by kathryn@timeclockmts.com | Oct 22, 2012 | New Features, New Releases
One of the interesting new features in Time Clock MTS Version 4 is the ability to do a bulk import of employees from an Excel spreadsheet. Above you can see what the import employee screen is going to look like. Creating a spreadsheet for importing is going to be simple. Users can click on the Open XLS Template button on the screen above which will open up Excel with a template worksheet including all column headers and helper text showing how to fill in column values. Alternatively we’ve also included the ability to export all the employees in your Time Clock MTS database to Excel. This file could then be used as a basis to import a new batch of employees into your timeclock software... read more
by kathryn@timeclockmts.com | Oct 11, 2012 | News
There’s a couple of news items for today. Firstly, we’ve just posted up a nice new testimonial over on the Time Clock Software User Reviews page. Secondly, we’ve been compiling a list of features, enhancements, and fixes to be included in Version 4 of Time Clock MTS. We’re getting pretty close to finalizing this and starting development of this major release. The release is expected in the next 4 weeks or so. Stay tuned for more news about this release here as I’ll try to add more information as work progresses on the... read more
by Mark Nemtsas | Oct 8, 2012 | Tips and Tricks, Using the Software
Above you can see a screenshot of the Time Clock MTS Client that has entered the idle state. You can tell this because the status icons have turned blue. Usually these icons are either red (indicating the employee is clocked out) or green (indicating the employee is clocked in). However, the Time Clock MTS client enters an idle state 60 seconds after any activity (such as someone moving a mouse or clocking in or out) to reduce network traffic. When someone clicks on an employee name in the employee list the Time Clock MTS client will query the Time Clock MTS database to get the employee’s state to ensure that they can only clock in or out as appropriate. This idle state behaviour of the Time Clock MTS client is turned on by default, but if you find this confusing it can be turned off via a setting in the Time Clock MTS administrator program. To do this go to the Tools->Options->Interface Options screen and check the No Idle Client State checkbox. This will ensure that every 60 seconds every Time Clock MTS client program on your network will update the status of your employees in the employee... read more
by kathryn@timeclockmts.com | Oct 6, 2012 | Using the Software
At least a couple of times a month we get emails from users complaining that they are unable to share their Employee Time Clock data between computers because the database settings are disabled in the software. Above you can see a screenshot sent to us by a user showing the disabled database settings. What’s going on here is easily explained. In standard form Time Clock MTS uses an MS Access data file ,which you can setup on multiple computers and share data by following these instructions. On the screenshot above you’d connect to a shared data file by clicking the Browse button. The settings that are disabled are only for those who want to use Time Clock MTS with SQL Server or MySQL. They are only available if you’re using the Time Clock MTS Network PLUS Edition or if you’re using Time Clock MTS during the free 30 day trial period. So the fact that the settings are disabled does not mean you cannot use Time Clock MTS on multiple computers and share data between them. If you’re wondering why you’d want to use SQL Server or MySQL with Time Clock MTS instead of the standard MS Access data file then you should take a look at this article we wrote a while back discussing Time Clock MTS backend... read more
by kathryn@timeclockmts.com | Sep 12, 2012 | New Releases
Time Clock MTS Version 3.3.9 has just been released. This new version contains one small fix to weekly overtime calculations when a public holiday falls in that week and holidays are set to not affect overtime. We’re updating the software all the time adding new things and squashing bugs. See here for all release notes associated with Version 3 of Time Clock MTS. Upgrade now to the latest version to get the most optimized, full featured Time Clock... read more
by Mark Nemtsas | Aug 20, 2012 | News
As I mentioned in a recent post on this blog Time Clock MTS is designed to be simple to use and setup. However, it contains a range of features and settings “under the hood” that allows it to be configured to suit businesses with more complex needs. It’s interesting that these sorts of features, such as biometric employee tracking, payroll calculations, and attendance tracking are also the same sort of features that are required of time clock software in the Philippines. You can even setup the software to display in Philipino, Spanish or any other language or dialect you prefer. A recent article on the Philippine Star website discusses a group of innovative businesses who reached the finals of a “start-up tech search and business plan competition”. It’s interesting that one of these finalists has developed a time and attendance solution whose key innovations are primarily the same as those that Time Clock MTS has been offering for quite a while. Given this it’s no real surprise that there’s already more than 50 companies using Time Clock MTS in the Philippines! So, if you’re in the Philippines and you’re looking for time clock software why not give the free 30 day trial a... read more
