B-COMM for PeopleSoft Time & Labor is an Oracle Validated data collection subsystem that collects and transfers Time and Labor information from various data collection devices to and from your PeopleSoft system.

Automating the time collection process results in substantial savings to your organization. With B-COMM, important time and labor data is collected, validated, and sent to PeopleSoft Time & Labor in a timely and accurate manner.
This approach:

• eliminates delays and errors
• ensures accuracy in payroll calculations
• provides real-time view of employee activities
• empowers critical decision-making
• enables Employee Self-Service (ESS) functionality via self-service kiosks

Product Features

• Connects PeopleSoft Time and Labor to people who need to record their time
• Records employee punch time- clock in, clock out, start break, start meal, transfer
• Punched time may also include labor (task) data
• Records employee elapsed events- vacation, sick, jury duty, holiday
• Elapsed time may also include labor (task) data
• Task data may be in the form of a simple task name, or may be multi-level recording
• Simple, intuitive interface improves user acceptance

Real Time Punch Transactions

• Clock In
• Clock In with Task Profile
• Clock In with Task Template
• Clock In with Override
• Clock Out
• Clock Out for Meal
• Clock Out for Break
• Transfer
• Transfer with Task Profile
• Transfer with Task Template
• Transfer with Override

Elapsed Transactions

• Time Charged to Time Reporting Code with Task Profile
• Time Charged to Time Reporting Code with Task Template
• Time Charged to Time Reporting Code with Override
• Time Charged to Labor (Task) Data
• Time Charged to Time Reporting Code

Informational Transactions

• Total Hours Worked by Employee this Week

PeopleSoft Communication

B-COMM® for PeopleSoft communicates with the PeopleSoft system via XML messages, taking advantage of the PeopleSoft Integration Broker to efficiently manage the communications stream. This method provides a secure, robust bi-directional communication channel between PeopleSoft and B-COMM.

The following activities are supported by B-COMM® for PeopleSoft:

Validation Data from PeopleSoft to B-COMM®

The following downloads from PeopleSoft to B-COMM® are necessary support real time validation of employee activities:

• Time Reporter
• Schedule
• Restriction Profile
• Total Hours
• Time Reporting Code
• Time Collection Device Supervisor
• Time Collection Device Task Profile
• Time Collection Device Task Template
• Reporting Element Tables
• Task Element Values

Transaction Data to PeopleSoft from B-COMM®

B-COMM® supports the upload to PeopleSoft Time and Labor of the following message types:

• Punched Time Interface
• Punched Task Interface
• Elapsed Time Interface

Technical Requirements

The technical requirement for running B-COMM® for PeopleSoft Time and Labor are industry-standard components, requiring no proprietary hardware or software.  

INTERFACE TECHNOLOGY

A PeopleSoft AppConnect 8 certified integration (XML based)