Software system providing time card reporting using a calendar system
First Claim
1. A software system for an appointment calendar system having a calendar database storing plural appointment entries, each appointment entry containing date, time duration and descriptive appointment information, the software system comprising:
- an administrative interface for entering project information for each of a plurality of projects;
a timecard user interface for creating timecard entries by associating a selected calendar appointment entry with a selected one of said plurality of projects; and
a data export module for exporting said timecard entries to a stand-alone accounting system.
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Abstract
A software system is provided for a conventional appointment calendar system having a calendar database for storing appointment information for plural appointment entries. The software system utilizes the date, time duration and descriptive appointment information for each appointment entry as the starting point for generating timecard records for export to an external accounting system. The software system is provided with an administrative interface for entering project information for each of a plurality of projects, a timecard user interface for creating timecard records by associating a selected calendar appointment entry with a selected one of the predefined projects, and a data export module for exporting the timecard records to the external accounting system.
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15 Claims
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1. A software system for an appointment calendar system having a calendar database storing plural appointment entries, each appointment entry containing date, time duration and descriptive appointment information, the software system comprising:
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an administrative interface for entering project information for each of a plurality of projects;
a timecard user interface for creating timecard entries by associating a selected calendar appointment entry with a selected one of said plurality of projects; and
a data export module for exporting said timecard entries to a stand-alone accounting system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 15)
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7. A software system providing seamless integration between an executive information system and a plurality of calendar systems each storing appointment information in a calendar database, the software system comprising:
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a executive information system including;
a executive information system database;
an administrative interface for entering project information for each of a plurality of projects, user information for at least one user, and scheduling said at least one user to each of said plurality of projects, said project information being stored in said executive information system database; and
a system report generator for accessing said executive information system database and generating at least one of user reports for a selected user and global reports for said plurality users on at least one of a calendar basis and a project basis; and
a plurality of calendar systems each storing appointment information in a calendar database, and each including;
a calendar user interface for displaying said appointment information and said project information for a given user, and generating timecard records by associating said project information for a selected project with the appointment information for a selected appointment;
said calendar user interface allowing the given user to generate timecard records using the displayed projects only, and storing said timecard records in the calendar database; and
a user report generator for each calendar system accessing the calendar database and generating reports on a calendar basis and on a project basis;
at least one data transfer module for transferring timecard records from each of said plurality of calendar databases to said executive information system database; and
a data export module for exporting timecard records from said executive information system database to an external accounting system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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