Questions during the payroll run
Payroll Intelligence
The right intelligence for every payroll context
StratyPro uses different forms of Payroll Intelligence for different moments in the payroll process: support during an active payroll run, rapid access to payroll history and guidance on using and configuring the platform.
The context determines what an answer means — and human review remains in control.
Three intelligence contexts
Not every payroll question has the same source or the same information status
A question asked during an active payroll run is fundamentally different from a question about historical payroll information or about configuring StratyPro.
StratyPro therefore separates these intelligence contexts.
In-run Intelligence
Support during an active payroll run — context may still change.
Payroll History Intelligence
Search recorded payroll history and employee information much faster.
Straty Help
Help with using, settings and configuration of StratyPro.
In-run Intelligence
Support while the payroll run is still in motion
During an active payroll run, Straty Intelligence can help payroll professionals investigate complex questions using the data and control context available at that moment.
That context may still change until the payroll run is completed. In-run Intelligence therefore supports analysis and investigation, but does not determine the final payroll outcome.
- Why is this employee's net pay currently different?
- Which control identified this exception?
- Which source was used for this control?
- Which Review Actions still require attention?
An answer during the payroll run is tied to the current state of that run. Final review and approval remain with the payroll professional and the organization.
During an active payroll run, the available context can still change. In-run Intelligence therefore supports analysis and investigation, but does not determine the final payroll outcome.
Payroll History Intelligence
Find employee payroll history across the year much faster
Payroll History Intelligence searches recorded payroll history and makes it possible to quickly retrieve information across employees, payroll periods and historical payroll changes.
While information in an active payroll run can still change, History Intelligence focuses on payroll information that has already been recorded.
From one employee to a full payroll year, historical payroll information becomes much faster to search.
- Which changes were processed for employee 123 this year?
- When did this pay component change?
- What payroll information was recorded for this employee in March?
- How did this component develop throughout the year?
Audit & historical questions
Find the payroll history an audit asks for faster
Audit questions can require payroll teams to search across multiple payroll periods and employee records.
Payroll History Intelligence helps retrieve relevant historical payroll information quickly, including employee-level information across previous payroll periods during the year.
The function supports the retrieval and understanding of historical payroll information. It does not replace the audit process and does not constitute audit or compliance certification.
Supports audit questions by making historical payroll information much faster to retrieve.
Read: how do you prepare payroll for an audit?
Read: AI in payroll control — what can it do and what should remain human?
Different information status
An active payroll run and payroll history require different kinds of answers
In-run Intelligence
- Context
- Active payroll run
- Information status
- May still change
- Purpose
- Investigation and support
- Outcome
- No final decision
Payroll History Intelligence
- Context
- Recorded payroll history
- Information status
- Historically recorded
- Purpose
- Retrieval, analysis and explanation
- Typical use
- Historical questions, audits, employee payroll history
StratyPro makes the intelligence context explicit so an answer is not separated from the status of the underlying payroll information.
Straty Help
Get direct help with using and configuring the platform
Not every question is about payroll data. Straty Help supports users with questions about how StratyPro works and how it is configured.
- How do I configure a new control?
- Where can I change the source used by this control?
- What does this control status mean?
- How do I use Review Actions?
- Where can I find Payroll Summary?
- How does this setting work?
Straty Help uses product and configuration context to help users navigate StratyPro more efficiently.
One platform, three purposes
Analysis, history and product support remain separate
| Context | Looks at | Purpose | Can information change? |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-run Intelligence | Active payroll run | Support complex payroll questions | Yes, while the run is active |
| Payroll History Intelligence | Recorded payroll history | Historical analysis / audit questions | Historical context is recorded |
| Straty Help | StratyPro product and configuration | Use and configuration support | Product/configuration context |
Payroll Control
Intelligence builds on the available payroll and control context
In-run Intelligence can answer questions using the context of the active payroll run and the control information currently available.
This keeps Payroll Intelligence connected to controls, sources, Review Actions and Payroll Summary within the same payroll process.
Explore Payroll Control · Explore Review Actions · Explore Payroll Summary
Across countries
Intelligence across different payroll environments
When organizations operate across multiple countries, payroll systems and providers, Payroll Intelligence can help teams move from central control into the relevant payroll context more quickly.
Human in control
Intelligence supports. The organization decides.
Straty Intelligence helps payroll professionals find information faster, investigate complex questions and understand control context.
It does not independently determine the payroll outcome and does not autonomously approve a payroll run.
Understanding faster is not the same as deciding automatically.
Control and context
Fast controls and supporting analysis
Automated controls typically execute in around one minute once the required sources are available. Payroll Intelligence then supports analysis and investigation within the available context.
This refers to automated control execution only; human review and approval follow afterwards. Payroll History Intelligence has no fixed response time per answer.
See which form of Payroll Intelligence fits your question
See in a demo how StratyPro supports questions during an active payroll run, makes historical payroll information easier to search and helps users configure and work with the platform.