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Pinakra OI
Operations Intelligence Platform
Prepared For
Cosmos Staffing Solutions
Product Feature Specification
Pinakra
Operations
Intelligence
A complete enterprise platform unifying HR, Payroll, ERP, CRM, Project Management, and Operations — purpose-built for staffing and workforce-intensive businesses.
20+
Modules
150+
Features
Multi
Company Payroll
Mobile
App Included
API
First Integration
Delivered By
Novawell Private Limited
Technology Solutions Provider  ·  March 2026  ·  Version 1.0
Confidential
Client Copy
👥 Part A — HR & People Management
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Module 01 · Organization Management
Company & Workforce Structure

Model your entire organizational hierarchy — companies, branches, departments, designations, grades, and employee groups — in a single, unified view with a live org chart.

Employee Records
  • Comprehensive employee profiles
  • Personal, contact & emergency info
  • Employment history & qualifications
  • Document & certificate management
  • Custom fields & data categories
  • Employee health insurance assignment
Org Structure
  • Multi-company & multi-branch support
  • Department hierarchy management
  • Designation & grade configuration
  • Employment type classification
  • Employee groups & categories
  • Interactive organizational chart
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Module 02 · Attendance Management
Time Tracking & Biometric Integration

Track attendance across multiple channels — manual marking, bulk uploads, biometric devices, and mobile check-ins with live geolocation capture — with automated attendance computation.

Attendance Tracking
  • Daily attendance recording
  • Bulk attendance marking tool
  • Attendance request & approval workflow
  • CSV / Excel bulk upload
  • Late entry & early exit tracking
  • Half-day & overtime detection
Check-In / Out & Auto Attendance
  • Employee check-in/out log with timestamps
  • Geolocation capture on mobile check-in
  • Auto-attendance from log rules
  • Configurable grace periods
  • Absence auto-marking
  • Biometric device integration
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Module 03 · Shift Management
Scheduling, Rosters & Rotations

A complete shift scheduling engine with configurable shift types, location tagging, recurring schedule templates, bulk assignment tools, and a visual roster for managers.

Shift Configuration
  • Shift types with custom timings
  • Multiple shift locations
  • Night shift & cross-midnight support
  • Break time & grace settings
Scheduling & Roster
  • Individual & bulk shift assignment tool
  • Shift schedule templates (recurring)
  • Shift swap requests
  • Visual weekly / monthly roster view
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Module 04 · Leave Management
Policies, Approvals & Leave Ledger

End-to-end leave lifecycle — from policy design and bulk allocation, through multi-level approvals, encashment and compensatory leave, to full audit ledgers and regional holiday lists.

Complete Leave Feature Set

  • Multiple leave type configuration
  • Leave policy creation & assignment
  • Leave period management
  • Bulk leave allocation tool
  • Earned leave accrual rules
  • Holiday list with regional support
  • Holiday list assignment by location
  • Leave application workflow
  • Multi-level approval chains
  • Half-day leave support
  • Compensatory leave requests
  • Leave encashment processing
  • Leave block list (blackout dates)
  • Leave balance self-service
  • Leave carry-forward rules
  • Leave ledger with full audit trail
  • Leave ledger report
  • Department-wise leave approvals
  • Leave adjustment by HR admin
  • Leave calculation in salary slip
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Module 05 · Performance Management
Appraisals, Goals & 360° Feedback

Drive a high-performance culture with structured appraisal cycles, KRA-aligned goals, employee self-evaluation, and a full appraisal overview dashboard for HR leadership.

Appraisal System
  • Configurable appraisal templates
  • Appraisal cycle management
  • Employee self-evaluation
  • Manager-led appraisals
  • Scoring & rating configuration
  • Appraisal overview report
Goals & Feedback
  • Individual goal setting with KRA alignment
  • Goal progress tracking & weightage
  • 360-degree & peer feedback
  • Continuous feedback support
  • Historical performance comparison
  • Dept-level performance analytics
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Module 06 · Employee Lifecycle
Onboarding to Separation

Manage every significant career event — onboarding checklists, promotions, inter-branch transfers, separations, exit interviews, and full & final settlement calculations — all with workflow and complete audit trails.

Lifecycle Events

  • Structured onboarding tasks
  • Onboarding checklist & tracker
  • Employee promotion management
  • Salary revision on promotion
  • Inter-department transfers
  • Inter-branch transfers
  • Employee separation workflow
  • Exit interview process
  • Full & final settlement calc.
  • Skill map & competency tracking
  • Designation & grade change history
  • Manager change tracking
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Module 07 · Recruitment
Applicant Tracking & Hiring Pipeline

A full applicant tracking system — from staffing plans and job requisitions, through structured interview rounds and feedback collection, to offer letters, appointment documents, and an employee referral programme.

Job & Vacancy Management
  • Staffing plan definition
  • Job requisition workflow
  • Job opening creation & publishing
  • Public self-service job portal
  • Vacancy-to-headcount tracking
Interview & Offer
  • Applicant profiles & resume management
  • Multi-round interview scheduling
  • Structured interview feedback
  • Job offer letter generation
  • Appointment letter templates
  • Employee referral programme
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Module 08 · Training Management
L&D Programs & Results
Program Administration
  • Training programme creation
  • Training event scheduling
  • Trainer & venue assignment
  • Participant enrolment management
Results & Feedback
  • Training result recording
  • Post-training feedback collection
  • Pass / fail & score tracking
  • Training history per employee
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Module 09 · Travel & Expense Management
Advances, Claims & Multi-Currency
Expense Claims
  • Employee expense claim submission
  • Multi-level approval workflows
  • Receipt attachment support
  • Expense category configuration
  • Accounting integration for payouts
Advances & Travel
  • Advance request & approval
  • Multi-currency advance & claims
  • Travel request with pre-approval
  • Advance settlement & balance tracking
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Module 10 · Fleet Management
Vehicles, Logs & Maintenance
Vehicle Registry
  • Company vehicle records & documents
  • Insurance & registration tracking
  • Vehicle assignment to employees
Vehicle Logs
  • Trip & mileage logs
  • Fuel & maintenance records
  • Service history & cost reporting
💰 Part B — Payroll & Finance
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Module 11 · Payroll & Salary Management
Salary Structures, Payroll Runs & Special Payments

A powerful payroll engine covering everything from salary structure design and automated batch payroll runs to overtime, incentives, flexible benefits, payroll corrections, and arrears.

Salary Structures
  • Configurable earnings & deduction components
  • Formula-based component calculation
  • Multiple salary structures per grade
  • Salary structure assignment tool
  • Income breakup on salary slips
Payroll Processing
  • Payroll period configuration
  • Batch & individual payroll entry
  • Automated salary slip generation
  • Timesheet-based payroll
  • Working day computation rules
  • Accounting journal integration
Special Payments
  • Ad hoc additional salary
  • Retention bonus management
  • Employee incentive processing
  • Overtime calculation & payment
  • Arrears calculation & processing
Payroll Controls
  • Payroll correction workflows
  • Flexible benefit allocation
  • Gratuity calculation rules
  • EMI loan deduction integration
  • Bank remittance report export
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Module 12 · Multi-Company Payroll
Run Payroll Across Multiple Entities Simultaneously

🌐 Unified Multi-Entity Payroll Engine

Pinakra Operations Intelligence supports separate payroll runs for each legal entity within a single platform instance. Whether Cosmos Staffing Solutions operates one company or a group of companies, HR teams can configure, process, and reconcile payroll for each entity independently — while maintaining a consolidated view across all entities from a single dashboard.

Company-wise salary structures
Entity-level payroll periods
Isolated payroll ledgers
Consolidated payroll reports
Inter-company employee transfers
Company-wise tax slab configuration
Multi-currency payroll support
Entity-wise bank remittance
Company-Level Configuration
  • Separate salary structures per company
  • Company-wise payroll periods
  • Independent income tax slabs per entity
  • Entity-specific leave & holiday policies
  • Company-level gratuity rules
  • Separate accounting ledgers per company
Cross-Entity Management
  • Consolidated payroll dashboard
  • Cross-company payroll reports
  • Inter-company employee cost allocation
  • Employee transfer with payroll continuity
  • Unified HR admin access across entities
  • Role-based data isolation per company
Staffing Business Advantage: For staffing companies deploying workers across multiple client sites or subsidiary companies, Pinakra OI allows you to configure separate payroll rules, tax slabs, and salary components per entity — while running a single consolidated payroll run for your entire workforce. This eliminates the need for separate HR software per company.
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Module 13 · Employee Tax & Benefits
Income Tax, Exemptions & Flexible Benefits
Income Tax
  • Configurable income tax slabs
  • Automated TDS deduction
  • Employee tax exemption declarations
  • Exemption proof submission
  • Tax projection & breakup on salary slips
  • Other income declaration
Benefits & Gratuity
  • Flexible benefit plan configuration
  • Employee benefit application
  • Benefit claim & reimbursement
  • Gratuity rule configuration
  • Gratuity eligibility calculation
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Module 14 · Employee Loans
Loan Types, EMI Deductions & Settlements
Loan Administration
  • Configurable loan types & interest terms
  • Loan application & approval workflow
  • Disbursement tracking
  • Automatic EMI deduction via payroll
  • Loan closure & prepayment support
Loan Reporting
  • Outstanding loan balance view
  • Repayment schedule per employee
  • Employee-wise loan summary
  • Integrated with salary slip deductions
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Module 15 · Accounting & Finance
Financial Management & Compliance

Fully integrated accounting module covering the general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, bank reconciliation, budgeting, and financial reporting — directly connected to payroll and operations.

Core Accounting
  • General ledger & chart of accounts
  • Accounts payable & receivable
  • Journal entries & vouchers
  • Bank & cash management
  • Bank reconciliation
  • Multi-currency support
Financial Reporting
  • Profit & Loss statement
  • Balance sheet
  • Cash flow statements
  • Budget vs actuals tracking
  • Project-level financial statements
  • Tax reports & GST/VAT compliance
🚀 Part C — CRM, Project Management & Operations
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Module 16 · CRM & Sales
Lead Management, Pipeline & Client Relations

A fully integrated CRM that manages your complete sales pipeline from lead capture to invoicing — with territory management, campaign tracking, and automated follow-up tools built directly into the same platform as your HR and operations data.

Lead & Pipeline Management
  • Lead capture & source tracking
  • Lead-to-opportunity conversion
  • Opportunity pipeline view
  • Sales stage configuration
  • Prospect aggregation (multi-lead)
  • Lead funnel analytics
Sales Management
  • Quotation creation & management
  • Sales order management
  • Multi-currency sales
  • Commission tracking (internal & partner)
  • Territory-wise sales management
  • Customer account management
Automation & Communication
  • Automated follow-up reminders
  • Email campaign & newsletter tools
  • Auto-assign leads (round-robin / territory)
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Auto notifications on stage change
CRM Reporting
  • Lead owner & campaign efficiency reports
  • Opportunity pipeline report
  • Sales analytics dashboard
  • Inactive customer alerts
  • Integration with website & social media leads
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Staffing CRM Use Case: Track client acquisition from first enquiry through contract signing. Manage client accounts, placement quotas, follow-up schedules, and billing — all linked to your workforce deployment data in the same system.
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Module 17 · Project Management
Tasks, Timelines, Resources & Client Billing

A complete project management workspace with Gantt charts, task dependencies, resource allocation, timesheet tracking, and client billing integration — directly connected to HR, accounting, and CRM modules.

Project Planning
  • Project creation with templates
  • Multiple task management under projects
  • Task dependencies & parent-child linking
  • Milestone tracking
  • Project completion rules (task-based / weightage / manual)
  • Delayed task alerts
Gantt & Views
  • Interactive Gantt chart view
  • Calendar view for tasks
  • Kanban / list / tree views
  • Resource allocation visualization
  • Progress tracking dashboard
Time & Cost Tracking
  • Timesheet management per project
  • Activity-based cost tracking
  • Employee-based activity cost
  • Project cost / margin tracking
  • Expense claim linkage per project
  • Project-level P&L statements
Client & Team Collaboration
  • Client access to project portal
  • Invoice clients by milestone or time
  • File & document attachment per task
  • Team task assignment & notifications
  • Integration with CRM & accounting
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Module 18 · Operations Management
Workflow Automation, Asset Management & Helpdesk

Operational backbone of the platform — covering asset lifecycle management, support ticket management, workflow automation, and daily operations tools to keep the entire business running smoothly.

Asset Management
  • Asset registry with category & classification
  • Asset purchase & lifecycle tracking
  • Depreciation calculation (multiple methods)
  • Asset assignment to employees
  • Asset maintenance scheduling
  • Asset disposal & scrap management
Help Desk & Support
  • Internal support ticket system
  • Client-facing support portal
  • SLA configuration & tracking
  • Ticket auto-assignment rules
  • Ticket escalation workflows
  • Customer query resolution tracking
Workflow Automation
  • Configurable workflow builder
  • Multi-level approval automation
  • Auto-notifications & alerts
  • Scheduled tasks & reminders
  • Conditional routing rules
  • Daily work summary group notifications
Data & Admin Operations
  • Data import & bulk update tools
  • Automated data backup
  • Role & permission management
  • Hierarchy-based user permissions
  • System audit log
  • Custom field & form configuration
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Module 19 · Procurement & Purchasing
Vendor Management & Purchase Orders
Purchase Management
  • Purchase requisition creation
  • Supplier / vendor management
  • Purchase order management
  • Materials receipt tracking
  • Purchase invoice & billing
  • Vendor payment reconciliation
Inventory & Stock
  • Stock item management
  • Warehouse & stock tracking
  • Stock reorder level alerts
  • Material receipt & issue logs
  • Stock balance reports
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Module 20 · Reports & Analytics
Built-In Report Library & Custom Report Builder

Pinakra OI ships with an extensive library of built-in reports across all modules — exportable to Excel, CSV, and PDF — plus a custom report builder for bespoke analytics needs.

HR Reports
  • Monthly attendance sheet
  • Absenteeism report
  • Leave balance report
  • Leave ledger report
  • Shift-wise attendance
  • Employee joining & exit
  • Staff headcount report
Payroll Reports
  • Salary register (per entity)
  • Payroll summary by department
  • Bank remittance report
  • Income tax deduction report
  • Loan balance report
  • Gratuity eligibility report
  • Expense claim report
ERP / CRM / PM Reports
  • Sales analytics report
  • Lead & opportunity report
  • Project cost & margin report
  • Project task status report
  • Asset depreciation report
  • Budget vs actuals
  • Custom report builder
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Module 21 · Mobile Application
iOS & Android App for Employees and Managers

The Pinakra OI mobile app puts critical HR and operational tools in the hands of every employee and manager — available on both iOS and Android with push notification support.

Employee Self-Service
  • Apply for & track leave requests
  • View leave balances & history
  • Check-in / out with geolocation
  • View salary slips & payroll details
  • Access & update employee profile
  • Submit expense claims
Manager & Approvals
  • Approve / reject leave requests
  • Approve attendance & shift requests
  • View team attendance & roster
  • Pending approvals dashboard
  • Push notification alerts
  • Project task updates on the go
⚙️ Technical Specifications
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Module 22 · Platform & Technical Specs
Architecture, Integrations & Security
Specification Details
Platform Type Web-based (SaaS or On-premise deployment options)
Access Channels Modern browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge) + Native iOS & Android mobile app
Architecture Full-stack web application — Model-View-Controller (MVC) with metadata-driven customization
Backend Python — server-side processing, business logic, REST API
Frontend Vue.js based responsive UI — component-driven, modern interface
Database MariaDB / MySQL — relational, structured data storage
API RESTful API for all modules — enables integration with third-party tools, marketplaces, and custom applications
Authentication & Security Role-based access control (RBAC), SSO support, two-factor authentication (2FA), hierarchy-based data isolation
Multi-Company Support Full multi-entity support — separate ledgers, payroll, policies & permissions per company
Multi-Currency Full multi-currency support across payroll, sales, expenses, and accounting
Localization Multi-language, multi-currency, and regional tax rule support
Biometric Integration Compatible with standard biometric attendance devices via data sync
Third-Party Integrations E-commerce (Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon), payment gateways, cloud storage, email platforms, calendar systems
Notifications In-app, email, and push notifications (mobile); configurable alerts per workflow
Data Export Excel (.xlsx), CSV, and PDF export available across all modules and reports
Customization Custom fields, custom forms, custom reports, workflow builder — low-code/no-code configuration
Data Management Bulk data import tool, data update tools, automated backup, system audit logs
Scalability Designed to scale from 10 to 10,000+ employees; supports multi-branch, multi-department, multi-company deployments
User Permissions Hierarchical user permissions, department-based data isolation, entity-level access control
Deployment Cloud-hosted (managed by Novawell) or on-premise deployment on client infrastructure