Click the Filter tool in the Employee Setup module toolbar.
Select an existing filter or create a filter for the records to which you want to associate multiple Categories.
Click the Count button to determine how many records are in the filterset.
Click OK.
Click Run. The grid displays the Employee Setup records that met the filter criteria.
Click the Toolkit and select Add Multiple Categories | Current Filter. A pop-up opens requesting to run the tool against the records in the current filterset.
Click OK. A window opens similar to the following:
Use CTRL + click to select the Categories that you want to associate with the Employees.
Click Select. The system adds the selected Categories to the Categories grid for all records in the filterset.
Add Multiple Categories for Selected Record(s)
Enables you to add multiple Categories to one or more selected Employee Setup records.
Open the Work > Administration > Work Flow Setup > Employee Setup module.
Select one or more records in the Employee Setup grid.
Click the Toolkit and select Add Multiple Categories | Selected Record(s). A pop-up opens asking for confirmation.
Click OK. A window opens similar to the following:
Use CTRL + click to select the Categories that you want to associate with the Employees.
Click Select. The system adds the selected Categories to the Categories grid for the record(s) you selected to run the Toolkit.
Add Replica Employee for Selected Record
Creates a new Employee record with data identical to that found in the General section of the selected Employee record. The exceptions are: Login ID, Start Date and End Date, Journal Entry Import and Seniority. The Categories and Classifications associated with the selected record are also carried over to the new Employee record.
This toolkit streamlines the process of creating new Employee Setup records.
In the Work Employee Setup module, select the Employee Setup record you would like to copy.
Click the Toolkit and select Add Replica Employee | Selected Record.
An alert pop-up asks for confirmation:
Click OK. The Add Replica Employee form opens:
Enter the New Employee Code. This is required and must be unique.
Enter the New Employee Name. This is required.
Click OK. The Toolkit creates a new Employee Setup record
The Toolkit copies the field values from most of the General section of the selected Employee record. The exceptions are: Login ID, Start Date and End Date, Journal Entry Import and Seniority.
The Categories and Classifications associated with the selected record are also carried over to the new Employee record.
Calculate Seniority for Current FIlter
Recalculates the Seniority, Years, Months, and Days field values for all Employee Setup records in the current filterset.
Note: Employee service data is not updated automatically. You must run this toolkit to view current service data.
Click the Filter tool in the Employee Setup module toolbar.
Select an existing filter or create a filter for the Employee records you want to recalculate.
Click the Count button to determine how many records are in the filterset.
Click OK.
Click Run. The grid displays the Employee Setup records that meet the filter criteria.
Click the Toolkit and select Calculate Seniority | Current Filter. An alert pop-up appears asking the user to confirm the action.
Click OK. The Toolkit updates the Seniority, Years, Months, and Days field values on all records in the filterset.
Note: The Seniority field is calculated (in years) as the difference between the Start Date and End Date values. If the End Date field is left blank, Lucity uses the system date (current date) to calculate Seniority.
Note: The Toolkit will not run on records in which the Active field is disabled or on Employee records that do not have a Start Date value.
Calculate Seniority for Selected Record(s)
Recalculates the Seniority, Years, Months, and Days field values for selected Employee Setup records.
Note: Employee service data is not updated automatically. You must run this toolkit to view current service data.
Open the Work > Administration > Work Flow Setup > Employee Setup module.
Select one or more records in the Employee Setup grid.
Click the Toolkit and select Calculate Seniority | Selected Record(s). An alert pop-up appears asking you to confirm the action.
Click OK. The Toolkit updates the Seniority, Years, Months, and Days field values on the selected Employee Setup records.
Note: The Seniority field is calculated (in years) as the difference between the Start Date and End Date values. If the End Date field is left blank, Lucity uses the system date (current date) to calculate Seniority.
Note: The Toolkit will not run on records in which the Active field is disabled or on Employee records that do not have a Start Date value.
Change Time Cost for Current Filter
Updates the Time Cost value on all Employee Setup records in the current filterset.
Click the Toolkit and select Change Time Cost | Selected Record(s). A list of Time Cost options opens.
These values are established in the Work > Administration > Time Cost Setup module. The options in the Toolkit may be similar to the following:
Select the new Time Code and click Select. The Toolkit updates the Time Cost field on all selected records.
Populate Email from Security for Current Filter
Searches user records in Lucity's Security program for Login IDs that match those of the Employee Setup records in the current filterset. When such matches are found, the system copies the Email Address from the Security record to the Email field on the Employee Setup record.
This tool allows Lucity administrators to maintain user email addresses in the Security module and easily keep Employee records in sync.
Note: Employee records must have the Login ID field completed for this tool to be effective.
Click thetool in the Employee Setup module toolbar.
Select an existing filter or create a filter to identify the Employees whose email addresses you want to update.
Click the Count button to determine how many records are in the filterset.
Click OK.
Click Run. The grid displays the Employee Setup records that met the filter criteria.
Click the button and select Populate Email from Security | Current Filter. An alert appears, asking the user to confirm the action:
Click Yes. The toolkit runs and copies the employees' email addresses from the Security program to their Employee Setup records.
Note: Lucity uses the Login ID to match Security users to Employee Setup records. Therefore, Employee records must have the Login ID field completed for this tool to run properly.
Populate Email from Security for Selected Record(s)
Searches user records in Lucity's Security program for Login IDs that match those of the selected Employee Setup records. When such matches are found, the system copies the Email Address from the Security record to the Email field on the Employee Setup record.
This tool allows Lucity administrators to maintain user email addresses in the Security module and easily keep Employee records in sync.
Note: Employee records must have the Login ID field completed for this tool to be effective.
Click the button and select Populate Email From Security | Selected Record(s). An alert appears, asking the user to confirm the action:
Click Yes. The toolkit runs and copies the employees' email addresses from the Security program to their Employee Setup records.
Note: Lucity uses the Login ID to match Security users to Employee Setup records. Therefore, Employee records must have the Login ID field completed for this tool to run properly.
Populate Email to Security for Current Filter
Searches user records in Lucity's Security program for Login IDs that match those of the Employee Setup records in the current filterset. When such matches are found, the system copies the address in the Employee Setup record's Email field to the Security record's Email Address field.
This tool allows Lucity administrators to maintain user email addresses in the Employee Setup module and easily keep LucitySecurity records in sync.
Note: Employee records must have the Login ID field completed for this tool to be effective.
Warning: If an Email Address already exists in the Security program for the employee, the Toolkit will overwrite it with the address from the Employee Setup record.
Click thetool in the Employee Setup module toolbar.
Select an existing filter or create a filter to identify the Employees whose email addresses you want to copy to the Security program.
Click the Count button to determine how many records are in the filterset.
Click Run. The grid displays the Employee Setup records that met the filter criteria.
Click the button and select Populate Email to Security | Current Filter. An alert appears, asking the user to confirm the action:
Click Yes. The toolkit runs and copies the employees' email addresses from the Employee Setup module to their records in the Security program.
Note: Lucity uses the Login ID to match Employee Setup records to Security users. Therefore, Employee records must have the Login ID field completed for this tool to run properly.
Populate Email to Security for Selected Records
Searches user records in Lucity's Security program for Login IDs that match those of selected Employee Setup records. When such matches are found, the system copies the address in the Employee Setup record's Email field to the Security record's Email Address field.
This tool allows Lucity administrators to maintain user email addresses in the Employee Setup module and easily keep LucitySecurity records in sync.
Note: Employee records must have the Login ID field completed for this tool to be effective.
Warning: If an Email Address already exists in the Security program for the employee, the Toolkit will overwrite it with the address from the Employee Setup record.
Click the button and select Populate Email To Security | Selected Record(s). An alert appears, asking the user to confirm the action:
Click Yes. The toolkit runs and copies the employees' email addresses from the Employee Setup module to their records in the Security program.
Note: Lucity uses the Login ID to match Employee Setup records to Security users. Therefore, Employee records must have the Login ID field completed for this tool to run properly.
Recalculate Assigned Work for Current Filter
Prompts the system to immediately recalculate the Assigned Work field for all Employees in the current filterset, rather than waiting for Lucity services to perform the calculation overnight.
The Toolkit calculates the Assigned/Work value by adding all of the Estimated Labor Hours assigned to the Employee in the next seven calendar days in the Work Orders module.
Therefore, in order for the Toolkit to incorporate a Work Order into its calculations for an Employee:
He or she must be listed as the Leadworker on the Work Order.
The Work Order record must have a value in the Estimated Labor Hours field.
The Work Order's Start Date must occur in the next seven calendar days.
Click thetool in the Work Employee Setup module toolbar.
Select an existing filter or create a filter for the Employee Setup records you want to recalculate.
Click the Count button to determine how many records are in the filterset.
Click OK.
Click Run. The grid displays the records that met the filter criteria.
Click the button and select Recalculate Assigned Work | Current Filter. A pop-up appears asking for confirmation.
Click Yes. A message appears in the bottom-right corner of the screen to notify the user that the tool ran successfully. Open any of the Employee Setup records to view updated Assigned Work hours.
Note: The system determines the Assigned/Work value by adding all of the EstimatedWorkHours assigned to the Employee in the next seven calendar days in the Work Orders module.
Recalculate Assigned Work for Selected Record(s)
Prompts the system to immediately recalculate the Assigned Work field for the selected Employees, rather than waiting for Lucity services to perform the calculation overnight.
The Toolkit calculates the Assigned/Work value by adding all of the Estimated Labor Hours assigned to the Employee in the next seven calendar days in the Work Orders module.
Therefore, in order for the Toolkit to incorporate a Work Order into its calculations for an Employee:
He or she must be listed as the Leadworker on the Work Order.
The Work Order record must have a value in the Estimated Labor Hours field.
The Work Order's Start Date must occur in the next seven calendar days.
Click the button and select Recalculate Assigned Work | Selected Record(s). A pop-up appears asking for confirmation.
Click Yes. A message appears in the bottom-right corner of the screen to notify the user that the tool ran successfully. Open any of the Employee Setup records to view updated Assigned Work hours.
Note: The Toolkit calculates the Assigned/Work value by adding all of the Estimated Work Hours assigned to the Employee in the next seven calendar days in the Work Orders module.
The Assigned Work field is calculated by adding all of the Estimated/Work Hours that are assigned to the employee inside of the Work Orders module. This applies to all the work orders assigned to the employee over the next 7-day period.
Replace Employee on PMs and Crews for Selected Record
Identifies instances in which the selected Employee record is associated with an existing PM or Crew and replaces it with another Employee.
This helps to quickly update the system when an employee leaves a position and is replaced by a new employee.
In the Work > Administration > Work Flow Setup > Employee Setup module, select the Employee record that you want to replace with another.
Click the button and select Replace Employee on PMs and Crews| Selected Record. A pop-up appears, asking the user to confirm whether to proceed with the action.
Click Yes. A pick-list of existing Employee Setup records appears.
Select the Employee who you want to replace the person you selected in Step 1.
Click OK. The system identifies instances in which the original Employee Setup record was associated with an existing PM or Crew and replaces that person with the Employee selected in Step 4.
Set NULL security for Current Filter
Specifies Category-Level Security [Add/Edit, Edit Only, or Full (Add/Edit/Delete)] permissions for the employees in the current filterset.
Will only update permissions for Categories already related to the Employee in the Employe Setup > Categories grid.
Will only update permissions for Employee Setup > Categories that currently do not have any set permissions.
Will not overwrite an Employee's existing Category security rights.
This eliminates the need to manually set each person's Category Level Security permissions.
Select an existing filter or create a filter for the records you want to recalculate.
Click the Count button to determine how many records are in the filterset.
Click OK.
Click Run. The grid displays the records that met the filter criteria.
Click the button and select Set NULL Security | Current Filter. A pop-up appears asking for confirmation.
Click Yes to proceed. A pick-list appears.
Select one of the security options: Edit Only, Add/Edit, or Full (Add/Edit/Delete).
Click OK. A confirmation message appears in the bottom-right corner of the screen. The system adds the selected security rights to any Employee records in the filterset that did not have existing Category-level security settings.
Set NULL security for Selected Record(s)
Specifies Category-Level Security [Add/Edit, Edit Only, or Full (Add/Edit/Delete)] permissions for the currently selected employees.
Will only update permissions for Categories already related to the Employee in the Employe Setup > Categories grid.
Will only update permissions for Employee Setup > Categories that currently do not have any set permissions.
Will not overwrite an Employee's existing Category security rights.
This eliminates the need to manually set each person's Category Level Security permissions.
Click the button and select Set NULL Security | Selected Record(s). A pop-up with a picklist of security options appears.
Select one of the security options: Edit Only, Add/Edit, or Full (Add/Edit/Delete).
Click Select. A confirmation message appears in the bottom-right corner of the screen. The system adds the selected security rights to any Employee records in the selection that did not have existing Category-level security settings.