How to login
- You will see this login screen.
- Select a different account.
- This will bring up a login box.
- This will show your – Username and – Password
- Username will be your email council email address.
- Click on login tab.
- This will bring up a select role box.
- Select Fast Input Entry.
- Each department will have their own department after – Fast input entry.
Now click login once you have selected “Fast Input”
This will bring up the main fast input page.
- There is a – People information tab.
- There is a -Fast input / temporary elements tab.
- You also have a square at the top of the page to duplicate the screen.
This is handy if you want one for searching for staff and one for inputting.
- There is a face symbol that is used for changing roles and logging out.
- All you have to do is click on the face symbol.
- To come out of this just click on the face symbol.
Note – You don’t have to enter casual enhanced holiday anymore as this will be done in the system for you.
Also, distant island allowance will be done for.
Click on “Fast input /temporary elements”
This will bring up three options.
- Cash Temp Input
- Hours Temp Input
- Units Temp Input
Cost code validation
Important Notes before entering – If you are needing to override a cost code you can do this by validating and then changing the cost code.
It’s worth noting that if you enter a cost code that is not set up then an error will pop up.
You will have to correct this and validate again and then save.
Cash temp Input
Click on “Cash Temp Input”
Then click on “Enter Employee Temporary Elements”
This will bring up a cash temp input page.
- Select payroll you need.
- Select the payment date.
- Enter the employee number.
- Select position
- Enter element code
- Enter cash value
- Cost code will prepopulate and no need to enter this.
- This can be overwritten after you validate.
- Enter the date earned of the entry you are putting in.
- Click on the “Validate tab”. This must be done with each line you enter before you save.
- Click on the plus to add a new line.
If you don’t validate and come out of the page, you will lose the information that you just entered.
If you do validate and come out and go back in, the information will still be there.
Once you validate it will look like this.
- Now you can click on the plus and add you next line.
- If its just the one entry click on save.
- Once you have saved, it will have gone straight to payroll.
Reports for entries can be requested by emailing:
payrollenquiries@argyll-bute.gov.uk
Hours Temp Input
Click on “Hours Temp Input”
Then click on “Enter Employee Temporary Elements”
- Select payroll you need.
- Select the payment date.
- Enter the employee number.
- Select position
- Enter element code
- Enter units
- Cost code will prepopulate and no need to enter this.
- This can be overwritten after you validate.
- Enter the date earned of the entry you are putting in.
- Click on the “Validate tab”. This must be done with each line you enter before you save.
- Click on the plus to add a new line.
If you don’t validate and come out of the page, you will lose the information that you just entered.
If you do validate and come out and go back in, the information will still be there.
Once you validate it will look like this.
- Now you can click on the plus and add your next line.
- If it’s just the one entry click on save.
- Once you have saved, it will have gone straight to payroll.
Reports for entries can be requested by emailing:
payrollenquiries@argyll-bute.gov.uk
Click on the ITrent logo to back to the main page.
People Information
To view an entry, click on “People Information”
- This will bring up a people search.
- Enter the employee number.
- Then select payroll reference from the drop down.
- Then click on the spyglass to search.
- This will bring up the employee page.
- Click on “View element”
- Here, you will see the entry that you just added.
- Click on the one you are looking for.
This will bring up the entry.
It’s worth noting that if notice an error, you should email payroll enquires to correct this for you.
Please email:
To get help
If your query could not be answered email payrollenquiries@argyll-bute.gov.uk or phone 01546 605513 (Option 3) followed by Option 2 – Expense claims.