Welcome to the Employee Management System repository! This project is designed to help organizations efficiently manage employee information. Whether you're a small business or a large enterprise, this system provides a user-friendly interface to handle employee data, roles, departments, and more.

Note: This project is listed under the master branch.

• Add, update, delete, and view employee details (name, email, phone number, job title).

• Organize employees into departments and manage department-specific information.

• Assign roles to employees and define their responsibilities.

• Easily search and filter employees by name, department, or role using AJAX for a seamless user experience.

• Built with Bootstrap for a clean, modern, and mobile-friendly interface.

• Uses SQL Server for reliable and secure data storage.

• Secure login and registration system to protect sensitive data.

• Create payslips, and employees can view them.

• Export employee data to CSV or PDF for reporting purposes.

• Framework: Microsoft .NET Framework
• Architecture: MVC (Model-View-Controller)
• Programming Language: C#
• Database: SQL Server
• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap
• AJAX: For asynchronous data loading and seamless user interactions
• Authentication: Forms Authentication (or custom authentication logic)
• Icons: Font Awesome, Bootstrap Icons

Follow these steps to set up the Employee Management System locally:

git clone https://github.com/Philani56/Management-System

• Launch Visual Studio.
• Open the project by navigating to the cloned repository folder.

• Open SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).
• Create a new database (e.g., EmployeeManagementDB).
• Update the connection string in the web.config file:

<connectionStrings>
  <add name="EmployeeDBContext" connectionString="Server=your-server-name;Database=EmployeeManagementDB;Integrated Security=True;" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
</connectionStrings>

If using Entity Framework Code First, run the following command in the Package Manager Console:

Update-Database

• Build the solution in Visual Studio (Ctrl + Shift + B).
• Run the project (F5 or click the "Start" button).

• Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:port (check the port number in Visual Studio).

• Use the login page to access the system.
• If you don't have an account, register first.

• Navigate to the Employees section.
• Click "Add Employee" to enter new employee details.

• Go to the Departments section to add, update, or delete departments.

• In the Roles section, assign roles to employees and define their responsibilities.

• Use the search bar to filter employees by name, department, or role.
• Results load dynamically using AJAX.

• Export employee data to CSV or PDF for reporting purposes.

• Create payslips for employees to view.

This project follows the MVC (Model-View-Controller) architecture:

• Models/ – Contains database entities (e.g., Employee.cs, Department.cs).
• Views/ – Contains Razor views (e.g., Index.cshtml, Create.cshtml).
• Controllers/ – Contains business logic (e.g., EmployeeController.cs, DepartmentController.cs).
• Scripts/ – Contains JavaScript and AJAX scripts for dynamic functionality.
• App_Data/ – Contains the SQL Server database file (if using LocalDB).

We welcome contributions from the community! Follow these steps to contribute:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch for your feature or bugfix.
3. Commit your changes.
4. Push your branch and open a pull request.

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.

If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to reach out:

📩 Email: khumalophilani580@gmail.comn
🐞 GitHub Issues: Open an Issue

Thank you for using the Employee Management System! We hope it simplifies your employee management tasks. 😊