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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <recentchanges rccontinue="2024-05-16T16:29:31Z|3205" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <recentchanges>
      <rc type="new" ns="0" title="Pay Date Comment Import" rcid="3215" pageid="626" revid="3177" old_revid="0" timestamp="2024-07-11T19:29:47Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Import" rcid="3214" pageid="28" revid="3176" old_revid="3175" timestamp="2024-07-11T19:26:14Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Import" rcid="3213" pageid="28" revid="3175" old_revid="3145" timestamp="2024-07-11T19:20:42Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Payroll Export" rcid="3212" pageid="75" revid="3174" old_revid="3173" timestamp="2024-06-27T18:50:09Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Payroll Export" rcid="3211" pageid="75" revid="3173" old_revid="3085" timestamp="2024-06-27T18:48:25Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Custom Configuration" rcid="3210" pageid="544" revid="3172" old_revid="3155" timestamp="2024-06-19T21:50:16Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Accrual Groups Configuration" rcid="3209" pageid="46" revid="3171" old_revid="2861" timestamp="2024-06-19T19:25:46Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Schedule Based Restrictions" rcid="3208" pageid="530" revid="3170" old_revid="3141" timestamp="2024-05-20T20:43:00Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Employee Accruals" rcid="3207" pageid="101" revid="3169" old_revid="3168" timestamp="2024-05-16T16:51:16Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Employee Accruals" rcid="3206" pageid="101" revid="3168" old_revid="3046" timestamp="2024-05-16T16:47:13Z" />
    </recentchanges>
  </query>
</api>