Sparkrock 365 HR Management Winter Release Notes

Modified on Sat, 20 Jul, 2024 at 10:37 AM

HR Management Feature Comparison Chart

The following table outlines the many improvements to the HR Management application. Click the link in the Improvements field for more information (where applicable).

Feature / Functional Area Sparkrock 
2016
Sparkrock
365
Role Centers    
Human Resources Manager ✔ ✔
Absence Management Sparkrock 
2016
Sparkrock
365
Attendance Plans ✔ ✔
Absence Requests ✔ ✔
Approval Workflow ✔ ✔
Attendance Confirmation ✔ Planned
Cause of Absence ✔ ✔
Cause of Inactivity ✔ ✔
Leave Types ✔ ✔
Leave Accrual Forecasting ✔ ✔
Absence Units ✔ ✔
SmartFindExpress ✔ ✔
Time Off in Lieu/Banked Time/Comp Time X ✔
Applicant Tracking Sparkrock 
2016
Sparkrock
365
Applicant Tracking, Job Requisitions, Applicants ✔ ✔
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sparkrock ATS ✔ Planned
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Talent Recruit X Planned
Appraisal Management Sparkrock 
2016
Sparkrock
365
Appraisal Plans ✔ ✔
Benefit Management Sparkrock 
2016
Sparkrock
365
Employee Benefits ✔ ✔
Benefit Groups X ✔
Benefit Plans ✔ ✔
Collective Agreement Management Sparkrock 
2016
Sparkrock
365
Collective Agreements ✔ ✔
Grievances ✔ ✔
Harassment Complaints ✔ ✔
Unions ✔ ✔
Internal Resolution Methods ✔ ✔
External Resolution Methods ✔ ✔
Employee and Manager Self-Service Sparkrock 
2016
Sparkrock
365
Attendance & Requests (mySparkrock) ✔ ✔
Attendance Approval (mySparkrock) ✔ ✔
Absence Confirmation Manager (mySparkrock) ✔ Planned
Absence Confirmation Employee (mySparkrock) ✔ Planned
Administration (mySparkrock) ✔ X
Appraisals (mySparkrock) ✔ ✔
HR Requests (mySparkrock) ✔ Planned
HR Request Approvals (mySparkrock) ✔ Planned
Pay Statements (mySparkrock) ✔ ✔
Tax Forms (mySparkrock) ✔ ✔
My Team (mySparkrock) ✔ ✔
Profile (mySparkrock) ✔ ✔
Tasks (mySparkrock) ✔ ✔
Timesheet (mySparkrock) ✔ ✔
Timesheet Admin (mySparkrock) ✔ ✔
Timesheet Admin Monthly (mySparkrock) ✔ ✔
Training & Registration (mySparkrock) ✔ ✔
Manager Self-Service (mySparkrock) ✔ Partial
Reminders (mySparkrock) ✔ ✔
Employee Management Sparkrock 
2016
Sparkrock
365
Qualifications ✔ ✔
Confidential Information ✔ ✔
HR Tasks ✔ ✔
HR Budget General ✔ ✔
Employee Classes ✔ ✔
Employee Contracts ✔ X
HR Management Integrations Sparkrock 
2016
Sparkrock
365
HRIS Exports ✔ ✔
OTIP/ONE-T Payroll Imports ✔ ✔
OnSIS X ✔
Parklane ✔ ✔
OMERS ✔ ✔
Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) ✔ ✔
Teachers Pension Plan (TPP) ✔ ✔
MVAL X ✔
SmartFind Express ✔ ✔
OECTA ✔ Planned
AESOP ✔ Planned
Teachers Retirement Allowances Fund (TRAF) ✔ Planned
Prof. Association Details ✔ Planned
K12 Reporting Package Sparkrock 
2016
Sparkrock
365
K12 Reporting Package (Workforce) ✔ Planned
Position Management Sparkrock 
2016
Sparkrock
365
HR Reason Codes ✔ ✔
HR Requests ✔ ✔
HR Requests Approval X ✔
Employee Experience Ledger X ✔
HR Position Classes (HR Jobs) ✔ ✔
HR Position FactBox ✔ ✔
HR Position Rank ✔ ✔
HR Job Criteria ✔ X
HR Categories ✔ ✔
HR Departments ✔ ✔
HR Agents ✔ ✔
HR Reasons ✔ ✔
HR Calendars ✔ ✔
HR Task Types ✔ ✔
HR Companies (Employer) ✔ ✔
Assignment Reason Codes ✔ ✔
Assignment Types ✔ ✔
Seniority Groups ✔ ✔
Seniority Types X ✔
Member Plans ✔ ✔
Location Classes ✔ ✔
Salary Deferrals X ✔
Retro Pay ✔ ✔
Salary Calculator X ✔
Training Management Sparkrock 
2016
Sparkrock
365
Trainings ✔ ✔
Training and Registration (mySparkrock) ✔ ✔
Upgrade Toolkit from Sparkrock 2016 to Sparkrock 365 Sparkrock 
2016
Sparkrock
365
Upgrade Toolkit N/A Planned

Role Centers

Absence Management

Absence Requests

  • We have changed the timing for when an approved absence is recorded in the Employee Absence / Absence Registration table. The job queue will be used to register absence request details that happened on or before the current day.
  • A new Open Requests flow field has been added to the Employee Attendance Plan Line that shows a count of daily entries that are open and not yet approved.
  • Additionally, the Pending flow field on the Employee Attendance Plan Line has been changed to show daily entries that are Approved but not Registered. (7383)

SmartFindExpress

  • The SmartFind Express Import worksheet has been changed so that absences can be created for all lines without errors. Any lines with errors will be ignored and remain in the worksheet for later review. (6931)

Applicant Tracking

Appraisal Management

Benefit Management

Collective Agreement Management

Employee and Manager Self-Service

Employee Management

HR Management Integrations

K12 Reporting Package

Position Management

HR Reason Codes

  • We have changed the HR Reason Code process functions so that the deletion of appraisal entries is now it's own process function that can be added or removed from HR Reason Codes as necessary.
    • (New) HR Function Code 39 - Delete the Employee's Appraisals.
    • (Updated) HR Reason Code 90-Termination has been changed and now lists function 39 as the last HR Step.
    • Note:You must run Load Standard Data to see this change.
    • 6923

Training Management

Upgrade Toolkit

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