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How to Write Better Reports Using Chris21 Hidden Fields
It can sometimes be challenging when you are asked to write a report in Chris21 but you're not sure if you can get the information required. You know how to write reports but sometimes they can be tricky. There are all sorts of little tricks you can employ when using...
Chris21 Position Management – Two Options
You have two options when considering position management in Chris21. You can re-use positions among multiple staff or you can create a new position number whenever someone starts in a new role. There is no right or wrong, one way is not necessarily better than the...
Adding Chris21 Manager Reports to HR21
This functionality has been available for some time now. The Chris21 Report Designer can deliver reports based on your organisation hierarchy, in other words, based on your Relationships (REL) configuration. This is especially useful if you want to add reports to the...
Get Your Chris21 Workflow Processing Right
Correct Chris21 workflow processing will ensure your workflows continue to run smoothly and reduce the burden on the Fallback Manager. Two key processes that directly relate to your workflows in Chris21 are Load Position Tree (RTR) and Control Forwarding (WFF). These...
Chris21 Dynamic Dates: How to Use Them in Your Reports
Chris21 dynamic dates is a feature of the system that is often underutilised by users. When navigating through the Chris21 interface you will often find yourself entering dates to update specific information. You have the usual options, such as using the calendar to...
Chris21 and Email Security
This post highlights an interesting issue I found relating to Chris21 email security while assisting a client with the latest Chris21 upgrade. In this case, to version 8.13. This issue doesn't relate to the upgrade itself but rather a Chris21 process and email...
Single Touch Payroll for Chris21
Single Touch Payroll for Chris21 is coming soon As a Chris21 user, you will be aware that Single Touch Payroll (STP) is on the way. Any employer who has more than 20 employees as at April 1, 2018 must commence STP reporting as from July 1, 2018. Single Touch Payroll...
The Chris21 Support Network Group is now on LinkedIn
I have been active on LinkedIn for a number of years now and many of my connections are Chris21 users. With this large community of Chris21 users I thought it would be a good idea to create a group on LinkedIn specifically for the benefit of these users. As a result,...
Why Regular Housekeeping is Vital in Chris21 – Chris21 Data Integrity
Did you know that Chris21 data integrity can be compromised if regular housekeeping is neglected? I have written a number of blogs about the need for regular housekeeping in Chris21 but I wanted to stress that issues can be encountered if data files are allowed to...
How to Use the Chris21 Rollback Feature
Chris21 rollback is functionality that lets you 'reverse' processing during a payrun, For example, you might have run the Leave Pre Process (LPP) function in update mode but then decide you would like to reverse that process. The LPP process updates the following...

Hi, I'm Tony Danher
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