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Company overview
Frontier Software serving your business better User training Ongoing maintenance and support Helpdesk Consulting Project management Payroll bureau/outsourcing Technical assistance System reviews and audits Data migration/conversion Solid foundation
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Record complete demographic data Establishment and position control Absence and leave control Organisation charting Flexible remuneration modelling and forecasting Job evaluation Appraisal and development review Occupational health and safety Succession and career planning Diary reminders and email Report designer Letter writing and documents Imaging photographs/documents Executive information/ business intelligence reporting Management reports Correspondence attachments
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Pre-payment/advance pay Pay adjustments Hours worked Pay rates/pay scales Payslip messages Pension/superannuation Absence and leave management Taxation and social security Statutory reports Pay history and year-to-date Overtime Report designer Loans and repayment Commission and expenses Electronic interfaces to banks Payroll reports Termination calculation Rostering and time interpretation Award interpretation module SSP/SMP Payroll bureau/outsourcing Hardware outsourcing Software outsourcing Staff outsourcing
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Technology
Operating in a client server environment Databases the choice is yours Simple access for users Customisation. Tailoring chris21 to meet your business requirements Extensive online help/user guide A security system that puts you in control Optimum audit efficiency Diary reminders and email Integration with office automation chris21 a true open environment Executive reporting module Internet/intranet employee self service Managers approval and workflow
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Company overview
Founded on commitment, built on quality. Since 1983, Frontier Software has established a proud track record of success in facilitating effective human resource management
Effective human resource management is increasingly recognised as being critical for the success of companies worldwide. Today, the elements embodied by human resource management are complex, encompassing a huge range of specialist areas such as personnel administration, payroll, recruitment, training, staff development, health and safety, skills development, vacancy management, expense control and workforce planning. Small wonder a flexible and responsive software system is essential to manage the plethora of tasks necessary for effective human resource management. Beginning in Melbourne, Australia, in 1983 followed by the opening of offices in New Zealand and the UK in 1991, followed by Singapore in 2003. In 2003, Frontier Software acquired two companies. The first being Mainway, an established payroll bureau based in Nottingham UK. The second acquisition being Goodwood, a HR software organisation based in Walsall UK. Frontier Software has developed one of the most successful solutions for human resource management anywhere in the world. Named chris21 (Complete Human Resource Information System), this software has been installed in major corporations throughout Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Europe, Singapore and other areas. This is a significant achievement for the company which now boasts over one thousand clients and over two hundred and fifty employees worldwide. The organisation shows strong growth, utilising its profits to continue product development, performance and service thus providing users with superior customer satisfaction. The international success of chris21is based on both technical excellence and the capability of the software to evolve to meet the changing requirements of clients. This widely accepted client/server product operates on the worlds leading computer environments Windows XP, Windows 2000 and UNIX, thus providing an enterprise-wide local and wide area network topology with Internet/intranet capability. chris21 is a modular yet integrated software solution based on the concept of entering data once, that allows constant enquiries of its unlimited online history. User ad-hoc queries, customisation tools, seamless integration with Microsoft Office and other products are included. This integration ensures that chris21 provides the ultimate in flexibility and functionality.
Frontier Software and chris21 provide a business solution that harmonises with your companys business practices making information easily accessible across an organisation-wide network. A virtual human resource office is now a reality with internet/intranet technology. The design of chris allows organisations to purchase functions that match budgets and business needs. Modules cover the diverse requirements of human resource and payroll management for any type of organisation. Available modules include: Human Resource administration Payroll management Learning and development Recruitment administration Travel and subsistence Expense payment and control Employee self service Manager approval and workflow Award interpretation Ad-hoc report designing Executive reporting and many others
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Company services
Frontier Software serving your business better
Supplying excellent software is only half of the Frontier Software service. Frontier delivers at all stages of the project. Frontier Software provides you with the best value and service through our ongoing support. We have an unequalled reputation for providing a superior level of support. Whether at installation, implementation, post implementation reviews or on a day-to-day basis, Frontier Software delivers the support you demand.
Standard training courses are regularly scheduled at our offices. These courses are cost effective for one or two attendees from the same organisation. The other benefits of our scheduled training courses are that the training is broad based and that ideas can be shared with similar users from other organisations. To help with at the office training, comprehensive documentation is provided with each training session.
User training
Frontier Software offer a comprehensive training programme for all types of users. Implementation training is normally delivered at your site and takes place over a number of sessions. These sessions ensure that users are totally conversant with chris21. We tailor your implementation programme to meet your requirements. Inhouse training sessions are available for new staff or to bring existing staff up-to-date with the new features available in chris21. Remember, chris21 is being constantly reviewed and enhanced for your benefit. Our training consultants can also work with you to develop training programmes specific to your needs. This form of training is particularly suited to remote users, specialist work-groups and for managers so that they know how chris21 can satisfy management needs.
Frontier Software is at the forefront of technology, ensuring chris21 is always providing you with the latest market requirements. chris21 is regularly updated with client enhancements developed as a result of user group meetings, as well as statutory obligations. The strategic direction of Frontier Software is dictated by user needs across the world wide business use of this successful human resource and payroll solution. Users are always kept up to date and the support agreement provides free software upgrades along with a first class support service.
Company overview
Helpdesk
The helpdesk is a fundamental part of our business. After all, client satisfaction is our No. 1 priority. The helpdesk is your one-stopshop for any queries. You are not charged for support calls: access to the helpdesk is part of your maintenance agreement and our helpdesk will solve your problems, quickly and effectively.
Payroll bureau/outsourcing
Frontier Software operate a wide range of outsourcing services to satisfy an organisations business needs. The Service Level Agreements can range from traditional bureau arrangements to a fully managed service. This service compliments use of chris21 as an inhouse product. Like the product, this service is flexible to meet your business needs.
Consulting
In addition to providing training and helpdesk support, our consultants can assist with implementation, conversions, specification of new requirements, site reviews and even cover for short-term staff absences. In short, any task that requires an understanding of human resource or payroll management can be undertaken by Frontier Software.
Technical assistance
Many organisations today have few staff available to assist with technical matters. While contracting out as and when required, is cost effective, it sometimes means that technical staff are not always available. chris21 is simple to install, easy to upgrade, simple to maintain and therefore requires a minimum of technical support. But if you need any help, well be there.
Project management
A successful implementation requires a professionally managed project. While some companies prefer their own project management, just as many are unable to spare the resources for this important task. Frontier can put a plan together that shows you what needs to be done, by whom. Our experience is vital to your success. With the experience of hundreds of successful implementations we know exactly what is required. We know what works and what does not. And importantly we put together realistic plans that let you complete your implementation on time, within budget and with minimum disruption to your organisation and to your employees.
Data migration/conversion
Frontier Software offer a wide variety of conversion facilities. Data from legacy systems can be easily migrated into chris21. A simple procedure without re-keying data.
Solid foundation
A solid foundation provides success and the Frontier Software commitment to product functionality, service and user understanding produces a quality product. Success has been based upon a number of factors and our key attributes are: Product commitment look at product release contents Compliance with specific country legislative requirements We listen to our users users receive requested enhancements at no extra cost Complete user satisfaction our user surveys tell us so Reliable and robust software over 20 years in the HR software industry First class helpdesk support wherever you are, we are there to help Ease of use with product flexibility extensive online help, click the icon and documentation appears Professional training and project management successful implementation provides credibility Continued user-led enhancements at no extra cost regular user groups lead development Incorporation of technological changes client/server design
Open database access users can get at the data easily and quickly Users can perform customisation your business needs are met Company strength profitable company Frontier Software constantly invests in research and development after development, quality assurance follows and a quality product is produced chris21 benefits your organisation by reducing administrative costs and producing management information in a most cost-effective manner Proven Technology Frontier Software uses software tools that are reliable and proven in todays ever changing technical environment. Human Resource and Payroll is a mission critical system
Human resources
chris21 Personnel Administration helps maintain extensive Human Resource information vital to managing your most valuable resource
Record complete demographic data
With a comprehensive database is already established but you can tailor the product to suit your organisations unique requirements and this is accomplished by the easy to use online design tool set. The database has been designed to store, enquire and report on complete history of all employees: Key features include: Career history, previous employment Addresses Skills and competences Disciplinary warnings Grievances Equal opportunity reporting Company issues Appraisals and performance management Diaries, reminders and notes Professional associations Dependents Education/qualifications Licenses/certificates Training history and others chris21,
User customisation gives you the freedom to enhance product functionality and can be performed by a user to suit individual requirements.
Features of absence and leave control including graphical displays are: Any type of absence, eg holidays, sickness, long service, study, jury service, parental leave etc Different, and any number of, entitlement rules can be specified Unlimited history is automatically maintained Sickness monitoring Immediate graphs and sickness patterns can easily be displayed Up to the minute and future entitlement/accrual balances Automatic employee leave entitlements are calculated Warning messages when leave exceeds entitlement Leave can be entered in advance Adjustments can be made at any time Time off in lieu can be maintained at any time Leave planner and leave liability reports
Organisation charting
When the structure changes, the chart reflects the current status. Staff appointments and transfers are also amended with a chart. Flexibility does not just stop there. With chris21, users can determine what is presented in the graphical chart and obtain a complete or partial company structure. An easy to use and effective organisation management chart is produced in minutes.
Human resources
The diary reminder facility helps you to plan changes within your human resource system. You can access a pop-up window to create a reminder field each time you make a change in the chris21 system You can offset messages to appear automatically on screen at a pre-determined date, eg a reminder can be programmed to appear on screen before salary changes are to be made chris21 interfaces to any SMTP compliant email system Diary messages can be created within any module of chris21.
Report designer
Can I have a facility to create reports/queries without extensive learning? Yes, flexible, simple, efficient and complete chris21 ad-hoc report designer ensures you can always create a professionally presented, comprehensive report of any data on your system and you do not need to be a computer whiz to do it. Data can be passed seamlessly into Word/ExcelTM.
Imaging photographs/documents
chris21 offers you the latest in image support, optimising security and providing an effective management tool. Photographs of staff can be viewed from any part of the system and any number of documents can be scanned, created and attached to an employees record.
Examples of standard reports are: Turnover reports Age analysis Service analysis Terminations New starters Transfers Profile report Leave planner Labour costs Salary review Leave liability Budget reports Headcount reports Remuneration reports Department lists Establishment reports Organisation structures Absence analysis Attendance reports
Management reports
As you would expect from any human resource information system, chris21 includes a wide variety of standard management reports to meet the majority of your organisations reporting requirements. They satisfy statutory reporting requirements too. All these standard reports are complemented by our ad-hoc report designer. Using the powerful report designer youll get reports on any information held in chris21 in the format you require. Not only is the report designer powerful, it is easy to use and provides unlimited extraction, analysis and reporting on your Human Resource data.
Correspondence attachments
Human resource departments receive a great deal of incoming correspondence; when these relate to an employee they can easily be attached to an employee record. chris21 an effective tool for human resource administration.
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Full functionality, statutory compliance, statutory software upgrades, ease of use with full documentation are our company standards. chris21 passes with flying colours
Put the payroll specialist to work for you. chris21 ensures your employees are paid accurately and on time whilst efficiently managing the complexity of ever changing conditions of employment; chris21 easily handles the most complex requirements of pay production. Over 60 general ledger interfaces already exist in chris21. Other general ledger packages accept our standard ASCII file. Great flexibility when you need it. You can also extract data from chris21 time sheets into job costing and creditor systems; in fact into any system that accepts ASCII files.
Backpay
The pain of manual calculations is removed. chris21 automatically calculates retrospective increases (and decreases) in salaries/wages and allowances to your employees, whilst maintaining the original cost coding and a full history of the recalculations.
Deductions/allowances/earnings/ benefits
With chris21, there is no limit to the number of deductions, pension/superannuation schemes, allowances and benefits. chris21 maintains a full online history of changes for each employee and global changes reduce payroll workload. Some key features include: Automatic reduction of deduction balances Deduction priority Percentage or specific amount contributions Court orders Pro rata calculations And when additional earnings/deductions are required, they are simple to add.
Leavers
No more searching for historical data, it is there online. When an employee leaves the company, details are not lost. Pay can be made up to the leaving date and if overtime/commission payments are to be made after the leaving date, chris21 can be used to make the payment. chris21 automatically complies with statutory requirements for post termination payments.
Supplementary pay
If you need to make payments to employees outside a normal pay run, you have several choices with chris21. Process the employee in a separate pay run. Make the payment off-line and record the payment details in chris21. Either way, chris21 updates year-to-date totals, creates accounting entries and provides reconciliation reports. Balanced general ledger entries are always created.
Hours worked
Timesheet from keyed input, rosters, imported or internet driven. To make life easier and to facilitate the most efficient means of entering time sheets, chris21 has a number of alternatives for you. Our consultants will work with you to determine which method of timecard input is most appropriate for you. If your organisation uses electronic time clocks, chris21 offers a time and attendance interface to capture time records. You avoid the double-handling of information and chris21 saves your company time and money. Of course, time sheets could be entered via the internet/intranet and then immediately passed into chris21.
Autopay
If your employees receive the same pay each pay period, then use the autopay feature of chris21. It saves you the time and trouble of entering timecards for ordinary hours. With autopay, all you need to do is run the pay a press button pay run.
Pay adjustments
In addition to base pay, overtime and allowances, chris21 has a simple method for making one-off payments or deductions. Adjustments such as backpay are created automatically when retrospective salary or allowance changes are entered. Other one-off adjustments are entered as they occur. chris21 even lets you easily make bulk adjustments and you can even import spreadsheet calculations into chris21, without re-keying.
Net to gross
If a net payment is to be made then chris21 will gross up the value according to statutory rules.
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Payslip messages
Employee communication underpins a successful organisation and the payslip is one method. Messages can be included on payslips and the message can be made specific to an employee, a group of employees, or to those being processed within the pay run. Technology always provides an opportunity to change a business process.
Pension/superannuation
chris21 allows an employee to belong to any number of pension/superannuation funds and every fund is user-defined. The system provides: An unlimited number of funds Calculation of employee and employer contributions Year-to-date and fund-to-date totals AVCs. Additional Voluntary Contribution Offsets and ceilings Contracted out money purchase scheme Specific amounts and/or percentage values Electronic interfaces to scheme providers
The power and flexibility of chris21 is reflected in the use of tables users define the rules of entitlement and payment rules. Perhaps the company requires different account numbers to be used for different types of absences with chris21 this is not a problem. Graphical displays enhance results and chris21 offers facilities for identifying sickness patterns (or other leave types) in a wide variety of graphical displays.
Overtime
In most organisations the need to pay overtime arises occasionally, if not constantly. chris21 facilitates the payment of overtime in a number of ways: Any number of time factors for overtime are available eg normal time, time and a half, double time, double time and a half, etc. All are user definable Report designer requests provide management with necessary controlling information, eg overtime by department chris21 automatically generates the necessary accounting data Back pay calculations can be performed on historical data
Statutory reports
chris21 provides facilities to produce all statutory reports either in printed format, magnetic media or electronically.
Report designer
Any number of training reports can be produced at any time. Can I have a facility to create reports/queries without extensive learning? Yes, flexible, simple, efficient and complete the ad-hoc report writer ensures you can always create a professionally presented, comprehensive report of any data on your system. And you do not need to be a computer whiz to do it. Data can be passed seamlessly into Word/ExcelTM.
Reports can be run at anytime and complete history is available
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Termination calculation*
Processing and calculating termination payments is simple with the chris21 comprehensive termination module. Once you have defined the rules used for calculating termination payments all you need to do is enter a termination date and run the termination process. Key features include: Automatic calculation and payment of outstanding leave entitlements and accruals What if analysis and modelling of termination entitlements without commitment to termination online termination calculation for individuals Calculation of termination entitlements for groups of employees * This module is not available in the UK
Payroll reports
With so much vital payroll information held in chris21, accurate and readable reports are a key component of this module. With over 100 payroll reports available, reports exist that satisfy the diverse needs of your users. Payroll, finance, managers, audit, external agencies will all find that the chris21 reports give them exactly the information they require, when they need it. Pay details (Gross to net) Overtime analysis Ledger reports Accounting analysis Deduction analysis Sickness payments Pension/superannuation fund schedules Year end reconciliation Costing reports Payslips Statutory payments Bank deposits
Hardware outsourcing
Frontier Software can supply and maintain the hardware plus logistics and technical expertise associated with a mission critical solution. Additionally, Frontier Software performs the backup and recovery procedures to ensure there is minimal down time and no delays.
Software outsourcing
Being state of the art thin client server, chris21 allows you to have online direct access to the system. We will provide the facilities and flexibility of an inhouse solution without the need for the client to maintain the software and legislative requirements.
Changes can be made anytime, anywhere
SSP/SMP*
UK statutory legislation covers the payment of both statutory sick pay and statutory maternity pay. chris21 can create the appropriate payments; in addition it will automatically create occupational sick payments and occupational maternity payments.
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Staff outsourcing
Frontier Software have a vast pool of experienced staff to provide you a cost-effective solution. Frontier Software bears the cost of recruitment, training, salaries and overheads so that you can concentrate on your own core business, thereby allowing you to devote the resources to profit generating areas. We cover the broad spectrum of payroll types from Government and white collar environments through to the most complex health and transport agreements. Frontier Software is happy to tailor a service to your requirements, providing you with a real-time, online, outsourced solution with our inhouse, online advantages. The best of both worlds.
Training reports can be processed at anytime
Payroll bureau/outsourcing
Frontier Software offers a unique, full range of outsourcing services. We can tailor a service to suit your requirements while still allowing you direct access to your data regardless of whether it is payroll or human resource data. Outsourcing can comprise hardware, software and labour.
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Investment in learning will ultimately improve profitability, therefore, it is imperative to train employees throughout their career history. chris21 is the ideal training administrator and manager
chris21 contains powerful, easy to use functions that follow the process of your training administration process. Software that enables these tasks to be accomplished without difficulties is essential and chris21, using Windows techniques, allows this to happen on screen every time. From course registration, delegate confirmation, nominations and attendee history chris21 for Training is the answer. Historical components of chris21 provide departmental managers and training departments with information to plan current and future training requirements and associated budget forecasts.
Course diaries
Course sessions can be held at any time and a complete diary of courses, current and historical, internal/external are displayed on screen. Subsequent sessions can be allocated at any time and the use of diaries and/or email facilities prompts for action.
Needs analysis
Generally, needs analysis flows from appraisals which can be logged and analysed to formulate an employees training plan. The user defined tables for competences and course definitions are also an essential ingredient. Groups of employees, selected by need, can then be allocated a suitable course.
Letter writing
Immediate letter production is achieved by a click of the icon. chris21 creates letters immediately by extracting and merging data into your WordTM. Not only is it ideal for a one off but the facility is used to generate letters for selected groups of people. Human Resource departments generate letters so why not create a history of the actual letter with instant retrieval. chris21 allows the task to be performed with ease.
Course administration
Course details covering course providers, location, costs, equipment needed and competences to be acquired are all elements of this core function. A simple click will display all courses (internal and external) logged onto the database. Training officers can then plan courses and sessions according to business requirements.
Graphical analysis
Analysis of data is enhanced with a picture. Yes, graphics enhance presentation and it is easy to transfer data into spreadsheets such as Microsoft ExcelTM. Why not select a group of employees and graph the sickness pattern. Not difficult to achieve. Enhanced graphical analysis can be obtained by using the business intelligence module.
Reports can be run at any time and complete history is available any time
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Increasing efficiency and quick easy access to both applicant and vacancy databases are fundamental to any recruitment activity. Frontier Software provides the correct tool
Candidate selection: Hiring the correct person is essential to maximise company profitability. chris21 contains powerful, easy to use functions that follow the workflow of your busy recruitment process. Software that enables these tasks to be accomplished without difficulties is essential and chris21 using Windows techniques allows this to happen on screen every time. From applicant search, letter production, graphical analysis and finally hiring, with automatic transfer to the employee database makes chris21 for Recruitment the perfect solution.
Applicant management
chris21 tracks external candidates and existing employees by a simple click of the mouse. The easy to understand screens are used to enter biographic data from linguistic skills to previous work history. All data can then be used for candidate selection. Registering basic information to send out information packs is just one of the many benefits of chris21. To complement the various stages of hiring an applicant, chris21 has an extensive array of information sets, namely: Base information name/address Vacancy applied for References Term/work address Skills and competences Education data Prior work history Health and medical events Photographs
Vacancy tracking
Identifying vacancies with subsequent people selection is the foundation of chris21. Vacancies are identified and entered into the vacancy log. Grades, department details, user defined categories are immediately displayed and the visual on screen history identifies current and historical vacancies. Imagine knowing how much the recruitment campaign costs; chris21 delivers this immediately and users can identify the best fit advertising campaign. Management reports complete the workflow of vacancy management along with who and how many applicants applied, and all associated costs.
Candidate selection
The powerful and easy to use ad-hoc query facility enables even the novice user to extract data and display results on screen. Selections are applied identifying applicants to be processed for the next stage. Naturally selections can be fine tuned by the user at any time. chris21 workflow processes are then used and a total summary of diary events are maintained after every action. Diary events are user defined in pop up windows. Typically these would include: Application acknowledgements Rejection letters sent References checked Confirming interview time Sent for medical Acceptance letter
Letter writing
At all stages of the recruitment process, letters are needed and the benefits of chris21 allows bulk or single letters to be sent. chris21 provides an interface to Microsoft WordTM, and it is a simple case of point, click and select the data. Naturally a status history of letters sent is provided, regardless of whether it is a single letter or letters to many applicants.
Reporting/enquiries
At any time, enquiries can be made by using the easy to use report designer. Ethnic monitoring, advertising campaigns, vacancy costing etc are all achievable with minimal effort.
Graphical displays of data via Excel (or equivalent) are easy to produce
Document attachments
At any stage of the recruitment process, photographs can be scanned and passed directly into the applicant database. Original letters can also be scanned and retrieved within your chosen word processor.
Graphical analysis
Powerful graphical analysis can be performed simply and with ease. Just think, pie charts, bar charts, line graphs, recruitment costs by vacancy, ethnic analysis by age, gender analysis and many others can be performed at the touch of a button. Products that clients use include ExcelTM and Lotus 123TM. chris21 allows your choice of graphical tools and executive information systems to perform time comparative analysis. Drill down techniques are used to identify strengths and weaknesses of the recruitment campaign.
Offer letters are now easy to produce, data being automatically extracted from chris21
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Yes, flexible, simple, efficient and complete chris21 report designer ensures you can always create a professionally presented, comprehensive report of any data on your system and you do not need to be a computer whiz to do it. You can search your database and produce the selected data in a report layout of your choice. And you can interface these reports with the majority of graphic, spreadsheet or word processing packages. Building a report is as simple as answering the following questions: What details do I want? How do I select employees? How do I want them sorted? How do I want them presented? All chris21 data items are stored in the data dictionary and can be viewed in a pop-up window or selected from the screen on which they appear. Point your cursor at the item you want to appear in the report and click! There are no boundaries to the number and types of reports you can create. You can attach frequently used ad-hoc reports to a menu so they look like standard reports an ideal way to get managers to run their own reports. You can also perform mathematical and logical operations on data fields and embed the results in your reports.
You can view reports online, print them immediately or store them for printing at a later time and even send the results via email. Letter writing to a select group of employees is completed immediately with the power of chris21 report writer. Can I use other report writers? Yes, any tried and tested ODBC (Open Data Base Connectivity) compliant software can be used against the database eg IQ, Crystal, WebFocus and Forest and Trees. The appropriate drivers are available from Frontier Software. Again, our commitment to users is to provide a solution. Security is an extremely important aspect and the chris21 report writer uses chris21 security to control what data segments can be accessed. Another important aspect is the ease by which data can be transferred into office products such as Microsoft Word/ExcelTM. This is a seamless task just point and click. Once a report has been created it can be reused with or without changing the criteria another time saver.
Industry standards are used throughout chris21 to help users navigate around the system. Menu configurations based upon user preferences are simple to create and change. The ability to open a number of windows at the same time provides users with more information. Navigation is not limited to menu bars; menu trees are also an option; again it is your choice.
chris21 is a flexible system and you, the user have screen customisation facilities. Small things like creating user preferences; menu structures; and even changing the appearance of the screen. Screen customisation will allow you to add new fields; remove data fields; all of this performed to make administration an easy task. chris21 is controlled by security that ensures that only specific users have access to screen customisation.
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Proven technology underpins the design platform of chris21. Scalability, open database and a client/server environment are the standards
Technology becomes increasingly critical to the performance and competitive edge of companies and Frontier Software is constantly enhancing chris21 to take advantage of the latest technology so that you can work smarter. And the new powerful client/server application allows you to access chris21 via the internet. So, all your staff can access chris21 no matter how distant your regional offices. The design of chris21 provides high performance across a company-wide area network. Frontier Software three-tier client/server architecture increases reliability, performance and speed over restricted speed communication lines.
Frontier three-tier client/server application leads the way in functionality, and the scalability of chris21 delivers maximum efficiency and flexibility. Now, the load of running software applications on your system can be shared across three components, providing greater reliability, speed and performance. Data transfer as well as the application itself can run from the application server, freeing your client PC to run the graphical user interface and interact with the user.
In addition you can change databases at any time by using our seamless conversion process.
You can also limit user access to specified areas in your organisation. For example, a sales manager may have access only to sales staff information. Users can see on screen and report through the ad-hoc report writer only details to which they have access. And you can manage security for hundreds of users by applying simple security profiles. chris21 also detects and records unauthorised attempts to access the system and unauthorised attempts to access screens and reports within the system. You can view the security log online or produce a report of the security log for detailed inspection. Security violations are also reported.
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Frontier Software facilitates business efficiency by designing new modules. In discussion with users and industry experts these additional modules deliver business benefit
P11D reporting (UK)
This module has been designed to meet UK statutory reporting relating to benefits and appropriate expenses. Data is printed in an approved format and can also be sent electronically to the Inland Revenue.
Salary packaging
Companies with varying salary packaging or flexible methods will find this module attractive. Varying allowances/benefits can be chosen to determine an employees overall salary package.
Executive reporting
This reporting module is in addition to the ad-hoc report writer. A suite of management reports with online drill down facilities prove beneficial to any organisation.
Payroll bureau/outsourcing
Frontier Software offers chris21 as an inhouse solution or as a product to be used for its important outsourcing service. The range of services: Bureau Partial outsourcing Fully managed service Naturally like all aspects of Frontier Software services, partnership becomes a keyword. We ask you what type of service is best for your business and this can also include hardware. Regardless of the selected option you will receive: Access to your human resource database Immediate ad-hoc queries Unlimited history Interfaces to the general ledger
Web browser
Employee self service
This browser based module provides the facility for an employee to self serve. By using passwords an employee can change appropriate records eg address changes, bank details and also make enquiries to the database. Examples of this are: leave balances, payslip history, training courses attended and vacancy applications. A complete audit log is maintained when data changes are made and the database is updated real time.
Manager approvals/workflow
Manager approvals occur directly from employees making changes. This workflow process will dynamically create emails and update the database once a managers approval has been given. Examples of these processes are leave applications, time sheets, expense forms. Frontier Software are constantly working with clients to ensure that business processes utilising approvals form part of this important module. A separate product brochure is available.
Employee self service provides empowerment
The high performance client/server design allows you to have distributed access for both input and enquiry to your database even though the services of Frontier Software are being used. A separate product brochure is available.
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