RELEASE NOTES

Release Number:   2019.04.11 (Year.Quarter.Month)

Development Periods: 8th to 29th November 2019

Release Closed:   29th November 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 FEATURES

8th to 22nd November 2019

Self Service

HR273 Unapproved After Post

• Self-Service>>Timekeeper>>Timesheets>>Unapproved After Post
  

A button to generate an Employee Timecard with Overtime report was added to the grid.  The report is generated based on your search results:

Training

HV5-1440 Training Requests

The following modifications were made:

1. The Training Requests screen was redesigned and includes two (2) new dropdowns:  Certificates and Qualifications lists.
   

• Training>> Requests>>Training Requests>>Training Requests:
  

2. The Gap Analysis screen was redesigned and includes two (2) new dropdowns:  Certificates and Qualifications lists.
   

• Training>>Requests>>Training Requests>>By Gap Analysis:
  

3. Company Access was added to the Rating Codes and Training Staff screens.
   

• Training>>Setup>>Rating Codes
  
• Training>>Setup>>Training Staff
  

4. A Cancel button was added to the Training In Progress screen:
   

• Training>>Requests>>Training Events>>In Progress:
  

5. The period Jan-Mar was assigned in order.
   

Appraisals

HV5-1441 Decimal Values

Users are now able to enter decimal values in the following screens:

1. Ratings
   

• Talent Management>>Appraisals>>Performance Setup>>Ratings:
  

2. Competency Standards
   

• Personnel>>Setup>>Organisation>>Qualifications-Related Codes>>Competencies>>Competency Standards:
  

3. Goal Standards
   

• Talent Management>>Company/Division/Department/Section Goals>>Goal Grid>>[expand record]>>Goal Standards:
  

4. Tasks
   

• Personnel>>Setup>>Organisation>>Structure>>Tasks:
  

HV5-1445 HR Events Goals

• Talent Management>>HR Events>>Manage Events
  

The ability to automatically generate Appraisal Forms for the Appraisal event has been added to the screen:

22nd to 29th November 2019

Personnel

HR149 Job Letter Template

• Personnel>>Personnel>>Letter Templates
  

The Salary Grade placeholder was added to the Letter Templates:

POWERpay

HR189 Multi-Currency Pay Slip

• POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Pay Slips>>Multi-Currency Pay Slip:
  

An adjustment was made so that Hours and Rate only show values for Earnings that are configured as Overtime:

HRplus Time

HR377 Company Device Link for Mobile and Web

An Application Virtual Punch device MUST be linked to a Company in order for punches to be submitted for Mobile and Web.

• HRplus Time>>Setup>>Devices>>Device List:
  

• HRplus Time>>Setup>>Devices>>Company-Device Mapping:
  

• HRplus Time>>Setup>>Devices>>Device List:
  

IMPROVEMENTS

8th to 22nd November 2019

POWERpay

HR16 Cycle Pay Register Detail

• POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Register Reports>>Cycle Pay Register Detail
  

The Units field was modified to hold values of two (2) decimal places: 

HR315 Salaried Employees Paid in Hours Cycle Change

• POWERpay>>Maintenance>>Payroll Setup>>Pay Groups>>[expand row]>>Pay Group Cycle Changes Options
  
• POWERpay>>Process Payroll>>Cycle Changes 
  
• POWERpay>>Process Payroll>>Out of Cycle Changes 
  

A new Pay Group Cycle Change - Salaried Employees Paid in Hours – was added.  This entry, when Active, will set the Entry Type to N (pay by Hours), when entering out of cycle changes and cycle changes for the Timesheets Regular/Straight code.  This is how it works:

1. To pay employees by HOURS:
   

1. Make the Salaried Employees Paid in Hours cycle change Active:
   

1. Enter the T TIMESHEETS REG cycle change as usual.  The Entry Type will default to N to process the employee’s pay by Number of Hours:
   

HR82 TD4 Flat Register

• POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Tax/N.I.S./H.S. Data>>TD4 Flat Register (from Edit file)
  

A Sort Employee By option was added to the report criteria:

System Configurations

HR47 Pay Cycles

The following modifications were made:

1. Some fields were made non-editable.
   

• System Configurations>>Company Imports>>Pay Cycles:
  

2. All pay years, based on the Pay Group, are being displayed in the drop-down:
   

• POWERpay>>Pay Cycles>>Pay Cycles:
  
• Company Imports>>Pay Cycles>>Pay Cycles:
  

Benefits

HR240 Job Allowances

An import template was added to the screen to allow records to be successfully imported.

• Benefits>>Compensation>>Business Rules>>Job Allowances:
  

Personnel

HR246 Incorrect Timestamp on Reports

The timestamp on the reports was adjusted to show the time based on the user’s location.

• Personnel>>Reports:
  
• HRplus Time>>Reports:
  

22nd to 29th November 2019

POWERpay

HR361 Standard Pay Slip

The ranged reports were modified so that the generated report separates the employees’ pay slips by pay cycle.

• POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Standard Pay Slip>>Archived>>Normal:
  

HR8 Jamaica P45

The Company filter was fixed, and the Company Name, Address and Date were centered on the report:

• POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Jamaica Statutory Reports>>P45 – Income Tax Particulars of Employee Leaving:
  

BUG FIXES

8th to 22nd November 2019

HR253 Cycle Pay Register Detail

The following modifications were made:

1. The Earnings and Deductions Totals are correctly being displayed and are no longer blank.
   

• POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Register Reports>>Cycle Pay Register Detail:
  

2. The Pay Year dropdown was fixed so that the years are being loaded successfully.  
   

• POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Standard Pay Slip>>Archived>>Normal:
  

HR263 Deductions Listing

New deductions can be created successfully without the error message Invalid value for column Affects Pension being displayed.

• POWERpay>>Maintenance>>Payroll Setup>>Deductions>>Deductions Listing
  

HRplus Time

HR194 Timesheet Hours

When a Date is selected, regardless of the Date Format, the schedule data will be correctly displayed.

• HRplus Time>>Timesheets>>Timesheets>>Timesheet Hours
  
• Self Service>>Timekeeper>>Timesheets>>Timesheet>>Timesheet Hours:
  

Security

HR217 Create Batch Users

When Batch Users are created, their email addresses are correctly populated.  

• Security>>User Administration>>[expand row]>>Edit User Groups
  
• Security>>New User>>Create Batch Users:
  

HR74 Password Config

The spelling error in Two Factor Authentication was corrected.

• Security>>Password Config:
  

Goals

HRI446 Department Goals

The Goal linked to another goal error when trying to delete a goal was fixed and is no longer being displayed.

• Talent Management>>Goals>>Department/Company/Division/Section/Employee Goals