Garnishments - Standard Processing - Delimit Garnishment

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Procedure Updated: 
08/09/2022

Use this procedure to delimit a garnishment deduction on the Garnishment Order (0195) and Garnishment Document (0194) infotypes. Perform this procedure if the garnishment should stop but the agency has not received notification from a creditor that the garnishment is released.

Tips: 

If you have received a request to release a garnishment, please use the Garnishments - Standard Processing - Release Garnishment procedure instead.

Once the payroll process has begun for the current period, a garnishment document should not be updated. If you need to change a document after Payroll Day 0 has processed, you will need to contact the Support Center at HereToHelp@ofm.wa.gov to request for Stored Results to be deleted.

Before you begin, if you have questions on administering a garnishment, please contact the Public Records and Constituent Services Unit at the Attorney General’s Office:

(360) 753-9673
publicrecords@atg.wa.gov

  1. Step 1

    Enter transaction code PA30 in the command field and click the Enter button.

    Command field with transaction code PA30.

  2. Step 2

    Complete the following field:

    • Personnel no.

    Personnel no. field selected.

  3. Step 3

    Click Enter to populate the employee information.

  4. Step 4

    On the Payroll tab, select the Garnishment Order radio button.

    Payroll tab with Garnishment Order selected.

  5. Step 5

    In the Period section, select the All radio button.

  6. Step 6

    Click the Overview button.

  7. Step 7

    Select the radio button to the left of the record you wish to delimit.

    Garnishment order record to delimit selected.

    TIPS:
    • If an employee has multiple garnishments, look at the Garnishment Document (0194) infotype overview to view the Case number, Category, and Name columns. HRMS automatically assigns a sequencing number as each new document is created. This sequencing number links the Garnishment Document (No.) to the Garnishment Order (GNum) and will help you identify the correct record.

  8. Step 8

    Click the Change button.

    TIPS:
    • Using the Change button overwrites the existing record.

  9. Step 9

    Complete the following field:

    The following field is mandatory:

    • To

    To date to delimit selected.

    TIPS:
    • The To date should reflect the last actual check date for the last deduction taken. If you are uncertain of the check date, refer to the Payroll Calendar.

    • Garnishments will not process retroactively for a prior pay period.

  10. Step 10

    Click the Enter button to validate the information.

  11. Step 11

    Click the Save button.

  12. Step 12

    Click the Back button to return to the payroll tab.

  13. Step 13

    On the Payroll tab, select the Garnishment Document radio button.

    Payroll tab with Garnishment Document selected.

  14. Step 14

    Click the Overview button.

  15. Step 15

    Select the radio button to the left of the corresponding record you wish to delimit.

    Garnishment document record to delimit selected.

  16. Step 16

    Click the Change button.

  17. Step 17

    Enter the appropriate To date.

    To date selected.

    TIPS:
    • Both the Garnishment Document (0194) and Garnishment Order (0195) records should have the same To date ending the deduction.

  18. Step 18

    Click the Enter button to validate the information.

  19. Step 19

    Click the Save button.