Enhanced Workforce Central Solution for Modern Businesses
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Explore the comprehensive 4.0 solution for Windows PCs with browser-only access, incorporating key components like Totalizer, Persistence Service for seamless SQL transactions, and innovative email integration and workflow notifications. Maximize efficiency with this advanced system.
Enhanced Workforce Central Solution for Modern Businesses
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Product Evaluation • ADP E-Time Enterprise • Kronos Workforce Central
Schematic Elements of a 4.0 solution • Windows PCs • browser-only! Background Processor “Totalizer” DB Server Web / Application Server Configuration Pc DCM
On the Browser Shared Java component Nav. Bar (Portal) HTML JavaScript Client Applet Window Java Applet JRE 1.3 Pluggin
Schematic Elements of a 4.0 solution • Windows PCs • browser-only! Background Processor “Totalizer” DB Server Web / Application Server Configuration Pc DCM
WFC Platform Components • All the domain-independent functions. • Implemented as Servlets and Java Packages. • We use cookies (provided by JRun) to do session tracking – I.e. keeping track of all the http traffic from a specific browser. • The cookies are stored on the client and passed back and forth.
Schematic Elements of a 4.0 solution • Windows PCs • browser-only! Background Processor “Totalizer” DB Server Web / Application Server Configuration Pc DCM
Persistence Layer Callable Totalizer JDBC DB ODBC A pool of IBM VisualAge Processes Handle the online totalization requests.
Callable Totalizer • On the application server, when the application server starts up, it starts a number of totalizer processes. • Each one has an ODBC connection to the DB. • Remote Method Invocation (RMI) is used to pass information from Java to Smalltalk and back. • These are used to process “on the fly” totals requests from supervisors or to process accruals validation.
Schematic Elements of a 4.0 solution • Windows PCs • browser-only! Background Processor “Totalizer” DB Server Web / Application Server Configuration Pc DCM
Persistence Service • Handles all the SQL transactions to the DB • Creates and manages a pool of DB connections. The number is configurable. • Uses Type 4 JDBC (native Java drivers) for each DB type. • Oracle JDBC Type 4 • Inet JDBC Type 4 for SQL Server • Reconnects if a connection ‘fails’.
WFC Platform Components • All the domain-independent functions. • Implemented as Servlets and Java Packages. • We use cookies (provided by JRun) to do session tracking – I.e. keeping track of all the http traffic from a specific browser. • The cookies are stored on the client and passed back and forth.
HTML, XML HTTP, HTTPS, HTTPd SSL, Certificates ODBC, J2EE Applets, Servlets JSPs, ASPs Apache RMI SMTP, JDBC Type 4 LDAP, NT Domain FlexLM PDF, Cookies JavaScript, JRun JRE, JVM, Sticky Cache Servlet Engine Buzzwords
Email & Notifications • E-mail Integration • Allows customers to invoke their local e-mail client from within Workforce Central to send messages or timecards to selected people. • Workflow Notifications • Customers can configure the system to automatically send e-mail reminders or alerts at scheduled times or when certain events occur
E-mail Integration • In Detail and QuickFind Genies: • Provides the ability to select people and send an e-mail message to them • Local e-mail client is launched via an e-mail menu item • Uses the e-mail address that is stored in the Person record for recipients and sender • Access is controlled via an access control point in the user’s Function Access Profile
E-mail Integration • In Timecards: • Provides the ability to send an e-mail message from within the Timecard Editor. • Local e-mail client is launched via an e-mail menu item • The e-mail address of the employee whose timecard is open will be defaulted into the Recipient field. • The e-mail address of the current user will be defaulted into the Sender field
Workflow Notifications • Workflow in 4.0 consists of automatic e-mail reminders and alerts based on customer defined parameters. • Use of HyperFind queries to determine target and recipient lists for pay period based notifications provides the customer with greater flexibility • Multiple instances of any notification type allows for different messages to be sent to different groups of people.
Workflow Notifications • Notification Types available with WFC v4.0 • For managers, pay period based • For employees, pay period based • Database server unavailable • Application server booted • Group edit failed • Group edit completed • Timecard signed off by manager • Timecard approved by manager • Timecard edited by manager after employee approval • Scheduled Event processing failed
Multiple People Select Multiple Employees
Workforce Summary • Key Marketing Points • Workflow Management ‘Genies’ • Workflow Notifications • User Defined Messages • Email Messaging • Technical • 100% Browser (java client) • Ideal for IBM DB2 & ORACLE • Java, JRUN, APACHE • Small Talk???
Attendance Enterprise • Key Marketing Points • Workflow Management (short cuts) • Familiar look and feel (standard) • Integrated & Included • Detailed Historical tracking • Benefit Accruals • Ad hoc reporting • Strong HR functionality
Attendance Enterprise • Technical Points • Microsoft COM-Based Client • Ultimate Browser • Optimized for Microsoft Platform • OLE-DB, ADO, IIS, MS SQL, ISAPI • MS Security
Bottom Line (100 to 1,500 Emps) • Check your environment • IBM DB2 5% or ORACLE 10% • (WFC) DB2 ??? • IBM AS400 5% or UNIX 5% • (old TKC) • Microsoft 75% • Attendance Enterprise