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Ten end-user help articles added to the Help Documentation centre under the new HRM – Payroll Configuration category:

1. Module Overview & Terminology Reference
2. Compensation Plan – Creating Your Pay Framework
3. Compensation Zone – Geographic Pay Differentiation
4. Compensation Band & Step – Job Classification and Seniority
5. Compensation Grid – The Pay Scale Matrix
6. Employee Compensation (Basic Pay) – Assigning an Employee
7. Recurring Payments – Ongoing Allowances and Deductions
8. Additional Payments – One-Time and Ad-Hoc Pay
9. Employee Remuneration Info (IT2010) – Time-Based Pay Entries
10. Administrator Configuration Guide

Define distinct pay frameworks (e.g., Management, Factory Workers, Union) using the new Compensation Plan model. Each plan has a lifecycle status (Draft → Active → Frozen → Archived), a home currency, and a validity period.

• Equivalent to SAP Pay Scale Type (T510)
• Status control prevents accidental assignment to inactive plans
• Admin page includes inline tables for Zones and Bands

Compensation Zones allow the same plan to pay different amounts based on the employee's work location (e.g., Metro, Tier-2, Rural, Overseas). An optional Cost of Living Factor provides an informational multiplier for benchmarking.

• Equivalent to SAP Pay Scale Area
• Zone codes are unique within a plan
• At least one zone is required per plan

Compensation Bands classify jobs by level (Band A – Junior, Band B – Professional, Band C – Senior). Each Band carries an optional link to an Organisation Management Job Grade for cross-module consistency.

Compensation Steps represent seniority progression within a Band (Step 1 – Entry, Step 2 – Developing, Step 3 – Expert). Steps support auto-advance eligibility (configurable in months) for future payroll automation.

• Bands equivalent to SAP Pay Scale Group; Steps equivalent to Pay Scale Level
• Steps are managed inline on the Band admin page
• Min. years of experience field aids HR decision-making at promotion time

The Compensation Grid stores the actual salary amount at every Plan × Band × Step × Zone intersection. Each cell specifies an amount, amount type (Monthly/Annual/Hourly/Daily), and an effectiveness period — enabling annual pay revisions with full history.

• Equivalent to SAP Pay Scale Matrix (T510)
• Optional Wage Type FK allows component-level breakdown (Basic, HRA, Transport…)
• Composite unique constraint: Plan + Band + Step + Zone + WageType + Effective From
• Cross-FK validation: Band, Step, and Zone must all belong to the selected Plan

Employee Compensation records assign an individual employee to a position in the pay scale (Plan / Band / Step / Zone) for a validity period. A change reason (New Hire, Promotion, Annual Review, Transfer, Correction) is captured for every new record, creating a complete audit trail.

• Equivalent to SAP Infotype 0008 – Basic Pay
• Capacity Utilisation % supports part-time pro-rating
• Child Compensation Components table stores individual wage-type amounts (Basic Salary, HRA, Transport, etc.) per employee
• Time-delimited: each record has Valid From / Valid To; history is preserved by creating new records rather than editing old ones

Recurring Payments capture pay components that are automatically included in every payroll run for the validity period — monthly car allowances, loan EMI deductions, meal subsidies, and similar ongoing items that are not part of the basic pay structure.

• Equivalent to SAP Infotype 0014 – Recurring Payments/Deductions
• Payment Frequency: Monthly, Semi-Monthly, Bi-Weekly, Weekly, Quarterly, Annual
• Deduction Type: Pre-Tax or Post-Tax, for accurate tax treatment
• First/Last Payment Date scheduling for finite-term allowances (e.g., a loan that ends after 24 instalments)
• Reference Number field for loan account numbers and policy references

Additional Payments record non-recurring pay items processed in a specific payroll period — bonuses, sign-on awards, festive allowances, salary arrears, advances, relocation payments, and gratuity.

• Equivalent to SAP Infotype 0015 – Additional Payments
• Payment Reason classification: Bonus, Incentive, Arrears, Advance, Relocation, Sign-On, Festival, Gratuity, Correction, Other
• Payroll Period field (YYYY-MM) for targeting a specific period independent of the payment date
• Reference Number for approval number or HR ticket cross-reference

Revised Purchase Order PDF template with improved typography and clause rendering. Admin UI updated with inline PR-to-PO action and custom template tags for currency/date formatting.

Nine new help articles added to the Help Documentation centre covering Contract Management: clause library, templates, digital signatures, PO T&C assembly, and administrator guides.

Define granular task definitions within a project and wire them together with predecessor/successor dependencies.

• Dependency grid shows blocking relationships at a glance
• Pivot view for cross-project dependency analysis
• Unplanned Task Form updated for new definition model

Create reusable task templates to standardise recurring project structures. Templates can be applied to new projects to auto-populate tasks, saving setup time and enforcing best practices.

• Grid view with Syncfusion Grid (filter, sort, export)
• Pivot analysis view for template usage analytics
• Full CRUD from the Task Management sidebar

Single Sign-On authentication flow corrected for the Help Documentation and Support Desk portals. Users are now redirected correctly after SSO login without connection errors.

Several frontend pages were not correctly enforcing RBAC permissions after the HasModuleAccess refactor. Affected pages now correctly hide or disable actions based on the user's assigned roles.

Fixed an issue where certain tenant app registrations were failing silently during onboarding. Registration now completes reliably and triggers the correct post-registration hooks.

Opportunity list grid updated with additional columns, improved filtering options, and better status visualisation.

Purchase Requisition to Purchase Order conversion refined: improved serializer field mapping, updated PO print template with cleaner layout and accurate line-item totals.

Sales Order entry page redesigned with improved field layout. Delivery dialog enhanced with additional fields. Invoice detail page updated with enriched line-item display. Country master data page simplified for faster lookups.

Four new permissions added: rim.view_graph, rim.add_graph, rim.change_graph, rim.delete_graph. Three pre-built roles: RIM Viewer, RIM Analyst, RIM Admin.

Dedicated Nodes and Relationships tabs with Syncfusion Grid for creating, editing, and deleting graph data outside the canvas. Each node can be linked to an ERP record via External Ref Type/ID.

Interactive graph canvas powered by React Flow. Add nodes (PERSON, EMPLOYEE, VENDOR, CUSTOMER, BANK_ACCOUNT, ASSET, DEPARTMENT, ROLE, DEVICE, LOCATION, SUPPLIER, DOCUMENT) and connect them with 14 directional/bidirectional relationship types.

• Graph Traversal – Walk the graph from any start node up to configurable depth (1–10 hops)
• Cycle Detection – Automatically detects circular relationships (shell-company fraud, collusive approval loops)
• Shortest Path – API-level shortest path between any two entities
• Layouts – Top-Bottom (org/family) and Left-Right (supply chain/timeline) via Dagre layout engine
• Save Positions – Persist node positions to the database for consistent views
• Mini Map & Zoom Controls – Navigate large graphs efficiently

Comprehensive end-user documentation added to the Help centre: Quick Start, Node Types, Edge Types, Canvas Navigation, Traversal, four use-case walkthroughs (Family Tree, Fraud Detection, Org Hierarchy, Supply Chain), Shortest Path, Cycle Detection, Layouts, and Administrator Configuration Guide.

Resolved edge cases where the signature stamp was misaligned on multi-page PDFs and where certificate loading failed for certain key formats. Stamp now consistently appears on the last page.

Purchase Order PDF now pulls T&C clauses from the Contract Management clause library (when configured) rather than plain text. Clauses are auto-numbered and variable-substituted. Falls back to the legacy plain-text terms_conditions field if no clause library is configured.

Generate RSA-2048 signing certificates per user directly from the Digital Signature page. Certificates are encrypted with AES-GCM and stored securely. Each certificate records the issuer, validity period, and fingerprint.

Six new permissions: cm.view_contract, cm.add_contract, cm.change_contract, cm.delete_contract, cm.approve_contract, cm.manage_signing.

Sign Purchase Orders and contract PDFs with a visible signature stamp overlay (name, timestamp, certificate fingerprint). Signed PDFs are verifiable — any tampering after signing invalidates the signature. Uses reportlab for stamp rendering and PyPDF2 for PDF merging.

Centralised library of reusable legal clauses organised into categories (Payment, Delivery, Warranty, Confidentiality, Dispute Resolution, etc.). Each clause supports:

• Version history with change tracking
• Variable substitution (e.g. {{payment_days}}, {{governing_law}})
• Applicability rules (by document type and industry)
• Seed command: 21 standard clauses across 10 categories

Build contract templates by selecting and ordering clauses from the library. Create contracts from templates with auto-numbered clauses, variable substitution, and lifecycle management (DRAFT → ACTIVE → EXPIRED).

A default Purchase Order T&C template is seeded automatically on installation.

End-to-end RFQ workflow integrated into the SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) module:

• Create RFQ – Add line items and attach target suppliers
• Send to Suppliers – Dispatch RFQ to one or more suppliers with a single action
• Record Quotes – Capture supplier responses with unit prices, lead times, and validity dates
• Comparison View – Side-by-side quote comparison across all responding suppliers
• Award & Convert – Award to selected supplier and convert directly to a Purchase Order

Lifecycle: DRAFT → SENT → QUOTES_RECEIVED → COMPARING → AWARDED → CONVERTED

Four new permissions added to the setup_rbac command: srm.view_rfq, srm.add_rfq, srm.change_rfq, srm.delete_rfq.

Travel Management pages updated with improved form layouts, better status indicators, and streamlined claim submission flow. UOM and Payment Terms master data pages fixed for duplicate record creation edge cases.

Employees can raise travel requests with purpose, destination, travel dates, estimated cost, and preferred mode. Requests flow through a configurable approval chain before travel is authorised.

Request and track travel advances linked to approved travel requests. Finance team can approve, disburse, and reconcile advances against submitted claims.

Submit itemised expense claims after travel with receipt upload. System automatically calculates the settlement amount (claim − advance). Claims go through approval before reimbursement is processed.

Record and track travel bookings (flights, hotels, transport) against approved travel requests. Booking details feed into the claim settlement for accurate reconciliation.

Travel spend analysis with breakdown by employee, department, destination, and travel type. Export to Excel via Syncfusion Grid.

10 new permissions: travel.view_request, travel.add_request, travel.approve_request, travel.view_claim, travel.add_claim, travel.approve_claim, travel.manage_advance, travel.manage_booking, travel.view_reports, travel.admin.

Product Changelog App

  A comprehensive changelog system for tracking and displaying product releases, features, improvements, and fixes in the Biztimize ERP application.

Features

• Release Management: Track releases by version, date, and environment (DEV/QAS/PRD)
• Change Categorization: Organize changes into NEW, IMPROVED, FIXED, SECURITY, and DEPRECATED
• Multi-Module Support: Tag changes by module (CRM, Finance, HR, Inventory, etc.)
• Multi-Tenant: Support for global and tenant-specific changes
• Rich Content: CKEditor5 for rich text descriptions, images, videos, and documentation links
• Breaking Changes: Flag breaking changes that require attention
• Public/Private Releases: Control visibility of releases