Order & project time recording in detail
With ZMI – Auftrag, you can conveniently record how long your employees work on individual orders or projects on a mobile or stationary basis. Each booking is evaluated immediately and the order status is recognized – so you always have an overview and can recalculate projects precisely.
Order data from your ERP or PPS/ERP system can be seamlessly transferred via an import interface.
Real-time transparency for orders and projects
ZMI – Auftrag allows you to precisely record the time spent on specific orders or projects. Each booking is evaluated immediately, so that the current status of an order can be viewed at any time. This enables effective post-calculation and improves transparency in your projects. In addition, the recorded order times are also available for direct invoicing of time worked.
Flexible Integration into existing systems
ZMI – Auftrag can be seamlessly integrated into your existing systems. An import interface allows order data to be automatically transferred from your ERP system or other systems. If required, the recorded order times can then be returned to the leading system for the order data.

Transparent Overview
You always have a clear overview of your employees’ planned and actual times on a daily or weekly basis. Days off that have already been approved or requested are also displayed, which makes planning and coordination easier.
Customizable for all industries and processes
ZMI – Auftrag can be used across all industries and offers advantages wherever services are provided, calculated or billed on a project, customer or order basis. Project times can be recorded using a stationary terminal, a barcode scanner, at a PC workstation, in the employee portal or on the move via the ZMI – App.
Integration with ZMI - time tracking
ZMI – Auftrag is seamlessly integrated with the digital personnel time recording system ZMI – Time. This simplifies the recording process for your employees enormously, as they can record both personnel times and order times via a standardized software interface or on a hardware terminal.
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ZMI - Ecosystem: integrations and partnerships
Open for your processes: ZMI grows with your requirements. Thanks to numerous REST and CSV interfaces, you can seamlessly integrate payroll programs, ERP systems and BI tools such as Power BI or DATEV. Whether importing personnel, exporting time and project data or live data for dashboards – our flexible architecture ensures that information arrives where you need it. This allows you to automate workflows, speed up reporting and avoid duplicate entries. The result: less effort, faster billing, better decisions.
Expand your software to suit your requirements
Good on their own, even better together: our extensions offer you comprehensive options for all HR and security processes.
ZMI - Time
ZMI – Time is the central platform for managing your HR data and configuring everything related to your working time recording.
- Intelligent personnel master data maintenance
- Multi-client capability
- Absence calendar
- Correction assistant with approval workflow
- High degree of customization
- Support for flexible working time models
ZMI - WebClient
The ZMI – WebClient offers time tracking and Employee Self Service integrated in one tool.
- Online bookings and subsequent booking of times
- User group-dependent evaluations and reports
- Digital applications for vacation, flexitime, booking corrections, etc.
- Information on the decision-making process by e-mail
- Display of time balances, remaining vacation, etc.
- Vacation & shift planner
ZMI - App
With the ZMI app, you can easily record working times, absences and order and project times via smartphone or tablet – anytime and anywhere.
- Mobile recording of bookings in real time
- Team booking for several employees
- Barcode scan with smartphone/tablet camera
- Optional recording of the booking location via GPS
- Offline storage of all bookings
- Workflow, attendance status and driver's license check as add-ons
Further ZMI modules
Staff scheduling (PEP)
Intuitive shift planning with ZMI – Planner.
Project time recording
Record order and project times in compliance with ZMI – Auftrag.
Driver’s license check
Seamless documentation of your driver’s license checks with ZMI – Führerscheinkontrolle.
Access control
Online and offline access control with ZMI – Zutritt & ZMI – Connect.
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Thanks to the confident and consistently very pleasant project management, all requirements, especially with regard to the interface programming, could be realized cleanly within the schedule.
One advantage is that we can also operate across locations with this standardized software and can therefore also support each other in administration in times of staff shortages.
Simple operation and handling for those responsible for time management. Workflows can be customized.
The individual solutions for corporate criteria are particularly noteworthy. The diverse evaluation options and informative reports round off the software.
We chose ZMI time tracking because it allows us to integrate 3 programs from other providers into one program.
The program is very easy to understand. The support team is very helpful and always tries to find a solution. You can implement projects well with ZMI.
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Frequently asked questions
Answers to your most important questions
What is ZMI - Auftrag?
ZMI – Auftrag is a software module for recording and evaluating project and order times. It provides a transparent overview of the use of resources and time, supports post-calculation and also offers valuable data for optimizing operational processes.
Can ZMI - Auftrag be integrated into existing systems?
Yes, ZMI – Auftrag can be connected to existing systems via standardized interfaces. This enables smooth data exchange with ERP, PPS, order planning or merchandise management systems as well as project management software.
Can order and project time recording also be carried out on mobile devices?
Yes, order time recording can be carried out both stationary at the hardware terminal and mobile via the ZMI – App or in the employee portal. In all scenarios, order and project times can also be conveniently booked by barcode scan.
How detailed can order and project times be recorded?
Order and project times can be recorded in great detail with ZMI – Auftrag. From individual work steps or activities to orders, cost centers or projects. This creates a precise basis for evaluations, post-calculation and transparency in the use of resources.
Does ZMI also offer its own industry-neutral merchandise management system?
No, ZMI does not offer its own merchandise management system for all sectors. However, the software can be flexibly integrated into existing ERP systems, merchandise management systems or industry solutions for transferring order data via interfaces.
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