Zip Meta distribution format

Overview

Zip Meta is the default distribution format in UKG HR Service Delivery. It uses a ZIP file containing both:

• Documents to distribute (e.g., payslips in PDF)
• An XML metadata file describing how to link documents to employees.

Structure

• ZIP archive
  • META.XML — metadata describing each document (employee identifier, document type, date).
  • Document files (e.g., 12345.pdf, 12346.pdf).

Metadata content

The XML file must contain:

• Employee identifiers (organization + employee number).
• Document type.
• Document date.
• Optional routing flags (paper/electronic).

Workflow

1. Generate the ZIP with all documents + metadata XML.
2. Upload to the SFTP input directory.
3. UKG HR Service Delivery parses metadata and routes documents.
4. Reports are generated in the output directory.