Administration

Here you will find the manual for the administration and configuration of Webdesk EWP. The application is modular in design and offers a wide range of options for the individual customization of the program to the requirements of your company.

To make the settings described in this chapter, you must have extended administrator permissions in the system. The activated permissions and modules of Webdesk EWP differ depending on the configuration in each company.

The manual for administrators is divided into the following parts:

• Portal & Organization
  General management of organizational units (master data of persons, groups, etc.), permission control, layout customization, system settings

• Time & Attendance
  Setup and configuration of the functions for time tracking, time correction, overtime, time schemes, etc.

• Travel
  Setup and configuration of the functions for travel planning, travel expense reports, interface to payroll, responsibilities, etc.

• Workflow
  Creation and configuration of custom, tailored workflows including assignment of responsibilities and approval management

• Groupware
  Settings for integrating external planning tools such as groupware calendars (IBM Lotus Notes, Microsoft Outlook) and synchronization with Webdesk EWP functions

• Reporting
  Creation and configuration of individual Eclipse BIRT report definitions based on the data collected by Webdesk EWP

• Projecttime
  Settings related to the recording of project times and their assignment to customers, cost centers, groups, etc.