We are delighted to share with you the list of features we have in store for our clients for the January 2024 Interim Release. With the improved quality and enhanced options, you will now have a better HRP experience.
The list identifies significant features and fixes we have worked on for the past few months. We have made improvements in the features of our HRP.
Before deploying the new update, HRP 1.0.24, it is recommended that you perform the following steps for best results:
1. Secure and create your latest backup before you start any deployment for the new update. Just incase you encounter errors, at least you have backup to restore your database back from where you stopped.
2. It is important that you disconnect all workstations from the main server while the deployment of the latest updates is ongoing.
3. Put it into practice before you deploy any new update into production, make sure that you have conducted your testing of the new package into your training database.
4. Double check appsettings, appsettings.production, appsettings.local, & app.env before runningAccounts, API (except HRP-API), Hangfire & WEB. Compare your current files to the latest release.
5. Clear Cache before using the system.
List of Features of HRP 1.0.24
HRP ADMIN New Features
System Setup – Setup and Options – On Hold Employees on Payroll Release Schedule
A new setup for Payroll to allow exclusion/put-on-hold the payroll release for employees.
Note: This setup is disabled bydefault.
HRP New Features
Timekeeping – Schedules & DTR – Cutoff Release Frequency Date Enhancement
Enhancement increating/updating of Cutoff Release Frequency is converted to full date instead of the numeric value of day only.
Upon creating of cutoff, the Release Frequency will automatically set the Month and Year based on the Payroll Start and End Date
Note: The date picker for the Release Frequency will be based on the Payroll Start and End Date
Payroll – Salaries and Wages – Release Frequency Date implementation in Payroll Summary
Release Date Frequency will now be displayed on the Payroll Summary based on the set Release Frequency of the used Cutoff.
This will be applied to the following cutoff types:
· Monthly Cutoff with Monthly Release Frequency
· Monthly Cutoff with Semi-Monthly Release Frequency
· Monthly Cutoff with Weekly Release Frequency
· Semi-Monthly Cutoff with Semi-Monthly Release Frequency
Payroll – Salaries – On Hold Payroll Release
A new process in the payroll module to select an employee to exclude on releasing of the payroll schedule.
Upon clicking the Release Onhold button, a new window will open for the list of employees included in the payroll. The list of employees is alphabetically arranged.
Note: This will be applied to Salary Payroll with the following cutoff types and release frequency:
· Monthly Cutoff with Monthly Release Frequency
· Monthly Cutoff with Semi-Monthly Release Frequency
· Monthly Cutoff with Weekly Release Frequency
· Semi-Monthly Cutoff with Semi-Monthly Release Frequency
Payroll – Salaries – Payroll Summary On-Hold Release Schedule
Payroll Summary Display for On Hold Payroll Release Schedule
If certain release schedules are tagged as on hold in all employees included in the payroll it will be hidden on the payroll summary
Employee – Payslip – On Hold Release Schedule Display
Payslip Display for On Hold Payroll Release Schedule
Note: This will affect both HRP and MyHRP Payslip
Known Issues
· Accumulated Leave will not compute on the second month after manual entry.
· If employees have time in & out in timesheet with holiday, holiday indication in DTR will not be display.