# Self Service Role

Integrated self-service portal helps in empowering employees. Pocket HRMS based ESS system allows you to check pending leave approvals, payslips, upcoming events, track reimbursement, etc. on your own. 

The admin can easily set up and activate employee self service portal through dashboard. Once, employee profile is successfully created and added to the dashboard, the admin can follow below mentioned steps to receive login credentials for ESS portal. 

### **How to activate self-service log in for an employee?**

**Step 1:** Go to 'Employee'

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**Step 2:** Follow 'Employee' > 'Employee List'

**Step 3:** Select your employee by clicking on their profile or 'Employee Filter' as shown below.

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**Step 4:** After the employee profile appears, find 'Self Service Role' option as shown in the screenshot below.

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**Step 5:** Now, select the role of the employee and click on 'Save'. Upon confirmation, you will get a default password for self-service portal. 

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Ask employee to login with the new generated password along with company code & Employee code detail

**Path**: Cloud>Employee>Employee List>Profile>Self service Role>Save

**Link**: <https://cloud.pockethrms.com/Employee/employee/Profile?employeeID=10941&module=employeepunch&empstatus=1>

***Note:** If you are unable to setup ESS account for employees, kindly contact us at* [*support@pockethrms.com*](mailto:support@pockethrms.com)&#x20;


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