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Update/Upgrade

from an earlier Version of

CHIPDRIVE® Time Recording to

CHIPDRIVE® Time Recording 6.0

These instructions guide you through the update process. In six steps you can update your current

Time Recording software to version 6.0 and transfer your time recording data from the previous

version.

Note: Although these instructions describe the updates/upgrades from any CHIPDRIVE® Time

Recording version 2.xx / 3.xx / 4.xx to higher versions.

Content

1. Updating Clocking Data ..................................................................................................... 2

2. Creating a Backup Copy .................................................................................................... 2

3. Moving the Data Directory .................................................................................................3

4. Uninstalling the Previous Version of the Time ................................................................... 3

5. Installing the New Time Recording Software..................................................................... 3

6. Creating a Link to the Data Directory................................................................................. 4

Summary of content (5 pages)

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Update/Upgrade from an earlier Version of CHIPDRIVE® Time Recording to CHIPDRIVE® Time Recording 6.0 These instructions guide you through the update process. In six steps you can update your current Time Recording software to version 6.0 and transfer your time recording data from the previous version. Note: Although these instructions describe the updates/upgrades from any CHIPDRIVE® Time Recording version 2.xx / 3.xx / 4.xx to higher versions. Content 1. Updating Clocking Data ............................
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1 Updating Clocking Data Start the existing Time Recording version and read your current data, if available, from the PC Time Clock in the usual manner or transfer all data from the CHIPDRIVE mobile card reader to the Time Recording software using the Transport Card. 2 Creating a Backup Copy Create a backup copy of your data. Proceed as follows: 1. Select “File => Create Backup Copy“ 2. In the next dialog, choose a directory which is not related to the installation directory for Time Recording, e.g.
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Moving the Data Directory a) Move the data directory to a location which is not related to Time Recording. To do so, select “File => Administration => Move Data Directory...”. b) In the next window, select the folder in which you would like to store your time recording data and enter a name for the new data directory, e.g. “C:\Timedat\20050118“.Note the directory path, then click “OK”.
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6 Creating a Link to the Data Directory Start the new version of CHIPDRIVE Time Recording and create a link to the current data directory. Proceed as follows: a) In the File menu, select “File => Administration => Connect to existing Data Directory”. b) In the subsequent dialog, open the directory in which your current data directory is stored (cf. section 3). Then click “OK”. The “OK” button is not enabled until you open a valid directory with a double-click. SCM Microsystems GmbH, Oskar-Messter-Str.
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Note: If you upgrade from an earlier version than V2.30, your data set is initially converted to the new format. Select “OK” to start the conversion. Verify that all persons records and data still exist. It is advisable to make a backup copy of the converted data directory (cf. section 2). SCM Microsystems GmbH, Oskar-Messter-Str.