided a temporary workaround for this issue by opening the ATO website directly. |
| Our ABN Lookup function in the Company has been temporarily changed to open up the actual ATO ABN Lookup website. We are working on an automated interface to the Service with the ATO. |
| Onscreen Help has been updated in Eclipse Payroll screens. |
| Tab ordering has been addressed on most Payroll screens so the user can tab logically through editable controls. |
| All relevant reports can now be Filtered for Inactive and Terminated Employees. Previously Inactive employees were always excluded from most reports. |
| Fixed issue with First Time Installation failing for some Databases with "EmployeeId" invalid column message. |
| All Report selector screens have been checked for consistent behaviour, look and feel. |
| Fixed issue with Modal Screens not sizing properly and sometimes disappearing from view (esp. over RDP). |
| Corrected issue with "Foreign Key" error occurring if HR Reason not supplied in Employee Termination Pay screen. |
| Corrected issue with Employee Leave List checkbox issues not setting/remembering the settings made by the user. |
| Corrected issue where "Cannot find Special Rate error" was occurring during Payrun. This was related to Employees Standard Hours not being correctly updated with Grade rate IDs if Grade was changed. |
| Corrected issue where Database Update failures were not being reported to User sometimes. |
| Corrected issue with Margins in Disbursement Summary report causing blank pages to print. |
| Corrected issue in Main Employee list if Employee Phone Number was edited (change was not being reflected in the list after Saving). |
| Removed dependence on Acrobat PDF Reader (ACRORD32.EXE). Any PDF viewer can now be used. System now uses the default viewer installed. |
| Corrected issue in Manual Pay screen whereby it sometimes calculates Tax incorrectly |
| Corrected issue with Manual Pay screen not calculating SGC correctly when Leave Loading is present. |
| STP2 Changes are now available in Eclipse Payroll. Please refer to our online help for a full explanation of these changes. |
