STP Maintenance window

Australian organisations can use the STP Maintenance window to:

View a full listing of all STP event submissions
Generate STP update events
Export STP events files as either:

- text files
- reports.

View STP event submission acknowledgements
Launch the Process STP window to process incomplete STP events. See Processing STP and Payday Filing.

Opening the STP Maintenance window

To open the STP Maintenance tab:

Select Payroll > STP Maintenance from the main menu.
The STP Maintenance window is displayed.

STP Maintenance window key fields and buttons

STP Events grid area fields

Field	Description
Posting	Posting number of the selected STP event.
Pay Type	Pay type of the selected STP event. This field can be set to either: Regular Special Update. Note: For information about generating STP update events, see Processing STP update events.
Pay/Update Date	Date the selected STP event was processed or updated. Note: For information about generating STP update events, see Processing STP update events.
Status	Submission status of the selected STP event. This field can be set to either: STP File Created to indicate that the file has been generated for the selected STP event. See Generating STP event files. STP File Viewed to indicate that the file has been viewed for the selected STP event. See Viewing STP event files. STP Message Sent to indicate that the file has been approved by your organisation and submitted for ATO approval. See Approving and submitting STP event files. STP File Send Failed to indicate that the file approved by your organisation could not be submitted to the ATO. STP Complete to indicate that the file has been approved by the ATO. Note: You can click to launch the Process STP window and continue processing incomplete STP events. See Processing STP and Payday Filing. For information about the fields and buttons of the Process STP window, see Process STP window.
Sub Status	Approval status of the file sent to the ATO for the selected STP event. This field can be set to either: ATO Approved to indicate the ATO has approved the submitted STP file. ATO Partial Rejection to indicate the ATO has requested selected errors be resolved. ATO Rejected to indicate the ATO has rejected the submitted file.
Submission ID	Submission ID number of the selected STP event.
Posting Description	Description of the posting (e.g. Monthly pay).

Information area fields

Field	Description
STP Event Timestamp	Generation timestamp of the selected STP Event.
Pay Date	Date the pay was closed off for the selected STP event.
Payee Record Count	Number of payees included in the selected STP event.
Submission ID	Submission ID number of the selected STP event.
Total PAYGW Amount	Total amount of Pay As You Go Withholding included in the selected STP event.
Total Gross Amount	Total amount of gross payments included in the selected STP event.
Fill File Replacement	Whether the current STP event is a full file replacement. See Sending replacement STP event files.
	Search the generated STP event details.

Buttons

Button	Description
	Display the Set STP Maintenance Search Criteria window.
	Display the View Acknowledgement window to view acknowledgement details of the submitted STP event file. Note: You can also use the View Acknowledgement window to send replacement STP event files. See Sending replacement STP event files.
	View the Process STP window to continue the STP finalisation process for the STP submission for process for the selected STP event file. See Process STP window.
	Expand the STP event details.
	Collapse the STP event details.
	View the Pay details section of the STP event.
	View the next search result.
	Export the STP event as a text file.
	View the STP event report.
	Display the Unsubmitted changes window to view all unsubmitted changes to payee records. Generate an update event to report financial and non-financial changes to previously submitted employee information. See Processing STP Update Events. Note: You cannot generate update events for financial years with no STP submissions. The following Information message is displayed.