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Professional PTO

Professional PTO is a product by Greenshades Software that is intended to enhance the functionality of Microsoft Great Plains. Specifically, Professional PTO enables users to accurately accrue, track, and reduce their employees' paid and unpaid time off. We realize that you're inundated with the latest and greatest time-saving modules for Great Plains. Take a look at this website or at our product sheet to see exactly what Professional PTO can do.

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Product Comparison

Compare the features below to see exactly how much Professional PTO can enhance Great Plains time-off functionality:

Great Plains Professional PTO
One schedule per employee Multiple Schedule Support
Two types of PTO may be accrued (Sick, Vacation) Six different types of PTO may be recorded, plus an additional 3 custom types.
One type of schedule (hour/hour) User can create ANY type of schedule, based on hours/days/weeks are worked during a week/pay period/year or are worked on average over a past amount of time.
Accrue PTO based on ‘calculation factor', which accrues a specific fraction of an hour for every hour worked Accrue PTO based on any units, i.e. 2 weeks for every 6 months worked, vs. just an hour/hour amount.
No setup for Maximum hours Powerful but understandable setup of maximum hours
No Waiting Period or Carry-Over considerations Waiting Period and Carry Over considerations that may be based on anniversary date or year-end date
All PTO is accrued incrementally PTO may be accrued incrementally, or else it may be accrued according to the rule (i.e. 2 weeks per 6 months may occur after 6 months). This is independent from any waiting period considerations
Extremely Limited Reports on Available PTO Extensive reporting on PTO usage, availability, and setup
No Employee-Specific functionality Employee may access usage and availability reports
Sick and Vacation codes that ship with Great Plains reduce PTO Any codes may reduce any type of PTO

Additional Types of Time Off
Out of the box, Professional PTO supports Sick Time, Vacation Time, Personal Time, Educational Leave, FMLA, and Bereavement Leave. Professional PTO treats each of these categories exactly the same, giving you one module that will handle all of your needs. And if your company's appetite for different types of PTO still can't be satisfied, then we'll even let you create and use custom PTO types to track absolutely anything you want.

Powerful, Rules-Based Technology
Our rules-based system allows you to set up a PTO Accrual Code based on a variety of factors. For instance, you could set up a code that accrued PTO for employees that worked a certain amount of hours in a week or had been with the company for a certain number of years. This means that you can simply create one rule for every line you have in your employee handbook and let us do all the heavy lifting. Additionally, Professional PTO also allows you to specify waiting periods, maximum limits, and carry-over rules.

Full Suite of Reports
Professional PTO comes with a wide variety of employee, administrative, and breakout reports. All of Professional PTO's reports come with support for printing, and conversion to excel.


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