RE: Mapics 5.5 Payroll ver. ADP

["McCready, Joan" <Joan.McCready@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

HI.

We have ADP and MAPICS XA4, with data collection via PaperLess (MDCC)
module. We never did buy or try MAPICS Payroll.  

ADP has been a pain, but we have nothing to compare it to. (Our old payroll
system was something hideously home grown, which ran on a no-name,
now-obsolete PC proprietary data base.) Corporate was already on ADP, so we
were "persuaded" to make the same choice.

I have written IWP reports that give the payroll clerk the data she needs to
enter into ADP. I'd love to do some sort of electronic load of the data, but
so far, our data collection accuracy makes an automatic in-load impossible -
the clerk would spend more time correcting mistakes than it currently takes
her to enter the supervisor-hand-corrected attendance report.

Anyone got suggestions how to get the shop floor staff to accurately enter
their time and labor information? Threatening to pay them for only the hours
they entered gets the union membership cards circulating again!

Have a happy and safe Independence Day (USA)!   -- Joan

Joan McCready, IS Manager      phone:  636-479-4499
MetalTek International         fax:  636-479-3399
The Carondelet Division        www.metaltekint.com
8600 Commercial Blvd
Pevely, MO  63070                      


-----Original Message-----
From: David Shaw [mailto:daveshaw@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 8:17 PM
To: MAPICS-L
Subject: Mapics 5.5 Payroll ver. ADP


Forwarded by moderator on behalf of Richard Bryant <rbryant@quipp.com>:
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Hi Group,

Our HR person believes that MAPICS payroll is no good and wants to replace
it with ADP. I know that MAPICS payroll might have some minor drawbacks but
do not believe we should shut it down and go with an outside payroll
processing company. It seems that no one has been trained on MAPICS payroll
and the information on how to process payroll has been handed down from the
last three employees over the past 18 months. We are also tracking time via
data collectors and updating payroll automatically via PCM and an in house
developed program. I have also suggested that we look into an HR package
from Optimum Solutions as an add on to give the HR person the tools she may
need.

Two questions:

1) Is anyone using a payroll processing company with MAPICS installed and if
so, which one?

2) What are your feelings about MAPICS payroll?


Richard Bryant
Quipp Systems Inc.
IS Coordinator
Microsoft Certified Professional
rbryant@quipp.com



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