B-COMM™ for PeopleSoft Time and Labor is a PeopleSoft certified communications software that links PeopleSoft Time and Labor to Kaba time collection and shop floor terminals in order to automate and validate the collection of employee data. Automating the data collection process results in substantial savings to your company because time and labor information is collected, validated and sent to PeopleSoft timely and accurately, eliminating delays and errors. The following activities are supported by B-COMM™ for PeopleSoft:

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.

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
• Elapsed Task 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.