To delete a payroll flow pattern that has not been submitted, which method is correct?

• A. Change the status to Inactive in Manage Flow Patterns and then Delete from actions.
• B. Ensure all tasks are deleted and then from Manage Payroll Flow Patterns task, search for your flow and select Delete from the actions menu.
• C. You cannot delete flow patterns.
• D. From Manage Payroll Flow Patterns task, search for your flow and select Delete from the actions menu.

Answer: (D)

The action to take is to locate the payroll flow pattern in the Manage Payroll Flow Patterns task, then choose Delete from the actions menu after selecting the flow. If a flow pattern has not been submitted to payroll processing, it is safe to remove it directly this way.

This is the clean, supported method for deleting an unsent pattern. Setting the pattern to inactive doesn’t remove it from the system, it only deactivates it; deleting explicitly removes the pattern. Requiring all tasks to be deleted first isn’t necessary when the flow hasn’t been submitted. And it’s not true that you cannot delete flow patterns—the option to delete exists for unsent patterns.