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Control and
identity
Management

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Physical Access Control & Identity management
Key POINTS
• The uniqueness of HRView lies in it being a pan-organization access control and time
attendance management solution. It runs in geographically-spread offices of transnational
organizations synchronizing their processes.

• HRView is the all-in-one web interface that encompasses various Access360 add-on modules
such as Vehicle Access Management(VAM), Cafeteria Management (SmartChoice), Visitor
Management (ezVISIT), Smart Card Printing – Encoding - Biometric Template Enrollment
(Smart Issuance) and Elevator Access Management(ELEVATE)

Figure 1: HRView dashboard

• The application has been developed using Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) for easy
customizability and integrability.

• HRView’s SOA architecture simplifies the integration process with various third-party IT
systems such as ERP, HRMS, payroll and Active Directory, thus enabling an organization
towards achieving convergence.

• Built on IDCUBE's ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified processes

• Assists in achieving audit and compliance automation

• VAPT certified, SSL & cloud-enabled application

• Offers direct compatibility with a wide spectrum of world-renowned brands

• Hassle- free manageability and extensibility


Visiting employee access
Physical ACCESS Enables the admin of a branch to provide
Management access to a visiting employee from another
HRView is a cloud-enabled access control business unit. Another similar feature called
software with intelligent Edge architecture. It “Shared access group” allows admins of
includes access rules that mirror pan- different facilities to grant access rights to
organizational access control configurations their employees of the facility that they are
and detailed reports. The feature assists visiting.
security admin in managing and monitoring
Credential management
the physical access of both core and
temporary staff, operating in multiple shifts. • Import credentials to generate available
It’s a right blend of various aspects of credential inventory
security by combining access control with • Segregate credentials based on owner
visitor management, elevator management type into different categories like an
and many more integrated add-ons for a employee, visitor, vehicle, and asset
versatile security system. • Assign credentials in bulk

User Management • Assign multiple credentials to an


employee
• An integrated & all inclusive user profile
interface allows an administrator to link • Provisions multi-factor authentication for
employee details with access groups, T&A card & PIN readers in any combination
shift roasters and privileges (Card only, Card & PIN, PIN only, Card or
PIN)
• Custom fields enable an administrator to
include additional information about an • Supports multi-factor authentication for
employee. Configure custom fields as a biometric readers (Finger only, Finger &
drop-down list, text field, numeric field, Card, Card only, Finger or Card)
date field, or a checkbox. The fields can be • Provides actionable & comprehensive
made compulsory, optional or unique. insights into the credential usage patterns
• A comprehensive employee search • Provides complete visibility of all the
interface for a quick reference and edit company owned credentials and their
• Bulk assignment tabs simplify current state
administration by assigning access • Intuitive & exhaustive credential search
groups and T&A shift roasters to a interface for a quick edit
selected group of employees
I spot
• Option to import employee or contractor
profiles in bulk from an excel sheet Enables users of a profile such as
receptionist or HR to trace an employee
based on his/her last transaction
Figure 2: Access360.HRView Access Control System Architecture

Access Control
• Configure multiple access groups. The • Door interlocking: The feature controls
Access Group is a combination of various locking/unlocking of two or more than
access parameters such as working two doors in such a way that there is
day/holiday, time codes, reader groups, always at least one locked door between
elevator groups and more the inner and the outer area

• Assign access groups(up to 8 access • Offers multi-factor authentication (any


groups per facility/branch/business-unit) combination of an access card, PIN &
to a set of users to enable them to access Biometrics) by interfacing with a wide
specified areas & elevators during a range of biometric devices and
specified period. technologies (fingerprint, finger-vein, iris,
and face)
• For higher security in critical areas, it
supports multi-man access rule. The • Mobile Credential feature eliminates the
feature facilitates that more than one user need to carry an access card. The
is present before being able to access the credential can be loaded on to the
high-security area. employee’s mobile, to be flashed onto the
reader to gain access.
• Supports localized and global Anti-pass-
back scenarios to deter tailgating. The
feature mandates a user to flash the
access card at each access point;
bypassing any access-point deactivates
the access rights of the user.
Figure 3: Access360.HRView Time Attendance System Architecture

TIME & Attendance • The HRView further manages approval


workflows for working hours and leave
HRView is a comprehensive time and regularization requests.
attendance management software. It
• The mobile app further facilitates geo-
integrates across various kinds of RFID card,
tagging of employees’ physical location
PIN, magnetic stripe and biometric
at the time of marking of attendance
(fingerprint, Iris, palm and others) readers
and credentials. Configure business rules
related to shift management, attendance Reader management
regularization & reader management. The Certain businesses such as manufacturing
application assists in the processing of need to monitor their attendance capturing
payroll, overtime, incentives and much more processes strictly. Usually, the entrance
and exit are separate in such industries,
ATTENDANCE REGULARIZATION and the employees need to flash their cards
every time they enter or exit. On the other
• An organization’s workforce need not
hand, IT, BPO, Pharmaceutical, Telecom
always work from designated offices. It is
companies have a common set of readers
particularly true for sales personnel,
for marking entry and exit. Here the
contractual staff, project teams,
attendance login-logouts are marked in an
freelancers and others who are working
alternate sequence. Certain organizations
from home. HRView accommodates all
allow flexible work schedules and prefer to
these employees and scenarios. An
capture attendance from access control
employee may log in to a web portal or a
readers itself. HRView‘s attendance
mobile app to register attendance login,
management system is flexible enough to
logout or leave regularization request.
cater to any attendance capturing and work
shift needs via its highly adaptable
platform.
SHIFT management • Additionally, the application offers a
In today’s globalized work environment, time multilingual interface enabling
transnational organizations to operate on
zone difference is a significant challenge, a global platform
compelling employees to work in multiple
shifts spanning over 24 hours of a day. The
growing competition also requires the
employees to work extra hours, often out of
Main Business Entity
their usual shift timings. HRView platform
allows a user to create and manage various
Business Business
type of shifts (day shift, night shift, and Unit 1 Unit 2
flexible shift) and shift roasters (fixed, auto
and rotational). Additionally, it facilitates Branch Branch
Office
linking attendance logs to a payroll Office

processing application.
Building1 Building 2 Building 3

Organization Setup
Multi-Facility & Multi-tenant Figure 4: Multifacility Organizational
• Business facilities such as business parks, structure
Malls, SEZ( Special Economic Zones), etc.,
host multiple business entities. HRView
Privilege & WORKFLOW Management
allows you to define all these businesses
HRView platform allows configuration of
on a common platform. Each tenant gets a
different hierarchical roles such as system
personalized interface with complete
admin, security admin, HR managers,
information confidentiality from other
operators, and employees, providing them
residents. Similarly, a centralized HRView
with different privileges and data sets.
web server can manage multiple
For example, credential issuance operator is
connected business entities or facilities.
only able to issue access credentials,
• Time synchronization feature of HRView whereas an HR manager can enroll
maintains clock timing of all controllers as employees and assign access rights. A
per the local time zone of a facility to financial banking institution would typically
which it is mapped, allowing centralized have a headquarter, zonal offices and branch
management of business units located in offices. The super admin shall be able to see
different geographical locations. and manage all the facilities whereas a zonal
• HRView supports multisite architecture admin shall be able to control his business
without the need for a public static IP for unit and the sub-units. The sub-unit admin
each site or a device, simplifying can view and control his facility only.
installation and maintenance.
Business identities Application
HRView application envelops across all Management
corporate identities- employees, HRView is easily accessible through a highly
contractors, visitors, vehicles, and assets, customizable web-interface. It makes use,
mapping one another and defining their monitoring, management, and
access permissions. administration easy for all users of the
For example, an employee maps to their software.
respective functional heads, for the
approval of attendance regularization Iot-Cloud Enabled Application
requests, visitor requests, assignment of • The application can be hosted or offered
access rights and attendance rules. as a cloud service for better availability,
Further, an employee map to vehicles and reliability, and scalability
assets. • Provision of a monthly/yearly subscription
Similarly, a visitor maps to an employee to makes it cost-effective, eliminating the
whom he/she is visiting. A contractor links need to purchase the software.
to his supplier and a reporting manager. • The cloud-hosted application allows easy
access to certain functions and features
Multilingual support
via smartphones (iOS and Android)
• Multilingual support feature allows you • The application’s cloud database
to use different translated versions automatically creates database backups
simultaneously by different users. In and uses read- access geo-redundant
other words, an organization may plan to storage (RA-GRS) to provide geo-
upload any number of translated redundancy
versions of the application. Individual
users as per their preference select and SMART-CARD Key Management
save their choice of preferred interface IDCUBE’s Smart Card Key Management is an
language. ideal solution for an organization to secure
• The data entries are language agnostic. their ID cards from cloning and information
Therefore the user details can be entered tampering, using open global standards for
in any language both RF interface and cryptographic
algorithms. The solution allows an
Employees
organization to own and manage its
cryptographic keys instead of using the
Visitor
proprietary keys of a reader manufacturer.
Vehicles
s The application is equipped with a built-in
Identities configuration wizard, allowing a
straightforward approach to the complex
task of generation of keys, defining
Contra Functional
application areas, configuring readers and
ctors Heads
encoding of smart cards.

Figure 5: Identities
Active Directory integration Dashboards & Widgets
• Access360 seamlessly integrates with
Windows Server Active Directory. • The application allows a user to prepare
• The integration provides single sign- customizable & shareable dashboards
on(SSO) capabilities to an organization with multiple widgets
letting users access HRView web • Widgets present information related to
interface with their Windows username attendance, events, real-time occupancy
and password. matrix, security insights of all branches
• The integration further enables periodic and their departments
synchronization of the Access360 • The widgets are portable to other portals
database with active directory, facilitating and sites
automatic transfer of employee records as • Drives Informed decisions ensuring
well as credential deactivation. Therefore, compliance & risk mitigation
once an employee leaves an organization,
Comprehensive Password Policy
all access rights of the person are
disabled • The password policy manager helps
• There is a reduced possibility of ghost application administrator to comply with
credentials in an organization. corporate information security standards
such as ISO 27001 family, British Standard
Mobile App with geo tagging and geo 7799, COBIT, CFR Part11, ITIL, SANS
fencing Security Policy Resources, etc.
• The Access360 mobile app allows a user • The policy manager offers comprehensive
to apply for an on-duty request, a leave features to define the strength, longevity,
request or a visitor request on the go and security of user passwords
• It comes with a unique geotagging feature
Integrated Add-ons
that allows automatic capturing of time
and location of an employee or a • HRView offers integrated user interfaces
contractual staff who are always on the for various other add-on modules such as
move. For example, organizations may vehicles access management (VAM),
utilize the feature to automatically obtain cafeteria management(SmartChoice),
a person’s geographical location and visitor management(ezVISIT), Credential
period spent at a remote site hence Issuance (Smart-Issuance) and contractor
enhancing accountability. It is a useful enrollment manager.
feature for tracking sales personnel, • The access to the modules are available
security guards or staff working at as per the licenses obtained in accordance
temporary remote locations to customer requirement
• It makes HRView all in one user interface
for privilege management and reporting
for all related applications
Notification Panel Compliance & Reporting Engine
• The reporting engine includes the report
The notification panel displays categories such as Access control,
announcements, pending requests and Attendance, Visitor, Vehicle, Mustering,
action logs. It gives an overview of the Employee audit, and Card audit. Each Report
events that either requires an immediate category has multiple standard/base reports.
response or attention of a user. Further customizations are possible on
standard reports in regards to the addition or
Request Forms
removal of columns, change in order, change
The request section of the application in the column name, data representation
provides an easy way for a user to field formatting, data grouping & order, to create a
various types of requests as well as check new customized report template.
status. The different request types are • A user may generate a desired report by the
working hour regularization, leave selection of either a standard template or
regularization and visitor request custom template and the application of
various filtration criteria.
Portal Personalization
• The reports can be directly viewed or
The user may personalize the HRView Web exported in CSV or PDF formats.
application to match their corporate identity, • Apart from generating a report from the
by modifying the application’s default color application, a user may set up a report
scheme and logo. scheduler(s) for any standard or custom
reporting template. A report scheduler
periodically generates and sends a report to
a set of email Ids, as well as creates a
downloadable copy in the application, hence
saving time and effort.

Figure 6. Personalization
IDCUBE is uniquely positioned as a
comprehensive physical security solution
provider via its Access360 software suite for
organizations of all sizes. The Access360
platform helps in managing personnel access,
vehicle access, attendance, visitors,
contractors, cafeteria usage, asset tracking,
video management, video content analytics,
LPR/NPR and more

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