5.2.6 Set Database Link ................................................................................... 82
5.2.7 Exit System.............................................................................................. 82
5.3 HR Management............................................................................................. 82
5.3.1 Department Management ........................................................................ 83
5.3.2 Staffer Maintenance................................................................................. 84
5.4 Attendance Management................................................................................ 86
5.4.1 Holiday List .............................................................................................. 86
5.4.2 Timetable and Shift.................................................................................. 87
5.4.3 Staffer Scheduling ................................................................................... 93
5.4.4 Attendance Records ................................................................................ 95
5.4.5 Attendance Calculating and Report ......................................................... 97
5.5 Deal with Exceptions .................................................................................... 104
5.5.1 Away on Business/ Leave...................................................................... 104
5.5.2 Append Record...................................................................................... 105
5.5.3 Append Record Collectively................................................................... 105
5.5.4 Dealing with Collectively Late / Leaving ................................................ 106
5.6 Data Maintenance......................................................................................... 107
5.6.1 Import Staffer List .................................................................................. 107
5.6.2 Import Attendance Record ..................................................................... 108
5.6.3 Clear Obsolete Data .............................................................................. 108
5.6.4 Compress Database.............................................................................. 108
5.6.5 Backup Database .................................................................................. 109
5.6.6 Initialize System..................................................................................... 109
5.7 External Program Management .................................................................... 109
5.7.1 External Program Management............................................................. 109
5.7.2 Connect to Time Attendance Machine ....................................................110
6 FQA ......................................................................................................................112
6.1 Fingerprint has enrolled but often gets failure in identification. ......................112
6.2 The machine cannot connect with PC. ..........................................................112
6.3 No records found though staff have clocked in/out. .......................................112
6.4 Clock’s time works fine, but FP scanner is off, staffer cannot attendance .....113
6.5 We do not use the ID + fingerprint mode to verify. .........................................113
6.6 The unit beeps automatically when no one punches in/out. ..........................113
7 Appendix...............................................................................................................115
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