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title: How to close a payroll period?
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# How to close a payroll period?
## Left menu \> Human Resources \> Salaries
To be able to carry out the electronic transmission of salaries via Swissdec, the salary month must be closed. Once closed, it will no longer be possible to modify or delete the payslips; only the recording or modification of payments will remain possible.
It will not be possible to reopen a closed period, except if it has not yet been transmitted and a request is sent by email to [info@sequence-erp.com](mailto:info@sequence-erp.com) in order to evaluate your case personally.
1\. To close a payroll period, click on **Human Resources** in the menu on the left-hand side.
2\. From the options that appear, select **Salaries**.
3\. Click on the icon with the **three dots** for the **month** you wish to close.
Keep in mind that this must be done in chronological order — for example, you cannot close March without having closed February first.
4\. From the options that appear, select **Close period**.
5\. A pop-up window will inform you of the **consequences of closing a payroll period**. If you agree, click on **Confirm**.
6\. If you click again on the icon with the three dots for the closed month, you will see that it is **not possible to reopen it**, but you will have the option to **download** the payslips included in that period.
Only the processed payslips will be downloaded.
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