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Biometric Time & Attendance for Business Central
A build-to-order Dynamics 365 Business Central extension that connects fingerprint, facial-recognition and RFID/NFC clocks to your tenant, auto-posts punches into timesheets, applies your overtime and absence rules, and exports clean payroll hours. Built, installed and supported by ECOSIRE.
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Key Features
Clock-in via fingerprint, facial recognition, RFID/NFC card and PIN, captured from your existing terminals
Device-agnostic edge connector supporting ZKTeco, Suprema and compatible SDK/push families
Punches land in a dedicated AL staging table, then a Job Queue entry reconciles and posts them to BC timesheets
Built as a per-tenant AL extension using event subscribers and table/page extensions — no base-code customisation, update-safe
Configurable rule engine: overtime thresholds, grace periods, rounding, late/early-leave flags and automatic absence detection
Attendance-to-payroll hours export mapped to your payroll resource (BC payroll, partner payroll app, or CSV/OData hand-off)
Employee-to-device mapping with multi-shift, night-shift and split-shift handling
Reconciliation page surfacing missed punches, duplicates and out-of-pattern entries for HR review before posting
Respects existing BC permission sets and security groups; new permission set scoped to attendance roles
Optional Dataverse virtual tables and Power BI dashboard for live attendance and headcount analytics
Secure ingestion via the BC REST/OData v4 API with token-based authentication; no open base-app endpoints
Deployed to sandbox first for UAT, then promoted to the production environment by ECOSIRE
About this Product
Stop re-keying clock data into Business Central by hand. This is a custom AL extension that ECOSIRE builds for your specific Dynamics 365 Business Central tenant, installs as a per-tenant (non-AppSource) extension, and supports going forward. It turns your physical clocking hardware into a live attendance and payroll feed inside BC.
Why Choose Biometric Time & Attendance for Business Central
Clock-in via fingerprint, facial recognition, RFID/NFC card and PIN, captured from your existing terminals
Device-agnostic edge connector supporting ZKTeco, Suprema and compatible SDK/push families
Punches land in a dedicated AL staging table, then a Job Queue entry reconciles and posts them to BC timesheets
Built as a per-tenant AL extension using event subscribers and table/page extensions — no base-code customisation, update-safe
Configurable rule engine: overtime thresholds, grace periods, rounding, late/early-leave flags and automatic absence detection
Attendance-to-payroll hours export mapped to your payroll resource (BC payroll, partner payroll app, or CSV/OData hand-off)
Your fingerprint, facial-recognition, RFID/NFC and PIN terminals — ZKTeco, Suprema and similar device families — push punches into a staging table through a lightweight on-premise/edge connector. A Job Queue entry polls and reconciles those punches against employee records, then posts completed shifts to BC timesheets via table and page extensions. A configurable rule engine applies overtime thresholds, grace periods, late/early-leave flags and absence detection, so the hours that reach payroll are already clean and policy-correct.
Because it is built as an AL extension using event subscribers (not customised base code), it survives Microsoft's monthly and major BC updates and respects your existing permission sets. Data flows through supported surfaces — the BC REST/OData v4 API and, where you run Power Platform, optional Dataverse virtual tables for Power BI attendance dashboards.
Honest delivery: this is not an instant download. After purchase ECOSIRE scopes your devices, pay rules and payroll target, develops the extension, deploys it to your sandbox for UAT, then promotes it to production. You get the source, the deployment, and ongoing support. Typical first delivery is two to four weeks depending on device count and rule complexity. The $249 price is the starting build fee; multi-device or multi-entity scopes are quoted after a short discovery call.
What you get
- A per-tenant Business Central AL extension (.app) built for your environment, with source code handed over
- Edge/on-premise connector configured for your specific clock device models and network
- Deployment to your BC sandbox for user-acceptance testing, then promotion to production
- Configured rule engine reflecting your overtime, grace-period, rounding and absence policies
- Mapped payroll hours export to your chosen payroll target (BC, partner app, or OData/CSV)
- Dedicated permission set plus employee-to-device mapping configured for go-live
- Admin and HR runbook covering reconciliation, Job Queue monitoring and adding new devices
- Post-go-live support window with update-compatibility checks against BC release waves
Who this is for
HR / Payroll Manager
Owns the monthly pay run and is tired of manually transcribing clock exports into Business Central. Wants policy-correct hours, overtime and absences to arrive in BC automatically and auditable.
Operations / Plant Manager
Runs a shop-floor or shift workforce across multiple entry points. Needs reliable multi-shift, night-shift attendance tied to the same ERP the rest of the business already runs on.
Business Central IT / Partner Admin
Responsible for the BC tenant's health and updates. Wants a clean per-tenant AL extension using event subscribers and supported APIs that won't break on Microsoft's release waves or bypass permission sets.
Installation overview
Download from ECOSIRE
Buy the license on ecosire.com and download the Biometric Time & Attendance for Business Central module ZIP from your account dashboard.
Upload to Odoo
Extract the ZIP into your Odoo custom addons folder on the server (or upload via Apps > Install from file on Odoo.sh / runbot).
Install the module
Activate Developer Mode, open Apps, click Update Apps List, search for Biometric Time & Attendance for Business Central, and press Install.
Configure settings
Open the new menu, paste your ECOSIRE license key, connect any external credentials (Shopify, Amazon, Stripe, etc.), and save.
Verify & go live
Run the built-in connection test, sync your first 10 records, and schedule the recurring cron. Contact support if anything fails.
How Biometric Time & Attendance for Business Central Compares
| Criterion | ECOSIRE | Custom Build | Competitor | Odoo Native |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native biometric clock-to-BC attendance out of the box | ||||
| Device-agnostic connector (ZKTeco, Suprema, RFID/NFC, PIN) | ||||
| Built as update-safe per-tenant AL extension (event subscribers, no base-code edits) | ||||
| Tailored to your exact overtime, grace-period and absence rules | ||||
| Installed and promoted to production for you (sandbox UAT first) | ||||
| Source code handed over to you | ||||
| Ongoing support with BC release-wave compatibility checks | ||||
| Optional Dataverse / Power BI attendance dashboards |
Frequently Asked Questions about Biometric Time & Attendance for Business Central
+How long until it's live, and is this an AppSource download?
No — this is build-to-order, not an instant AppSource install. After purchase ECOSIRE runs a short discovery on your devices, pay rules and payroll target, develops the AL extension, deploys it to your sandbox for UAT, then promotes it to production. Typical first delivery is two to four weeks depending on the number of device models and the complexity of your overtime and absence rules.
+What happens with ongoing support and Business Central updates?
Because it's a per-tenant AL extension built with event subscribers and the supported REST/OData API rather than base-code changes, it is designed to survive Microsoft's monthly and major release waves. Your purchase includes a post-go-live support window; we run compatibility checks against upcoming BC release waves and fix any breakages. Ongoing maintenance, new devices, or new pay rules can be handled under a support retainer quoted after go-live.
+Which clock devices and biometric methods are supported?
Fingerprint, facial recognition, RFID/NFC card and PIN entry are all supported. The edge connector is device-agnostic and built around common families such as ZKTeco and Suprema (push/SDK-based terminals). During discovery we confirm your exact models; if a device exposes a documented push or SDK protocol, we can integrate it.
+Will it bypass our permission sets or modify the base application?
No. It ships a dedicated permission set scoped to attendance roles and respects your existing BC security groups. All logic lives in table/page extensions and event subscribers — the base application is never modified — so installs and uninstalls are clean and update-safe.
+Can it feed our payroll and Power BI?
Yes. Reconciled, policy-applied hours export to your chosen payroll target — BC payroll, a partner payroll app, or an OData/CSV hand-off. Where you run Power Platform, we can expose attendance data through Dataverse virtual tables for a live Power BI attendance and headcount dashboard.
+What does the $249 cover and what is quoted separately?
The $249 is the starting build fee for a standard single-entity scope with a common device family and typical pay rules. Larger scopes — many device models, multiple legal entities, complex shift patterns, or bespoke payroll integrations — are quoted after the discovery call. You always see the full price before any build work begins.
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Biometric Time & Attendance for Business Central
A build-to-order Dynamics 365 Business Central extension that connects fingerprint, facial-recognition and RFID/NFC clocks to your tenant, auto-posts punches into timesheets, applies your overtime and absence rules, and exports clean payroll hours. Built, installed and supported by ECOSIRE.
- Clock-in via fingerprint, facial recognition, RFID/NFC card and PIN, captured from your existing terminals
- Device-agnostic edge connector supporting ZKTeco, Suprema and compatible SDK/push families
- Punches land in a dedicated AL staging table, then a Job Queue entry reconciles and posts them to BC timesheets
- Built as a per-tenant AL extension using event subscribers and table/page extensions — no base-code customisation, update-safe