by Mark Nemtsas | Mar 14, 2013 | Tips and Tricks, Using the Software
Sometimes it surprises me how Time Clock MTS is used out there in the “wild”. For example, it’s used in a lot of locations to track student attendance. At one trade and technical school in Miami, for example, it’s now being used to track the attendance of all students in the classroom in an effort to replicate real attendance tracking in the work place. This is happening in more than 20 classrooms to track over 600 students attendance at that one location. Fortunately, Time Clock MTS provides enough flexibility to allow it to be configured to track student attendance while still being simple enough to not burden down users with having to track payroll information too. I thought it might be worth looking at how it could be setup to track student attendance and what reports would be useful in a classroom or school environment. Customizing the Interface to Suit Students The screens that students would see when logging their attendance in Time Clock MTS can be changed somewhat to suit the classroom environment. The Display Settings screen is where most of the labels on the main screen of Time Clock MTS can be changed. Labels such as the “Employees In”, “Employees Out”, “Search for Employees” and so on could be changed to reference students rather than employees. The main time clock screen of Time Clock MTS setup as student attendance software might look something like that shown above. Student Attendance Reports Almost any of the reports in Time Clock MTS would be fine for monitoring student attendance but clearly most of the payroll data could be safely removed... read more
by Mark Nemtsas | Feb 19, 2013 | How To
I received an email this week from an existing Time Clock MTS user who has the stand-alone edition of the software. He wanted to start using the software on more than one computer and also wanted to move the administrator software to another computer and use the original computer as a Time Clock MTS Client. It was a good question so I thought it was worth posting up my reply here for future reference. Share a folder on your network server that is accessible to both computers. Then move your Time Clock MTS database to the folder using the Tools->Options->System Options screen while logged in as the Time Clock MTS administrator. You can move the database by clicking the MOVE button from this screen. See image above for more information. Uninstall Time Clock MTS from that computer. Install Time Clock MTS on the other computer. Run it for the first time and setup a new password. Log into that Time Clock MTS as the administrator and connect to the database you moved in step one above by going to the Tools->Options->System Options screen and clicking the CHANGE button. Purchase an upgrade to the Time Clock MTS Network Edition. You can do that on this page. Install the Time Clock MTS client on the existing computer, when you run it the first time it should be connected to the database you moved in step one above. Register both computers with the new registration keys you’ll get when you make the upgrade purchase. There’s a couple of things to note with this process. In Step 1, make sure the folder you... read more
by Mark Nemtsas | Feb 9, 2013 | Tips and Tricks, Using the Software
I’ve written about this a few times before but it’s worth mentioning again. From time to time I get an email from a user of our employee time attendance software who has noticed that the total time for punches on a report do not add up to the work time in the summary section of the report. Above you can see just such a report. It’s an employee punchcard report. You can see that the time punches on the report tally up to 86.27 hours but the total work time reported is 80.08 hours. What’s the reason for the discrepancy? Well it turns out that this employee is set to be paid a salary rather than paid hourly (this is configured on the employee payroll information screen). What’s more they are setup for monthly salary. Thus, when Time Clock MTS generated this report it calculated how much of a month the report period was (about 46.2% it turns out). It took this fraction and multiplied it by the standard hours worked per month (173.3 hours per month) and arrived at the figure reported of 80.08 hours as opposed to the time the punches added up to. If you do have salaried employees and you do want to report on their actual hours worked (as opposed to their calculated pro-rata hours as shown above) then there’s a report section template field you can include in the payroll information and employee summary report templates. The <ACTUAL_SALARY_WORK_TIME> field will show the actual time recorded by a salaried employee during a report period. Report section templates and fields can be configured on the... read more
by kathryn@timeclockmts.com | Feb 7, 2013 | New Releases, News
I’ve just uploaded a new version of our employee time card software, Time Clock MTS. Version 4.0.8 will be the last minor release before Version 4.1 is released sometime in March. Here’s a summary of the changes made in this release: Various fixes to the job cost report and daily job time reports to account properly for times forced to overtime or forced to be neglected from overtime calculations. A fix to the active job report when using the MySQL backend database option. I spent a lot of time working on the log on the Edit Times screen. A completely new method of matching clock in/outs has been developed. This should result in a much faster screen not to mention a LOT less database access. Fixed daily and weekly OT calculations to stop forced OT and neglect OT punches from effecting the OT limits. The Edit Times screen now displays a (F) or an (I) next to a punch if that punch has been forced to overtime or is ignored for overtime calculations. Punches on the Edit Times screen now display a slightly different icon if there is an employee note associated with the... read more
by Mark Nemtsas | Feb 6, 2013 | User Testimonials
I’ve never actually paid to have Time Clock MTS reviewed but over the years several websites have done so anyway. I don’t actually put that much stock in time clock software reviews because I believe you should “live” with the software for at least one payroll cycle to see how it will work day-to-day in your business. That being said, a review can be useful as a starting point when you’re just starting out looking for a time clock system for your business. Here’s some reviews of Time Clock MTS that I am aware of. Time Clock MTS is a fully capable time attendance solution. There should be no buyer’s remorse with this product. Top Ten Reviews Time Clock MTS is great time tracking software to keep track of your time and the time of others working for you, in a professional manner. It has a large number of in-depth options, including the ability to export payroll reports to Excel. Make Use Of Time Clock MTS is one popular time clock software on the Internet today. iSoftwareReviews Time Clock MTS allows you to use a PC to record and report on employee work hours. It completely replaces manual time card machines or your hand written time and attendance records. It also eliminates the need for you to spend hours each week compiling your manual systems into a report to supply to your payroll department. Time Clock MTS provides LIVE payroll reports generated in just moments that are accurate to the second. CEO World Don’t forget that many of our users have provided time clock user reviews over on our... read more
by kathryn@timeclockmts.com | Jan 27, 2013 | News, Using the Software
I want you to be happy with Time Clock MTS, and when you purchase Time Clock MTS I want you to feel that you’ve spent your money well. Because of this Time Clock MTS comes with a no questions asked, 30 day money back guarantee. If at any stage during the 30 days after purchasing Time Clock MTS you find you’re unhappy with Time Clock MTS, or you feel like it doesn’t meet your needs, or it’s not giving you value for your money then just: Contact Us and let me know what it is you’re unhappy about with Time Clock MTS. Let me know your Time Clock MTS registration name and purchase reference number. Once you’ve done that we’ll give you a refund. It really couldn’t be any easier. Remember though that our support staff are here to guide you though any troubles you might have with the setup of the Time Clock and a quick email to us or browse through our extensive online support resources might just fix that problem or answer that question you’re not sure about. Don’t forget the 30 day free trial will allow you to test out and use Time Clock MTS completely free before making your... read more
