The importing feature allows you to import data to the Time & Attendance module from an external application. You can import data for departments, security groups, employees, users, and accruals. You must use import templates to import data. Templates define what data is imported and how it is imported. Your ADP Time & Attendance Representative has set up import templates for each type of data that can be imported. You can also create new import templates, as necessary.

If your Time & Attendance module database does not yet contain data, you must import your data in the following order: departments, security groups, employees, users, accruals. This is required because some data cannot be entered until other data is present in the application. For example, you cannot create user accounts until employee information is present. If your database already contains data in these areas, you can import your data in any order you choose.

After you import data, you can view summary information about the import, including the status of the import, the number of records imported, the type of data imported, and other information.

You can perform the following tasks related to importing data to the Time & Attendance module: