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Touring the Admin Home Page

As an LINQ EP administrator, you can use the Admin Home page to access the following LINQ Employee Portal tasks:

Maintain user accounts
Customize the LINQ EP system settings to meet your organization's needs
Publish employee forms, news about your organization, and links to the user community
Review release notes

Your organization's name, address, and name and e-mail address of the LINQ EP administrator display at the top of the page.

You may click the Administration link on the Home page to go to the Admin Home page, if your user account is assigned to an LINQ EP administrator role. The links to which you have access are determined by your user permissions, which are defined by the LINQ EP administrator.

Admin Home Page Links

The following links are available on the Admin Home page.

User Links

Click the Users link in the Navigation Menu to list all LINQ EP user accounts in the User Listing grid; or click the following links to display a filtered user account list.

Link	Purpose	For more information
Active Users	Click the Active Users link to display only active user accounts in the User Listing grid.	Touring the User Listing Page
Inactive Users	Click the Inactive Users link to display only inactive user accounts in the User Listing grid.
Locked Users	Click the Locked Users link to display only user accounts currently locked out of LINQ EP. Use this link to unlock these user accounts.
User roles	Click the User Roles link to display the User Roles grid.

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Settings Links

Click the Settings links to customize both the LINQ Employee Portal Administrator and Employee interfaces to meet your organization's needs.

Link	Purpose	For more information
Preferences	Click the Preferences link to set the default options for LINQ EP. The preferences are grouped by function: General, Accounts, Logos, Deductions & Benefits, Leaves, Locations, Payroll, and Automated Tasks.	Touring the System Settings Page
Feature Availability	Click the Feature Availability link to select the LINQ EP features available to the employee users.	Defining the LINQ Employe Portal Features Available to the User
Site Colors	Click the Site Colors link to customize the colors of the following page components: Title Area, Navigation Menu, Grid Title and Footer Bar, and Footer.	Customizing the Colors of the LINQ Employee Portal Pages
E-mail Setup	Click the E-mail Setup link to configure the e-mail server and customize the standard e-mail messages sent in LINQ EP.	Configuring the E-mail Server Customizing an E-mail Message Customizing Account Notification E-mail Messages
Request Setup	Click the Request Setup link to configure the applicable settings for each request type available to the employees: Benefits, Deductions, General Demographics, Dependents, Emergency Contacts, Direct Deposits, Leaves, Taxes, and Time Entry.	Setting Up the Request Queues
Approval Groups	Click the Approval Groups link to define the approval groups used to create request approval chains.	About Approval Groups Creating an Approval Group
Approval Hierarchy	Click the Approval Hierarchy link to define the chain of approval for each type of request: Benefits, Deductions, General Demographics, Dependents, Emergency Contacts, Direct Deposits, Leaves, Taxes, and Time Entry.	About Approval Hierarchies Creating Approval Chains

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Quick Links

Use the Quick Links to quickly access frequently used administrator functions.

Link	Purpose	For more information
Employer Forms	Click the Employer Forms link to upload and organize company forms and other correspondence used by employees. These forms display on the Employer Forms page, accessed from the Home page. You can also click the Employer Forms link in the Navigation Menu to display the Employer Forms page.	Touring the Employer Forms Page
Maintain News	Click the Maintain News link to edit the content that is displayed in the System Messages section of the Home page. You can use the Edit News page to display a welcome message, or share important news about your organization. You can also click the News link in the Navigation Menu to display the Employee News page.	Managing Employee News
Links	Click the Links link to create and organize a Quick Links menu that will display on the Home page, if allowed by the organization. You can also click the Links link in the Navigation Menu to display the Links page.	Touring the Links Page
Leave Request by Proxy	If available, click the Leave Request by Proxy link to enter a leave request by proxy for another employee. You can submit a leave request for an employee as a proxy user if: Your user name belongs to an admin user role that has permission to enter proxy leave requests (Leave Request by Proxy parameter is set to Yes on the User Role page) You are part of the approval chain used to approve the employee's leave requests	Submitting a Proxy Leave Request
Rebuild Database Objects	Use the Rebuild Database Objects link only when instructed by your LINQ EP Client Support Representative. This function checks for invalid database objects and, if found, rebuilds them.	N/A

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Release Notes

Each time LINQ releases a new version of the LINQ Employee Portal, it publishes a release notes document. This document summarizes the program enhancements included in the new release. These documents are published in PDF format.

Click the Release Notes link to open the corresponding release notes document in the document viewer.

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Admin Navigation Menu

Click the links in the Navigation Menu to display the following pages. These are the standard Admin links; your LINQ EP administrator may also provide links to other URLs, such as the district home page.

Link	Purpose	Click the link for more information
Admin Home	Click the Admin Home link to display the Admin Home page.	N/A
Approval Groups	Click the Approval Group link to define the approval groups used to create request approval chains.	About Approval Groups
Approval Hierarchy	Click the Approval Hierarchy link to define the approval chains for the appropriate types of change requests.	Creating Approval Chains
Approval Queue	The Approval Queue link displays if you are part of a request approval chain. Click the Approval Queue link to view the requests currently waiting for your approval.	Touring the Approval Queue
Contracts	The Contracts link displays if your organization generates electronic employee contracts and you are part of the employee contract process. Click the Contracts link to view the employee contract options available to you.	Touring the (Administrator) Contracts Page
E-mail Setup	Click the E-mails link to configure the e-mail server and modify customize system-generated e-mail messages: E-mail messages sent to administrative users and employees when a user name or password is requested, or when an employee creates a new account. E-mail sent to approvers and employees after an employee request is submitted to the approval hierarchy; to remind approvers to process outstanding requests for approval; and to send a list of outstanding requests awaiting approval to the LINQ EP administrator. All e-mail notification messages are sent from the LINQ EP Administrator e-mail address defined on the General Preferences page.	Configuring the E-mail Server Customizing Account Notification E-mail Messages Customizing an E-mail Message Customizing Request Notification E-mail Messages
Employer Forms	Click the Employer Forms link to upload and organize company forms and other correspondence used by employees. These forms display on the Employer Forms page, accessed from the Home page. You can also click the Employer Forms link in the Navigation Menu to display the Employer Forms page.	Touring the Employer Forms Page
Feature Availability	Click the Feature Availability link to identify the pages available in the Employee Interface.	Defining the LINQ Employee Portal Features Available to the User
Leave Req by Proxy	If available, click the Leave Req by Proxy link to enter a leave request by proxy for another employee. You can submit a leave request for an employee as a proxy user if: Your user name belongs to an admin user role that has permission to enter proxy leave requests (Leave Request by Proxy parameter is set to Yes on the User Role page) You are part of the approval chain used to approve the employee's leave requests	Submitting a Proxy Leave Request
Links	Click the Links link to create and organize a Quick Links menu that will display on the Home page, if allowed by the organization. You can also click the Links link in the Navigation Menu to display the Links page.	Touring the Links Page
News	Click the News link to edit the content that is displayed in the System Messages section of the Home page. You can use the Edit News page to display a welcome message, or share important news about your organization. You can also click the News link in the Navigation Menu to display the Employee News page.	Managing Employee News
Preferences	Click the Preferences link to define the following default settings: General, Accounts, Logos, Deductions & Benefits, Leaves, Locations, Payroll, and Automated Tasks. Click the Preference Type Drop-down List button to go to a preference page.	Setting General Preferences Setting the Account Preferences Setting the Logo Preferences Setting Deduction and Benefit Preferences Setting the Event Preferences Setting the Leave Preferences Setting the Location Preferences Setting the Payroll Preferences Setting the Automated Task Preferences
Request Setup	Click the Request Setup link to customize each request queue to match your organization’s business practices. You can select the request options that are available to your employees.	Setting Up the Request Queues
Site Colors	Click the Site Colors link to set the color defaults for the LINQ Employee Portal pages.	Customizing the Colors of the LINQ Employee Portal Pages
Time Req by Proxy	If available, click the Time Req by Proxy link to enter a time entry request by proxy for another employee. You can submit a time entry request for an employee as a proxy user if: Your user name belongs to an admin user role that has permission to enter proxy time entry requests (Time Entry Request by Proxy parameter is set to Yes on the User Role page) You are part of the approval chain used to approve the employee's time entry requests	Submitting a Proxy Time Entry Request
Time Tracking	If available, click the Time Tracking link to; Modify the Time Tracking default setting options View and edit employee time clock records Your user role security will determine the availability of these options.	Defining Time Tracking Parameters Using Time Tracking to Maintain Employee Time Clock Records
Users	Click the Users link to list active and inactive user records.	Touring the User Listing Page
User Roles	Click the User Roles link to list user role records.	Touring the User Role Page
Exit Administration	Click the Exit Administration link to go to the LINQ EP Home page.	Touring the Employee Home Page Touring the LINQ EP Pages

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