Time Attendance Recorder Software

A work contract is most likely to specify that you need to be in at a specific hour and stay there for the duration of the work day. Attendance is an important aspect for businesses and also a sign of respect. It's pretty difficult to track employees, especially in big environments, and this is where specialized applications like Time Attendance Recorder Software come in handy for exactly what the name suggests.

Quick and easy way to add employees

After a short and uneventful setup process, all the application puts at your disposal is unveiled in a compact, simple interface. Accommodation doesn't take a lot of time, with different prompts letting you know what's to do next or if something goes wrong.
First of all, you need to spend a little time and add all employees in a database so you have some data to work with. Sadly, there's no possibility to insert data from external files, even if these don't hold a lot of fields.
The creation screen is pretty simple and displays all entries in a list along with all fields you fill in. requirement fields have you write down entry number, password, name, department, position, and whether or not the account has administrative privileges. Changes can be made at any given moment by hitting the “update” button, which brings up the creation screen again.

Track time and generate reports

Once back in the dashboard with all data inserted, it's time to wait for individuals to come in and write down corresponding credentials. It's best if the application is handled by a single administrator that keeps track of everyone. You can't resize the main window and fit it to your whole screen to be placed on a terminal, making it a little difficult to manage.
It works by reading the two fields each employee needs to fill in both at the time of arrival and leave. Once checked in, the application displays related info in a panel, tracking each user that punched in. There's no option or field to display total time, so you need to calculate for all. On the other hand, there's a built in function to have a simple report generated and saved under TXT or XLS files.

A few last words

Taking everything into consideration, we come to the conclusion that Time Attendance Recorder Software is a simple, straightforward method of monitoring employee arrival time. However, simple it may be, it feels rough around the edges, both in terms of visuals and overall practicality, with little variety and depth of details, or at least a real time updating counter.