Saral PayPack - Version 2.50 Release Notes

Version 2.50 of Saral PayPack software has been released on 29^th September 2007. The release notes are provided here for the reference.

1. Enhancement of CTC feature – In Salary Export an option is provided to show CTC data. (CTC Menu is discontinued)
2. Annual CTC Rate dependent salary processing (which is the way big company/MNC company’s payroll is processed). This is referred to as Flexi Pay in Saral PayPack.
   • A. In Option setting – Advanced section Flexi Pay option is provided
   • B. In Salary Structure definition – Flexi Pay option is provided with other settings such as
   • PF Employer contribution considered as part of CTC
   • ESI Employer contribution considered as part of CTC
   • Gratuity Provision considered as part of CTC
   • Deduct FBT on other reimbursements in the employee salary
   • C. In Define Salary heads – Gratuity provision (GRAPROV) salary head is added
   • D. In Assign salary heads – Option is provided to specify “Part of Flexi Pay”
   • In Salary Rate -> Gratuity provision head are shown.
   • E. In Annual View screen is provided to view annual salary derived from monthly salary provided with Flexi pay calculation. Excel export option included.
   • F. In Salary Editor -> Legends are shown with new heads displayed.
   • G. Flexi Pay settlement feature provided.
   • H. In Salary export additional head shown in salary editor are added.
   • I. For some of the default heads in salary editor caption setting screen is provided (under Master Menu.
   • J. Full and final settlement for employees in Flexi pay structure can be done only if Flexi pay settlement is done.
   • K. In Pay slip and salary sheet – newly added salary heads are included.
3. New feature Food Coupon.
   • In Option setting – Advanced section Food coupon option is provided
   • In Reimbursement master – Food coupon will be shown as a reimbursement type.
   • Food Coupon Settings option will be given , wherein Minimum denomination available as of an effective month will be captured.
   • Food coupon Allotment is same as any reimbursement allotment.
   • Food coupon Issue a new option is provided.
4. Reimbursement module enhancement.
   • For Other reimbursements – FBT Rate setting screen is provided wherein FBT Effective rate with an effective month.
   • Show taxable amount under different head – In Salary editor this will be shown under Reim. Excess Claimed.
5. Pay-slip report enhancement (to reduce customization)
   • Optionally print OT hours in columnar pay-slip
   • Optionally shows Bank name in mode of payment instead of ‘Bank Advise’.
6. Arrears Salary Sheet (Both regular and arrears amount will be shown as in arrears pay-slip) in Quick report and Excel report.
7. Leave Reports enhancement (going to address all issues related to leave report).
   • Allotted Report
   • Availed Report
   • Lapsed Report
   • Encashed Report
   • Summary Report
   • Abstract Report (Group by option provided)
   • Compensatory report
   • Leave Encashment report under Additional report is discontinued
8. New Bank statement based on selected salary heads.
9. PF number size increasing to accommodate 24-digits.
10. Help file updated to version 2.49.
11. Increment report will be available only if theoretical salary option is selected in option setting.
12. Salary Summary report is provided.
13. Tax rounding off based on the “Round Off Tax” setting defined in Saral TDS Institutional data file.
14. In Full and Final Settlement report, Employees whose salary was held in the last month is not showing up.
15. In Import/Export Monthly Attendance Details Importing, issues such as
    • SQL backend.
    • NON LEAVE (or On Duty) considered in NOD and NDP calculation.
    • OT units not updating properly.
16. In Import/Export Salary rate importing issue due to Basic head print name changing option (In Define salary head) and Syntax error fixed.
17. Theoretical salary processing problem due to introduction of Date wise increment.
18. When PF applicability and/or PF restriction changes were done in Employee Extended details, the arrears was not being calculated accordingly.
19. In Reimbursement Bank Advise report when there are multiple transactions, the amounts was not summing up
20. In case of probationary period in Form 10 Report DOL was not shown.
21. In Bank statement Excel report it was giving a Run Time Error.
22. In Advance Report
    • In Detailed report the details for an employee details was repeating when receipts were present more than once.
    • In Summary report the Advance Amount and Due Amount was coming wrong.
23. In Maharashtra PT in the Note field 2nd Line was not showing.
24. Negative Salary in reports were not shown this has been handled now.
25. In PF reports amount was showing wrong when a person was there under probation
26. In Salary Sheet Report when OT Units was selected In the Grand Total section Net OT was not displayed.
27. Day to day attendance export - showing same employee multiple times bug fixed
28. While changing Classification attendance details its showing "time out expired" error message in SQL back end.
29. In Date wise increment, If month is not selected and date is entered then gives the Run time error :13, Type mismatch.
30. In Arrears report – PF and ESI amount not showing instead PF/ESI gross is shown.
31. In TDS Porting - Leave Encashment details is getting multiplied in Institutional.