Pre-payroll missing data check: AI agent prompt

Catch missing or odd pay data before you run payroll, an idea Workday is building into its payroll agent.

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The prompt

Here's this pay period's payroll data: [paste or attach]. Here's last period's for comparison: [paste]. Flag anyone with missing hours, rates, bank details, or tax info, plus any pay that changed by more than [X]% from last time. Put it in a table with a suggested question to ask for each.

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How to use it

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Replace every [bracket] with your own details (or fill in the blanks on AgentPlaybook Real Estate, which remembers your answers for the next prompt).
Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini (with data analysis) and review the answer before you use it.

Works with: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini (with data analysis), Gusto, Workday

Real-world example: newsroom.workday.com/2026-10-13-Workday-Launches-Autopilot-Agents-That

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Before you use it: what to check

Check yourself

Check every figure, price and total against your own records before anything is sent, posted or booked. A person approves refunds, discounts, payments and price changes.
Remove names, contact details, account numbers and other personal data the task doesn't need before you paste, and check your AI tool's data and training settings.
Check names, dates, numbers and any claim against your own source material before you use the answer. AI can misread or invent details.

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