AttendView 5 Minute Tour
This tour provides a brief introduction to AttendView. It covers a few of the
main features of AttendView. The sample database should be used as a starting
point. When AttendView is first installed, the sample database will be
selected as the current database. This allows you to try out some of the features
without having to create employees and employee time data.
Using AV Clock with the Sample Database
The AV Clock allows employees to clock in and out using a PC with a keyboard
or using a card reader attached to a PC. To use the AV Clock, start it from the
Windows Start menu. Click on Start, Program, AttendView, and then AttendView Clock. The following dialog will appear.
To clock an employee in or out, type in the employee’s first name in all lower case and press Enter.
Note: The sample database uses the employee’s first name to clock in/out for simplicity, but it could have used the
employee number or an employee selected clock in/out code. Optionally, a card reader
could also be used for clocking in and out.
A message in the message box at the bottom of the AV Clock display will
provide clock in/out feedback. The employee status grid will reflect the employee’s in/out status. When an employee is clocked out, he/she will appear on a
gray background. When an employee is clocked in, he/she will appear on a white
background. When an employee is clocked in but is on “Outside Work”, he/she will appear on a light blue background. For more information on the
AV Clock see Using the AV Clock and AV Clock Setup.
Creating a Report from the Sample Data
To create reports, start AV Tools from the Windows Start menu. Click on Start, Program, AttendView, and then AttendView Clock. To login, use the following name and password.
Login name: admin
Password: (blank)
Note: The login name and password are case sensitive.
Select Detailed Report from the Report menu. The following dialog will appear.
Select a date range somewhere between 3/1/99 and 3/31/99. To include all
employees in the report, just leave All Employees selected and press Create Report.
A report preview will appear. This preview allows you to see how the report
will look before printing it. To print out the report, click the printer icon 
on the report preview. For more information on creating reports, see Report Generation.
Editing the Sample Clock Data
The Clock Data Edit dialog can be used by a supervisor who has Clock Data Edit
permission. The supervisor may correct clock in/out times that were missed by
an employee. To edit the clock data, open the Clock Data Edit dialog from AV
Tools by selecting Clock Data from the Edit menu. The following dialog will appear. Then select an employee name and a
week ending date somewhere between 3/7/1999 and 3/31/1999. The clock data for
the selected employee and selected week will be shown in the grid. The Clock
Data Edit dialog should appear similar to the following.
Clock in and Clock out times may be modified by double-clicking on one of the
times to change to edit mode. After modifying the time, press Enter. The
color will change to blue to indicate a change has been made. For more information
on editing the clock data, see Clock Data Edit.
This is the end of the 5 Minute Tour. The next step is to see Steps to Getting Started.