Patent ID: 9646287
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: G06Q

Claim:
1. A method for configuring a payroll software application to generate a legal paycheck, comprising: receiving, by a computer processor and from a user, a reduced portion of employee setup data prior to receiving a remainder portion of the employee setup data, wherein the reduced portion of employee setup data comprises a plurality of employee set up data items from partial employee payroll information; inputting the reduced portion of employee setup data into the payroll software application to configure an employee record, wherein the plurality of employee set up data items are inputted one at a time in a sequential manner; dynamically generating, by the computer processor and prior to receiving the remainder portion, a sample paycheck by: receiving, in response to presenting and updating the sample paycheck, an input from the user identifying an error in the employee record; correcting, in response to the input from the user, the error to update the sample paycheck; receiving, from the user and in response to updating the sample paycheck, the remainder portion; and generating, in response to receiving the remainder portion, the legal paycheck for the user, wherein the legal paycheck is accepted by a financial institution for cashing.