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> **New guides for pay setup and punch imports released**
>
> We're excited to announce the release of two new guides designed to smooth your journey to launching your Time & Labor or Payroll integrations:
>
> **[Punch Data Import Guide](https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/docs/punch-data-imports)**
> *Learn how to import and manage punch/time clock data to support your integration workflows.*
>
> **[Pay Setup Concepts Guide](https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/docs/pay-setup-deductions-earnings)**
> *Gain a clearer understanding of key Pay Setup concepts, including deductions and earnings, to ensure accurate and efficient payroll configurations. It also provides integrators with important test case scenarios.*

## Guide content enhancements

* Added a key concepts guide on [Pay Setup - Deductions & Earnings](https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/docs/pay-setup-deductions-earnings). Use this guide to gain a clearer understanding of pay setup concepts and the test scenarios that need to be completed before launching your integration.
* Added a guide on [Importing punch data into Paylocity](https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/docs/punch-data-imports). Learn how to import and support your Time and Labor integrations, including important concepts/test scenarios that should be considered before launching your integration.
* Added Check Types to the [List & Lookup Values](https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/docs/list-lookup-values) guide and reordered all definitions alphabetically to make them easier to browse.

## API reference enhancements

* Assessments API has [a new endpoint](https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/reference/get_apihub-performancemanagement-v1-companies-b6001-partner-assessmentorders) to retrieve all assessment orders for companies actively onboarded to their integration. Results can be filtered by company ID, order ID, candidate ID, or creation date.
* Background Check API has a new endpoint to [Get Screening Orders for Partner](https://developer.paylocity.com/integrations/reference/get_compliance-v1-companies-b6001-partner-backgroundcheckorders), allowing Background Check partners to pull multiple orders filtered on a variety of parameters.