Traditional file organization describes storing data in paper files, within folders and filing cabinets. Paying for employee turnover costs, data storage, and multiple layers of benefits can be difficult for fiscally constrained institutions, especially as budget cuts and finance-limiting legislation abound in school districts across the country. Many traditional paper-based systems have been replaced with automated, software-based services, helping human resources professionals accelerate benefits enrollment and adjustment, data access, and security. Unfortunately, many organizations have multiple applications for handling each of these branches of personnel management, which often requires redundant updates for each system from a single change and limits communication abilities between the separate platforms. Bringing these functions together under one platform can produce a more efficient HR department and allow relevant parries to access appropriate information, negating the need for endless communication between HR and other departments and within personnel management itself. Electronic file organization is a common alternative to paper filing.
Access Time
One of the primary disadvantages of traditional file systems is the time it takes to access data. It can take minutes if not hours to locate a few files in a large paper filing system.
Editing and Communication
Traditional file systems are cumbersome in that they do not allow users to easily edit files or send information to others. Paper files often cannot be edited directly, forcing users to make new copies to update old files. To distribute data on paper files, users must mail, fax or scan the data.
Order of Data
Data can get out of order in traditional filing systems. If someone accidentally puts a file in the wrong place, or takes a file out of a cabinet and forgets to put it back, it can lead to lost data or the creation of