07. HRplus Release Note 25 May to 21 June 2019

07. HRplus Release Note 25 May to 21 June 2019

Release Notes

Release Number:        2019.02.06 (Year.Quarter.Month)

Development Period:  25th May 2019 to 21st June 2019

Release Closed:          21st June 2019


NOTE:  The numeric ID that is used to identify each item is of no significance to the client and is for the use of HRplus Software personnel only.


NEW AND IMPROVED

Personnel

HV5-I272       Competency Level Standard

Ø  Personnel>>Setup>>Organisation Setup>>Qualifications-Related Codes>>Competencies>>Competency Standards

The error, when single quotes (‘ ) are entered, was fixed – all characters can successfully be entered.

 

HV5-I331       Immigration

Ø  Home>>My Profile>>My Profile>>Immigration>>Work Permit

The following modifications were made to the above screen:  (1)  Two (2) new fields:  First Issue Date and Approval Date fields, were added, (2)  the Personnel work permit pivot query was adjusted to include Work Permit, CSME Certificate and Travel Document fields.

Ø  Personnel>>Personnel>>Employees>>[Toggle Additional Details]>>Immigration>>Travel Documents

Ø  POWERpay>>Employees>>Employees>>[Toggle Additional Details]>>Immigration>>Travel Documents

The Immigration Import was modified so that when the passport fields are populated in the template, the data will show in the above screens.

Ø  System Configurations>>System Configurations>>Company Import>>Immigration Information

The import template includes a new field, Document Type, which is also necessary for the Travel Documents screen.

 

POWERpay

HV5-I16         Option 16 - Standard Pay Slip

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Pay Slips>>Option 16 – Standard Pay Slip

The above pay slip was added to the menu.

 

HV5-I285       Option 14 - Standard Pay Slip

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Pay Slips>>Option 14 – Standard Pay Slip

The above report was translated to French.

 


 

HV5-I334       Option 14 - Standard Pay Slip

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Pay Slips>>Option 14 – Standard Pay Slip

The format was modified so that the Dates are no longer being cut off.

 

Leave

HV5-I263       Leave Approval

Ø  Benefits>>Leave>>Leave Calendar

The Leave Calendar screen was modified so that the leave requested/booked is displayed. 

 

HV5-I296       Leave Calendar

Ø  Benefits>>Leave>>Leave Transactions>>Leave Taken

The Leave Approval screen was modified (1) to include the Leave Earned and Balance YTD new fields, and (2) so that it is similar to the Leave Taken screen.

 

Training

HV5-I303       Cancel Reasons

Ø  Talent>>Training>>Setup>>Cancel Reasons

A new screen, Cancel Reasons, was added to capture reasons for training cancellation.

Ø  Talent>>Training>>Requests

Two (2) new tabs, By Appraisal and By Self Service, were added to the Training Requests option.

 

HV5-I284       Invite Employee To Request

Ø  Talent Management>>Training>>Courses>>Invite Employee To Request

A new screen, Invite Employee to Request, was added to allow HR to notify employees to request training for specific courses.  HR determines the courses for which employees can request training based on the Available Seats and other course criteria.  

Ø  Home>>My Profile>>My Training>>Training Request

Employees view the courses available and can click the Request Training button to register for the training.  The system notifies both HR and the employee’s supervisor.  HR and/or the employee’s supervisor may Approve or Reject the employee’s training request.

 

HV5-I315       Training Calendar

Ø  Talent>>Training>>Requests>>Training Calendar

The following modifications were made:  (1) the screen was modified to mirror the Leave Calendar screen. (2)  multiple employees can be selected at a time, and (3)  format, filters and labels were changed as appropriate.

 


 

Recruitment

HV5-I249       Applicant Extensive Search

Ø  Recruitment>>Applicants>>Applicant Extensive Search

The format of the above screen was modified – the layout was improved, the spelling mistake was corrected and Rating, as a search option, was included.

 

HV5-I335       Job Template Task

Ø  Recruitment>>Recruitment Setup>>Job Templates>>[expand record]

The screen was modified so that Tasks can be successfully deleted.

 

Goals

HV5-I326       Rewards

Ø  Talent Management>><Company> Goals>>Goal Grid>>[expand record]>>Rewards

Both HR and the Manager can make changes to Rewards.

 

Company Assets

HV5-I311       Asset Requests

Ø  Company Assets>>Asset Transactions>>Asset Requests

A new field, Amount In, was added to display the current stock available.

Ø  Company Assets>>Asset Transactions>>Employee Asset Transactions

A new Transaction Type, VOID, that allows an employee asset transaction to be cancelled, was added to the drop-down list.  Audits are also integrated to this screen so that all insert, edit, delete transactions can be viewed via the Audit button.

 


 

BUG FIXES

Home Page

HV5-I317       Current Time

Ø  HRplus

The home page was modified so that the current time is displayed accurately.

 

Personnel

HV5-I320       New Position

Ø  Personnel>>Personnel>>Positions

The Company Access error, that was being displayed when a new position was created for the Controller user, was fixed – a trigger checks to determine if a record already exists for the Controller user, if not, only then is the record inserted.

 

POWERpay

HV5-I16, HV5-I333     Option 16 Payslip

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Pay Slips>>Option 16 – Standard Pay Slip

The format of the pay slip was modified so that (1) the employee’s TRN and NIS numbers for both Archived and Unarchived reports are being displayed, (2)  the words Net Pay are being displayed on the Archived report, and (3)  Unarchived and Archived reports are the same.

 

HV5-I313       NCB Bank Download

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Payment Reports>>NCB Bank Download

The report was republished and is now loading successfully.

 

HV5-I328       NCB Bank Download – Funds Direct

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Payment Reports>>NCB Bank Download – Funds Direct

The above report was modified so that (1)  it is loading faster, and (2) the Company Entry Description in positions 35 to 44 in the header row of the download file can now be populated.  However, for the Company Entry Description field to be populated, the user must enter the description in the BankFld6 of the Bank Download Setup (POWERpay>>Maintenance>>Downloads/Uploads>>Bank Download Setup).

 


 

HV5-I324       Tax Allowance Breakdown

Ø  POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Employee Reports>>Tax Allowance Breakdown

The above report was modified so that (1)  the previous cycle report can be generated as all the pay cycles are being displayed in the Pay Cycle drop-down list of the Archived report interface, and (2)  only the current pay cycle is shown in the Pay Cycle drop-down list of the Normal report interface.

 

Leave

HV5-I298, HV5-I312   Employee Leave Return

Ø  Benefits>>Leave>>Leave Transactions>>Leave Taken

The Employee Leave Return Date parameter was added to the Return Date calculation.  The procedure that calculates the return dates for the various screens was fixed.

 

HV5-I296       Leave Calendar

Ø  Benefits>>Leave>>Leave Calendar

Leave Requested/Booked is now displayed on the calendar.

 

HV5-I321       Leave Requests

Ø  Benefits>>Leave>>Leave Transactions>>Leave Requests

Validation has been added so that Leave Requests without leave amounts can no longer be submitted.

 



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