Sign-In Terminal Properties

System administrators can specify how Sign-In Terminal operates using properties.

Table 1. Required Settings
Property Description
OPS > SIT > Driver Sign-In Add-on Installed If selected, the Sign-In Terminal add-on module is installed.

An upgrade utility is available to grant the OPS > Sign-In Terminal > GetServiceConnection security permission to the Anonymous user when the OPS > SIT > Driver Sign-In Add-on Installed property is enabled. To run the utility, open OPS Upgrade Utilities, select Version: System Maintenance, select the Populate Security key for SIT Anonymous user (Reference: OPS-23815), and click the Perform Upgrade Utility Check button.

OPS > SIT > Employee Identifier Specifies whether badge numbers or seniority numbers are used to identify employees.
Table 2. Sign-In Log Screen Options
Property Description
OPS > SIT > LateAudibleSound Specifies the sound file to be played by the OPS Sign-In/Off Log when a late sign-in warning is displayed.

The options are No Sound, Play default .wav file, or Play voice Speech.

Note:
In order to avoid the alert sounding on every machine where a user has the OPS Sign-In/Off Log screen open, only the first client machine will sound the audible alert for the Play default.wav and Play voice Speech options.
OPS > SIT > Sign-In Log Screen Refresh Rate (seconds) Specifies the auto-refresh rate in seconds for the Sign-In Log screen. If the value is zero (0), the screen does not refresh automatically.
Table 3. Sign-In Kiosk Screen Options
Property Description
OPS > SIT > Screen > Clock Time Format Specifies the clock time format for the sign in terminal screen.

This time format is applied to the SIT sign-in screen, the sign-in times shown on the kiosk, and the sign-in times shown on the SIT receipt.

OPS > SIT > Screen > Company Graphic Specifies the path name and file name of your agency logo. The logo appears on the main Sign-In Terminal screen.
OPS > SIT > Screen > Show Employee Message If selected, show Employee Message for each employee login.
OPS > SIT > Screen > Show On Time Performance If selected, show Employee On Time Performance data for each employee login.
OPS > SIT > Screen > Show Vehicle Info On Successful Sign-In Only If selected, assigned vehicle information is hidden when the operator is too early or too late for sign in.
OPS > SIT > Screen > Sign-In Delay Specifies the amount of time in seconds that the Sign In Details screen appears before reverting back to the Idle or Prompt screen.
Table 4. Sign In/Sign Off Restriction Options
Property Description
OPS > SIT > Sign-In Required Division Group If selected, allow sign in for employees in the selected divisions. Otherwise, allow sign in for all employees.
OPS > SIT > Sign-In Required Method Specifies whether sign in is required for All Work, Work that contains Report Time, or Sign-In at Garage, or Sign-In on the first assignment of the day for the employee.
OPS > SIT > Sign-In Required Work If selected, employees are allowed to sign in for the selected type of work.
OPS > SIT > Sign-Off Required Division Group If selected, allow sign off for employees in the selected divisions. Otherwise, allow sign off for all employees.
OPS > SIT > Sign-Off Required Method Specifies whether sign off is required for All Work, Work that contains Clear Time, or Sign-Off at Garage, or Sign-Off on the last assignment of the day for the employee.
OPS > SIT > Sign-Off Required Work If selected, employees are allowed to sign off for the selected type of work.
Table 5. Sign In Monitor Options
Property Description
OPS > SIT > Monitor > Check Current Day Only If selected, work is checked only for the current day.
OPS > SIT > Monitor > Full Day Absence > Schedule Parameters > Method Specifies whether or not to run full day absence checking service automatically by Time of Day. You must restart the Service Shell for this to take effect.
OPS > SIT > Monitor > Full Day Absence > Schedule Parameters > Time of Day Specifies the time in HH:MM:SS format for running full day absence checking service. It will only take effect if OPS > SIT > Monitor > Full Day Absence > Schedule Parameters > Method is set to Schedule by Time of Day. You must restart the Service Shell for this to take effect.
OPS > SIT > Monitor > Open Work Interval (seconds) Specifies the frequency, in seconds, with which the SIT Monitor checks for operators who have not signed in on time. If the value is zero (0), the SIT monitor does not check for late sign-ins.
OPS > SIT > Monitor > Prevent automatically opening work assigned after sign on time If selected,the SIT monitor will not open work for an employee assigned after the sign in time. This provides the option manually signing in the employee in this scenario.
OPS > SIT > Monitor > Sign-In Checking Interval (seconds) Specifies the frequency in seconds of late sign-in checking by the SIT monitor. If the value is zero (0), late sign-in checking is disabled.
OPS > SIT > Monitor > Sign-Off Checking Interval (seconds) Specifies the frequency in seconds of sign-off checking by the SIT monitor. If the value is zero (0), sign-off checking is disabled.
Table 6. Card Reader Options
Property Description
OPS > SIT > Card > Custom Date Issued Specifies which character group on the customized card provides the card issue date in MMDDYY format. The OPS > SIT > Card > Pattern property defines the character groups on customized cards.
Note:
This property is only used for sites where operators sign in using customized cards (the OPS > SIT > Card > Format value is Custom).
OPS > SIT > Card > Custom Expiration Date Specifies which character group on the customized card provides the card expiration date in MMDDYY format. The OPS > SIT > Card > Pattern property defines the character groups on customized cards.
Note:
This property is only used for sites where operators sign in using customized cards (the OPS > SIT > Card > Format value is Custom).
OPS > SIT > Card > Custom Key Value Specifies the employee information that is used to sign in at the kiosk. Possible values are
  • BadgeNumber
  • EmployeeId
  • EmployeeCode
  • DriverLicence
Note:
This property is only used for sites where operators sign in using customized cards (the OPS > SIT > Card > Format value is Custom).
OPS > SIT > Card > Description Sign-in card description used on the SIT kiosk. The default description is Driver License.
OPS > SIT > Card > Format Specifies whether operators sign in at the terminal using customized swipe or proximity cards, or driver’s licenses. Possible values are
  • No Format
  • Custom. Operators sign in using proximity cards.
  • DL-Location. Operators sign in using driver's licenses from a particular state or province. Location values include Ontario, British Columbia, Michigan, and Texas.
  • DL-PDF417 Bar Code. Operators sign in using driver's licenses with 2D bar codes.

    DL-PDF417 checks the OPS > SIT > Card > Custom Expiration Date property and, if not defined, uses MMDDYYYY format.

OPS > SIT > Card > Pattern
Note:
This property is relevant only when operators sign in using customized cards (the OPS > SIT > Card > Format value is Custom).

Specifies the pattern of information on a customized card. The pattern includes groups of characters with specified numbers of characters or separated by delimiters.

Syntax

[start][infoName1][{#ofCharacters1}|delimiter1]...[infoNamen][{#of Charactersn}|delimitern][end]

Where:

  • start is a character that marks the start of the pattern
  • infoName1 is the name of the first group of characters
  • #ofCharacters1 is the number of characters in the infoName1 group
  • delimiter1 is a character that marks the end of the infoName1 group
  • infoNamen is the name of the last group of characters in the pattern
  • #ofCharactersn is the number of characters in the infoNamen group
  • delimitern is a character that marks the end of the infoNamen group
  • end is a character that marks the end of the pattern

Example:

;info1{6}info2{94}info3=info4{5}info5$info6{6}?

In this example, each pattern of information starts with a semi-colon, and includes the following groups of characters:

  • a group of 6 characters (info1)
  • a group of characters (info2) that ends with the character with decimal code 94 (^)
  • a group of characters (info3) that ends with an equals sign (=)
  • a group of 5 characters (info4)
  • a group of characters (info5) that ends with a dollar sign ($)
  • a group of 6 characters (info6)

The pattern of information ends with a question mark (?)

In this example, a card could have the following information:

;070100some text^3413=12345john doe$070104?

The information on this card would be divided into the following groups:

  • info1 = 070100
  • info2 = some text
  • info3 = 3413
  • info4 = 12345
  • info5 = john doe
  • info6 = 070104
OPS > SIT > Card > Validation Specifies the employee data field against which the system validates sign-in information (for example, badge number or driver's license number).
Table 7. Receipt Options
Property Description
OPS > SIT > Receipt > Employee Identification This property is used to determine what to display as employee identification on the SIT Receipt in addition to the badge number. To display only the employee badge number, select None or leave the field blank.
OPS > SIT > Receipt > Extra Pay Type Group If specified, only the extra pay records with an extra pay type that belongs to this group will be displayed on the SIT receipt.
OPS > SIT > Show Scheduled Sign Off Time on Sign In Receipt If selected, employees' successful sign-in receipts display their scheduled sign-off time.
OPS > SIT > Receipt > Show Work Summary for Days Specifies the number of days to be summarized on employees' successful sign-off receipts. The number of days is limited to 7 and rolls backwards from the login date.
OPS > SIT > Receipt > Suppress Badge Number If selected, suppress the display of the badge number on the receipt.
Table 8. Secondary Processing
Property Description
OPS > SIT > Secondary Processing > Employee Column to Update Specifies the Employee table's Userstring Column to update. The value is a Userstring field name from the Employees table of the Trapeze database (for example, UserString1).
OPS > SIT > Secondary Processing > Method Specifies whether sign-in is required second processing.
OPS > SIT > Secondary Processing > Screen Delay Specifies the amount of time in seconds that the Second Processing Sign In screen appears before reverting back to the Idle or Prompt screen.
Table 9. Miscellaneous Options
Property Description
OPS > SIT > Allow Web Sign-In If selected, employees can sign in to work and sign off from work using Self-Service.
OPS > SIT > Hardware > Device Type Specifies Sign-In Terminal device type.
OPS > SIT > Log Sign In and Sign Off Attempts If selected, All Sign In/Off attempts are logged.
OPS > SIT > Kiosks Screen Refresh Rate Specifies the frequency, in seconds, at which the OPS Sign-In Terminal Kiosks ancillary data screen is refreshed. For example, 600 would refresh the screen every 10 minutes.
OPS > SIT > Published Days Work Only If selected, prevents SIT users from seeing work assignments before they are published.
OPS > SIT > Time Before Status Is Inactive Specifies the amount of time, in seconds, during which the sign-in terminal returns no status before the activity attribute is set to inactive. If you network has frequent connectivity issues, you may want to set this to a relatively large number (like 120) to avoid false reports. The activity attribute on the OPS Sign-In Terminal Kiosks ancillary data screen will be set to inactive when this value is reached and the screen will display the updated attribute when it refreshes.