Installing Accountlink Clock

1. Double-click AccountlinkClock.X.XX.XXXX.XXXXX.msi file.
2. Accept the Terms of Use and select Next.
3. Unmark Launch Accountlink Configuration Manager and select Finish. If you forgot to unmark the checkbox, just close the Accountlink Configuration Manager.

Setting up Accountlink Clock Config

1. Select Sync Business OR from the menu bar, select Config, and then select Server Config.
2. Enter the following GP Login Information:
   
   • SQL Server
     Enter the SQL Server and Instance Name.
   • Use Integrated Security
     Mark if you will be using integrated security.
   • User
     Enter the SQL Server username.
   • Password
     Enter the SQL Server user password.
   • Save Password?
     IMPORTANT: Mark to save the password. This password is used when running the Scheduled Tasks.
   • Database
     Enter the SQL Database name. 

   • Select Connect and then select the Company name. 

     You should see a Connection Successful message.

3. Enter the following Clock Connection Information (Journyx):
   • Server
     Enter the Clock server.
   • User
     Enter the GP Sync Admin user name.
   • Password
     Enter the GP Sync Admin password.
   • Save Password?
     IMPORTANT: Mark to save the password. This password is used when running the Scheduled Tasks.

   • Select Connect to verify you can connect to the Clock server. 

     You should see a jxAPI Connection Successful message. The Session Context and Journyx version displays in the window.

4. Select Continue to save the configuration.
5. The Business Data Sync preview window displays.

Update AccountlinkClock.exe.config

The following settings are found in the Accountlink.Properties.Setting section:

• Set up the "from" email notification information
• Set up a pay period end day that is not Saturday
• Set up employee sign-in other than Microsoft Dynamics GP Internet Information

The batch numbering setting is found in the AccountlinkGP.Properties.Setting section:

• Set up the batch number naming convention

Set Up the "from" Email Notification Information

The email notification settings are initially commented out.

1. With a text editor (Notepad, etc.) open AccountlinkClock.exe.config located at C:\Program Files\AccountlinkClock.
2. Navigate to the Accountlink.Properties.Settings section and remove the comment out marks (<!-) and (->) for the Email Notifications. Edit the email values to the appropriate email address(es) for the following:
   • EmailNotification_FromAddress - The automated sent from email address.
   • EmailNotification_ToAddress - The automated sent to email address.
   • EmailNotification_SmtpHost - Enter the information after the @ sign for the sent to email address. Do not edit the information within the curly brackets/braces.
   • EmailNotification_FromDisplayName - Optionally, update the display name for the email.

Set Up a Pay Period End Day that is not Saturday

If you use a pay period ending day that is not Saturday, you will need to edit the PayPeriodFirstDate within the AccountlinkClock.Properties.Settings section. The default date is 2012-01-01, which is a Sunday.

1. With a text editor (Notepad, etc.) open AccountlinkClock.exe.config located at C:\Program Files\AccountlinkClock.
2. Navigate to the Accountlink.Properties.Settings section and edit the PayPeriodFirstDate value to a date in the past that lands on the pay period beginning day to capture all data. For example, if your pay period begins on Friday, then that is the day of the week the date should land on. You will need to clear all open sheets.

Set Up Employee Sign-In Other than Microsoft Dynamics GP Internet Information

If you do not use Microsoft Dynamics GP Internet Information for Employees (Cards > Payroll > Employee > Address ID Internet Information icon > Internet Information Email Address), and you do not want to sign into Clock using GP Employee IDs, you can set up another login method. The default value is Email.

1. With a text editor (Notepad, etc.) open AccountlinkClock.exe.config located at C:\Program Files\AccountlinkClock.
2. Navigate to the Accountlink.Properties.Settings section.
3. Edit the OptionUserName value to one of the following:
   • UserDefined
   • EmailUserName
   • FirstInitialLastName
   • EmployeeID

Set Up the Batch Number Naming Convention

In the AccountlinkGP.Properties.Settings section, you can edit the batch naming convention. The default batch naming convention is 2C-{PeriodDateEnd}.

1. With a text editor (Notepad, etc.) open AccountlinkClock.exe.config located at C:\Program Files\AccountlinkClock.
2. Scroll down to the AccountlinkGP.Properties.Settings section and locate "BatchNumberFormat".

3. Edit the batch name as needed. 

   If you will be using the new Interim Approvals feature, you may want to set up your batch name to display the employee ID and today's date to create a daily batch.

   <setting name="BatchNumberFormat" serializeAs="String">
   <value>{EmployeeID}{Today}</value>
   </setting>

4. Save the file.