Questions About Integrating Biometric Time Clocks for Oracle

Your organization invested in Oracle to achieve increased efficiency and improve workforce management. Automating the collection and delivery of attendance data into your Oracle systems is a critical part of maximizing your investment. 

Traditional employee time tracking methods like time card readers are slow, error-prone, and costly. Nor do they always work well with advanced software systems, which makes it hard for businesses to use their time and attendance software most effectively. 

Biometric time clocks are the modern and efficient solution. They eliminate the costly, cumbersome disadvantages of the other time tracking methods while securely identifying employees. 

We recognize that integrating biometric time clocks for Oracle may raise questions. To ensure you get the right biometric time clock solution for your business, be sure to ask these four questions when speaking to potential vendors.  

Will your solution integrate with my system?  

A well-engineered biometric time clock system will integrate easily with popular ERP and HCM packages, such as Workday, Microsoft Dynamics, and Oracle HCM Cloud. The vendor will also be able to integrate it with your homegrown system. 

An easy integration saves money. A thorough integration allows you to make the most of your current technology. It provides the following capabilities: 

• Collects all employee time-related data for a fully automated payroll processing. Does payroll need location information for calculating taxes? Do your employees earn tips? Make sure the biometric time clock system can collect all the data your back-office systems need. 
• Sends time clock data in near real-time to ensure all departments are working with up-to-date information in your ERP or HCM system. 

How will it minimize human error?  

A biometric time clock system streamlines time and attendance data collection by automatically scanning the worker’s physical feature. There are biometric time clock systems using iris, face, handprint, or fingerprint readers.  

It eliminates the need for manual card collection or data entry. Employees lose their swipe cards and other credentials, and forget their PIN numbers. These time clock reader types still need manual workarounds. 

With biometric readers, the employee can clock in every time. There’s no risk of human error or delays in payroll processing. They also reduce costs by eliminating buddy punching, one the most common forms of time theft. 

How will it maximize ROI? 

The biometric time clock sends the collected attendance data to your ERP or HCM system. This integration allows for in-depth analysis, enhancing work performance, and overall business efficiency, including areas like payroll and human resource management.  

You save on administrative costs while your staff has more productive time they can use on more strategic work. With the system’s cost savings and efficiencies, it quickly delivers your ROI. Here are 3 More Ways a Biometric Time Clock Optimizes Your Attendance System. 

What security and privacy features do biometric time clock solutions have? 

Some people get concerned when they hear “biometric.” That’s normal. They wonder if hackers can reverse engineer facial or fingerprint time clock scans. They want to know where their biometric data templates are stored. 

The biometric time clock vendor should use strong encryption that protects the biometric templates. 

Ask the vendor how and where it stores the biometric data. Ask about their data access controls and policies to ensure that only authorized personnel can handle sensitive employee information.  

Getting All Your Questions Answered 

As a business, you probably have many more questions about biometric time clocks: 

• How fast can we deploy the integration with my existing systems?  
• Do we need servers?  
• Can clocks be preconfigured?  
• Do you recommend biometrics in a manufacturing or harsh environment?  
• Can a small business afford a biometric time clock? 

At Accu-Time Systems, we can answer all your questions. Contact us today to learn about your biometric time clock options and how they will integrate with your systems to improve your business. 

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