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title: "Cintra People / Cloud Payroll"
slug: "cintra-people-cloud-payroll"
description: "Sync users and reimburse employees in Cintra People Payroll with Capture Expense. Learn to map payment headers and export claims efficiently."
updated: 2026-04-10T15:32:51Z
published: 2026-04-13T13:13:14Z
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Cintra People / Cloud Payroll

As an administrator in Capture Expense, to Cintra People Payroll (formerly Cintra Cloud) to sync users and line managers, as well as reimburse people via payroll.

1. Go to **Setup > Settings** and click the **Integration** tab.

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1. Ensure the Active box is checked.

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1. Enter suitable data into the Description, **Client Id**, **Company/Integration Id**, **Client Secret** or **API key** fields.
  1. If you need more help with these fields, contact Cintra Support.
2. Click **Save**.
3. Click Record Sync. You can now map a Cintra People Payroll payment header to a category.

### Mapping payment headers to category records

1. In Expenses, go to the **Setup > Categories**.
2. Select a category.
3. At the bottom of the category details, select a relevant header from the **Cintra payment header** field. This will allocate the payment in Cintra People Payroll to the correct header in Capture Expense.

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1. Click **Save**.

> [!WARNING]
> **Important!** If no payment header is selected, it defaults to the payment header **Expenses**, which must be created in Cintra People Payroll first

Exporting expense claims to Cintra People Payroll

1. In Expenses, go to the **Accounting > Claims.**
2. Select the claim you want to export, then click **Export**.
3. Select the **Export Format** as *Cintra Payroll*, and enter a suitable **reference**.

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1. Click **Export**.
  - This will create a .csv file which can be imported into your next payroll run in Cintra People Payroll to help you process reimbursements.

### Mapping a Cintra People Payroll record to a Capture Expense user

1. In Expenses, go to to **Setup > People.**
2. Select the relevant account record, and click **Edit**.
3. In the **Payroll Code** field, enter the relevant Payroll Code.
  - This can be be the Employee record code or ID.
4. Click **Save**.
  - The Payroll Code is used in the Cintra Cloud - Payroll export report from the Accounting view, which is used to reimburse employees.