Opening Empower Files from Payroll Integrations

Ensure that you have MFA enabled on your Payroll Integrations account before completing the below steps. If you have not yet enabled MFA, you can do so by following the guide found here.



1. Select your company name on the left side of the screen.


2. Select the Payroll Activity Tab




3. Click the Download button on the right and select "Download Payroll TXT"

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4. Open a blank workbook in Excel and navigate to the Data tab, Select “From Text/CSV”



5. Find the file you just downloaded and select Open or Import




6.  Replace the text under "Fixed Width" with the following, and hit Enter or Load

0, 13, 24, 44, 79, 99, 119, 134, 144, 145, 146, 181, 216, 236, 238, 248, 258, 268, 272, 274, 284, 294, 304, 314, 324, 334, 344, 354, 364, 374, 384, 394, 399, 410, 421, 432, 433, 439, 440, 450, 451, 452, 453, 463, 473, 553, 570, 572, 592, 593, 599, 601, 611, 617, 697





7. Review file, and refer to the below specs to find out which column is which. 

Column  Field Description
1 Plan Number
2 Employee SSN
3 Division number
4 Last Name
5 First Name
6 Middle Name
7 Name Suffix
8 Birth Date
9 Gender
10 Marital Status
11 Address Line 1
12 Address Line 2
13 City
14 State
15 Zip Code
16 Home Phone Number
17 Work Phone Number
18 Work Phone Ext.
19 Country Code
20 Hire Date
21 Termination Date
22 Re-Hire Date
23 Checkdate
24 Contribution Amount 1
25 Contribution Amount 2
26 Contribution Amount 3
27 Contribution Amount 4
28 Contribution Amount 5
29 Contribution Amount 6
30 Contribution Amount 7
31 Contribution Amount 8
32 Hours Worked
33 YTD Total Compensation
34 YTD Plan Compensation
35 YTD Pre Entry Compensation
36 Highly Comp Employee Code
37 Percent of Ownership
38 Officer Determination
39 Participation Date
40 Eligibility Code
41 Filler
42 LOA Reason Code
43 LOA Start Date
44 LOA End Date
45 Work Email Address
46 Salary Amount
47 Salary Amount Qualifier
48 Termination Reason Code
49 Sarbanes Oxley Reporting Indicator
50 Filler
51 Federal Exemptions
52 Employer Assigned ID
53 Compliance Status Code
54 Personal Email Address
55 Mobile Phone