This training report summarizes a project to develop a payroll system using Java. It includes an acknowledgements section, abstract, table of contents, company profile, and 5 chapters that describe the project background, design, implementation, results and evaluation, and conclusions. The project objectives were to create a payroll system that calculates employee pay and taxes and prints payslips. Various software development practices were used and the system was able to achieve the goals of calculating employee net pay and printing payslips. Testing found and fixed bugs to create a functional payroll system.

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TRAINING REPORT
ON
“PAYROLL SYSTEM”
AT
ON JAVA
Submitted
In The Partial Fulfillment of
Summer Training Programme
Submitted to: Submitted by:
Name :Karan Gupta
B.Tech(C.S.E.) : 4th year
Department of Computer Science Semester :7th
& Technology Roll no. :BTCS11095
Noida International University

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
“No task is a single man’s effort”
Various factors, situations, and people integrate to provide the background for the accomplishment of
any task. Several persons with whom I interacted have contributed significantly to the successful
completion of the Project. Although a single sentence hardly suffices.
I would like to thank Mr Aakash Raghav for his guidance and help.
Special thanks to my teachers, friends, and my family, whose patience and encouragement were the
catalyst of this project.
Last but not the least I would thank all the concern one’s who directly or indirectly helped me in
completing my project.

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1 ABSTRACT
1.1 PROJECT OBJECTIVES
The Software engineering course that we took this semester placed emphasis on the paradigm of
eXtreme Programming (XP) techniques. Extreme programming is a programming technique that
bases its values on simplicity, communication, feedback and courage. It encourages team work and
constant communication with the client. The objective of this project is to put into practice the
teachings that we have learnt about XP.
1.2 APPROACH
When we were first given this project, we met to determine how we were to carry out the task
assigned to us. We drew up a time-line, discussed about the programming language to use to carry
out the task, how the GUI would look like and also to make sure that we understood what was
assigned to us. We finally settled for Visual Basic (VB) as our programming language. We got more
information on what we were to do and set about completing our task, making use of the new ideas
taught in class, and especially spikes.
1.3 ACHIEVEMENT
Our task was to develop a payroll system that would keep a record of employee data including their
pension plan, union membership status, and taxes and also to be able to calculate the pay of the
employees taking into consideration employee data. We have been able to achieve these task. The
software we developed calculates the employee net pay from the deductions. The payslip can be
printed out as a receipt. Most of the bugs that we found and those that the clients and beta users
found have been corrected. Any new bugs found will also be corrected and the software will be
updated and released. Because we used object-oriented principles, modifying the software to fix bugs
or add a new feature has been relatively easy.

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2 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abstract 3
Table of Contents 4
Company Profile 6
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Introduction And Overview Of Project 1 1
0CHAPTER 1 PROJECT BACKGROUND 14
1.1 Definition of Problem 14
1.2 Terminology definition 14
1.3 Definition of Project Objectives 15
1.4 Project Deliverables 15
1.5 Project Plan 16
CHAPTER 2 DESIGN 19
2.1 An Introduction to the Methods and Techniques Adopted
Within the Design
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2.2 High–level Architecture Diagram of the Main Components 20
2.3 More Detailed Description of the Most Important Modules of the
Design
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2.4 Indication of How the Design Fulfils the Requirements 22
CHAPTER 3 IMPLEMENTATION 23
3.1 Technical Issues Encountered 23
3.2 Software Development Practices Adopted 23
3.3 Screenshots of the Final System 23
CHAPTER 4 RESULTS AND EVALUATION 27
4.1 Adequacy and Coverage 27
4.2 Efficiency and Effectiveness 27
4.3 Productiveness 27
4.4 Elegance and User-friendliness 27
4.5 Quality Assurance 27
4.6 Critical Evaluation 28

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CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSIONS AND FURTHER WORK 29
5.1 Summary 29
5.2 Overview and Interpretation of Results Attained 30
5.3 Recommendations on Future Improvement 31
References 32

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COMPANY PROFILE
“In a free enterpris e, the community is not jus t another s takeholder in the bus iness, but is in fact the very purpose of its
existence"- Jamsetji Tata
CMC Limited is a leading systems engineering and integration company in India, offering application design,
development, testing services and asset-based solutions in niche segments through turnkey projects for mission critical
systems. CMC has also been expanding its service presence in international markets offering offshoring advantages
and delivering value through service level-based and project scope-based deliveries.
Since its inception on December 26, 1975, CMC has been a frontrunner in providing IT solutions and services. CMC
was the first ever enterprise in India to set up a countrywide data network called INDONET - a computer network
providing access to major cities in India, way back in 1985.
A subsidiary of Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS Ltd), one of the world's leading information technology
consulting, services and business process outsourcing organization, CMC Limited is a part of the US$ 100 billion Tata
Group, India's best known business conglomerate.
Over the last three decades, CMC continues to bring the benefits of Information Technology to improve the productivity
of its customers globally and enhance the quality of their products and services by combining its wide range of service
offerings with its deep vertical experience in multiple indus tries. CMC’s mis s ion is to deliver turnkey s olutions to s olve
complex business and societal problems using Technology & Innovation.
Today, CMC Limited, an ISO 9001:2000, certified and CMMI Level V accredited organization, is positioned as a premier
IT solutions provider in the fast growing and competitive IT market. It executes large and complex turnkey projects, and
has built, managed and s upported it’s customer's IT systems across the value chain of infrastructure, applications and
business processes.
A few highlights of CMC’s business
 Over 10,000 employees spread across India, USA, UK, Europe, MEA & APAC
 Expertise in
o Product development
o Software solutions
o Infrastructure Management including cloud, mobility & virtualisation.
o Knowledge processing & Analytics
o Embedded & Real Time Systems
 1000 strong skilled force in Embedded Systems
 11 development centers across India and USA
 Experience in setting up large ODCs with teams of 300+ resources

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CMC also prides its state-of-the-art, ISO 9001 certified R&D Centre in Hyderabad, India which conducts significant
research into emerging technologies and competence that gives it an edge in complex, high technology projects.
CMC over the years has followed a multi-dimensional approach to support its growth and expansion in becoming a
global partner.
Together with Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS Ltd), a strategic partner, CMC is working to target the global
market with additional offerings that leverage the combined strengths and help follow common best practices.
A global footprint with presence across all continents with a sizable resource pool of engineers trained in diverse
technologies, with vast domain knowledge and varied skill sets.
 CMC's wholly owned subsidiary, CMC Americas Inc., was acquired in 1991 and formerly called Baton Rouge
International (BRI), before being renamed in 2003. With 9 offices in the USA and servicing customers across
the country, it drives CMC's thrust towards globalization and business development in the USA is the largest
contributor to CMC’s international bus iness.
 CMC Informatics UK is the branch office of CMC Limited in the United Kingdom and covers the territories of
the UK, Ireland and Europe. CMC's niche products, IT consultancy and business outsourcing services are
some major offerings in this region.
 CMC Dubai is the branch office of CMC in West Asia and serves as a front end to CMC's thrust towards
globalization, especially in terms of business development in the Middle East and ICT led growth in Africa.
 CMC’s pres ence in Aus tralia, New Zealand aims to bring the benefits of its value added s ervices to the APAC
region and also leverage the innovative local industries towards unique partnerships that make them
accessible globally.
With its roots in India and a strong foothold globally , a cutting edge suite of products and services that offer value, cost
effectiveness and flexible partnerships, CMC is poised to meet its vision to be among the “Top 20 s ys tems integration
& engineering companies by 2020”.

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COMPANY’S MILESTONE:
We've Come A Long Way
Significant events in our history
2010
 1st International ODC established in Austin, Texas, USA
2005
 CMC Centre, Hyderabad, Southern Region (Bangalore, Chennai & Hyderabad), Northern Region (Delhi,
Lucknow, Bhopal, Indore & Raipur) and Eastern Region are assessed SEI CMM Level 5 for Systems
IntegrationDQ Rates TCS-CMC as number one in IT Services
 DQ Rates TCS-CMC as number one in IT Services
 CMC signs The Brand Equity-Business Promotion (BE-BP) agreement with Tata Sons Ltd. This agreement is
an institutionalised process in the Tata Group to drive relationship between Tata Sons and the signatory
company. It is to collectively and cooperatively promote the TATA BRAND which would match the brand equity
of international brand names
 CMC in line with TCS' business processes and practices implemented Ultimatix. Through the Ultimatix portal,
all applications (Oracle Finance & Oracle HR modules) are accessible from one single window
 BOLT, an online trading system, developed and implemented by CMC in March 1995 for BSE, completed 10
years of operations
2004
 CMC ties up with Xilinx (the world's largest supplier of programmable logic solutions) to establish Xilinx' 1st
development center in Hyderabad called Xilinx-CMC India Development Center (XIDC)
 The Government of India divested its remaining 26.5 per cent stake in CMC
 CMC was awarded the Gold certification from Cisco Systems, for customer satisfaction, training, support and
specialisation
 CMC's VOICE project adjudged the first runner-up in the best eGovernance projects category at the CSI-Nihilent
eGovernance Awards 2003-04
2003
 Renamed subsidiary, BRI, as 'CMC Americas, Inc.'
 Opened Dubai Branch office
 CMC completes the 'India Census 2001' project of scanning and file creation of 228 million household forms

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2002
 CMC Centre awarded the ISO 9001:2000 Certificate by STQC. Certification services for a period of three
years
 Northern region division of our systems integration SBU certified ISO 9001:2000 by STQC, for a period of
three years
 Western region (SI) assessed SEI CMM Level 5 (quality level 5 of the capability maturity model for software,
version 1.1 of the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
 Eastern region (SI) assessed SEI CMM Level 4
 Tata Business Excellence Model (TBEM) adopted
2001
 Tata Sons Limited acquired a 51 percent stake. CMC ceased to be a public sector enterprise. The board of
the company was reconstituted.

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Introduction and Overview of the Project
2.1.1 In this portion we are going to deal with the swings, in which project has been made and
Java as the programming language, with a general overview about the project and how it
works.
This project is developed to complete the needs of admin of data integration, data security.
Core Java
Introduction to Java & OOP’s concepts and their implementation in java
Java is an object oriented internet programming language.
Its main features are:-
 Open Source
 Platform Independence
 Security

11. A language is platform independent if it does not have any dependency on the operating system.
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Usually dependency on the O/S is created:-
At the time of development by invoking O/S library functions from the application,
At the time of compilation by following O/S specific format in compiled code, and
At the time of execution by using the O/S for launching the application.
That is, a Language is platform independent if:-
It is compiled in a platform mutual manner.
Language provides its own runtime environment for the execution of its application.
Language provides a comprehensive library for the application developers to develop all types of
application without using the O/S concern.
OOP’s
It is a programming model that simplifies software development and maintenance by providing
certain rules which are followed by the designer at the time of designing the software and by the
developers at the time of developing and maintaining the software.
The major advantage of this model is that we have habituated this model in our day to day life.
Basic concepts of OOP’s
 Object
 Classification
 Generalization & Inheritance
 Polymorphism
 Data Encapsulation
Object
An object is a discrete (distinct/unique/different) entity that has well-defined attributes and
behavior. It can be a physical thing as well as an abstract thing.
Classification
Objects with common attributes, common behavior and having common relationship with other
objects are grouped into logical units called classes. This process is called classification.
Classes are used to manage objects.
Generalization & Inheritance
Through generalization we pick up common attributes and behavior of class. In this way we
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Generalization is the way to achieve abstraction.
Polymorphism
It is a natural phenomenon which states that in real life one thing can exists in different forms. E.g.
- Water can be in three forms.
Data Encapsulation (To protect something)
It is a process by which we can encapsulate the data and this way we are protecting the data.
Oracle Database
A database management system (DBMS) is software that controls the storage, organization, and
retrieval of data.
A DBMS has the following elements:
Kernel code
This code manages memory and storage for the DBMS.
Repository of metadata
This repository is usually called a data dictionary.
Query language
This language enables applications to access the data.

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Software and Hardware Requirements
The Requirements Specification is produced at the culmination of the analysis task. The function
and performance allocated to as part of system engineering are refined by establishing a complete
information description, a detailed functional description, a representation of system behaviour,
an indication of performance requirements and design constraints, appropriate validation criteria,
and other information pertinent to requirements.
The Introduction of the requirement specification states the goals and objectives of the, describing
it in the context of the computer-based system. Actually the introduction may be nothing more
than the software scope of the planning document. The information description provides a detailed
description of the problem that must solve. Information content, flow, and structure are
documented. Hardware, Software and human interfaces are described for external system elements
and internal software functions. For this project we need some special type of environment for
setup.

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3 PROJECT BACKGROUND
3.1 1.1 DEFINITION OF PROBLEM
In XP, the user story serves the purpose of the problem statement and the specifications. The user
story provided by the client was as follows:
“You are to design and implement a payroll system that should accept employee hours
worked, compute net pay and record all the payroll data for subsequent processing. The
system should prepare pay cheques and a payroll ledger, and maintain data on a
sequential payroll file. Non-statutory deductions such as union dues and pension plans to
be made.
“The payroll data are employee number, employee name, pay rate, and union member flag.
The year-to-date total should contain earnings, federal tax, pension plan, and union dues”
To accomplish these tasks, we had to meet with the client to find out exactly what the program is
meant to do. Here are the sub stories that we were able to get from the client:
• The program accepts employee hours worked
• The program computes net pay
• The program record all the payroll data for subsequent processing
• The program should prepare pay cheques
• The program should prepare a payroll ledger
• The program should maintain data on a sequential payroll file
• Non-statutory deductions such as union dues and pension plans to be made
• Year-to-date total should contain earnings, federal tax, pension plan, and union dues
• Payroll data are employee number, employee name, pay rate, and union member flag

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3.2 1.2 TERMINOLOGY DEFINITION
This section gives a definition and explanation of some of the terms used in the project:
Employee Data: This is the employee's information in the company. It consists of the employee
identification number, employee name, pay rate, pension plan flag, and union member flag.
Payroll Records: The payroll records are used to store each month’s hours worked, and the rates
for that month.
Rates: Rates consists of the percentage that would be deducted from the gross pay depending on
union membership status, pension plan, state and federal tax. Each employee can have a unique
hourly rate.
Payroll Ledger: This is a table that shows the calculated pay of employees and the month in
which they earned the pay. The ledger can be filtered by name, identification number, year and
month.
Hours Worked: This is the number of times that an employee work in a month. The hours
worked is used to calculate the pay that an employee will receive for that month.
Net Pay: The net pay is the final salary amount that would be given to the employee after all the
deductions are subtracted from the gross pay. The deductions include among others taxes, union
member dues and pension plan.
Gross Pay: The gross pay is the amount that the employee earns before the deductions are
subtracted.
Deductions: Deductions are made up of taxes, union membership dues, pension plan. They are
subtracted from the gross pay to give the net pay which is the employee's final pay for the month.
Taxes: The taxes consists of the state dues and federal dues. A percentage of the employee's
salary goes to state and country.
Union Membership Dues: This is meant for employee's that are union workers in the company.
They get to pay a percentage for union dues. An employee can be a union member and later
change status to be a non-union member.
Pension Plan: Employees that opted to use the pension plan of the company get to pay a
particular percentage of their pay in preparation for their retirement.
Payslip: These are similar to pay cheques. They allow the employee to have his or her pay
printed out on paper so that they can cash it.

16. Year-To-Date Total: The year-to-date total is the summation of all the previous earnings till the
month before the current month.
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3.3 1.3 DEFINITION OF PROJECT OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this project is to put into practice what we have learnt so far in our software
engineering class. We spent most of the semester studying extreme programming. With extreme
programming, the client knows how far he or her software is coming and knows what to except
at one particular time or the other. The software is built exactly the way the client wants it to be
built.
3.4 1.4 PROJECT DELIVERABLES
We met with our client on a few occasions to show our progress so far. In the long run, showing
the client part of the finished product in stages helped. There were a few things he brought to our
understanding and we were able to change those things. If we had waited till we finished the
coding, we would have found it really difficult to correct the errors we found in such a short
time.
The graphical user interface was acceptable to the client at this stage even though he thought we
could improve on it with a little more time. From our project deliverables, the client was able to
bring to our understanding that the employees should have different pay rates and that it would
be safe (for record purposes) to calculate the employee's year-to-data total salary earnings. These
observations were later incorporated into the final deliverable.
3.5 1.5 PROJECT PLAN
At the beginning of the project, we scheduled meeting time for the group to discuss on the design
and implementation of the software and what language to use in writing the software. We had
several meetings to this effect. When then developed a time-line for the project–when we would
be releasing the first version for scrutiny and the estimated time we thought we would use for
refactoring. We also pondered on a suitable name to give the project. We came up with the name
“Piccolo” but it was later changed to “Payroll System” after our meeting with our client.
The group was then divided into two pairs that would work on parts of the code. We kept in
touch with each other and whenever we had difficulties, we asked each other questions. On some
occasions, we had to pretend we were the customer so as to try to figure out some of the things
that user would desire, such as the friendliness of the user interface and ease of navigation
through the software. We also created a blog so that we could communicate with each other, and
also so that our client could track our progress http://project2.wordpress.com

17. When we discovered that we were behind schedule, we met to create a new time-line. We were
behind schedule mostly because of our different engagements in school work and other personal
issues. Fortunately for the team, we were able to stick to the new time-line and the project was
completed in due time.
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After the major part of the code was completed, we went ahead to lace the code, that is, adding
exception handlers which will make the software more robust. We avoided this at the beginning
because we did not want to get confused with too many lines of code.
The version of the software that has been released can still be improved depending on user
response. So far, we have succeeded in completing the desired goal of from the user stories given
to us. The beta software has been released about three times and we have been able to get good
ideas from the various users on how to improve the functionality, reliability and robustness of the
software.

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CHAPTER 2
DESIGN
3.6 2.1 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE METHODS AND TECHNIQUES ADOPTED WITHIN THE DESIGN
The software was built using Visual Basic and it can run on computers that have the .NET
Framework installed. We divided the whole project into five main modules: employee data,
payroll records, rates, ledger and help.
When a data is saved, the data gets written into an XML file. Keeping in line with making the
software platform- independent, XML is also a highly platform- independent format for storing
data. This is where all the data of the employee is stored, along with each month’s payroll data
for the employee. There is also a separate XML file for storing current rates. For an employee
data or payroll data to be saved to the file, it has to be serialized. Getting any data from the file
will require the data to first be deserialized before it can be used. Serialization and deserialization
helped make the data storage very simple.
We also used the object-oriented paradigm to code and organize our program. This ensured code
reuse, and efficient updating of the code later on.

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3.7 2.2 HIGH-LEVEL ARCHITECTURE DIAGRAM OF THE MAIN COMPONENTS
E M P L O Y E E
D A T A
P A Y R O L L
R E C O R D S
3.8 2.3 MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MODULES OF THE DESIGN
The most important modules of the design are the employee data, payroll records and rates. For
the employee data module, we had to keep track of the identification number, name, union
membership status, pension plan agreement and payroll of an employee. We also had to link
these to a general module that will hold all the other employees. There had to be a means of
storing all these data, retrieving them, adding data and deleting data without giving any errors.
From the employee data module, we had to create a link to the employee's pay records.
The payroll records had to contain the number of hours that the employee had worked and in
what month and year that the employee worked. We also had to keep in mind the rate with which
we would be able to calculate the employee's pay. The payroll records also had to contain the
employee's deductions, that is, the deductions from the pension plan, union membership fee and
taxes. Obviously, the payroll records also had to contain the gross and net pay of the employee.
The picture below shows a brief look at the modules of the original design.

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We refactored the modules. This had to be done after one first deliverable was given to out
client.

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3.9 2.4 INDICATION OF HOW THE DESIGN FULFILLS THE REQUIREMENTS
From the design picture above, it is clear that the software is meant to accept employee data, i.e.,
the identification number, name, union membership status and pension plan. It should stores
these data in a XML file. The software computes the employee payroll depending on the rate and
deductions that has been specified for the employee. New employees can always be added to the
list of existing employees. There is no limit to the number of employees that the list holds. An
employee's data can be modified as well as deleted from the list.
Each employee has a link to a pay data in the payroll records module. From the design diagram,
we can see that a new payroll data can be added to the employee's list of existing pay data. The
payroll calculates the employee's pay depending on the hours worked, the employee's rates and
deductions that include pension dues, union membership dues and taxes. Each pay data is stored
according to the month and year is was calculated.

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4 CHAPTER 3
5 IMPLEMETATION
Some of the difficulty we faced was in trying to make the desired functions work. At first the
coding seemed a little complex, so we went back to the client for clarification and we were able
to get a more detailed description of the functions. After studying the IDE we wanted to use, the
coding became less complex and we were able to figure out how to go about it.
5.1 3.1 TECHNICAL ISSUES ENCOUNTERED
Some of the technical issues and questions we encountered were with the following:
 How the program saves data
 How errors are detected and the error messages that should appear
 What happens when we try overwriting data that already exists on the list
 Is the software user friendly?
 Is the Graphic User Interface elegant ?
 The platform the software should run on
We were able to answer and resolve these issues after meetings and discussions with the entire
group.
5.2 3.2 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES ADOPTED
 We used Extreme Programming to build the software.
 We adopted the whole team approach in which the client was involved through out the software
development.
 We used simple designs which were as simple as the current functionality allowed by the system.
We first began with very simple design which is incrementally improved.
 Continuous integration was also used where each code was compiled run and tested before
adding to the system after which the system must meet all the criteria
 The most important practice adopted was pair programming. We paired up with members of the
team and each team met at various times to code. After each pair coded, they made sure they
tested and compiled it, then added it to the main system which they sent to the other group
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We also made sure that we coded according to coding standards, the development codes were
consistent and had the same style through out.
5.3 3.3 SCREENSHOTS OF THE FINAL SYSTEM
Below are some screenshots of the final program.
The main screen shows all the tasks that can be selected and performed by the user.
The Employee data displays the names and certain details about the employee.

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This is the Payroll records which show all the information about the employee a selected
employee.

25. The Ledger screen shows a summary of all payrolls, and can be used to sort and filter the data to
get a better view of data.
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The payslip is printable and shows the current month’s payment details as well as the year-to-date
total.
There are various other web pages that are generated from the XML data directly.

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6 CHAPTER 4
7 RESULTS AND EVALUATION
7.1 4.1 ADEQUACY AND COVERAGE
The payroll software can perform the following functions
• Store employee information
• Calculate gross and net pay, and determine tax deductions to be made
• Print payslips for each month, showing year-to-date totals
• Create and maintain a ledger containing all necessary records of employee payments
• Provide the user with adequate help by the user manual with the software
7.2 4.2 EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS
• The payroll software calculates the total earnings of the employee and automatica l ly
updates the employee’s earning to date.
• The employers can set different rates for employees.
• The software does its calculations in a very clear and concise manner. All calculations are
guaranteed accuracy.
7.3 4.3 PRODUCTIVENESS
• The payroll software gives the employee the ability to keep track of their earnings by
printing their payslip for each month.
• It gives the employers the ability to keep records of how much they pay out as salaries by
creating a ledger that can be used to filter out results by employee, month, and year.
7.4 4.4 ELEGANCE AND USER-FRIENDLINESS
• The different tasks and functions are outlined in a very simple and clear manner for the
users.
• The help file can be used by the users to know how to use the payroll software.
• The interface is very simple and not complicated to allow for easy usage.

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7.5 4.5 QUALITY ASSURANCE
• The software was fully tested to ensure it is relatively error free and that it computes results
correctly, including deductions such as taxes.
• The software provides a better, time saving and efficient way of keeping track of employees
earnings by speeding up calculations, and reducing paperwork by keeping effic ie nt
electronic records.
7.6 4.6 CRITICAL EVALUATION
• The software overwrites employees information when re-entered. However, employee data
is discarded when the employee is deleted from the software.
• The software also stores every information provided by the user, but does not store results
of calculations. Instead, calculations are done “on the fly” when the user needs to see them
on the ledger, the payroll records, or the payslip.
• Deductions such as federal tax, state tax and union tax are made according to the set rate
provided by the employer, but additional benefits and bonuses are not included in
calculations or storage of records.
• The payslip not only provides the employee with their earning, it also reflects their year-todate
recorded earning. However, there are no reports that explicitly summarize grand
totals grouped by employees, months, or years. The ledger can be used to filter out these
records.

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CHAPTER 5
8 CONCLUSIONS AND FURTHER WORK
8.1 5.1 SUMMARY
The main aim of this project was to put what we learnt in our Software engineering class into
practice. The payroll system designated to our team allowed us to fully exercise the techniques of
XP. The final deliverable was a simple payroll calculator and we were able to learn a new
programming language, VB. In addition, we were able to apply the knowledge of OOP learnt in
our Java classes to another language thereby giving us a better understanding of OOP.
8.2 5.2 OVERVIEW AND INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS ATTAINED
We were able to attain our set objectives, and this helped us gain confidence in writing our own
code and our own applications.
In addition, the use of serialization was an experimentation to cut down the time taken in
designing the front-ends and back-ends of applications separately. With our OOP approach and
serialization, we only concentrated on designing the objects/ classes, and then just serialized
them on disk. So we did not spend any time on designing how to store data.
We also worked as a team, and gained some experience on how professional programmers work
in the industry.

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8.3 5.3 RECOMMENDATIONS ON FUTURE IMPROVEMENT
There is always room for imporvement, and the software we created can also be imporved. This
is especially because we had to create it within a limited time. With more time, the software can
be improved to include security and different types of users. This would be the first step in
making the software network-enabled, and eventually web-enabled. This was our original after-thought
to programming the software, and we had chosen XML. In addition, the software can
also be improved in terms of the calculations it can do, and more flexiblility in the rates used in
calculations per employee.

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9 REFERENCES
Horton, Ivor Java 2 SDK 1.4 Edition Wiley Publishing Inc., Indianapolis 2003
Millspaugh, Anita C. and Julia Case Bradley Programming in Visual Basic 6.0 Update Edition
McGraw-Hill Irwin, Boston 2002.
Odinma, Augustine Software Engineering I SEN 261 Lecture Notes April/Spring 2007 ABTI-American
University of Nigeria
Palmer, Daniel W. and Daniel H. Steinberg Extreme Software Engineering A hands-on approach
Pearson – Prentice Hall, New Jersey 2004

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