Document FAQ - T&A Smartoffice - June 2020
Document FAQ - T&A Smartoffice - June 2020
Category Manager
Data Collector
Device Managemnet
Employee Master
ESS
Import/Export
Leave Management
Master Setting
Report Manager
Shift Managemnet
SMS Setting
Ques: How to migrate the database from etimetracklite software to smart office software?
Ans: Utilities--- >Migration from etimetracklite--- >Select Database Type--- >Select Path---
>Import
Ques: The Options related to shifts, shift roster, employee shift, department shifts are disabled when?
Ques: What happens when option in Employees ? €˜Is Receive Notification €˜ is check and Un check €˜
Desktop application ?
Ques: Migration from etimetracklite ? to smart office what all data can be imported ?
Ans: No
Ques: Can we use single SQL database in both desktop & web application simultaneously?
Ans: No
Ques: OD Is applied for whole week including WO, what will be the status in report?
Ques: There is a separate Oracle DB Server & application server, while connecting application server to
oracle server, there is an error ' OraOLEDB.Oracle provider is not registered on the local machine'!
Ans: Go to www.smartofficesuite.in --> License --> fill the details(all fields are mandatory),
and click on Send mail. Copy the license key which has sent to your mail, then paste it in
your application. (you can generate free license key upto 500 users)
Ans: MS Access, MS SQL server (2008 & above), Oracle (10g & 11g)
Ans: Login to SQL management studio -->Right click on Database--> attach--> add -->
browse empty database--> OK. Then create login user in Security option, give all permissions
to the database & to the user.Then in application, go to Database settings -->select SQL
server, give server name, login user & password, click on test connection & then OK.
Ans: Go to Utilities --> Migration from eTimeTrackLite --> select the database type -->
checkmark the Employee, device logs etc., --> Test Connection --> Import.
Ques: Unhandled exception error occuring while adding the device to the software
Ans: Register the dll files in software. Download the DLL files from website, select 32 bit
dll's (for 64 bit OS, select 64 bit dll's), copy all files and paste these files in smart office
application path. In run command type 'regsvr32 'and then drag & drop the zkemkeeper.dll
file into run command then click on OK.(regsvr32 'C:\Program Files\smartofficesuite\Smart
Office Suite\zkemkeeper.dll'). In UAC settings, the pointer should be at never notify. And
paste dll files in following path,( Local disk(c:)\Windo
Ques: While logging to the software for first time, it is showing error
Ans: Give full permissions to the attached database & to login user.
Ans: Open the application--> database settings--> browse& select the database path
Ques: When importing some employees to software,by default its showing some fingerprints
Ans: SQL or Oracle Database has to be used and same credentials has to be used
Ans: SQL or Oracle Database has to be used and same credentials has to be used
Ans: Download the Microsoft .net v 4.0 from website , install it Then run the exe file as
administrator..
Ans: Yes
Ques: when we migrate the etimetracklite 7.5 to smart office 7.0 the data is coming but the when we
generate the report every thing is getting absent only
Ans: Installed the software and explain all option from software
Ans: Restart the System and run the setup again. If still getting same error then download
new setup sent by mail
Ans: you can use SDk for developing own application . we are proving software development
kit for connecting smartofficesuite device ,after that you can use parameter related to device
and develop own software .
Ans: User Desktop Application with sensor 7500 > installed 7500 driver > connect the sensor
>enroll Fp > Upload to the device.
Ans: Open SQL confg. mgr--sql server n/w confg--enable all protocols--right click on
TCP/IP--properties--ip add--define port as 1433 and then again do database settings properly
and check
Ans: www.smartofficesuite.in
Ques: How many users & device can be added in free license?
Ques: 'could not find any recognisable digit' error while login
Ans: Give everyone rights to the folder and do database setting properly
Ques: error as unhandled expection occured 'value of the character is too big in int 16'.
Ans: sql express 2008 or above,Ms sql server management 2008 or above.
Ques: An error 'Operation must use an updateable Query' while logging into the software.
Ans: Compact & repair the database, give full permissions to the smartofficesuite folder.
Ques: Why do we get incorrect in and out report while generating rather we get correct report while
filter?
Ans: Download the SDK file from the site and paste in the Windows/syswow64 folder.copy
that path and open CMD(run as administrator) type cd paste the path and press enter type
command regsvr32 zkemkeeper.dll and enter.
Ques: While attaching the SQL database, an error code 661 has occurred.
Ans: Add the new database, run the SQL script to new database.Give full permissions & then
attach to application.l
Ques: How to assign Outdoor entry? but not able to see employee,why?
Ans: Master-> employee Outdoor entry-> give date n time-> select employee-> click on
assign. If you are not able to see employee make sure you have not filter any particular
employee.
Ques: Will smart office software desktop work on win-7 Home basic ?
Ans: NO. This option is available in SO online application and it will work only if you are
using X990 device
Ans: open the database and put the encrypted format of smartofficesuite and save it.
Ques: 'Data Table must be set prior to using Data view' error while generating the reports.
Ques: logs are in the data base but not showing in the frontend
Ans: add a row "Log Record Location" on device log table and save it
Ques: 'Could not find specified file' error while logging into software.
Ans: Replaced the files of latest version, give full permissions to the application. login as
administrator
Ques: login time error - empty file name not leagal, Parameter name: SourceFileName
Ans: Run Oracle script in oracle > installed oracle client >go to database setting > service
name & port no .
Ans: check the software (desktop or web) then generate the license key
Ques: After updating license key,software asking update license key again and again
Ans: Give full permission to smartofficesuite folder and use sql database
Ans: To attach backup database give path of your backup database before login in database
settings
Ans: Sent New updated software link through mail. install and do database setting
Ques: Client want to use smartoffice software on 3 different pc from one single sql database and they
tried to install smartoffice in 3 pcs but it is always asking license key whenever we update anyone pc
license key and activation code for all pc is different they want solutions for the same.
Ans: They can't use smart office desktop software they have to use smart office web software
for the same.
Ans: Master--> Category--> select weekly off--> select respective day-->save. For leaves-->
master--> Employee leave entry--> assign employee leave entry--> select date, employee-->
click on save.
Ans: First check in category whether you have did any setting related Late mark or not? if
yes, them remove it. You will get Present status in report.
Ans: First check shift setting,OT formula "Total duration -Shift hours only for flexi, category
setting and check min OT, if you put some value remove it and check report.
Ques: how to mark half day if work duration is less than defined hours
Ans: master-> category-> calculate half day if work duration is less than
Ques: In report ,it was showing half day present in spite of working more than 7 hours?
Ans: just uncheck the early coming and late going options and mark half day options in
categories.
Ans: Goto Category---> put Check mark on Consider weekly off and holiday in OT and also
mention weekly off
Ans: First they have to present on weekly off. Go to Master --> Employee comp off Accrual--
>select the date on which they have attended & assign comp off. Then go to Employee Comp
off Entries -->enter the date on which day they are going to take comp off.
Ques: while we are generating the report ? in time is not coming properly ? but in device logs showing all
punches from morning
Ques: In category 'Late by/early by (Mins)', Option 'LateComing\EarlyGoing Recurring basis' consists
of?
Ques: Explain the concept of 'Consider weekely off present & Holiday present in OT'?
Ans: minimum OT- Minimum allowed timing set for the OT, Maximum OT - Maximum
Allowed time set for the OT
Ques: Why the options 'Consider early coming' & 'consider late going punch' is used?
Ans: for OT calculation and for early coming and late going punch
Ans: It is used to neglect late coming\early going minutes if it is less than specified minutes
Ans: it will calculate ot by subtracting shift hours from total work duration.
Ques: Explain the concept of 'out punch €“ shift end time' in OT formula?
Ans: If out punch is greater than shift end time, It will subtract the 'staff actual Last out
punch' with the 'shift end time'
Ques: Explain the concept of 'for single punch mark out punch as = in punch + 1 min'?
Ans: It considers Last In punch declares Out punch value by adding 1min to it.
Ques: Difference between 'Comp off accrual' & 'Comp Off Entries'?
Ans: To credit the leave we use comp off accrual and to apply leave which is credited we use
comp off entries.
Ans: it will calculate ot by subtracting shift duration from total work duration
Ques: How does the option ['for single punch mark out punch as' = in punch + 1 min] works ?
Ans: If the OUT punch is missed by the user then it considers the IN punch itself by adding 1
minute value to it
Ques: How does the option ['for single punch mark outpunch as' - ? shift end time] works ?
Ques: How does the option ['for single punch mark' - no system entry(se)+present] ? works ?
Ans: If there is only IN punch of the user without any OUT punch then the status will be
present without any system entry
Ques: How does the option ['for single punch mark' - no system entry(se)+absent ] works ?
Ans: If there is only IN punch of the user without any OUT punch then the status will be
absent without any system entry
Ans: go to masters -> category -> add -> give any name for that category ->and select weekly
off and update
Ques: What is the use of target directry setting in task manager?
Ans: to assign the path for device logs & att logs
Ans: Assigned Task will start at scheduled time, Task will start in assigned interval
Ques: What all Tasks you can assign in the Task manager?
Ans: Collect & export devcie logs b. Sync employee bio c. Collect & export att logs d. send
email for late/early punches e. send email notification to absentees ,FTP export
Ques: Difference between remember Log in & Auto login in SMS Service?
Ans: remember username&password for next time login/automatically login in sms service
without click on login button
Ques: What are the types of ' Field Seperators' in task manager?
Ques: How to change the employee previllage from user to admin in device through application?
Ans: device mgmt- devices-view users in device, select emp edit & save the previllage
Ans: Utilities --> Device logs --> Assign Employee Manual Entries --> Select the Employee
and then assign.
Ans: Utilities -->Import Device Logs --> select the USB Device, browse for the Data file,
click on Import.
Ques: How to download Employees from Device to Application?
Ans: First enroll all the Emp[oyee names & fingerprints/Cards in Device. Connect device in
LAN, Utilities--> Devices--> Download users
Ans: Utilities-->Devices--> upload users-->select multiple devices & Employees, and also
select fingerprints/cards--> upload
Ques: While uploading the users it is showing uploaded successfully, but fingerprints are not uploaded.
Ans: Utilities --> Devices --> select device & right click on that--> Clear admin privilege
Ques: Upload users, Download users and download logs were hidden in software.
Ans: Increase the screen resolution of the p.c or change the monitor.
Ques: FP count was not showing properly in the smart office latest version desktop when 'view users in
device' was clicked.
Ans: Register latest 64 bit dll from the site and download the users again then it will show the
FP count.
Ans: Register dll files in software, & give full permissions to the application.
Ans: check statice ip is pinging or not and port 4370 must be open
Ques: How to connect device in different location with the desktop software
Ans: forward port no 4370 on your device ip or set static ip in ethernet which is not using any
place and connect with the software
Ans: Utilities -- Devices -- select device -- click on view users in device -- select the user --
right click on user -- select privilege
Ques: Why do we get unable to connect device status while downloding the data?
Ans: First check antivirus and firewall should be disabled. Reset once the device and do
setting of local ip.
Ques: in the device display it's showing the downloading process for every 2 min
Ans: check the software they are using the smart office in that they have checked the auto
download option un check then it's working properly
Ans: Check comm key,Disable antivirus software & firewalls,register device communication
dll files
Ques: An error Specified procedure could not be found occurred while editing the device.
Ans: Give full permissions to the application & register the latest DLL files.
Ques: Data is downloaded from device but data is not seen in device logs
Ans: Utilities - device - check auto download in every and give interval time
Ques: Device is pinging but it is not connecting with the Desktop software, why?
Ans: IP Conflict, com key, exceptions for antivirus & firewall, DLL, DHCP,
Ques: How we can delete multiple employee from multi devices ? ( desktop & online)
Ans: device managemant > delete user to device >select multiple employees&device>delete
Ans: utilities--- >devices--- >select the devices--- >right click--- > clear logs from device
Ans: Utilities-> Devices-> select the device & view Users in Devices
Ans: Utilities---> Backup and clear Log Records --->Select From Date - To Date--->Export
Ans: Utilities---> Restore Device Logs Records ---> Select Device Logs Path--->Import
Ques: How to migrate the database from etimetracklite software to smart office suit software?
Ans: Utilities -> edit device -> check device type it should be attendance.
Ques: Can we upload user of one location to other using desktop software , if both devices are connected
in two different software?
Ques: Some employees are not showing in reports even if there punches are showing in monitor tab
Ans: export employee sheet---check all the details properly---mention gender to all
employees also check all other details properly filled or not--imports updated sheet and check
Ques: While generating reports employee is not seen and also punch records of employees are not seen.
Ans: First Goto Employees edit that particular user and check whether shift type is 'Single
shift in a day'. Then goto shifts and check whether punch begin before and punch end after is
given also check the category setting i.e OT etc then check whether is shift is assign to
employees or group is assign properly. Recalculate attendance and check the reports
Ques: Employee names are not seen in monthly reports and also Employees are not coming in reports
Ans: First check whether employee names are put in software then check shift type option in
Employees it should be 'Single shift in a day' not multiple shift in a day
Ques: When monthly reports/ Basic reprts are generated status of some employees is neither shown as
present nor absent
Ans: Goto Employees edit and check the date of joining for those employees make changes
there and then generate report
Ques: How to edit the employees in software ?
Ans: go to masters -> employees -> select the employee -> edit
Ans: go to masters -> employees -> select the employee -> right click -> update company
Ques: How to add the 'employee status' other than working or resigned?
Ans: employees select employee edit and then status there is 3 dots click on it and then add
Ans: Masters->employee and click on assign reporting manager select manager and save
Ans: Yes
Ques: Can we enable 'Receive Notification' option for multiple employees at a time?
Ans: No
Ques: How to change the device code from numeric to alpha numeric without reenrolment . What is
procedure?
Ans: Through software, in masters- master setting uncheck 'Is employee code & device code
is same' employees edit, change the device code, delete emp in device & re-upload it.
Ans: Connect fp sensors to your PC open software goto to employees edit employee in that
select Employee bio details ---> select the first block for fp--->select the finger print version
---> select conncet to sensor option---> then click on register ----> place finger print on the
sensor three times then save
Ans: open Ms access database goto to employee the select the employee and delete
Ques: When we are trying to edit employees, it is showing the error 'IsMarkAndroidWebAttendance'.
Ans: Open the database-->Employees--> right click-->design view--> add the field name as
'IsMarkAndroidWebAttendance' & datatype is Text, save it & Open the application & check.
Ans: Host to applicatoin same like smart office main applicatoin in IIS with different port no
Ans: Open Smart Office applicatoin >Go to Employess > edit > type login name & password
Ans: Open Smart Office applicatoin >Go to Employess > Select Employee > Assign
Reporting manager > select the manager > assign
Ques: How to receive notification from ESS employee while applying OD/Leave ?
Ans: Open Smart Office applicatoin >Go to Employess > edit > Checked Receive
Notification & same like for manager also
Ans: Login in ESS portal >Leave entries > apply Leave >Select leave type/status/session >
from date & To date >select reporting manager >type remark >sumit
Ans: Login in ESS portal >Leave entries > apply Leave >Select leave type/status- 1/2
day/session > from date & To date >select reporting manager >type remark >sumit
Ans: Login in ESS portal >Leave entries > apply Leave >Select leave type/status/session-
first session > from date & To date >select reporting manager >type remark >sumit
Ans: Login in ESS portal >Leave entries > apply Leave >Select leave type/status/session- last
session > from date & To date >select reporting manager >type remark >sumit
Ans: Login in ESS from manager login >Manager details >Employee leave entries >Filter the
leave record >edit >cheked approved check box >select 1/2 day >update
Ans: Login in ESS from manager login >Manager details >Employee leave entries >Filter the
leave record >edit >cheked approved check box >select session >update
Ans: Login in ESS from manager login >Manager details >Employee leave entries >Filter the
leave record >edit >cheked approved check box >select session >update
Ans: Login in ESS from manager login >Manager details >Employee leave entries >Filter the
leave record >edit >Uncheked approved check box >update
Ans: Login in ESS from manager login >Manager details >Employee leave entries >Filter the
leave record >edit >Uncheked approved check box >update
Ans: Login in ESS from manager login >Manager details >Employee leave entries >Filter the
leave record >edit >Uncheked approved check box >update
Ans: Login in ESS from manager login >Manager details >Employee leave entries >Filter the
leave record >edit >Uncheked approved check box >update
Ans: Login in ESS from Employee login >Leave entries >Employee leave entries > filter the
records
Ans: Login in ESS from manager login >Manager details >Employee leave entries >Filter the
leave record
Ans: Login in ESS from Employee login >Leave entries >Employee leave summary >check
the balance
Ans: Login in ESS from Employee login >Leave entries >Employee leave summary >check
the balance
Ans: We can check the monthly credit leave balance using this optoin
Ans: It is software application for employees, by login into this, they can apply for leaves,
comp off's, they can view their attendance records.
Ans: Download and install Report viewer for smart office-> do reset IIS.
Ques: exceute scalar requires open and available connection error while login ess
Ans: Open eTimetracklite web application, Masters -- Employees -- select employee -- click
on Edit -- Select Updat Login details and department access -- Shift Departments to right and
update
Ans: Check whether IIS has installed properly or not---In advance setting check aplication
pool--it must be asp.net V4.0 Classic----if all the settings are proper then Replace the
application
Ques: error occur during open attendance details in ess---begin time and end time error
Ans: 1)check the database setting 2)Replace the folder of ess 3)iisreset
Ans: Clear the cache memory and refers than reset the iis .
Ques: Can we get mail,when any employee apply leave or leave is approved?If yes,then how to configure
it
Ans: YES,we can get,Mail configurations needs to be done,and while editing employee( is
receive notifications) must be checked
Ans: First Assign the reporting manager to the employee -> approve all the punches -> check
Ans: If Old application Replace with new and Recalculate the Attendance of Employee
Ques: error occur during login the webpage:Is mark android web attendance
Ans: Go to main software i.e. SmartofficeWeb(because the database is same for ess and
smartofficeweb)---edit the employee---check-mark on Is mark android web attendance---then
login to ess
IMPORT / EXPORT
Ques: when we migrate the etimetrack lite data base it's not showing any status
Ans: Compact & repair the database and give full permissions to smartofficesuite folder, then
migrate it.
Ans: Utilities --> Import device logs --> select the device -->browse for the path & then click
on Import.
Ans: First we have to create a table in SQL database. Login in sql database--> database --
>smart office -->tables-->create one new table(give the status values(ex:emp name,emp code
etc.,)) & then save it. In smart office apllication, Utilities-->Parallel database export--> fill
the required fields, click on test connection and then save it.
Ques: While importing the att logs via USB, what all informations will be downloaded to the software?
Ans: Att logs, user info without template
Ans: A new files will be created as per the scheduled time & format, it will consider the last
download date & time.
Ques: What is the Use of Parallel Database Option in smart office ? application ?
Ans: check the table name in parallel database export.then open the database---expand the
database---open table--right click and select 1000 rows ---check the data---give the command
(order by LogDate desc) Check the data
Ans: Delete table from Device log-> Trigger Query-> Download Logs From Beginning->
check tables
Ques: Why data is not dump using parallel data in third party Spine database?
Ans: first check in sql database is there any trigger or not, if yes then remove it-> restart the
'NonPushDataCollectorServices' and download the logs again if software is desktop based->
check data in Spine table.
Ques: How to import encrypted dat file in the software
Ans: Go to utilities-> Import device Logs-> select device-> Browse encrypted dat file->
check mark on "encrypted file"-> Import.
Ques: Not showing logs even after importing logs using usb
Ans: First add device as usb (utilities--devices--add new) and after that import logs and check
LEAVE MANAGEMENT
Ques: How to assign leaves to employees in software?
Ans: masters -> employee leave entry -> assign employee leave entry
Ques: What is the use of ? ' Increase leave by ...... When ...... Month of employment Completed' ? in Leave
types?
Ans: after complete employment month from DOJ the leave will be increased according to
monthly/quarterly/half/yearly
Ans: Utilities > Import employee leave entries >select file >import
Ans: Master > leave types >allot by category>select the category>mentions the leave limit
Ans: 1st select restricted holiday in master setting then create holiday as restricted >
employee restricted holiday>select the restricted holiday >select the employees >assigne
restricted holiday
Ans: No
Ans: No
Ques: Difference between leave balance & leaves allowed?
Ans: Leave Balance- predefined number of leaves assigned to the leave type , Leave allowed
- Leaves can be customized and assigned to the user/employee
Ques: How to add same public holiday for two different company?
Ans: First create Leave type (master--> Leave types--. Add), after that go to master-->
Employee leave entry, select assign employee leave entries and then assign the leave)
Ans: Master --> Leave types -->select particular leave type --> edit the number & update it.
Ans: Master-> Leave Type-> Edit LWP-> put value in Early limit-> save-> apply LWP leave
entry
Ans: Utilities< Employee Annual leave Accural < select emplyee and leave type < carry
forward
Master Settings
Ques: Why we are not getting required options in updated version 8.0?
Ans: Go to master-> Master setting-> advanced Setting-> click on option which you require-
> save-> Logoff-> Login again.
Ques: How to add System user & how to give access to only some options?
Ans: Go to admin --> system user --> add new --> give name & checkmark options which
you want to give access & update.
Ans: Admin --> Mail settings --> enter the details, click on send test mail & then save it.
Ans: when check that option it will visible to all users if you uncheck it will not visible the
company in the list.
Ques: what is the use of 'Quarter Day Leave Duration' in master settings?
Ans: When we are seting the duration in quarter day leave duration, the software will conside
what all the duration we have mention for quarterday
Ques: What is the use of option 'Out Door entry can be applied before' in Master settings?
Ans: Out door entry can be assigned before what date it means
Ques: What is the Use ? of ? 'Minimum Difference between two punches option' ?
Ans: if you will fill the value like 5 mins , within time if more then one punch is there then it
will considared one punch
Ans: smart
Ans: smart
Ans: Go to masters -> employees -> select the employee -> right click -> update designation
Ans: When previous day shift is selected it will automaticaly consider the shift which he has
worked privious day and autoshift will automatical consider the shift according to near by
first punch
Ques: Difference between 'Collect & Export Device logs' and 'Collect & Export Attendance Logs' in task
manager?
Ans: Raw Logs from the device, after recalculation att logs will be exported
Ans: genrate memo manually - absent emp, early going&late coming ,missed out punch , for
EES portel
Ques: When the ? Options related to shifts, shift roster, employee shift, department shifts will be
disabled?
Ans: Ms Access
Ans: No limit
Ans: No limit
Ans: Yes
Ans: go to masters -> employees -> select the employee -> right click -> update category
Ans: master-> master setting-> auto backup-> check path and give permission
Ans: No, if you want to take auto backup then you need to use SQL standard or SQL
enterprise instead of SQL express.
REPORT MANAGER
Ans: Check all the settings like MAster setting, shift, category OR compact and repair the
database OR assign employees shift OR Attach blank database and check
Ans: Check whether punch end after is given properly for that shift and put proper OT
formula
Ans: You can use customization reports in that select the required columns and select
Employees type in Group 1 and then generate reports and check.
Ques: Can we get the holidays count and weekly off count added in present days in reports
Ques: When the utilities and report options are grayed out in software?
Ans: License key issue & Number of users may be exceeded more than the default value
Ans: reports -> daily attendance report -> select any report -> generate
Ques: Why the options 'attendance logs' & 'Attendance register' is used?
Ans: we can check in/out time , duration ,OT, total duration and register €“ only status like ;
P/A/WO/WOP/H/HP
Ans: according to group by , header text we can generate attendance report with different
format
Ques: What is the use of export to excel-> 'customise device logs report'?
Ans: This report is generated in order to check why the status is given as present, absent ,
week off etc etc
Ques: Where can we ? generate Resigned and working employees report in smart office ? application ?
Ques: What are the status reports which can be sent through 'Generate Memo'?
Ans: Absent, late coming/early going, Missed out punch, Half day
Ans: Daily reports- basic, summary, present, asent, early by, Late by, summary report single
page
Ques: Department wise reports should be sent automatically to department Head at scheduled time, how
do I achieve it?
Ans: Assign the reporting manager to perticular employees, In Auto mailer settings, change
status as True
Ques: While generating a single employee report, I am getting error no logs exists?
Ans: Yes, we can change the header. Utilities--> Custom header text, change the name ,save
& again login to the software.
Ans: Reports --> customize reports --> select the report values whatever you want and then
generate the report.
Ans: Go to Master --> Category --> uncheck mark weekly off and Holiday absent if Prefix &
suffix day is absent.
Ans: While generating reports, select multiple employees next to recalculate option, & then
click generate
Ans: Go to Master--> Category-->check mark early coming punch and late going punch.
And, in shifts give punch begin before & punch end after. Recalculate the Attendance & then
generate.
Ques: If a user make In punch in device 'A' and makes out punch in device 'B'. Then is it possible to
generate In/Out report from two other devices?
Ans: Yes, through anti pass back option, we can do. Connect the 2 devices in back to back,
Set the wiegand option in device.
Ques: How to show the attendance status as WOP/HOP when an employee is present on weekly
off/holiday?
Ans: Goto Masters --> Category --> Uncheck Consider weekly off present and holiday
present in OT.
Ans: Install Report viewer --> Restart IIS --> Generate the report
Ques: When Employee miss his out punch / For single punch , it should not take system entry and must
mark absent
Ans: Go to Master --> Category --> select no system entry+absent in 'For single punch mark
out punch as'.
Ans: Master --> Category --> select consider late going punch
Ans: Utilities--> Custom Header Text-->change the text-->save. Log off & re login into
application.
Ques: unhandled error while generating daily detailed emp wise report
Ques: Can we get reports with the word M.E. with time when we add Manual Entry?
Ans: No because this feature is not available in updated software. You can see in Log records
only.
Ans: Only row punches you can get in device wise report
Ques: What is maximum days allowed to generate in reports ?
Ans: 31
Ans: no proper punch in software, employees who has punched their report is coming proper
Ans: Check the device direction in the devices it should be alternate in/out direction.
Ans: First check punch begin before and punch end after in all shifts. Assign a fixed shift if
employee work in single shift else assign a group if employee work in more than one shift.
Ans: Report > daily detailed > select group by as a employee wise
Ques: We get proper report when filter employee but get improper report when we generate all
employee's report together, Why is it so?
Ques: Why we are not getting proper report with late mark setting?
Ans: Check punch begin before and punch end after in shifts, check late mark setting whether
it is proper or not, make sure both in and out punch in report.
Ques: while creating the shift getting the error as punch begin before should be greater than punch begin
before
Ans: assign the punch begin before and punch end after value.
Ques: Not showing total duration even there is proper In&OUT time in report
Ans: Check wheather shift,category setting is proper or not. If you have created Flexible shift
then in category select "flexible shift type" as your "Flexible shift name"--recalculate
attendance and check
Ans: Check the shifts and add punch begin duration and punch end after duration.
Ques: While using Flexible shift reports are not coming replaced ?
Ans: new exe installed and reports are coming properly now
Ques: Getting DB null error while recalculating Attendance and editing shift details
Ans: Again Create Proper shifts and recalculate Attendance And Generate Reports
Ques: Why do we get report in which shows blank in and out time?
Ans: Check punch begin before and punch end after time in shifts.
Ques: Why do we get report in which shows blank in and out time?
Ques: Why do we get report in which shows blank in and out time?
Ans: Check punch begin before and punch end after time in shifts.
Ans: Go to employee shifts option and delete the assigned shifts to the employees
Ques: How to mark half day if employee reports after defined time?
Ans: Goto Master->Shift->edit Shift->check "Mark Half Day when Report to office after"
then set your time and update
Ques: we are having 8,9 hours work duration employees but no one does not when they will come office
once employees from that time on wards time should calculate once the work duration is limit is reached
then remaining should be come in OT only
Ans: created the two flexible shifts and create the two categories assign flexible shifts in
those categories and set the flexible OT formula then generate the report it's working
Ans: It is used to generate reports for Employees who are working for 24 hours
Ans: Go to Master --> Multishift, create multishifts. You can assign multishift Employee
wise or Department wise. Multishift reports will be generated here only.
Ans: Go to Master -->Master settings --> uncheck mark 'Is Fixed shift option' , and then
Update it.
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Ques: What is the maximum Minutes, we can assign in flexible shift duration?
Ques: What do you mean by 'Mark half day when report to office after' ---- minutes'?
Ans: after this mins the emp will punched , it will considared half day status on that day .
Ques: How to assign auto shifts to employees in software?
Ans: go to masters -> master setting -> when no shift is assigned consider auto shift
Ans: masters--->shifts--->add
Ques: Difference Between Department shift and Employee Shift in smart office Desktop application ?
Ans: Depatment shift we assign shift according to perticular department and employee shift
according to perticular employee
Ans: shift group is where multipel shift are added to a single group and assigned to
employees and shift rosted is where weekly and monthaly rosted is created
Ans: Go to masters--shifts--edit your shift--select break 1 and put your break time--update
Ans: Go to to master->master settings->remove check mark from Is Fixed Shift then re-log in
software.
Ans: Master--shift details--select shift type as flexible and then create a shift
SMS Settings:
Ans: Copy the URL to browser, you will get the status
Ques: What all Tasks you can assign in the SMS Service?
Ans: Timing for First IN, Last OUT, ALL IN/OUT,Present,Absent,exclude days
Ans: if u don€™t want want sms in perticuar day , u can add the day in this option
Ques: What is the use of 'send test SMS' option in the SMS settings dialog box?
Ques: Is it possible to keep a track record of all the SMS sent and check them later in the software?
Ans: Yes
Ans: First In, Last Out, No Punches, Present Absent, All In Out
Ans: Master-employee manual SMS-select employee, select First In check box & send
Ques: How to send the notification (other than the variables) to employees through SMS?
Ans: Master-employee smanual SMS-type approve text -select employee & send
Ans: Yes
Ques: How many numbers of sms can be shooted to a single mobile number?
Ans: N Number
Ques: What are the options which cannot be performed through SMS Service manager?
Ques: After approval of SMS template for 'employee name' and 'Employee code' but still it is not
reflecting in SMS
Ans: The variables are not set properly $$Employee name & code$$'
Ques: SMS is not being shoot? What are the necessary steps need to be check?
Ans: Check the Link, SMS package, mobile no., service, internet
Ans: Masters --> Text SMS settings --> type the URL in Dialogue box, select the status
which you want to send, and then right click on the text box, select add variable. Click on
send test SMS, then click on save.
Ques: while opening the SMS service, the error 'application has failed to start because side by side
configuration is incorrect' has occured.
Ans: Replace the latest files in the virtual folder of smart office application, then login into
application.