Security Safeguards

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Security Safeguards

SQL Features

Include:

SQL database with its own password protection

SQL authentication.  The User has to log into Belina PayrollHR which checks to see whether they are a valid User and that the User has the required privileges.

A background log is maintained of the User, Date and Time that  someone:

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Views a form

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Updates a form

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Changes a critical field

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Processes transactions and what transaction method was used

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Prints a report

 

Reports

Security related logs can be viewed in reports found under the ‘Exceptions’ menu:

Audit

An activity report showing the User, Date, Time and Activity undertaken on the system

(Go to the 'View', ' Exceptions', 'Audit' menu options).

Pay Rate Changes

Shows Pay Rate Changes over a selected range of periods.

(Go to the 'View', ' Exceptions', 'Pay Rate Changes' menu options).

Masterfile Changes

Shows changes to the employee masterfile over the range of periods selected.  

(Go to the 'View', ' Exceptions', 'Masterfile Changes' menu options).

Pay Rate Analysis

Shows pay rates of selected employees

(Go to the 'View' ,'Exceptiosns', 'Pay Rate Analysis'

Headcount Report

Shows the movement of employees between departments

(Go to the 'View', 'Edit Menu Listing', 'Head Count Movement' both Detail and Summary reports

 

 

Userlevel Access

Within the User Level a user can be restricted to:

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Menu options

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Employee Master Fields, and

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Transaction Codes and and in some instances the the values of certain transaction codes that are based on Rate of Pay can be hidden from unauthorized access.

 

Lock/ Unlock Feature

In addition to the foregoing there is a Lock feature in the system that can be activated manually at any time by Going to the 'Utilities' menu and selecting 'Lock/ Unlock'.  Once the payroll is locked no further processing is allowed but reports can be printed.  The lock feature can also be automatically triggered after any one of the following:

Calculation Routine,

printing cheques,

coinage analysis, or

bank transfer

 

The lock is automatically turned off after a period end or when an administrator username and password is entered.

 

Activity Log

Belina PayrollHR has an activity log which maintains a log of what various Users in the system have been doing and the date and time that it was done.