Inbuilt Optiq Payroll engine

What's different from Xero payroll

On beta, Optiq Payroll is the active engine. Xero integration is gated off. The Payroll section in the sidebar has new pages:

• Pay runs — full lifecycle, including a 4-step new pay run wizard
• Pay items — CRUD plus a Xero import helper (useful for getting going quickly)
• Super funds — manage your super fund list directly in Optiq
• STP submissions + EOFY finalisation — scaffolding for STP Phase 2 reporting
• Payroll settings — replaces the previous placeholder page

Creating a pay run

1. Click New pay run on the Pay runs page.
2. Step 1 — Period: pick the cycle and the period dates.
3. Step 2 — Staff: review who's included; toggle individual staff if needed.
4. Step 3 — Preview: read the warnings card carefully. Anything that would error in processing surfaces here.
5. Step 4 — Done: confirm and the run processes.

STP submissions

The Ozedi STP adapter is shipped dormant on beta. To activate it requires setting optiq.stp.provider=ozedi and adding credentials — not something a beta user does, but useful context.