Setting your System Settings

To access system settings, you must login as a user with an administrator role. See company roles for more information.

System Settings stores generic settings which control some system-wide functions, including email, printers, file storage locations.

The settings apply only to the user who is currently logged on.

You can access System Settings in two ways:

System Preferences contains a number of tabs:

General is used for miscellaneous settings that are scattered throughout the system.
File Locations is used to set locations for files generated by the system, including backups and EFT files.
Appearance looks at the desktop colours for the current user.
Enquiries shows each of the report enquiry screens, its default report, and the report which is currently assigned.
Email has two tabs: Email Settings which is used to control email settings and Email Preferences which is used to set a confidentiality statement and encrypt or password protect attachments.
Payrun refers to how Payrun will appear and behave.
Security refers to the use of passwords and security groups
Search specifies the 'look and feel' of the search function.
Human Resources is used to specify if Position titles are displayed in the Organisation Chart and display settings. (Only applicable to those with HR).
OHS this allows you to specify a number of settings which are relevant only if you are using OHS.
Alerts refers to the display and behaviour of To Do Task reminders.
Webservices this is an advanced setting which references linking to external software. For more information, please discuss with your Ready Pay Customer Success Manager.
STP Setupis used to activate and register your companies for STP reporting
Flare is used to activate Flare Onboarding of new employees. For more information, please discuss with your Ready Pay Customer Success Manager.