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Sage Abra HRMS and Sage MIP Fund Accounting Integration

The Abra Payroll to MIP G/L Interface facilitates and simplifies the workflow between your payroll and accounting departments. It allows you to quickly and easily exchange data between Abra Payroll and your MIP accounting package, saving time and eliminating the hassles that often accompany duplicate data entry.

The Abra Payroll to MIP G/L  Interface works with Abra Payroll version 7.0 or higher and MIP version 4.6 or higher. The interface enables you to use Abra Payroll to process payroll and transfer information to the MIP General Ledger. The import process in MIP will ensure that the payroll checks are applied to the correct account combinations in MIP. The interface also provides you with the ability to preview the Abra Suite file before you create it, while built-in reports ensure data accuracy:

• Send your data at the click of a button. You can determine exactly what information you want to send from Abra Payroll, choosing by company, organization or check date. The information is exported immediately, so it becomes available for MIP to import.
• Detect and reconcile missing information or errors. With Abra’s G/L Distribution reports, you can easily reconcile between calculated amounts in Abra Payroll and Posted G/L amounts in MIP. Also, with the standard Exception Report, you can easily spot errors or items in suspense.

The Abra Payroll to MIP General Ledger
The Abra Payroll-MIP Interface leverages MIP’s preset distribution codes to automatically allocate payroll entries across a virtually unlimited number of account segments. This saves time by eliminating the need to duplicate the entire G/L chart of accounts set up in the payroll
configuration.

• Simplified Configuration. Set up your Abra system payroll codes with only the MIP G/L Code (Main Account Number) and an MIP Distribution Code. The the MIP system will automatically allocate the payroll entries when they are transferred.
• Track payroll transactions in detail or summary. The Abra Payroll-MIP Interface can transfer G/L entries summarized by pay date or detailed by check. Detail transfers allow you to generate reports by employee using MIP’s powerful report writer.

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Cost Management Services (CMS) has implemented the Sage Abra HRMS solution for Pathstone, a not-for-profit community development and human service organization headquartered in Rochester, New York. CMS implemented Sage Abra HRMS along with a bi-directional integration with Sage MIP payroll that turned out to be critical in PathStone's successful transformation.

Prior to the implementation of Sage Abra HRMS Pathstone had used a home-grown, Microsoft Access database along with Sage MIP Fund Accounting for payroll processing. However, the two applications weren't integrated and HR staff at Pathstone spent up to 10 hours every week having to manually enter duplicate data into each system. In addition payroll updates weren't always picked up in HR and vice versa. Senior VP of HR Lisa Zhu said, "After a while, discrepancies in the two systems made it difficult to prepare accurate budgets and a lot of time was wasted reconciling data."

Today, Sage Abra HRMS has helped PathStone simplify everything from new hire processing to ongoing administration. Lisa states, "We were spending a couple of hours each day on HR and payroll issues - either entering and reconciling data or looking up information. But with Sage Abra, we've streamlined our entire new hire process workflow and slashed data entry time in half." Information entered in Sage MIP Payroll is now moved easily to Sage Abra HR with the click of a button. Plus, the data stays synchronized when changes are made in either system.

"With Sage Abra HRMS, we've streamlined our entire new hire process workflow and slashed data entry time in half. The staff at CMS did a thorough analysis of our processes and reporting needs before implementing an HR system that turned out to be a fantastic solution."
Lisa Zhu,
Senior VP of HR, PathStone

Sage Abra HRMS also provided Pathstone with the reporting capabilities needed for their compliance regulations needed to grants and funding, essential to the not-for-profit organization.

Another important feature of the award-winning HR system was the ability to customize Sage Abra to meet Pathstone's specific needs. According to Lisa, "Some of our staff is required to maintain state certifications, are entitled to tuition reimbursement, or require special training courses. We use Sage Abra custom fields to track certifications, dates of completion, and reimbursement amounts."

Continue reading the CMS and Pathstone success story (PDF):
Pathstone Sage Abra MIP Fund Accounting.

Learn More About MIP Fund Accounting (PDF):
About Sage MIP Fund Accounting

Example MIP G/L Detail Report (PDF):
Sage Abra HR to MIP Payroll G/L Report

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