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Before You Start with HRMS

HRMS appears in the main menu once HR Management is licensed. What you can see and change still depends on the HR role and permissions on your user under Settings → Users & roles.

What you need

You'll needWhy
HR Management module enabledShows the HRMS menu
Company portal user accessHR screens use company login
Payroll (optional)Salary components, structures, and pay processing — see Payroll overview
Employee Self Service (optional)Staff portal; requires a Linked User on the employee record
Documents (optional)Document vault on the employee profile

Create departments and designations before you enter employees in bulk — those fields are easier to fill when the lists already exist.

Finding your way around

Open HRMS in the sidebar.

Employee management

Menu itemPurpose
EmployeesList, add, and edit employee records
DirectorySearchable card or list view of all staff
Org ChartInteractive reporting hierarchy
DepartmentsOrg units and hierarchy
DesignationsJob titles and grades
ShiftsWork timings, grace period, night shift

Attendance and leave

Menu itemPurpose
Daily AttendanceMark present, absent, half day, WFH, or leave for a day
CorrectionsFix attendance after the fact
Leave RequestsApply and approve leave
Leave CalendarTeam leave on a visual calendar
Leave BalancesEntitlements, usage, and manual adjust
Leave PoliciesLeave types, entitlements, and rules

Holidays and calendar

Menu itemPurpose
HolidaysPublic and company holidays; copy from another year
Weekend ConfigWhich days are non-working

Employee lifecycle

Menu itemPurpose
OnboardingTemplates and tasks for new hires
ProbationTrack probation and confirmation
PerformanceAppraisal cycles and employee reviews
Resignation/ExitResignation pipeline, exit clearance, exit interview

Reports

Menu itemPurpose
HR ReportsHub for headcount, attendance, leave, and directory reports

Screens reached from elsewhere

These are useful but not always top-level sidebar items:

ScreenWhere to open it
HR dashboardCompany home HR summary, or the HRMS home route
Attendance recordsHistorical grid from attendance links
Employee attendance / month calendarFrom attendance records or an employee’s attendance view
Employee assetsEmployee profile → Assets tab
Employee credentialsEmployee profile → Credentials tab

Your company home page may also show an HR summary when HRMS is enabled.

:::info Shifts vs. labour schedules HRMS Shifts set default work timings on the employee. Weekly labour schedules and shift swaps live in the Labour Scheduling module when licensed. :::

  1. Set up organization structure — departments, designations, and shifts.
  2. Manage employees — add staff and link users for Self Service if needed.
  3. Configure holidays and weekends, then manage leave policies before go-live.
  4. Start marking attendance and running lifecycle workflows as you hire.

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