Connect Access SelectHR with Chronicle Online and automatically synchronise employee and absence data between your HR and Time & Attendance systems; no manual double entry required.
What Is the Access SelectHR Integration?
Chronicle Online supports integration with Access SelectHR / SelectHR Evo, helping organisations reduce duplicate data entry and keep employee information aligned across their HR and workforce management systems.
Using Chronicle’s configurable, secure SFTP integration framework, employee and absence information exported from SelectHR is automatically mapped and imported into Chronicle Online. This gives organisations already using Access SelectHR a practical way to combine their existing HR platform with Chronicle’s Time & Attendance, clocking, absence, overtime, and workforce management functionality without replacing the HR system they already rely on.
Already using Access SelectHR and looking for a Time & Attendance solution? Talk to Chronicle about integration options.
Why Integrate SelectHR With Chronicle Online?
For organisations already using SelectHR as their core HR system, maintaining employee information separately in a Time & Attendance platform creates unnecessary administration. Chronicle’s SelectHR integration is designed to remove much of that duplication.
Employee data is securely transferred from SelectHR into Chronicle and matched against existing employee records. Depending on the agreed configuration, this can include:
- Employee ID/payroll number
- Forename and surname
- Work email address
- Job title
- Starting date
- Leaving date
- Absence records, dates, and types
- Absence start and finish times, and duration
This allows SelectHR to remain your organisation’s source of employee information, while Chronicle manages the operational Time & Attendance side of the workforce.
Keep Employee Information Synchronised
When an employee joins, leaves, or their information changes within SelectHR, those updates can be transferred into Chronicle automatically through the configured integration.
This helps reduce:
- Duplicate employee maintenance
- Manual data entry
- Differences between HR and Time & Attendance records
- Administrative workload
- Data-entry errors
- Delays when starters and leavers need updating across multiple systems
For organisations with larger workforces or multiple sites, removing even small repetitive administrative tasks can save significant time. For a closer look at how this kind of automation reduces day-to-day workload more broadly, see how HR software management reduces administrative workload.
Synchronise Absence Information Automatically
The integration also supports the transfer of absence information from SelectHR into Chronicle Online. SelectHR absence categories can be mapped against the appropriate Chronicle absence types, so records such as holiday, sickness, and other absence types are reflected within Chronicle.
This gives operational teams better visibility of employee availability, while HR teams continue managing core employee information within SelectHR. If absence tracking and compliant record-keeping is a priority for your organisation, you may also find it useful to read about UK holiday pay record keeping and how Chronicle helps you stay compliant.
How Does the Access SelectHR Integration Work?
The integration uses Chronicle’s configurable SFTP import framework. The basic data flow is:
Access SelectHR → Secure Data Export → SFTP → Chronicle Online → Employee & Absence Records
Rather than requiring users to manually import files each day, scheduled exports are processed automatically. Chronicle then applies the mappings and rules agreed during implementation — no ongoing manual intervention required.
Configurable Data Mapping
Every HR system structures information differently. Chronicle’s integration framework allows the fields provided by SelectHR to be mapped to the appropriate Chronicle fields. For example:
| SelectHR Field | Maps to Chronicle Field |
| Employee ID | Payroll Number |
| Work Email | Employee Email |
| Post Name | Job Title |
| Starting Date | Join Date |
| Leaving Date | Leaving Date |
Absence descriptions can also be mapped against the appropriate Chronicle absence types. This configurable approach means Chronicle doesn’t need to rely on both systems using identical field names or data structures.
More Than a One-Off SelectHR Integration
The technology behind the SelectHR integration has been developed as part of Chronicle’s wider configurable HR integration framework; it isn’t a bespoke, single-customer build.
This matters because not every HR platform provides a modern API. Where a third-party system can generate a suitable scheduled data export, Chronicle can often configure an SFTP-based integration without developing an entirely new integration from scratch.
The framework can accommodate customer-specific requirements including:
- Employee matching rules
- Field mappings
- Absence mappings
- Date and time formats
- Mandatory fields
- Data transformations
- Import schedules
- Customer-specific business rules
This gives Chronicle another integration option alongside its growing range of direct API connections Chronicle has taken a similar configurable approach with other HR platforms, such as its Cascade HR (iRIS) integration, and with payroll platforms including Xero.
Why Integrate SelectHR With Chronicle?
Chronicle Online provides specialist workforce management capabilities that complement an HR platform like SelectHR, including:
- Time & Attendance — capture employee working time and automatically apply working rules, overtime calculations, and attendance policies
- Employee Clocking — clock in via physical terminals, mobile apps, and other supported Chronicle clocking methods
- Holiday & Absence Management — manage employee holidays, absence, and entitlement, with visibility for managers and employees
- Overtime Management — automatically identify and calculate overtime based on configurable working rules
- Employee Self-Service — give employees access to relevant workforce information and self-service functionality
- Workforce Reporting — access reporting without manually combining data from multiple systems
- Payroll Preparation — process Time & Attendance data ready for payroll, connecting Chronicle with supported payroll systems
To see how these capabilities come together for a wider audience, read why UK businesses need a time and attendance system or explore top features of workforce management system software.
Keep SelectHR — Add Specialist Time & Attendance Alongside It
Organisations often don’t want to replace an established HR system simply because they need better Time & Attendance functionality. Chronicle lets you retain your existing HR platform while introducing specialist workforce management technology alongside it.
For Access SelectHR users, this means you continue using SelectHR for HR requirements while Chronicle handles:
Clocking → Attendance → Overtime → Absence → Workforce Rules → Payroll Preparation
The integration connects both environments and reduces how much information needs to be maintained manually.
A Flexible Approach to HR Integration
Chronicle supports different integration technologies depending on the capabilities of the third-party platform and the requirements of the customer, including:
- API integrations
- Secure SFTP integrations
- Scheduled data imports
- Payroll integrations
- Customer-specific data mappings
The objective is simple: your HR, Time & Attendance, and payroll systems should work together, not create additional administration.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Chronicle Online integrate with Access SelectHR?
Yes. Chronicle has developed integration capability for Access SelectHR / SelectHR Evo using its configurable SFTP integration framework.
Is SelectHR also known as SelectHR Evo?
SelectHR is part of The Access Group’s HR software portfolio and is also referred to as SelectHR Evo. Chronicle can work with customers using the SelectHR environment, subject to the customer’s configuration and available data exports.
What information can be transferred from SelectHR to Chronicle?
The integration can support employee information including employee IDs, names, email addresses, job titles, starting and leaving dates, together with configured absence information. Exact fields transferred are agreed during integration setup.
Can SelectHR absence information be imported into Chronicle?
Yes. Absence information can be mapped from SelectHR to the relevant Chronicle absence types as part of the configured integration.
Does the integration require an API?
Not necessarily. Chronicle’s SelectHR implementation uses secure SFTP data transfer, providing an integration option where a direct API isn’t required or appropriate.
Can Chronicle integrate with other HR systems using SFTP?
Potentially, yes. Chronicle’s SFTP framework has been developed to be configurable rather than restricted to a single customer or HR platform. If another HR system can generate suitable employee or absence data exports, speak to the Chronicle team about whether an integration can be configured.
Can Chronicle integrate with payroll as well as HR software?
Yes. Chronicle supports a growing range of payroll and HR integrations, alongside API and configurable data integration options; see the Xero payroll integration as an example.
Looking for Time & Attendance Software That Integrates With Access SelectHR?
If your organisation already uses Access SelectHR or SelectHR Evo and you’re looking for a more advanced Time & Attendance, clocking, or workforce management solution, Chronicle can help.
Our team can review your existing SelectHR environment, understand the data available, and discuss the most appropriate way to connect it with Chronicle Online.
Access, SelectHR, and SelectHR Evo are trademarks of their respective owners. Chronicle Online is an independent software provider and is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Access Group.
