With AccountLinx, you can export your employees' time data from ExakTime Connect into a compatible file for StarBuilder. As StarBuilder may be customized to fit your company's needs, the default AccountLinx export for StarBuilder may not match your StarBuilder setup exactly. Please read through this article before setting up AccountLinx to understand what is needed.

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Selecting StarBuilder as your Exporter

1. Go to Tools and click Exporter Settings.... 
2. The Exporter Settings window should open. Click Select Exporter.... 
3. A window with a list of available exporters should open. Select "StarBuilder" and click OK.

AccountLinx Settings Unique to StarBuilder

The StarBuilder export for AccountLinx offers a variety of settings when exporting your time data to help tailor the time data to your company's needs. These settings are unique to AccountLinx and will not affect ExakTime Connect or Mobile. If any of the settings offered do not sound familiar, you may not be using the setting in StarBuilder and can leave it as <None>. 

1. Go to Tools and click Exporter Settings.... 
2. The Exporter Settings window should open. Click Configure... to open the 'Settings' window.
   • Company Code - Enter the company code based on StarBuilder.
   • Regular Pay ID - Enter the regular pay ID as used in StarBuilder.
   • Overtime 1 Pay ID - Enter the overtime pay ID as used in StarBuilder.
   • Overtime 2 Pay ID - Enter the overtime 2 (doubletime) pay ID as used in StarBuilder.
   • StarBuilder Version - Select the appropriate StarBuilder version to determine the export format used by AccountLinx.
     • StarBuilder version 5.5 or older are not supported.
   • Map GL Account to - Specify the entity the GL Account should be associated with. The related mapping screen will have additional fields for you to complete.
3. Click OK on the Configuration window and click OK on the Exporter Settings window to return to the main page of AccountLinx.

General Use of AccountLinx

After setting up the configuration of AccountLinx to better match StarBuilder in the previous section, you will need to:

• Map your entities so any ExakTime entity for a time record will export with the equivalent StarBuilder entity and fill in any relevant fields enabled in the previous section. Refer to the following article if you are unfamiliar with mapping your data in AccountLinx.
  • When mapping locations, the "Certified" field is available if you want to mark any time records using the location as "Certified" to populate the "Time Entry Cert Hours" pop-up menu in StarBuilder 6.1 or newer.
• After mapping your entities, you can export your time data to import into StarBuilder. Refer to the following article if you are unfamiliar with exporting time data from AccountLinx.

Example of AccountLinx Export

An example of an AccountLinx export has been provided below. The data have been preformatted based on StarBuilder's template. The presented values can differ depending on your settings.

StarBuilder Version 5.6 and Above

StarBuilder Version 6.1 and Above

While you can manipulate the exported data after it has been exported, it is highly discouraged as it can result in data discrepancies when double-checking any data.

How to Import Time Data into StarBuilder

It is recommended to consult with StarBuilder for further assistance with importing and using the time data as they are more knowledgeable of utilizing their system.