User manual

Getting Started
Once you are ready, it may take less than 5 minutes to start marking attendance in the evaluation
system. Simply follow these steps:
1. Download the evaluation file from Internet (http://www.softoolsme.com) or use the CD if you
have.
2. Double click the installation file (which is named like TFijCxyN.EXE, e.g. TF93C91N.EXE
for version TF9.3D9.0C9.1D9.0). This will bring up the following screen.
3. Click on OK button and accept
all the default options to install in C:\PROGRAM FILES\TAS2KSQL folder.
4. Join “SOFTOOL6.MDW” Workgroup by clicking on
Workgroup Administrator as shown below and following
instructions in the box.
5. Start “Interface To Post data” (see above).
6. At Logon, in Name field enter TAS2000 and leave Password
field blank.
7. The “First Time Information” form will open up. You will be asked two questions: Employee
ID Length and Month Start Date (see “System Configuration Parameters” for explanation of
all system-wide parameters). Even if you agree with default values, re-enter the information
for the system to recognize that you have made conscious decision.
Suggestions/Help:
Employee ID Length:
If you are really a small company make it 3 digits. This way you would have taken care of
many years in future. On the other hand if you are simply evaluating, then make anything
that you wish between 1 and 7 characters.
Month Start Date:
Besides employee attendance monitoring, it is common that attendance data from T&A
system is used in payroll. Since many companies distribute pay-slips 1-2 days before
month-end, they make their attendance period from 26
th
to 25
th
or something similar. On
the other hand some companies always have their period from 1
st
of month to end of
month. Enter a number that reflects your company’s policy.
How To JOIN the
SOFTOOL6.MDW
workgroup
On Workgroup
Administrator screen
1. Click “JOIN”
2. Click “BROWSE”
3. Go to C:\Program
Files\TAS2KSQL folder
4. Select SOFTOOL6.MDW
5. Click Okay, Okay & Exit
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