Set up Made2Manage to work with Abra

Made2Manage works with Sage HRMS that was formerly called Abra. After you install Sage HRMS and after your finance manager sets up the necessary General Ledger chart of accounts numbers, configure Made2Manage to work with Abra.

Sage Abra 9.x uses Visual FoxPro (VFP) for storing and managing its data. So, in Made2Manage you only have to specify where the Abra VFP database files are located and the three character ID of the company in Abra that is integrated with Made2Manage.

The latest version of Sage Abra called Sage HRMS has migrated the data stored in the VFP data- base to the SQL Server database. So, you must specify the Abra SQL Server details in Made2Manage for proper integration.

To set up Made2Manage to work with Abra

1. Click the Utilities tab. From the Company Setup group, click Module Setup > Payroll Setup.

Or press Alt+T, enter CSPAYR, and press Enter.

The Payroll Setup (CSPAYR) window appears.

2. In the Software section, click:

   • Use Abra Payroll Software: If your company uses the general Abra payroll software.

   • Use Abra – Canadian Payroll Software: If your company uses the Canadian Abra payroll software.

3. To configure Made2Manage to work with Abra when you use Visual Foxpro:

   1. In the Abra Backend section, click Visual Foxpro.

   2. Set Abra program and database directories:

   • Click the Abra Directory Select File and select the directory that contains the Abra program.

   This is typically C:\Program Files\ABRA\SUITE\ALL USERS\SAGE\ABRASUITE.

   • Click the Abra Database Directory Select File and select the directory that contains the Abra database.

   This is typically C:\Program Files\ABRA\SUITE\ALL USERS\SAGE\ABRASUITE\DATA.

   3. In the Company Name Equivalent dropdown, select the company code setup in Abra.

   4. To configure Made2Manage to work with Abra when you use SQL Server:

      1. In the Abra Backend section, click SQL Server.

   5. In the Server Name box, enter the host name of the SQL Server in which the Abra company / employer databases are installed.

   6. In the User Name and Password boxes, enter the user name and password used to login to the Abra SQL Server.

   7. In the Enterprise DB Name box, enter the name of the Enterprise database that constitutes the Abra employer/company to be integrated with Made2Manage.

   8. In the Company Name Equivalent dropdown, select the database ID of the company database.

   9. In the Payroll DB Name box, enter the name of the Abra payroll database.

   10. In the Timecards Export Path box, specify the path of the folder in which the daily labor timecards are stored.

4. In the State of Operations box, enter the two-letter abbreviation of the state in which you are located. Or if you are using Canadian Abra, in the Province of Operations box, enter the province.

5. In the 3rd Party Timecard Transfer section, click:

   • Separate Postings: To post labor transactions separately.

   • Aggregate Postings: To group together labor transactions with the same employee number, employee earnings code, and pay rate, and post grouped transactions collectively.

6. In the Employee Add Option section, click:

   • Add Only New Employee Entries from Payroll: To copy new employees from Abra to Made2Manage.

   • Add/Copy All Employee Data Changes from Payroll: To copy new employees and changes to existing employees such as new addresses, from Abra to Made2Manage.

7. On the toolbar, click Save.

   The message that Made2Manage must be restarted for the changes to be effective is displayed.

8. Click Close.