Creating timecards 1

[JoeAtWork]

I need to transfer timesheet information to AccPac timecards (Canadian Payroll). I plan on using the COMAPI for this.

There's a couple of concepts regarding timecards that I'm not clear on from reading the documentation.

First of all, when I create a new timecard, is it always up to me to invent a unique timecard number, or can AccPac auto-create this for me?

Also, should I "reuse" the same timecards each week, or create new ones (this is where I need to supply a timecard number)? It's not clear to me under what circumstances a timecard should be "reused". If I reuse timesheets, do the existing entries get cleared when the Calculate Payroll function is run?

My version info:
5.3A Enterprise Edition
SP 3
Canadian Payroll 5.3A

 

[jayconverse]

1. Don't reuse timecards, they get deleted after posting.
2. Have you recorded a macro yet? It's pretty simple.
3. You may be better off creating an importable CSV file with your code, that's what I do.

Jay Converse
IT Director
Systemlink, Inc.

 

[JoeAtWork]

Thanks for the reply, Jay.

I was able to talk to the person who gave me this assignment (he's not always easy to get hold of, so I turned to the forum instead) and he cleared up most of the issues I was having.

I seem to have to do a little bit with AccPac every six months or so, just long enough apart that I forget everything I learned about the COMAPI the last time around. I'm in the process of cleaning up the macro I recorded, then I will translate the VB code to C#.

It's a web entry system for timesheets, and I'm supposed to send the data directly to AccPac when the timesheet gets "approved". So I can't use import files (well, I guess I could create the CSV files and then use the API to import them, but that seems like more work).

Thanks for your input.