📋 ERP System User Guide
A comprehensive guide to help you master your ERP system
🚀 Quick Start Guide
What You Need to Get Started
- Computer: Any modern web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge)
- Internet: Stable connection for best performance
- Mobile: Android 8+ or iOS 12+ for mobile attendance
- Screen: At least 1024x768 resolution (1920x1080 recommended)
Your First Login
- Open your browser and go to your company's ERP system URL
- Enter your credentials (username/email and password from your admin)
- Click "Login" - you'll be taken to your personalized dashboard
- Explore the sidebar - all main features are organized here
🎯 Quick Navigation Tips
- Search anything: Press
Ctrl+K for instant search
- User menu: Click your name (top right) for profile settings
- Breadcrumbs: Shows where you are in the system
- Notifications: Check the bell icon for alerts
📊 Understanding Your Dashboard
Your dashboard is your command center! Here's what each section shows:
💰 Financial Overview
- Revenue: How much money you've made this month
- Expenses: What you've spent
- Profit: The difference between revenue and expenses
- Budget: How much of your budget you've used
👥 HR at a Glance
- Employee Count: Total active team members
- Attendance: Monthly attendance percentage
- Leave Requests: Who's requesting time off
- Contracts: Which contracts are expiring soon
🎯 Sales Performance
- Lead Conversion: How many leads became customers
- Active Campaigns: Current marketing efforts
- Revenue Pipeline: Expected income from potential deals
- Customer Growth: New customers this period
📈 KPI Dashboard
- Overall Performance: Company-wide goal achievement
- Department Performance: How each team is doing
- Individual Goals: Your personal progress
- Trends: Performance over time
👥 Human Resources Made Easy
Managing Employee Information
Adding New Team Members
- Go to Human Resource Management → Users
- Click "New User"
- Fill in the essentials:
- Personal Info: Name, email, phone, address
- Job Details: Position, department, start date
- Salary: Base pay and any allowances
- Documents: Upload their contract and certificates
- Set their role and permissions
- Click "Create" to finish
What's in an Employee Profile?
- Personal Details: Contact info, emergency contacts
- Job History: Previous positions, promotions
- Documents: All important paperwork
- Performance: KPI scores and feedback
- Training: What they've learned and what's planned
Attendance Tracking
How Daily Attendance Works
Morning Check-in:
- Use the mobile app or website
- Choose your work type:
- WFO (Work From Office)
- WFH (Work From Home)
- WFA (Work From Anywhere)
- Take a selfie if required
- For office work, GPS confirms your location
Break Time:
- Mark when you start and end breaks
- System tracks total break time
- Automatically calculates working hours
Evening Check-out:
- Write a quick summary of your day
- Upload any required reports
- System calculates your total hours
Attendance Reports You Can Generate
- Daily Summary: Your individual record
- Monthly Report: Complete monthly breakdown
- Team Overview: How your department is doing
- Overtime: Extra hours and compensation
Leave Management
Requesting Time Off
- Go to Human Resource Management → Leave Requests
- Click "New Leave Request"
- Pick your leave type:
- Annual Leave: Regular vacation
- Sick Leave: Medical absence
- Emergency Leave: Urgent personal matters
- Maternity/Paternity: Parental leave
- Select your dates and explain why
- Upload any supporting documents
- Submit for your manager's approval
Track Your Leave Balance
- Annual Allowance: Total days you get per year
- Used Days: What you've already taken
- Remaining: What's left to use
- Pending: Requests waiting for approval
- Carry Forward: Previous year's unused days
Payroll System
How Payroll Works (For HR/Finance Staff)
- Go to Human Resource Management → Payroll
- Select the payroll period
- Click "Generate Payroll" for automatic calculation
- Review the numbers:
- Basic Salary: Base pay
- Allowances: Transportation, meals, position bonuses
- Overtime: From attendance data
- Deductions: Tax, insurance, loans
- Submit for approval chain
Approval Process
- Finance Manager reviews first
- COO gives operational approval
- CEO provides final authorization
- Payment processed (bank transfer or cash)
- Salary Slips generated for employees
Viewing Your Salary Slip
- Access your pay stub online anytime
- Download PDF copies for your records
- View historical payroll data
- Get tax summaries for annual reporting
🌟 Career Development
Skills Management
Assessing Your Skills
- Go to Career Development → Employee Skill Assessments
- Choose skill category:
- Technical: Job-specific abilities
- Soft Skills: Communication, leadership
- Languages: Proficiency levels
- Certifications: Professional credentials
- Rate yourself (1-5 scale)
- Add proof or examples
- Submit for supervisor review
Planning Your Development
- Gap Analysis: What skills you need to improve
- Training Recommendations: Suggested courses
- Progress Tracking: How you're improving
- Certification Status: Professional credentials
Career Planning
Setting Career Goals
- Go to Career Development → Employee Career Goals
- Click "New Career Goal"
- Define your goal:
- Target Position: Where you want to be
- Timeline: When you want to achieve it
- Required Skills: What you need to learn
- Action Steps: How you'll get there
- Get supervisor approval and support
Individual Development Plan (IDP)
- Current State: Where you are now
- Future Vision: Where you want to go
- Development Activities: Training, mentoring, projects
- Success Metrics: How you'll measure progress
- Review Schedule: Regular check-ins
💼 Sales & Marketing
Lead Management
Adding New Leads
- Go to Sales & Marketing → Leads
- Click "New Lead"
- Enter their information:
- Contact Details: Name, company, phone, email
- Source: Where they came from (website, referral, etc.)
- Interest Level: Hot, warm, or cold
- Products: What they're interested in
- Budget: Estimated deal value
- Assign to a sales rep
- Set follow-up reminders
Lead Journey Stages
- Initial Contact: First conversation
- Needs Assessment: Understanding requirements
- Proposal: Creating a solution
- Negotiation: Discussing terms
- Closing: Converting to customer or marking as lost
Lead Status Tracking
- New: Just added
- Contacted: First communication made
- Qualified: Potential customer
- Proposal Sent: Formal offer submitted
- Negotiating: In discussion
- Won: Became a customer
- Lost: Didn't convert
- On Hold: Temporarily paused
Customer Management
Creating Customer Profiles
- Convert a qualified lead, or add directly
- Complete customer details:
- Company Info: Name, industry, size
- Contacts: Primary and secondary people
- Billing: Invoice address
- Payment Terms: Credit period
- Tax Info: Tax ID, VAT status
Tracking Customer Relationships
- Communication History: All interactions
- Order History: What they've bought
- Payment History: How they pay
- Support Tickets: Service requests
- Loyalty Status: VIP, regular, or new
Campaign Management
Creating Marketing Campaigns
- Go to Sales & Marketing → Campaigns
- Click "New Campaign"
- Set up your campaign:
- Name: Clear, descriptive title
- Objective: What you want to achieve
- Target Audience: Who you're reaching
- Budget: How much you'll spend
- Timeline: Start and end dates
- Channels: Email, social media, ads
Measuring Campaign Success
- Reach: How many people saw it
- Engagement: Response rates
- Lead Generation: New potential customers
- Conversion Rate: Leads that became customers
- ROI: Return on investment
💰 Finance Management
Invoice Management
Creating Invoices
- Go to Finance Management → Invoices
- Click "New Invoice"
- Select your customer
- Add items:
- Product/Service: From your catalog
- Quantity: How many units
- Price: Cost per unit
- Discount: If applicable
- System calculates automatically:
- Subtotal: Before taxes
- PPN (11%): Indonesian VAT
- PPh 23 (2%): Withholding tax
- Total: Final amount
- Set payment terms
- Save and send
Invoice Status Types
- Draft: Being prepared
- Sent: Delivered to customer
- Paid: Money received
- Partial: Partially paid
- Overdue: Past due date
- Cancelled: Voided
Automated Features
- Recurring Invoices: Auto-generate for repeat customers
- Payment Reminders: Automatic follow-ups
- Late Fees: Penalty calculations
- Journal Entries: Automatic bookkeeping
Transaction Management
Recording Payments
- Go to Finance Management → Transactions
- Click "New Transaction"
- Choose payment type:
- Customer Payment: Money received
- Supplier Payment: Money paid out
- Expense Payment: Business expenses
- Internal Transfer: Between accounts
- Enter details:
- Amount: Payment amount
- Method: Cash, bank transfer, card
- Reference: Invoice number
- Description: What it's for
- Upload receipts
- Save
Payment Methods Available
- Cash: Physical money
- Bank Transfer: Electronic transfer
- Credit Card: Card payments
- E-Wallet: GoPay, OVO, DANA
- Check: Bank checks
- Online Banking: Direct bank payments
Budget Management
Creating Budgets
- Go to Finance Management → Budget
- Create annual budget by department
- Set budget categories:
- Revenue Targets: Expected income
- Operating Expenses: Salaries, rent, utilities
- Marketing: Advertising costs
- Capital: Equipment purchases
- Submit for approval
- Monitor throughout the year
Budget Requests
- Go to Finance Management → Budget Requests
- Click "New Budget Request"
- Specify:
- Category: Type of expense
- Amount: How much you need
- Justification: Why you need it
- Timeline: When you need it
- Submit for approval
- Track status
📊 Reports & Analytics
Standard Reports Available
HR Reports
- Employee Directory: Complete staff list
- Attendance Analysis: Monthly attendance patterns
- Payroll Details: Salary and deduction breakdown
- Leave Analysis: Time-off patterns
- Performance Summary: KPI achievements
Financial Reports
- Profit & Loss: Income vs expenses
- Balance Sheet: Financial position
- Cash Flow: Money movement
- Budget vs Actual: Performance comparison
- Tax Summary: Tax obligations
Sales Reports
- Sales Pipeline: Deal progression
- Customer Analysis: Buying patterns
- Campaign Results: Marketing effectiveness
- Revenue Forecast: Future projections
- Sales Performance: Individual metrics
Creating Custom Reports
Using the Report Builder
- Select Data Source: Choose your data
- Pick Columns: What information to show
- Apply Filters: Narrow down results
- Group & Sort: Organize the data
- Choose Visualization: Charts, tables, graphs
- Save & Schedule: Automate delivery
Building Dashboards
- Choose Widgets: Select chart types
- Filter Data: Show relevant information
- Real-time Updates: Automatic refresh
- Export Options: PDF, Excel, CSV
- Share Settings: Control who can see what
📱 Mobile Features
Mobile Attendance App
Getting Started
- Download your company's attendance app
- Login with your credentials
- Allow location permissions
- Enable camera for selfie verification
- Set up biometric login (fingerprint/face)
Daily Attendance Process
Morning Check-in:
- Open the app
- Select work type (WFO/WFH/WFA)
- Take required selfie
- Confirm location (for office work)
- Submit attendance
Break Time:
- Mark break start
- Track duration
- Resume work marker
Evening Check-out:
- Write work summary
- Upload deliverables
- Confirm hours worked
Mobile App Features
- GPS Validation: Confirms office location
- Offline Mode: Works without internet
- Photo Verification: Selfie confirmation
- Work Summary: Daily activity reports
- Leave Requests: Apply for time off
- Overtime Tracking: Extra hours logging
🔧 Troubleshooting
Common Issues & Quick Fixes
Login Problems
Can't log in?
- ✅ Check username and password
- ✅ Turn off caps lock
- ✅ Clear browser cache
- ✅ Try different browser
- ✅ Contact IT if still stuck
Session keeps timing out?
- ✅ Save work frequently
- ✅ Extend session in settings
- ✅ Check internet connection
- ✅ Log out and back in
Attendance Issues
GPS not working?
- ✅ Enable high accuracy mode
- ✅ Check GPS signal strength
- ✅ Move to better location
- ✅ Use WiFi indoors
- ✅ Ask supervisor for manual entry
Can't check in/out?
- ✅ Verify office location
- ✅ Check location settings
- ✅ Enable camera permissions
- ✅ Update app
- ✅ Use web interface
System Performance
System running slow?
- ✅ Check internet speed
- ✅ Close extra browser tabs
- ✅ Clear cache
- ✅ Restart browser
- ✅ Try off-peak hours
Page won't load?
- ✅ Refresh page (F5)
- ✅ Check internet connection
- ✅ Try different browser
- ✅ Disable extensions
- ✅ Contact support
Getting Help
Support Options
- Help Desk: Internal IT support
- User Manual: This guide
- Video Tutorials: Step-by-step videos
- FAQ: Common questions
- Training: Scheduled sessions
When You Need Help
Contact Support With:
- Detailed problem description
- Exact error messages
- Steps to reproduce the issue
- Your browser information
- Screenshots of the problem
- Your username (never password)
Contact Information
- Email: support@yourcompany.com
- Phone: +62-XXX-XXXX-XXXX
- Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM
- Emergency: For critical issues only
📚 Quick Reference
Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl+K - Search anything
Ctrl+S - Save current work
Ctrl+N - Create new record
Alt+D - Go to dashboard
F5 - Refresh page
Ctrl+P - Print
Esc - Cancel/Close
Important Terms
- A/R: Money customers owe you
- E-Faktur: Electronic tax invoice
- KPI: Key Performance Indicator
- PPN: Indonesian VAT (11%)
- PPh: Indonesian income tax
- ROI: Return on investment
- SKU: Product identification code
- WFH: Work From Home
- WFO: Work From Office
- WFA: Work From Anywhere
Best Practices
Data Entry
✅ Use consistent naming
✅ Fill required fields completely
✅ Upload supporting documents
✅ Double-check calculations
✅ Save frequently
Security
✅ Use strong passwords (8+ characters)
✅ Change passwords regularly
✅ Always log out when done
✅ Never share credentials
✅ Report suspicious activity
System Usage
✅ Keep browser updated
✅ Use stable internet
✅ Close unused tabs
✅ Clear cache regularly
✅ Backup important data
🎯 Success Tips
Making the Most of Your ERP System
Daily Habits
- Check dashboard first thing each morning
- Update attendance promptly
- Review notifications regularly
- Save work frequently
- Log out when finished
Weekly Tasks
- Review reports relevant to your role
- Update project status if applicable
- Check leave balances and upcoming time off
- Clean up old documents and data
- Backup important information
Monthly Activities
- Review KPIs and performance metrics
- Update skills and training records
- Check budget usage and forecasts
- Analyze trends in your area
- Plan ahead for next month
Remember: Help is Always Available!
Don't hesitate to reach out to your IT support team, supervisor, or training coordinator if you need assistance. The ERP system is designed to make your work easier, not harder!
This guide is designed to help you succeed. Keep it handy, refer to it often, and don't forget - practice makes perfect!