Employee records and the Employees page in Smart Ops are being updated throughout Q3 and Q4 of 2024. The Summary tab of employee records is only available as part of the updated employee record.
Note: The updated employee record is only available when Workforce is enabled or when the updated employee record for Smart Ops is enabled. The updated employee record for Smart Ops is in beta. Contact your CSM to learn more.
The Summary tab contains quick reference information for the employee. If workflow approvals have been configured for employees, the Requests section allows users to review and approve changes to the Employee Record.
Summary Tab Sections
Quick Info
The Quick Info section provides a summary of key information for the employee pulled from the Basic Info and Employment tabs of their Employee Record.
Field Title | About | Tab / Section | |
Primary Reports To | The manager of the employee, defined in the 'Reports To' field for the employee's primary job. | Employment / Jobs | |
Status | Payroll status of the employee. | Employment / Employment Info | |
Hire Date | Hire date of the employee. | Employment / Employment Info | |
Work Email | Work-provided email address for the employee. | Employment / Employment Info | |
Work Phone | Work-provided phone number for the employee. | Employment / Employment Info | |
Employment Type | Full-time or part-time employment type of the employee. | Employment / Employment Info | |
Personal Email | The employee's personal email address. | Basic Info / Contact Info | |
Personal Phone | The employee's personal phone number. | Basic Info / Contact Info |
Onboarding
The Onboarding section is only displayed when Workforce Payroll is enabled.
The Onboarding section is displayed for employees who are currently completing the Workforce onboarding process. This section displays a checklist of tasks that require attention from the employee.
- Note: Admin users can also complete these tasks if the employee is unable to via the 'My Pay' section of the R365 Mobile App and has provided paper documentation instead. Learn more about updating the associated sections of the Employee Record:
- Basic Info Tab
- Payroll Tab
- Direct Deposit Details
- Tax Withholdings
- Important Note: While tax withholdings can be edited on the Taxes tab, changes made here are not reflected in the printable tax forms found on the 'Documents' tab. It is highly recommended to always have all tax withholding changes completed by the employee via the 'My Pay' section of the R365 Mobile App.
- Note: Once the employee has completed onboarding, this section will be displayed for 7 additional days. Clicking 'Dismiss' will remove this section before the 7 days have passed.
Onboarding Summary
Field | Description | |
Legal Entity | Legal entity associated with the payroll company that the employee is being onboarded to. | |
Onboarding Status | Status of the onboarding: In Progress - The employee has clicked the link within the onboarding invite, but has not completed all onboarding tasks. Needs Attention - The employee has declined to consent to e-signature, and required forms must be completed on their Employee Record. Complete - The employee has completed all onboarding tasks. | |
Action Buttons | The action button displayed is dependent on the employee's onboarding status: Invitation Sent, In Progress, or Needs Attention:
Completed:
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About You | Indicates if the employee confirmed and completed the following: Identification
Legal Name
Demographic
Contact
Address
Emergency Contact Info
| |
Documents | Indicates if the employee has reviewed and electronically signed onboarding paperwork, including their W4. Displayed as the number of documents required to be signed and the number of documents already signed. | |
Get Paid | Indicates if the employee has made their pay frequency and payment method elections. |
Documents List
As the employee signs required documents, those documents will be listed below the Onboarding Summary. Each listing will display the document name and the date signed.
Clicking the 'View' button will navigate to the 'Documents' tab, where the signed document can be viewed. Signed documents are stored in the 'Signed Documents' folder.
If the employee refuses to electronically sign the required documents, their onboarding manager will be notified and the employee's onboarding status will be changed to 'Needs Attention'. When this occurs, the required documents must be manually processed within the 'Signed Documents' folder on the 'Documents' tab.
Requests
If workflow approvals have been configured for employee records, the 'Requests' section will list change requests for this Employee Record that require approval. The specific fields within the Employee Record that require approval are configured on the Workflows Setup page.
Note: Workflow approvals for employee records is only available when both Workforce Payroll and Workflows are enabled.
Field | Description | |
Approve | Click to approve the selected change requests. This button is disabled if no change requests are selected. | |
Smart Grid Controls | - Save/edit table views. - Filter column information. Learn more about working with Smart Grids here. Note: By default, 'Approved' change requests are filtered out. To view change requests with an 'Approved' status, adjust the filter for the 'Status' column to include 'Approved'. | |
Select Checkbox | Click to select the associated change request. | |
Changes | Fields that are being changed. Click to view the details of the change request. | |
Status | Status of the change request:
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Submitted On | Date the change request was submitted. | |
Submitted By | The user who generated the change request by editing the Employee Record. | |
Current Approver | Current user assigned to review and approve the change request. | |
Action Buttons | Click 'Approve' to approve the change request and apply it to the Employee Record; click 'Deny' to reject the change request. Note: These buttons are disabled for all users except users within the Workflow. | |
Trashcan | Click to delete a pending change request. Note: Once a change request has been approved or denied, it can no longer be deleted, and this button will be disabled. Best Practice It is recommended to always 'Deny' change requests instead of deleting them. Denying a change request will still maintain an audit trail for that change request, but deleting a change request will remove it from the system entirely. |
Request Details
Clicking on a change request will display the changes made to the Employee Record for review.
Pending Changes
When a change Request is pending approval, the edited field(s) will display their original values, be locked from further edits, and be indicated with a 'Change requested' tag.