AFRICLOCK USER MANUAL

Import/Export data

Import/Export data
 
This window provides a number of data export and import functions.
1

Comma-delimited movements export

1. Comma-delimited~movements export
This writes clock movements into a file that can be opened by Excel or any other program that recognises the .CSV format. It is also useful if you need to export data from this system to another Africlock system, on which you would select "Import data: Clock movements: Comma-delimited file". The file layout is shown here.
 
2

Excel  movements  export

2. Excel ~movements ~export
This option (which requires you to have Excel installed on the same computer as your clocking system) will create an export file in Excel format.
 
3

GWT/IDU import

3. GWT/IDU import
This imports clock movement data from the GWT/IDU fingerprint clock (see GWT web site).
 
4

Comma-delimited movements import

4. Comma-delimited~movements import
This option imports comma-delimited clock movements (see Comma-delimited movements export above). The file format is shown here.
 
5

Comma-delimited attendance import

5. Comma-delimited~attendance import
This option imports comma-delimited attendance records (see Comma-delimited attendance export below). The file format is shown here.
 
 
6

Pastel employee list

6. Pastel~employee~list
Pastel Payroll contains a function to export an employee master list. You can use this as your initial employee list to save some typing. Please contact us if you cannot get this function to work.
 
7

Import employees from spreadsheet

7. Import employees~from spreadsheet
You can import employee data from an Excel spreadsheet. See here for more information.
 
8

Comma-delimited attendance export

8. Comma-delimited~attendance export
This option exports comma-delimited attendance records (see Comma-delimited attendance import above). The file format is shown here.
 
 
9

Excel attendance export

9. Excel~attendance~export
This option (which requires you to have Excel installed on the same computer as your clocking system) will export attendance records in Excel format.
 
10

Accord export

10. Accord export
Software Farm's "Accord" system has the ability to import attendance records. Contact us for advice on the use of this feature.
 
11

Show Accord data

11. Show Accord data
This will display the Accord export data so that you can check its correctness before running the import function from within Accord.
 
12

EMWIN export

12. EMWIN export
Attendance printout and export file for EMWIN payroll.
 
13

Excel attendance summary

13. Excel~attendance~summary
Export attendance records in Excel format (one line per employee).
 
14

VIP $ and # batches

14. VIP $ and #~batches
Data export in VIP-specific format.
 
15

VIP Simple batch: Overtime only

15. VIP Simple batch:~Overtime only
Export overtime hours in VIP-specific format.
 
16

VIP Simple batch: All hours separately

16. VIP Simple batch:~All hours separately
Export all hours (separately shown) in VIP-specific format.
 
17

Pastel attendance export

17. Pastel~attendance~export
Pastel-specific data export.
 
18

Donkerhoek (Payroll Africa)

18. Donkerhoek~(Payroll Africa)
Payroll Africa-specific data export.
 
19

Pay Administrator export

19. Pay Administrator~export
Pay Administrator-specific data export.
 
20

Comma-delimited payslip export

20. Comma-delimited~payslip export
This creates a file in .CSV format containing payslip details (one line per employee).
 
21

Excel pay slip export

21. Excel pay~slip export
This option (which requires you to have Excel installed on the same computer as your clocking system) will export payslip details in Excel format.
 
22

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22. Cancel
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