Overview
What is Epicor HCM (discontinued)?
Epicor HCM supplied human resource management system (HRMS) capabilities, but Epicor has stopped offering this functionality and company's HR applications are no longer available.
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Popular Features
- Employee demographic data (9)10.0100%
- Employment history (9)10.0100%
- Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc. (9)10.0100%
- Report builder (9)8.080%
Pricing
What is Epicor HCM (discontinued)?
Epicor HCM supplied human resource management system (HRMS) capabilities, but Epicor has stopped offering this functionality and company's HR applications are no longer available.
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Features
Human Resource Management
Organizing, tracking and providing instant access to critical employee data, job profiles, transfers, promotions, and benefits information.
- 10Employee demographic data(9) Ratings
Administrators have the ability to enter detailed demographic data for each employee.
- 10Employment history(9) Ratings
Employment history is the ability to track previous positions held.
- 10Job profiles and administration(8) Ratings
Job profiles and descriptions can be created and edited.
- 10Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.(9) Ratings
Employee move workflow provides the ability to move employees to different positions and apply pay raises.
- 10Organizational charting(5) Ratings
Organizational charting is the ability to create hierarchical charts.
- 10Organization and location management(8) Ratings
Organization and location management allows employees to be managed across multiple geographical locations.
- 10Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)(4) Ratings
Compliance capabilities ensure full compliance with federal workplace regulations by capturing required data in central database.
Payroll Management
Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.
- 10Pay calculation(4) Ratings
Pay calculation provides for computation of employee pay with state and federal deductions.
- 10Support for external payroll vendors(7) Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors is the ability to integrate with 3rd-party payroll services.
- 10Off-cycle/On-Demand payment(1) Ratings
Provide employees access to wages accrued during the pay period before the end of the pay cycle.
- 10Benefit plan administration(7) Ratings
Benefit plan administration is administration of health insurance plans and 401k plans, and other benefits.
- 10Direct deposit files(5) Ratings
Direct deposit is the ability to electronically transfer pay to an employee’s personal bank account.
- 10Salary revision and increment management(6) Ratings
Salary revision is the ability to modify individual employee pay.
- 10Reimbursement management(2) Ratings
Reimbursement management provides cash reimbursement for employee expenses related to business travel or other.
Leave and Attendance Management
Streamlines communication between HR and employees and facilitates efficient management of employee leave including requisitions, approvals, balance calculation, and annual carry-forward.
- 10Approval workflow(6) Ratings
Approval workflow is the process for approving employee paid time-off requests.
- 8Balance details(7) Ratings
Balance details is automatic updating of paid time-off balance to reflect time taken.
- 9Annual carry-forward and encashment(5) Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment enables unused paid time-off days to be carried forward to new year, or paid in cash.
Employee Self Service
Employee portal allowing employees to view and update their personal information.
- 9View and generate pay and benefit information(7) Ratings
Employees can view pay and benefit data and print pay stubs.
- 10Update personal information(8) Ratings
Employees can update personal profile with change of address, dependents, or other personal data.
- 10View company policy documentation(6) Ratings
Employees can review company handbook, and corporate policy documents.
- 10Employee recognition(2) Ratings
thank a team member
- 10View job history(6) Ratings
Employees can view all positions held at the company.
Asset Management
Maintaining a record of assets such as laptops, pagers, cell phones, etc. issued to employees. Record typically includes asset type, number, serial number and date of issuance.
- 10Tracking of all physical assets(4) Ratings
Tracking of track laptops, pagers, phones, and other company equipment.
HR Reporting
Pre-built and custom reports, and integration with external data.
- 8Report builder(9) Ratings
Report builder allows custom reports to be created using a GUI.
- 6Pre-built reports(9) Ratings
Pre-built reports is the provision of a variety of canned reports on employee retention, and other key metrics.
- 7Ability to combine HR data with external data(8) Ratings
Ability to bring data from external systems like CRM and combine with HR data.
Onboarding
Employee onboarding is the process of orienting new hires to the social and performance aspects of their jobs so that they are able to function in their new roles as quickly as possible.
- 10New hire portal(3) Ratings
New hire portal eliminates printing and mailing with a personalized portal of all required reading, corporate information, and all forms and other paperwork, online.
- 10Manager tracking tools(3) Ratings
Tracking tools allow hiring managers to check status on individual hires for all onboarding activities.
Performance and Goals
Goal alignment is the practice of ensuring that all employees have clearly defined goals in support of the overall corporate strategy.
- 10Corporate goal setting(3) Ratings
Corporate goal setting is the ability to define corporate goals, and/or vision statements in the system.
- 10Individual goal setting(4) Ratings
Individual goal setting is the ability to define individual goals that align to organizational and subordinate goals.
- 10Line-of sight-visibility(3) Ratings
Line-of-sight visibility is the provision of line-of sight visibility for each goal to see how goals support overall corporate objectives.
- 10Performance tracking(4) Ratings
Performance tracking allows managers to track individual progress against goals as a component of overall performance.
Performance Management
Performance management is the process of ensuring employees meet pre-determined objectives and goals through regular check-ins and appraisals.
- 10Performance plans(4) Ratings
Supervisors have ability to build individual performance plans including, goals, competencies, etc..
- 10Performance improvement plans(3) Ratings
Supervisors can track disciplinary actions such as performance improvement plans.
- 10Review status tracking(4) Ratings
Supervisors can monitor and track review status completion with dashboard showing milestones and status.
- 7Review reminders(4) Ratings
System can generate reminders to ensure review completion timeliness.
- 9Multiple review frequency(3) Ratings
System supports multiple review types including annual, quarterly mid-year and anniversary reviews.
Succession Planning
Succession planning is the identification and development of internal employees with the potential to fill key business leadership positions in the company.
- 10Create succession plans/pools(1) Ratings
Managers can create and manage pools of potentially high-performing individuals.
- 10Candidate ranking(3) Ratings
Candidate readiness for key business positions can be ranked and assessed.
- 10Candidate search(3) Ratings
Candidate search provides search capabilities for potential candidates based on attribute or other profile data.
- 10Candidate development(1) Ratings
Candidate development is the ability to assign learning and development goals.
Recruiting / ATS
Recruiting or Applicant Tracking Software is software used to manage the recruitment process electronically by handling job postings, applicant status, resume management, etc.
- 10Job Requisition Management(4) Ratings
Job Requisition Management – Job requisition management is the ability to create jobs quickly and easily
- 10Company Website Posting(3) Ratings
Software allows postings to be displayed on the company website
- 10Publish to Social Media(1) Ratings
Software provides ability to publish postings to social media sites
- 10Job Search Site Posting(2) Ratings
Software provides ability to publish postings to top job search sites
- 10Duplicate Candidate Prevention(3) Ratings
Duplicate candidate prevention prevents candidates already in the system from being added
- 10Applicant Tracking(4) Ratings
Applicant tracking allows recruiters to assign applicants to various stages so others can see status at a glance
- 10Notifications and Alerts(4) Ratings
Notifications and reminders inform you of tasks to be completed
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The software has proven to be valuable for a wide range of use cases. Users have been able to mark employee records as confidential, ensuring that only authorized individuals can access them. This feature has provided an added layer of security and privacy to sensitive employee information. Additionally, the FMLA tracking feature has allowed users to eliminate the need for spreadsheets and effectively manage leave of absence information within the system. This streamlining of processes has saved time and improved accuracy in tracking employee absences.
Integration with payroll and benefit provider exports has been another key use case of the software. Users have found this feature to be highly beneficial as it simplifies the management of employee data, ensuring consistency and accuracy across various systems. The software's compatibility with other systems such as ADP payroll, Concur Expense, BI, and Windows Active Directory has further enhanced its usefulness in maintaining consistent personnel data.
The software's self-service capabilities have also been widely utilized. Candidates have been able to easily apply for open positions and review their applications through the candidate self-service portal. Manufacturing floor employees have had access to view and interact with their HR-related information through the employee self-service interface. This has empowered employees to take control of their personal information, making changes as necessary and accessing relevant HR resources at their convenience.
Users have praised the software for providing a single integrated system with single sign-on functionality, resulting in an improved end-user experience and eliminating redundancies in maintaining HR data. The centralization of personnel and pay records within the system has served as a significant benefit, facilitating external payouts and ensuring accurate record-keeping.
Managers have also found value in the software's reporting capabilities. They have been able to easily view their employees' information and run various reports, aiding in decision-making processes and monitoring team performance. Additionally, managers have used the software for approving time-off requests and making changes to employees' data, streamlining administrative tasks.
While there are many positive experiences with the software, some users have encountered challenges. The integrity of information and complex report building have been cited as areas for improvement. Additionally, a few users have found the user interface to be in need of changes, which has occasionally led to potential data integrity issues. Despite these challenges, the software's overall efficiency in managing personnel information and actions has proven to be valuable, offering benefits that traditional paper processes cannot match.
Overall, the software's key use cases encompass a wide range of HR functions including core HRIS, performance management, benefits administration, applicant tracking, and self-service capabilities. From organizing and retrieving HR demographic data to tracking time off, generating reports, and managing employee and manager self-service, the software has been utilized organization-wide for various HR processes.
In addition to its extensive HR functionality, the software has seamlessly integrated with other systems such as ADP Payroll, medical insurance, and office space software/visual employee directory. This integration has ensured consistent personnel data across multiple platforms, eliminating discrepancies and improving efficiency.
Users have commended the software for enabling an efficient employee experience through real-time access and self-service capabilities. Employees have been able to view their own records, make changes to personal information, access performance reviews, and even apply for internal positions through the software. This self-service aspect has empowered employees to take control of their HR-related tasks and provided them with a sense of ownership over their information.
Managers have benefited from the software's reporting features, which have allowed them to generate various reports related to their employees. They can also approve time-off requests directly through the system, eliminating manual paperwork and streamlining processes. Making changes to employees' data has become easier and more efficient within the software as well.
The HR department often serves as the administrator of the system, utilizing it for performance management, applicant tracking, reporting, and leave of absence tracking. The software has served as a central hub for capturing accurate employee data and interfacing with the payroll system.
Other departments within organizations have also found value in limited access to the system for specific data maintenance purposes. This restricted access allows different departments to maintain relevant information while ensuring data consistency throughout the organization.
While there have been some challenges reported by users regarding data integrity issues and complex report building, the overall benefits of using this software have outweighed these concerns. The ability to streamline processes, improve efficiency in managing personnel information, provide self-service capabilities to employees, integrate with other systems seamlessly, and offer extensive HR functionality make this software a valuable tool for organizations of all sizes.
In conclusion, the software's key use cases encompass various HR processes, self-service capabilities, integration with other systems, and reporting features. Despite some challenges reported by users, the software has proven to be a valuable solution for managing HR operations effectively and efficiently.
Based on user feedback, the following recommendations have been made:
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Users recommend conducting a 3-month trial before making a decision. This allows for a thorough evaluation of the software's suitability for HR needs.
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Users suggest customizing the product to maximize its capabilities. By tailoring it to specific HR requirements, users believe they can enhance its effectiveness and efficiency.
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Users who already use other Epicor products recommend implementing this software. They believe integrating multiple Epicor solutions can provide a seamless experience and streamline overall HR operations.
Some users mention that minor lagging may occur during peak usage times but suggest closing unnecessary programs to address this issue. Overall, users find the software excellent from an employee standpoint, supporting various HR functions effectively.
Attribute Ratings
Reviews
(1-4 of 4)- Timesheets show everything that time has been charged to in a quick glance. There is a lot of information displayed onscreen and is very easy to decipher.
- Employees charge their time on a well-designed front end program, and data is gleaned from that and dispersed into the various timekeeping and expense tracking modules.
- The abilities to charge time to direct, indirect and downtime are all valuable- see where time is being spent and use it as a coaching tool.
- Graphical representations of data would be appreciated, as it would make analysis more streamlined
- Not sure that this would be a useful program for a company with all exempt employees
- Personalization of screen layouts should not cause issues with the database, but they have been seen to cause that
- Employee demographic data
- 90%9.0
- Employment history
- 90%9.0
- Job profiles and administration
- 80%8.0
- Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
- 100%10.0
- Organizational charting
- 50%5.0
- Pay calculation
- 60%6.0
- Support for external payroll vendors
- 70%7.0
- Benefit plan administration
- 70%7.0
- Direct deposit files
- 70%7.0
- Salary revision and increment management
- 80%8.0
- Reimbursement management
- 80%8.0
- Approval workflow
- 80%8.0
- Balance details
- 80%8.0
- Annual carry-forward and encashment
- 80%8.0
- View and generate pay and benefit information
- 90%9.0
- Update personal information
- 90%9.0
- View company policy documentation
- 90%9.0
- Tracking of all physical assets
- 90%9.0
- Report builder
- 70%7.0
- Pre-built reports
- 70%7.0
- Ability to combine HR data with external data
- 70%7.0
- Epicor has definitely given me more visibility to what my employees are doing with their time, and will allow much more impactful coaching opportunities
- I like the ability to run reports on such a huge selection of data, including everything from time allocations to lead time quoting
- The learning curve is rather steep, and can cause issues as you and the company get up to speed with how the modules work (or don't work), especially the way that you expected them to.
- Vendor implemented
- Implemented in-house
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- Epicor adds many enhancement requests made by its user base, and involves users in beta testing to ensure users get what they need
- The system is customizable by the Administrator, and those customizations carry forward to future versions without needing to be re-written, saving time and money
- The SQL database is easy to integrate with other internal systems
- The user interface is simple and easy to use
- Users can use an integrated ad-hoc query tool, which is very easy to use
- I wish the system recognized holidays when employees enter time off requests
- I wish that Open Enrollment did not require a two step process to submit choices to HR
- View and generate pay and benefit information
- 90%9.0
- Update personal information
- 90%9.0
- View job history
- 90%9.0
- View company policy documentation
- 90%9.0
- Employee recognition
- N/AN/A
- Using Request Time Off eliminates the need for paper or for emails when requesting time off and results in more accurate records
- Employee Self Service allows employees to update their own personal information (such as address, phone, personal email) which is then fed to payroll
- Link allows for feeds to various systems such as payroll and health carriers, resulting in more accurate records and less data entry
- Can work in a global environment
- Easy for the end users to use
- Can do complex reporting
- Using SQL, I have created over 1800 SQL scripts to audit for bad or missing data. I run this daily to look for data issues, and have the responsible person correct it
- At my last company, HCM fed data to over 30+ internal systems, and approx. 10 external vendors
- As HCM adds Country Specific Functionality, we will certainly take advantage of that, since we have offices in 25 countries
- Product Features
- Product Usability
- Vendor Reputation
- Don't know
- Adjusting management's expectation of what a reasonable timeframe for the project would be
- Determining how best to build custom reports. We first started building reports using the reporting model and quickly realized limitations and had to switch to stored proc based reports. This involved a lot of re-writing of reports, which added time to the project.
- In-person training
- Hire a Person
- Complete a Hire
- Terminate an Employee
- Request Time Off
- Employee Self Service
- Open Enrollment
Epicor HCM 5.6
- Epicor HCM is a solid integrated system. One of our major benefits was the single sign-on. It reduced the amount of time the HR team spent on reminding people what system they had to use for different things and because of the integration with Active Directory everyone knows their username and password, so we rarely, if ever have to answer questions about the login.
- The system has great flexibility and can be customized to a large extent, from setting up routes and notifications to customizing what employees and managers see, sharing reports with certain roles, or specific users. Great flexibility means lots of options and require an admin to be intimately familiar with the system in order to customize it.
- The routing and notifications are very good and easy to set-up. You can route any task in the system to either be approved or reviewed. If an approval process is not needed, then an alert can notify specific roles or users of specific changes. For example: when an employee's status is changed to "Terminated" the system automatically sends a notification to IT, security, compliance, corporate admin to make all the necessary updates in their specific areas.
- Integration with other systems. Epicor HCM can send information to other systems either by API or by setting up file exports.We're using the Link Export function to export time and demographic data for payroll processing and updating our learning management system.
- Compliance is one area that needs further attention. For example in candidate self-service, the admin and managers can see the candidate's demographic information as part of their application, which shouldn't happen. If an internal candidate applies for a job, the hiring manager automatically gets access to that employee's record just like their regular manager.
- On the timesheets module, there are issues with CA specific OT calculation rules on a bi-weekly payroll, where it does not calculate OT for time worked in excess of 5 consecutive days. Also, the application has random (but rare) occurrences where it resets the time zone to the server time zone for users that clock-in/ out.
- Customizations that require professional services contracts can be somewhat difficult in terms of getting resources assigned. When upgrading the system to a new version, the admin has to conduct its own testing, including all and any customizations made to the system and then work with Epicor on resolving any issues.
- Customer Support structure could be better. Currently there is no official filtering of issues and expected response time for different kinds of issues, except for system access. When offering payroll and time keeping, the customer support should reflect reduced time for resolution of issues in these time sensitive areas.
- User training. Epicor HCM offers no free training, aside from webinars on new version releases. While they do offer training sessions, users have to pay for it. From a customer perspective this is difficult to accept. You pay to purchase the system/ module, but if you want to learn how to use it, you have to pay again.
- Employee demographic data
- 90%9.0
- Employment history
- 90%9.0
- Job profiles and administration
- 80%8.0
- Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
- 90%9.0
- Organizational charting
- N/AN/A
- Organization and location management
- 90%9.0
- Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
- N/AN/A
- Pay calculation
- N/AN/A
- Support for external payroll vendors
- 90%9.0
- Benefit plan administration
- 60%6.0
- Direct deposit files
- 90%9.0
- Salary revision and increment management
- 80%8.0
- Reimbursement management
- N/AN/A
- Approval workflow
- 90%9.0
- Balance details
- 70%7.0
- Annual carry-forward and encashment
- 80%8.0
- View and generate pay and benefit information
- N/AN/A
- Update personal information
- 90%9.0
- View company policy documentation
- 80%8.0
- Employee recognition
- N/AN/A
- Tracking of all physical assets
- 90%9.0
- Report builder
- 90%9.0
- Pre-built reports
- 90%9.0
- Ability to combine HR data with external data
- N/AN/A
- Overall Epicor HCM is meeting the needs of the HR department and those of the organization. It increased our internal customer satisfaction for employees and managers and positively impacted the efficiency of the HR team.
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5 users - Human Resources, Payroll, Training, Recruiting
3 users - Custom roles for IT, Corporate Compliance, CFO with limited access to specific functionality ( ex certain reports, or specific tasks)
60 users - Manager users (line managers, directors, VPs from all departments). All managers use the system to review reports, approve PTO, timecards, complete personnel actions etc.
340 users - Employees using employee self-service- ESS (all roles above are also employee users) . Employees use ESS internally to apply for open positions, review and make changes to their personal data ( address, direct deposit), request PTO, acknowledge& sign off on company documents- ex Employee Manual, Workers Comp notifications.
All employee related information in one master file
We purchased our Epicor software in fall 2008 and went live with the financials and PR/HR 1/1/2009. When we made our purchase choice the product had not been rebranded at the time so please excuse any reference to Open4 in my review - it is the same software. We run a weekly payroll for the manufacturing facility and a monthly payroll for management. The monthly payroll is confidential but with Epicor HCM that is not an issue. Employees can be marked as confidential in the software and only users with the proper security can access those employee records. To other users it is as if the confidential records do not exist in the database.
We later added the training piece as well as FMLA tracking. The FMLA tracking works very well and allowed us to do away with spreadsheets kept outside the system.
- Security is always an issue with payroll/HR software. Security in Epicor HCM is very robust. In our manufacturing facility it is important that supervisors have access to their employee's information and the software allows me to limit access to only the correct department. There is also menu security that will allow me to remove access to features by user and grant access only to what they require to do the job.
- This software is the repository for many different types of employee information. For example in the past we have tracked skills training by employee in either an Access database or an Excel spreadsheet. We are currently in the process of loading individual employee skill information which will allow us to query the database to pull any information that is not already a canned report in the system.
- Payroll tax reports are handled by the system seamlessly. In our old system I had to keep confidential employees in a different "company" which meant I had to combine the two companies and do quarterly and year end tax reporting manually. The confidential flag in Epicor HCM allows me to utilize reports directly from the system and also creates the files needed to file online for both my quarterly SUI and W-2 reporting to SSA at year end.
- Epicor HCM has both query and report writing functionality. The quantity of information contained in the database is enormous and can sometimes make it difficult to locate the correct fields for writing custom reports. Within the Vantage product there is a data dictionary which displays each table and the information contained therein. It would be very helpful if it also covered the fields within the tables in Open4.
The single most important factor in our selection was that the software would integrate into our shop floor data collection so we would not have to maintain two employee databases. We are able to set up new employees in Open4 and the shop employee record in Vantage is then populated during that process. There is no duplicate entry to be done.
It is important that the system be used properly and the user interface is an important part of that. Because this system allows the menu to be configured by user it greatly reduces the time it takes to train users in the system. There is no need to skip over menu items that are not used by the particular employee being trained. Their menu only displays the menu items they are required to use.
Tax tables updates are provided timely and can be downloaded and applied without the need for assistance from tech support. An email notification is sent out from Epicor support when an update is available and I can download and apply them at my convenience.
- Employee demographic data
- 90%9.0
- Employment history
- 90%9.0
- Job profiles and administration
- 90%9.0
- Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
- 90%9.0
- Organizational charting
- N/AN/A
- Organization and location management
- 90%9.0
- Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
- 90%9.0
- Pay calculation
- 100%10.0
- Support for external payroll vendors
- 100%10.0
- Benefit plan administration
- 90%9.0
- Direct deposit files
- 100%10.0
- Salary revision and increment management
- 90%9.0
- Reimbursement management
- N/AN/A
- Approval workflow
- N/AN/A
- Balance details
- 90%9.0
- Annual carry-forward and encashment
- N/AN/A
- View and generate pay and benefit information
- N/AN/A
- Update personal information
- N/AN/A
- View company policy documentation
- N/AN/A
- Employee recognition
- N/AN/A
- Tracking of all physical assets
- N/AN/A
- Report builder
- 90%9.0
- Pre-built reports
- 90%9.0
- Ability to combine HR data with external data
- 90%9.0
- Our HR department is more efficient and therefore we are able to provide better customer service to department supervisors by having answers to employee related questions in one employee master file rather than having to search through paper files or look in different spreadsheets.
- We are able to provide more accurate payroll processing and if we do find that someone forgot to report PTO for one of their employees the system allows a manual check to be cut so the employee can be paid the correct amount in the proper week thereby increasing employee satisfaction.