PowerSchool ERP System Administration

ETS Administrator: Profile

EST Administrator Profile Overview

The Profile option allows users to set up information for employees' email addresses, leave, login, menu, global, input, clock-in, approval, and overtime.

Menu Path: Administration > Profile

Email Addresses

Description

Details

Admin Email Address

The email address used for all outgoing emails.

Email Server IP Address

The IP address for the email server.

Failed-Sent Email Address

The email address used for rejected, invalid, or missing emails.

Leave Setup

Description

Details

Leave Banks page-Cutoff date for leave detail

This date defines how far back an employee may search of their attendance information

Units for leave

The measurement of leave value in Hours, Days, or,Units

Login Setup

Login Name

Description

Active Directory Short Name

Informal name of the district for quick reference. Optional.

Allow Active Directory Login

If this is enabled, it will replace the standard employee number or email
address login with an active directory domain account. If this is not set
up correctly, the login operation will malfunction.

Name of Active Directory Domain

The name of the domain used to authenticate the login.

Path to LDAP Directory

The path of the active directory set up in the Name of Active Directory
Domain field. Example: LDAP://CRESCENTMOON

Description

Details

Banner Header Type

Option for showing custom site headers at the top of the interface. Options are:

  1. Standard

  2. Half - Custom

  3. Full - Custom.

Banner URL

  1. URL for the custom site banner.

Color Scheme Template

Options for the Color Scheme. Options are:

  • Windows

  • Leather

  • Olive

  • Rose

  • Icicle

  • Teal

  • Haze

  • Sunshine

  • Cloud

Menu Style- Left or Top

Option for displaying the Menu Style. Options are:

  • Left Hand Static Menu

  • Top Drop Down Menu

Global Settings

Description

Details

Allow Employees to Add Distributions

Allows employees to enter their own custom distribution sets in
addition to Global or Department Distributions.

Allow Second Check

Allows a user to designate pay to be issued on a second check for the
same employee in the same payrun. If 'Y' is selected, additional cycle
setup is required.

Department Title

Allows a custom title instead of the default word, Department, to
appear in the employee entry view of the software.

Entry Type (Default)

Defines the default time entry type for the interface. Can override at
the department level. Choose one of the following: Daily Time Entry,
Clock Time Entry, or Attendance Only. Attendance Only does not allow
for hour entry, checkboxes only.

Future Pay Periods to Show (in months)

**Identifier 3050

Defines how far in to the future employees can enter timesheets.

** Value must be greater than zero. If zero is entered, all timesheets will be reported.

Hours Exceeding Warning

Controls a warning which will display if an employee enters more than
their standard time, as defined on their primary pay rate, in a given pay period.

Hours Short Warning

Controls a warning which will display if an employee enters less than
their standard time, as defined on the primary pay rate, in a given pay
period.

Lock ETS (prevents login)

Temporary lock to prevent user login to ETS.

NVC DO NOT ENABLE

DO NOT ENABLE.

Organization Help High Limit

Limits the organizations shown in the Organization lookup. Default is 1
and 9999999999999999 for everything in the level.

Clock-in Page Setup

 Options

Details

Default Clock Page to Log Out after
Clock-in?

Option to log the employee out automatically after they have clockedin.

Disable Date and Time Option

Option to allow an employee to change the clock-in time. The system
time will be used if N is selected. Actual clock time will be stored in the
audit trail.

Past Activities to Show ( in Months)

** Identifier 3049

Amount of past clock-in and clock-out actions to display.

Rounding Factor

Option to allow clock-in and clock-out actions to record in specific
intervals such as every 15 or 30 minutes.

Show Charging Option

to allow clock time employees to enter alternate distributions. This requires Global Distribution setup. Selecting N forces charging
from a primary rate.

Show Job Class

Option to display the Job Class.

Show Local Timezone Time on Clock
Page

Option to display the local timezone time on the Clock page. Be aware
that the timezone may depend on where your servers are. If the servers
are in a different timezone, this will conflict with accurate timing.

Show Only Job Classes for Active
Rates in Look Up

Option to show only Job Classes for the active rates when Job Classes
are looked up.

Show Pay Code Option

to allow an employee to clock in against another Pay Code
charging other than the Pay Code defined on the primary Pay Rate.

Approvals Set Up

 Approval Options

Details

Allow Changes To Approved Timecard Option

to allow an employee to change their timesheet after supervisor approval. If timesheets are changed after supervisor approval, they must be approved again.

Allow Employee to Change Time Clock Entries

Option to allow employees to review and alter their time clock entries at the end of the pay period. Supervisors will still be able to edit time clock entries regardless. Actual clock time will be stored in the audit trail and a report can be run to see when an employee actually clocked in and the time that they entered.

Approval Type

For mutli-tiered approvals. Options are: Inline Approvals - All approval levels need to approve in order. Level Based Approvals - Higher level approvers skip lower level approvers.

Use Unapproval Codes

Option to require reasons for denials from the Actions Code table. Y requires denial reasons to come from the Actions Code table. N allows the denial reason area to be free text. If a timesheet is denied, a reason is not required.

Overtime Setup

Approval Option

Details

Allow Comp Time Option

Option to allow employees to split overtime hours between comp time and overtime.

Overtime Calculation Type

Defines default type of overtime. This can be overridden by the department. The following choices are available:

  • Entered - Indicates that overtime will be entered under "Other Time" on the Timesheet and not automatically calculated.

  • Weekly (Standard) - 7 and 14 day periods only.

  • Weekly (Modified) - 7 and 14 day periods only.

  • Per Pay Period - Calculates based on threshold of overtime hours starting point as defined in each pay period.

  • Daily - Calculates overtime hours based on the hours per day field in the employee's Pay Rate.

  • Weekly, with Carryover - Overtime calculations based on calendar weeks regardless of the pay period cycle.

  • Other/Custom - Not currently used

Overtime Code (default)

Defines the default overtime paycode. This can be overridden by the department.

Overtime Hours Start

Sets the number of hours after which overtime is calculated. This only pertains for weekly options only and it can be overridden by the department.

Show Comp Earned Codes

Option to display the compensation earned codes on the timesheet.

Start Day of Week for Weekly OT with Carryover

Defines which day of the week will be the first day of the week as the start day for overtime.

Profile Option Setup Instructions:

  1. From Administration, select Profile.

  2. In the Choose a Category field, select a field.

  3. Select Edit.

  4. When finished, select Save.