Managing Employees
To manage employees choose Tools | Manage Employees from the main screen menu. The following screen will appear:
This screen will allow you to view information on each employee. You
can also use this form to add or edit employee information. To view
information on an employee, select the employee from the employee
pull-down list. To edit information on the currently listed employee
press the Edit button. The fields will now allow changes to them and
the Save button will become enabled. After making your changes press
the Save button. To add a new employee, press the New button. All the
fields will become blank allowing you to enter new information. When
you are finished entering information press the Save button to add the
new employee. To delete the current employee click the Delete button.
Fields Explained
The EmployeeID field must be a unique ID for the employee. The
DivisionID field indicates to which division, if any, the employee
belongs to. The ShiftID field indicates in which shift the employee
works. The Rate field indicates the rate at which this employee is
charged out. The Password field indicated the login password for this
employee. The Level field indicates the security level of the employee.
This field can be A for Administrator, M for Manager or blank for an
ordinary employee. The Manager field indicates the manager for this
employee. The Type field indicates the type of employee. Employees can
be regular (0) or hourly (1). Hourly employees, like consultants,
cannot charge for holidays or sick days. The BankedTime field stores
the overtime the employee has banked. The HolidayTime field stores how
much holiday time the employee has remaining. When an employee's leave
request is approved this HolidayTime field is decremented by this
amount. The Active field indicates whether this employee shows up in
the employee pull-down lists.