Ensuring a Successful Connection by Checking Your Communication Port on Your PC

There are various ways where you can activate a FingerTec terminal in TCMS V2 and one of them is via communication ports by using the two serial connections compatible with the software, RS232 and RS485. The user can set up to 20 communication ports in TCMS V2 and to connect the FingerTec terminals to the software, they must select the appropriate communication port to ensure a successful connection.



Linking Up the FTDP Access Database and MSSQL 2012 Server Database for Ease of Integration

The FingerTec Database Processer (FTDP) helps to manage and manipulate users, fingerprints, logs and readers information in order for customers to connect FingerTec terminals to a third-party system. Transaction logs from FingerTec terminals are stored in a database server, either MySQL or MSSQL, for software developers or system integrators to utilize the database server to work with their application development. The following guide will assist you in linking up the FTDP access database and the server database for MSSQL 2012.

TCMS V2 – Sending Reports Automatically

As a software developed for centralizing and managing time attendance data, TCMS V2 boasts powerful features that can be used for automating time attendance tracking. One of these features is to configure the software to automatically send specific reports, such as sending electronic time cards of all employees to every manager on the first of every month. These reports will be delivered as emails via an SMTP email server.

Before proceeding with the following steps, you will need to download the patch file, TCMSV2ReportSchedular, and save it into the TCMSv2 folder.

TimeTec Cloud – Assigning Usernames

FingerTec devices that come with a screen are able to display an employee’s name and ID number on the screen after verification of the employee is successful. This will also allow employees to review the date and time of their attendance at the device. The name that is displayed is a unique username that belongs to an employee and the device’s administrator is allowed to configure the employee's username in User Identity under TimeTec Cloud's User module.

In order for the administrator to assign a username for the employees, they must abide by two simple rules:

Support TimeTec TA SDK





TimeTec TA is a cloud-based time and attendance system suitable for small-medium enterprises up to large multinational companies. Its automated attendance database can be used to integrate with payroll or HR software to increase staff’s efficiency with the use of our free SDK. TimeTec TA's SDK provides a data export feature for system integrators to collect the data and use it with their system. However, when using this SDK, direct integration is highly recommended over exporting data because with direct integration, integrators do not need to configure export data and the database can be read directly.



In order to make integration easier, we have prepared a software development kit (SDK) for TimeTec TA. First, you will need to obtain login credentials to the FingerTec Developer Program through an easy process. All you have to do is log in to your TimeTec TA account as an Administrator and select System Settings, then tick the box TimeTec TA SDK Login and click Submit. Your login credentials will appear at the bottom of the page which you can then use to retrieve the TimeTec TA SDK. In addition, we will also send you an email that contains the login credentials you have just obtained.

To retrieve the TimeTec TA SDK, simply visit the FingerTec Developer Program page at https://www.fingertec.com/developerprogram/ta/ and log in to the website using your login credentials. You will be able to download your TimeTec TA SDK in no time.





Configuring the Five Lunch Time Scenarios in TCMS V2

TCMS V2’s flexibility as a software for managing time attendance allows users to manage their attendance records even better. One such method is being able to set the remaining time of their lunch break to either work time or overtime. This allows employees to resume their job earlier after lunch break and claim whatever remaining time they have.

There are five lunch time scenarios in TCMS V2 that can be configured to suit the user’s preference. This guide will take you through the scenarios and steps that are required to configure them.