E-Time - Access Codes Administration
This screen is used to define the members of an access code, assign member job security, declare who can approve employee timesheets, and decide what General Ledger accounts are available for use if timesheets are entered as G lines.
In the Selection Criteria section, the Administrative Access Code and Password fields default with the login information from the access code login. This can be changed if the 'Timesheet Switch Approver' box is checked, in which case the name of the access code being modified or updated should be entered.
There are two ways to assign employees to an access code. First, the whole payroll pay run can be assigned to the access code on the Payruns tab, making all employees on that pay run available for that code. The second way is to list employees individually on the Employees tab. It is also possible to set up a pay run on the Payruns tab and then add additional employees belonging to a different payroll pay run on the Employees tab.
NOTE: Payroll system security is not applicable in E-Time, so users will only have access to employees assigned under their access code, either through a pay run or individually.
PYACSGRP – Assign Access Code; standard Treeview path: E-Time > E-Timesheet > Access Code Administration – Employees tab
Owner – Checkbox
This checkbox is checked if the employee is owner of the specified Access Code. This checkbox is display-only and cannot be edited.
Employee#, Employee Name
Enter/select an employee number that belongs to the entered access code. The name of this employee appears in the Employee Name field.
Max NWHR
If an employee has a different maximum number of normal working hours than the number given by the access code, enter that number here.
Allow Expenses – Checkbox
Check this box to allow this employee to use the [Quick Expense] button on the Timesheet Entry screen.
Filter For Approver – Checkbox
This checkbox is activated by the 'Activate "Filter for Approver" in Access Code Administration Screen' checkbox on the E-Timesheet tab of the System Options screen in the System Data module. For more information, please refer to System Data - System Options - E-Timesheet - Tab.
If this box is checked, timesheets associated with that access code, as well as any other timesheets submitted by that access code, are automatically made available to the approver designated in the Approver tab. While there may be multiple approvers configured under the Approver tab, the timesheet for the respective employee or timesheets entered for other employees by that access code will be defaulted on the Timesheet Approval screen.
If unchecked, timesheets for the employee will be displayed on the Timesheet Approval screen for all approvers listed on the Approver tab. The system will also drill down to the access code’s approvers, regardless of the priority level assigned to the approvers.
For more information, please refer to E-Time - Using Filter for Approval.
NOTE: If the 'Filter for Approver' box is checked, all access codes must only have one employee under the Employee tab checked with this option. This is usually the employee associated with the access code with the 'Owner' box checked. If any access code is set up incorrectly, users will see employees they should not be seeing.
Default
This field is read-only and displays whether the employee code is the default employee code in timesheet entry.
[Set As Default Employee] – Button
Press this button to default the employee code into the Timesheet Entry screen. The default employee code also stipulates the company code in timesheet entry. Only one employee code can be selected as the default.
PYACSGRP – Assign Access Code; standard Treeview path: E-Time > E-Timesheet > Access Code Administration – Payruns tab
This tab remains blank if the user is only responsible for their timesheets. However, if the employee is required to enter time for others, then this tab may be edited.
Company, PayRun, Pay Group
Enter/select the company, pay run, and pay group to assign to the access code. A user with that access code will have access to all employees belonging to that pay run, so there is no need to list them individually on the Employees tab.
Allows Expenses – Checkbox
Check this box if this employee can use the [Quick Expense] button on the Timesheet Entry screen.
Filter for Approver – Checkbox
This checkbox is activated by the 'Activate "Filter for Approver" in Access Code Administration Screen' checkbox on the E-Timesheet tab of the System Options screen in the System Data module. For more information, please refer to System Data - System Options - E-Timesheet - Tab.
Check this box to allow the approver designated in the Approver tab to view all employees included in the selected pay run in the Timesheet Approval screen. This setting overrides any restrictions imposed by the 'Filter For Approver' checkbox on the Employee tab. As a result, the approver is granted a comprehensive view of all employees within the pay run, regardless of whether they are directly assigned as the approver for those employees.
If unchecked, the visibility of employees is restricted to those for whom the approver is specifically assigned, regardless of the priority level. The approver will only see the employees for whom they are designated as the approver, based on any priority level assigned to them.
For more information, please refer to E-Time - Using Filter for Approval.
PYACSGRP – Assign Access Code; standard Treeview path: E-Time > E-Timesheet > Access Code Administration – Jobs tab
In this tab, users are granted access to all company jobs, cost codes, and categories. These can be edited depending on the employee's responsibilities.
Company Code
Enter/select the companies for which users in this access group may enter time.
Job, Job Name
Enter/select a specific job for the access code. The name of this job appears in the Job Name field. If users in this access code can enter time against any job in the company, then enter “*”.
Cost Code
Enter/select a specific cost code for the access code. If users in this access code can enter time to any cost code on the job then enter “*”.
Category
Enter/select the category for the access code. In most cases this field is limited to labor categories, but open access may be allowed by entering “*”.
The LOV for this field shows a “Y” or “N” for all categories. “Y” is displayed if the category has its 'E Time' box checked in the E-Time Categories screen (standard Treeview path: US Payroll > Setup > Company > E-Time Categories). If “*” is displayed here, then only the categories with the 'E Time' box will be allowed in E-Time entry. If a specific category is defaulted to the Access Code Administration screen, then that category will be allowed in the E-Time Entry screen regardless of the status of its 'E Time' box. If no entry is defined on the Access Code Administration screen, and the 'Allow All Allocations When Access Code Allows None' box is checked in the Company Control screen, then all categories will be allowed.
Default
This field is read-only and displays whether the job is the default job code for the selected company.
[Set As Default Job] – Button
Press this button to default the entered job code, cost code, and category into the Timesheet Entry screen for all employees within this access code.
NOTE: If the Job tab is left empty and the employee has job information entered on their Employee Profile, the Employee Profile information will default at the time of timesheet entry.
PYACSGRP – Assign Access Code; standard Treeview path: E-Time > E-Timesheet > Access Code Administration – Approver tab
The approver is determined based on the HCM position. If the 'HCM Position Synchronize From Payroll' box is checked under System Options, the user entered in the Reports To field will be the approver. If the box is not checked, then the direct manager as entered on the Employee Profile is the approver.
Approver, Approver Name
Enter/select the access groups that have the right to approve timesheets and expenses entered by employees of this access code.
Priority Level
Enter the priority level of the approver. If the 'Mandatory Approver Priority' box is checked in System Options (standard Treeview path: System > Setup > System Options – E-Timesheet tab), then at least one priority level must be assigned to an approver.
For E-Timesheet approval emails, the system first looks at the approver with the highest priority level, then proceeds to that approver's access code setup and sends a notification to the timesheet approval email tied to the access code.
NOTE: If timesheet approval is not required, the system can be set to automatically approve timesheets when they are submitted. Check the 'Auto. Timesheet Approval' box in the Company Control screen to automatically approve timesheets (standard Treeview path: US Payroll > Setup > Company > Control – E-Timesheet tab).
PYACSGRP – Assign Access Code; standard Treeview path: E-Time > E-Timesheet > Access Code Administration – Accounts tab
This tab can be edited based on the user's access to company departments.
Company
Enter/select the company code to which users of this access group have the rights to post G-type (overhead) timesheets.
Dept
Enter/select the departments to which members of this access group can post time. Enter “*” to allow posting to all departments.
Account
Enter/select the account to which members of this access group can post time. Enter “*” to allow posting to all accounts.
Description
Enter a description for the selected account.
Default
This field is read-only and displays whether the account is the default account for the selected company.
[Set As Default Account] – Button
Press this button to default the department and account into the current entry line when entering a G-type (overhead) distribution. If no entries are selected, then the first listed department account is entered by default.