💡 [REQUEST] - HR employee import script

[dalers]

I believe (without any actual proof ;) ) that 80% of implementers would have a "master employee spreadsheet" and would appreciate being able to import it (in CSV format). E.g. create new script Z_ImportHREmployees.php

Has there been any consideration of importing HR data? @pakricard how did you get your employees into the HR module? (or is this already possible and I'm not seeing it, I don't see a menu item and there doesn't seem to be one in the scripts (see analysis in #938 (comment))

The API could be used similar to Z_ImportPartCodes.php, although iiuc HR endpoints would first need to be added to the API.

Alternatives:

• individually manually create employees
• use a database client (e.g. MyPhpAdmin, Adminer, DBeaver community edition...) to import directly into the database (assuming this would be possible).

[pakricard]

Hi @dalers :

I have not considered an import script, as it implied more work than asking someone from the administration team to manually loading the employee data ;-)

I am currently focused on making HR module work. So far, I'm pretty convinced that

• Departments
• Positions
• Performance criteria (KPI)
• Employees
• Performance Appraisals

work quite OK. Not fancy printouts, but working.

• Pay grades
• Employee compensation
• Salary increases

are next on my to-do list

All other HR bits are "under detailed review" now.

R