Version 3.2.7 Released

A very minor release today that fixes up a couple of minor glitches with the biometric features of the software and adds some data logging to the fingerprint initialization process to allow us to track down the source of any problems. The complete list of changes is below.

  • A fix to a spelling error on the fingerprint driver installation screen.
  • You can no longer enrol fingerprints if no employee is defined.
  • Added data logging to the fingerprint enrolment screen.
  • Completely re-built the fingerprint_update.exe installer to be compatible with 64 bit versions of Windows. The installer now detects if the operating system is 64 bit or 32 bit and installs the correct driver set.

Version 3.2.6 Released

Another minor release of Time Clock MTS today. This one fixes up a problem with the main application window disappearing when a report that takes a long time to generate was run. The other fixes are to some report section template fields that were not displaying correctly or not aligning properly when printed on reports. If you’re not sure what the report section template fields are then you should take a look at the blog entry on Customizing Time Clock MTS Reports.

Version 3.2.5 Released

I’ve posted up a very minor update to Time Clock MTS with what should be the final fix to the pesky least quantity rounding that I seem to be completely unable to get working correctly. I’m confident it’s working ok now though! (fingers crossed).

Scheduling Employee Attendance with Software

It’s not unusual for a time clock software package like Time Clock MTS to include a employee scheduler because in a lot of cases employee scheduling or time tabling go hand in hand. However, we’ve always wanted Time Clock MTS to be a low cost and easy use and maintain employee time and attendance system. Because of this we’ve never added an employee scheduler to it. However, we’re happy to say that we’ve been working with a company (Sensible Software) in New York state who have been developing their own employee scheduling software called Employee Scheduling Pro. We’ve got a long standing relationship with Sensible Software and we were involved in the testing process for Employee Scheduling Pro and we’ve found it to be just like Time Clock MTS, powerful yet simple to use. It’s ideal for any company wanting to develop and schedule their employee work times and we heartily recommend it to anyone looking for a employee scheduler to complement Time Clock MTS.

Version 3.2.4 Released

Time Clock MTS version 3.2.4 is being uploaded as I write this blog entry. It includes a fix to the Least Quantity Rounding feature that I didn’t quite fix up properly with the last release of Time Clock MTS. It also includes a new setting on the Interface Settings screen called “No Client Idle”. This stops the Time Clock MTS Client software from entering an idle state 60 seconds after it is started. This idle state was originally designed to stop excessive network traffic and database access but some users have requested that clients be able to update employee status every 60 seconds just like the administrator program.

Version 3.2.3 Released

Just a minor release today with one fix and one change. The fix applies to the “Least Quantity” rounding option on the Payroll Settings screen. Rounding was not correct for clock ins if the time was within 60 seconds of the lower rounding limit. The second change just involves a lot more data logging around the initial database connection period when the software is starting up. This is designed to help debug problems with database connections.