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TBS ATTENDANCE TRACKING(TM)
A program designed to track the
time employees have taken off work.
Version 1.1
Copyright 1990 Taylor Business Software
All Rights Reserved Worldwide.
TBS Attendance Tracking is a trademark of Taylor Business Software. All
trademarks and registered trademarks referenced within this document are
the property of their respective owners.
TAYLOR BUSINESS SOFTWARE
16835 ALGONQUIN, SUITE 180
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92649
Sales: Monday - Friday
714-840-5021 Voice 9 AM - 5 PM Pacific Time
BBS (Bulletin Board System) 24 Hours a Day
714-840-3767 1200-2400 Baud, 8 Data Bits, No Parity, 1 Stop Bit
(You can download the latest version of this, or
any other program that we have available, plus you
can order products and leave messages).
April 1992 Release, Version 1.1
TBS ATTENDANCE TRACKING
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Title
1 Introduction
1-1 Features of TBS Attendance Tracking
2 Installation
2-1 System Requirements
2-2 Installing TBS Attendance Tracking
3 Getting Started
3-1 Menu
3-2 Attendance Records
3-3 Add/Change Attendance Codes
3-4 Add/Change Employees
3-5 Enter Attendance Data
3-6 Enter Accrued Hours
3-7 Attendance Data Inquiry
3-8 Print Attendance Codes
3-9 Print Employee Listing
3-10 Print Terminated List
3-11 Print Attendance Report
3-12 Print Attendance by Code
3-13 Print Mailing Labels
3-14 Print Birthday Listing
3-15 Quit
Appendix A Customer Support Information
Appendix B Printer Control Codes
Appendix C Who is Taylor Business Software
SECTION 1 - THIS IS TBS ATTENDANCE TRACKING
Thank you for your interest in TBS Attendance Tracking(TM). TBS Attendance
Tracking is a program designed to track the time off that employees have
taken, and identify those employees who habitually take Mondays or Fridays
off work. It is designed to run on MS-DOS compatible computers with a
printer.
A on-line, context sensitive help system provides help with the press of
the F1 key. TBS Attendance Tracking was written to provide a simple means
of entering information. Where possible, the F2 and F3 keys will display a
list of available employees and attendance codes.
TBS Attendance Tracking gives you a simple, straightforward, menu driven
system to allow for all operations, such as entering data, and printing
reports.
This document describes the installation and usage of TBS Attendance Track-
ing. It also describes many features and functions of the program. Once you
begin using TBS Attendance Tracking, you'll discover more about how it
works from the on-line help facility and by experimenting with the various
commands.
Special Keys that are used in this program:
From the Scrolling Look up Tables:
INS to Insert (Add) a new record
DEL to delete the highlighted entry
ENTER to change the highlighted entry
PAGE UP to scroll up
PAGE DN to scroll down
UP ARROW to move the highlighted selection bar up
DOWN ARROW to move the highlighted selection bar down
ESC to return to the menu
From the Data Entry Forms
F1 for help
CTRL+ENTER Accept the information entered, skip rest of form
CTRL+ESC Abort the data entry routines
CTRL+END Erase data from the cursor to the end of the field
CTRL+HOME Erase this entire field
TAB Move 5 characters to the right
SHIFT+TAB Move 5 characters to the left
CTRL+\ Change case of letter (Change upper case to lower, etc.)
SECTION 2 - INSTALLATION
2-1 System Requirements
TBS Attendance Tracking requires an IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2 or compatible
computer with 384K RAM (or more) to work properly. In addition, version 2.0
or greater of PC-DOS or MS-DOS is required.
TBS Attendance tracking requires approximately 296K of computer memory to
contain the program's executable code and common data. Additional memory is
allocated as required.
TBS Attendance tracking works well with the IBM Monochrome Display Adapter
(MDA), Color Graphics Adapter (CGA), Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA), Video
Graphics Array (VGA), and compatibles. Other video adapters that can emu-
late either the MDA or CGA should work properly. The registered version of
this program will run on a network, the shareware version is usable by a
single user.
2-2 Installing TBS Attendance tracking
Installing TBS Attendance Tracking is a very simple process. Basically, we
will be creating a subdirectory on the hard disk and coping the contents of
the floppy disk to the subdirectory. The following makes the assumption
that you will be copying from drive A: to your hard disk C:, and that the
name of the subdirectory you will be using is ATTEND.
CD \
MD ATTEND Creates a subdirectory
COPY A:*.* C:\ATTEND Copy files from floppy
CD ATTEND Change to the subdirectory
ATTEND Extracts programs
To run the software, enter the command:
HOURS
The first time this command is run, it will create the required
data files.
PLEASE NOTE!
There may be important information on this release of TBS Attendance Track-
ing that did not make it into this manual. Please check the READ.ME file on
your distribution diskette for the most current data.
SECTION 3 - GETTING STARTED
To run the program on a routine basis, enter the following commands:
(Assuning that the subdirectory the program is installed in was ATTEND)
CD \ATTEND
HOURS
3-1 Menu
When you start the Employee Tracking program, the following menu is dis-
played. The current date will be display and you will have the option to
change it, or press the Enter key to continue. The first time that you run
the program, you want to select the Enter Your Company Name option and
enter your company name, and up to four classifications that you will be
accruing hours for time off for the employee. You can also enter a pass-
word to prevent unauthorized access to the system.
+----------------------------+
: Taylor Business Software :
: 16835 Algonquin, Suite 180 :
: Huntington Beach, CA 92649 :
: (714) 840-5021 Sales :
: (714) 840-3767 BBS :
+----------------------------+
: Todays Date is: 3/31/92 :
+----------------------------+
: Attendance Records :
: :
: Enter Your Company Name :
: :
: Quit this Application :
+----------------------------+
You can use the up and down arrows to highlight the menu option that you
want and press the enter key, or you can press the first letter of the
selection and then press the Enter key.
3-2 Attendance Records
By selecting Attendance Records, the following menu is displayed.
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
: 3/31/92 TBS! Employee Attendance Tracking Ver 1.1 :
: (Your Name Goes Here) :
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
: Add/Change Attendance Codes Print Attendance Codes :
: Add/Change Employees Print Employee Listing :
: Print Terminated List :
: Enter Attendance Data Print Attendance Report :
: Enter Accrued Hours Print Attendance by Code :
: Print Mailing Labels :
: Attendance Data Inquiry Print Birthday Listing :
: Quit :
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
3-3 Add/Change Attendance Codes
Use this option to set up the attendance codes that you wish to keep track
of. For example, a code of "SICK" could be used for "Sick Time".
+---------------------------------------+
: Add/Change Attendance Codes :
: Record will be Added :
: Attendance Code: :
: :
: Description....: :
+---------------------------------------+
3-4 Add/Change Employees
Use this option to enter the names and other information about your employ-
ees. If you want to print mailing labels, you will have to enter the
address data. When you terminate an employee, you may want to keep the
employee on file until after the first of the year, and delete the employ-
ees after your have run the attendance report at year end.
+-----------------------------------------------+
: Add/Change Employees :
: Record will be Added :
: Employee ID..: :
: Employee Name: :
: Address 1....: :
: Address 2....: :
: City.........: :
: State........: :
: Zip Code.....: :
: Phone Number.: (000) 000-0000 :
: Start Date...: / / :
: Termination..: / / :
: Hourly Rate..: 0.00 :
: Birth Date...: / / :
+-----------------------------------------------+
3-5 Enter Attendance Data
Use this option to enter the dates and reasons that the employees have
taken time off work. You will be asked to specify the employee first
(Press the F2 key to get a list of employees. You can add a new employee
now by pressing the F2 key, then the INS key.) If the employee has taken
more than one day off (say 10 days vacation), you can enter the first date
and 8 hours, then press the F4 key to copy that transaction 9 more times
for a total of 10 days. The copy routine will not assign transactions to
Saturdays or Sundays, if you want to enter transactions for these days, you
will have to enter them individually.
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
: (F2 to List) Display Hours Taken Off Records: 143 :
: Employee: Name: :
: Date Code Description Comments Hours :
: :
: :
: :
: :
: :
: :
: :
: :
: :
: :
: :
: :
: :
: :
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
: INS to Add DEL to Delete Enter to Change F4 Copy Date :
: F1 for Help F2 to List Employees F3 to List Attendance Codes :
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
3-6 Enter Accrued Hours
This option allows you to enter accrued hours that an employee has earned
for one of the four codes that you entered in the "Enter Your Company Name"
option. For example, if an employee earns 40 hours vacation every 6
months, you would use this option to enter that information. At the end of
the year, you can also use this] option to reduce the accrued hours for the
time that an employee actually took for each of the various codes. Print
the Attendance Report at year end, then enter the hours actually taken off
as a negative number. (40- for example).
+-------------------------------------------------------+
: Add/Change Accrued Hours :
: Record will be Added :
: Employee ID....: :
: Employee Name..: :
: Start Date.....: / / :
: :
: Prior Hours Additional New Accrued :
: Description ----------- ---------- ----------- :
: Vacation : 0.00 0.00 :
: Sick Time : 0.00 0.00 :
: Personal Time : 0.00 0.00 :
: Comp. Time : 0.00 0.00 :
: :
+-------------------------------------------------------+
3-7 Attendance Data Inquiry
Use this option to do inquiries into the amount of time an employee has
taken off. You can not add or change data from this screen.
Note: Before any of the reports print, a confirmation screen will be dis-
played. If you do not want to print the report, press the ESC key, other-
wise press any other key to print the report.
3-8 Print Attendance Codes
Use this option to print a listing of the Attendance Codes that you have
set up on your system.
3-9 Print Employee Listing
Use this option to print a listing of the employees that you have set up.
This listing will include the address information if you have entered it.
3-10 Print Terminated List
This option will print a listing of employees that have been terminated.
3-11 Print Attendance Report
This option will print a report, in employee order, for a range of employ-
ees that you enter. This report will list the employee and their name, the
dates, attendance code, and hours taken off (in date sequence). At the end
of each employee, a summary by attendance code will be displayed, followed
by a summary by the day of the week the hours were taken off. This report
will only print one employee per page. At the end of the report, a summary
for the report will be printed. When you select this option, the following
screen will be displayed, allowing you to select the employees and dates
you want the report to include.
+----------------------------------------+
: Enter Ranges to Print :
: :
: Beginning Employee to Print: :
: Ending Employee to Print: :
: (F2 to List Employees) :
: Beginning Date to Print: / / :
: Ending Date to Print: / / :
+----------------------------------------+
3-12 Print Attendance by Code
This option will print a report sorted by attendance code, showing the
employee id and name, date, and hours. At the end, a summary by code and by
the day of the week will be printed. When you select this option, the
following screen will be displayed, allowing you to select the employees
and dates you want the report to include.
+-----------------------------------+
: Enter Ranges to Print :
: :
: Beginning Code to Print: :
: Ending Code to Print: :
: (F2 to List Attendance Codes) :
: Beginning Date to Print: / / :
: Ending Date to Print: / / :
+-----------------------------------+
3-13 Print Mailing Labels
This option will print mailing labels for the employees. The mailing
labels should be 3" or 3.5" by 15/16", one wide.
3-14 Print Birthday Listing
This option will print a listing of employees in birthday sequence.
3-15 Quit
This option will return you to the opening menu.
APPENDIX A
CUSTOMER SUPPORT INFORMATION
If you have problems with TBS Attendance tracking, please read this
manual first to make sure that you do understand everything. We have
tried to provide a bug-free product but sometimes we make mistakes. If
you think you have found something please take the time to contact us and
explain it to us. Make sure that you include the following information to
help us evaluate your situation:
1. Your product SERIAL NUMBER (Registered Users have serial numbers)
2. Version of DOS you are using
3. Machine type, memory, monitor type, hardware description
4. Any application executed before TBS Job Cost
5. Your address and telephone number (when corresponding)
6. Where, when and how you obtained TBS Job Cost
7. Which version of TBS Job Cost you are using
8. Printouts of your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files
Users will always receive a response to their questions. Nonregistered
users will receive a written response if they enclose a self-addressed,
stamped envelope with their inquiry.
Contact us at:
Taylor Business Software
16835 Algonquin, Suite 180
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
Phone (714) 840-5021
BBS (714) 840-3767
APPENDIX B - PRINTER CONTROL CODES
Printer control codes allow you to put your printer in condensed mode and
back into normal mode. When entering control codes with values less
than 32, enter the value by holding the ALT key down and entering the
number on the numeric keypad. For example, most Epson and Epson com-
patible printers use CHR(15), or CTRL+O, to place the printer into
condensed mode, (and CHR(18), or CTRL+R, to quit condensed mode). To
enter this value, hold down the ALT key, enter 15 on the numeric keypad
(not the numbers above the letter keys), then release the ALT key. To
set a HP LaserJet to print 16.7CPI, one command is ESC&k2S, or "27 38 107
50 83", to return to 10CPI is ESC&k0S or "27 38 107 48 83". Here, you
would hold down the ALT key, enter each set of numbers, and release the
ALT key. Or enter ALT+27 &k2S.
Numeric Values for different control codes are:
Decimal Control Key Decimal Control Key
0 CTRL @ 17 CTRL Q
1 CTRL A 18 CTRL R
2 CTRL B 19 CTRL S
3 CTRL C 20 CTRL T
4 CTRL D 21 CTRL U
5 CTRL E 22 CTRL V
6 CTRL F 23 CTRL W
7 CTRL G 24 CTRL X
8 CTRL H 25 CTRL Y
9 CTRL I 26 CTRL Z
10 CTRL J 27 CTRL [ or ESC
11 CTRL K
12 CTRL L
13 CTRL M
14 CTRL N
15 CTRL O
16 CTRL P
For a complete listing of ASCII values, most printer manuals have a ASCII
table as a appendix in the manual.
APPENDIX C - WHO IS TAYLOR BUSINESS SOFTWARE
Taylor Business Software is a company that has been providing program-
ming solutions to business needs since 1979. Our emphasis has been pri-
marily in the accounting field, and lately we have decided to expand into
other areas, one of them being shareware. We are always looking for new
ideas for additional applications to develop, and we encourage your
asking if you can not find an existing application to meet your specific
needs.
Taylor Business Software can assist you in the following areas:
Custom developed applications
Consulting
Data conversions
Experience in both DOS and Xenix environments
Modifications to Open Systems Accounting Software
Please feel free to ask for quotes for custom developed applications, or
for modification to this or any other product that we provide.
Taylor Business Software
16835 Algonquin, Suite 180
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
Phone (714) 840-5021
BBS (714) 840-3767
Shareware Programs Available as of 03-15-91
License Current
Description Fee Version
------------------------ ------- -------
TBS Maillist $10.00 1.2
TBS Business Maillist 15.00 1.0
TBS Fixed Assets 25.00 1.1
TBS Accounts Receivable 35.00 1.0
TBS Job Cost 35.00 1.0
TBS Vehicle Maintenance 25.00 1.5
TBS Inventory Control 35.00 1.1
TBS Tool Tracking 25.00 1.1
TBS Home Inventory 10.00 1.0
TBS Video Tape Inventory 10.00 1.0
To obtain a shareware copy of any of these products, contact the dealer
that you purchased this program from, or send a $2.00 handling fee for
each program that you wish to try to the above address for Taylor Busi-
ness Software. Shareware versions of the above programs are available for
downloading from our BBS at (714) 840-3767. Additionally, you can order
products while you are on-line on our BBS.