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Design and Implementation of Employee Attendance and Payroll Information System Using Desktop-Based Application

Nguyen Thi Huong, Nguyen Van Minh, Tran Thi Lan

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  • Nguyen Thi Huong: Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Viet Nam
  • Nguyen Van Minh: Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Viet Nam
  • Tran Thi Lan: Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Viet Nam
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June 30, 2026
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17-25

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Attendance and payroll management remain among the most critical operational functions in any organization, irrespective of size or industry sector. Persistent inefficiencies in these processes — arising from manual data entry, paper-based recording, or the use of disconnected software tools — often translate into direct financial losses, reduced employee morale, and exposure to regulatory non-compliance. This study reports on the design and implementation of a desktop-based Employee Attendance and Payroll Information System (EAPIS) intended to automate these processes for small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs). Development followed the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) under the Waterfall model, structured into five sequential stages: requirements analysis, system design, implementation, testing, and maintenance. The application was built using Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET) as the programming language, with Microsoft SQL Server 2019 serving as the relational database management system. Core modules cover employee data management, daily attendance recording, automated salary computation, and report generation. System evaluation paired black-box functional testing with User Acceptance Testing (UAT) involving ten respondents. The result: a 100% functional test pass rate and an average UAT satisfaction score of 4.58 out of 5.0 — figures that support the system's reliability, accuracy, and ease of use. These findings suggest that desktop-based information systems remain a workable, cost-efficient option for organizations seeking to modernize human resource operations without the overhead of a full enterprise resource planning (ERP) deployment.

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Nguyen Thi Huong

Hanoi University of Science and Technology

Department of Information Systems, Faculty of Information Technology, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam

Nguyen Van Minh

Hanoi University of Science and Technology

Department of Information Systems, Faculty of Information Technology, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam

Tran Thi Lan

Hanoi University of Science and Technology

Department of Information Systems, Faculty of Information Technology, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam

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  • Article Title: Design and Implementation of Employee Attendance and Payroll Information System Using Desktop-Based Application
  • DOI: 10.59431/jda.v5i1.817
  • Publication Date: 2026-06-30
  • Journal: Journal Dekstop Application (JDA)
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 1
  • Pages: 17-25
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Volume: 5
Issue: 1
Year: 2026
Published: 2026-06-30
Pages: 17-25
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Thi Huong, N., Van Minh, N., & Thi Lan, T. (2026). Design and Implementation of Employee Attendance and Payroll Information System Using Desktop-Based Application. Journal Dekstop Application (JDA), 5(1), 17-25. https://doi.org/10.59431/jda.v5i1.817
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