The Time Clock Navigator shows the relationships between Time Matrix by Business Computers Software, Inc., Manufacturing by Horizons International, and Payroll by Microsoft Business Solutions-Great Plains.  Red arrows show time transactions.  Green arrows show lookups.  Purple descriptions show data table names.  The Time Clock uses employees entered in Payroll for lookups and verification.  The Time Clock uses Work Orders, Operations, and Work Centers entered in Horizons Manufacturing for lookups and verification.  The Time Clock looks at the actual Horizons Manufacturing data tables.  Making a change in Horizons Manufacturing is immediately reflected in the Time Clock.

Upon an employee changing Horizons Work Orders or clocking out of the Touch Screen Time Clock, a time transaction is sent to the Logbook.  The Logbook stores all employee time transactions.  The Logbook posts to Horizons Manufacturing Production Time Entry and Great Plains Payroll Transaction Entry.  Employees check processing is completed in Payroll.  The Time Clock Navigator can be used to access programs in Time Matrix, Horizons Manufacturing, and Payroll.  Clicking on a button will bring up that form.  For example, clicking on the Maintenance button in Payroll will bring up the Employee Maintenance window.  This is the same result as Cards>>Payroll USA>>Employees.  Clicking on the Employee button will bring up the “Employee Control Center”.  Clicking on the Production button will bring up Horizons “Production Entry”.  This is the same result as Cards >> Transactions >> HMS Transactions >> Production Entry.  The Time Clock Navigator makes it easy to start programs and to view their relationships.