Proteus System

A System for Multiple Clocking Points Or Large Numbers of Employees. With Time & Attendance and optional Shop Floor Data Capture and Access Control

Time and Attendance (T&A). Proteus System is needed for Time and Attendance applications where the customer has more than 200 employees or requires large amounts of clocking points.

Shop Floor Data Capture (SFDC). If you need to do SFDC or some form of Job Costing then you will need Proteus System.

Access Control. Like T&A if you have large numbers of employees or need to control more than eight doors then you will need Proteus System.

Proteus System consists of a Controller Box linked to a string of Clocking or Access Terminals. Proteus has several software applications built into it. The primary application is a Time and Attendance module. Other modules that are available include Shop Floor Data Capture (Job Costing) and Access Control.

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THE HARDWARE
Controller Box

The Controller Box, which works in real time, forms the hub of the system. This is the Central Processing Unit which collects and stores all of the transactions. Every transaction is immediately processed and stored to a secure memory. The Controller Box is in constant live communication with all of the Clocking Terminals. So when an employee clocks he receives an immediate response from the system confirming their transaction.

System Configurations

The Controller Box usually sits on your network as a small server, this allows multi-users simultaneous access to the system. Remote sites can also be linked via Modems or over Wide Area Networks. Each site automatically downloads its data over night to the Head Office Controller Box, further downloads can be manually implemented at any time.

 

Clocking Terminals

Clocking Points are wired directly from the Controller Box in a Daisy Chain or can be connected via ethernet.

Standard Clocking Terminals (T&A and SFDC)

The standard Clocking Terminal comes with a Magnetic Stripe badge reader, an LCD display and an alpha-numeric keypad. The Magnetic Swipe reader can be replaced with a Proximity reader or a Bar Code scanner (useful for SFDC).

With the Shop Floor Data Capture Module the terminals can also be linked directly to production or environment monitoring equipment for various functions.

Access Control Terminals

Access terminals are considerably smaller with only a numeric keypad, a 16 character display and a Magnetic Stripe badge reader or Proximity Tag reader.

Their sole function is for Access Control and Door Entry. They have a separate power supply and an output to standard Fail-Safe or Fail-Secure door release mechanisms.

THE SOFTWARE

Time And Attendance

T&A is the primary software module and the foundation of any Proteus System. It stores all of the employees personnel records. The rules for each shift pattern (rounding, grace periods, lunch-breaks and overtime etc.) are set up in the T&A module. The system caters for fixed shifts, rotating shifts, flexi-time and continental shift patterns. There are employees holiday calendars and a host of absentee codes that can be tailored to your companies requirements. There are also full editing facilities to enable you to modify any of the transactions any time after the event.

Time and Attendance Features:

· Automatic calculation of hours and overtime
· 6 Time Bands
· Rounding of hours
· Grace periods for clocking in
· Lunch-break deductions
· Fixed or rotating shifts
· Flexi-time including balances, debits and credits
· Continental shift patterns
· Employees calendars for booking holidays
· Holiday Allowances
· Company Holidays
· 52 absence codes tailored to your needs
· Employees personnel records
· A full history of all of their clockings and absences
· Editing past transactions
· Years of data storage
· Fully network compliant software is multi user friendly.
· Attendance Display Panel Shows who is In or Out
· Bar Code Scanner, Proximity or Infra Red Reader Options

As you will find with most of the modules there is a library of existing reports to suit most, if not all of your needs. There is also the ability to create and design reports specific to your company. The reports that are generated can be displayed, printed or exported from the Proteus system and imported into other packages e.g. Data Bases, Spreadsheets or Payroll Packages.

Reports Include:

· Pay Report (Hours and Overtime)
· Totals Report (Summary)
· Present
· Absent
· Fire Report
· Working Time Directive
· Lateness
· Export To Payroll/Database/Spreadsheet
· Bespoke Reports To Your Requirements

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Shop Floor Data Capture

The D.C. module is for Job Costing. It allows employees to log On and Off jobs or manufacturing processes. The system can be tailored to extract a variety of information from the employees e.g. job numbers, operation numbers, workshop/machine numbers, quantities produces/scrapped etc. All of the data can be entered into the system via the keypads on the clocking terminals or by scanning Bar Codes. Once the data is stored there is the facility to edit it at any time after the event.

The Data Capture module also allows the clocking terminals to be connected to either manufacturing or environment monitoring equipment. Readings from this equipment are taken at staged intervals.

Again there is range of standard reports available with the facility to create even more through the report generator.

Shop Floor Data Capture Features

Features
· Log On and Off Jobs
· Book Time to Operations, Machines, Workshops, Processes etc.
· Quantities Produced or Scrapped
· More than one person on a Job at any time
· Use Bar Code Scanners to Scan Job Numbers from Job/Routing Sheets
· Unlimited Job Capacity
· Stores Job Information and clocking records indefinitely
· Manage employees Job Clocking Records through Editing Suite
· Environment Monitoring

Shop Floor Data Capture Reports

· Data by Employee and which Jobs they worked on
· Data by jobs and which employees worked on it
· Sub totalling of operations within jobs
· Analyse Job Hours against Work Hours
· Report over any Date Range or from Start Of Job
· Export Data to other Applications
· Report on Quantities Produced/Scrapped

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Access Control

The Access Control module, in conjunction with the Access Terminals, provides the means of controlling who has access to certain areas of your premises. By using a combination of security levels and timed zones we can restricted access to certain doors at certain times of the day, each day of the week. The module also allows you to monitor and report on the movements of a single individual or a specific door. it is also possible to report on people who have tried to gain access to areas from which they are restricted. Further security is added with the ability to issue each employee their own PIN number.

An additional advantage of the Access Control module is the ability to track someone down. It is possible to display the last known transaction of a specific person, thus you can quickly identify if a person is present and their approximate location.

Access ControlFeatures

· Restrict access by area zones
· Restrict access by time zones
· Record Invalid or Illegal Access Attempts
· Duress Alarm
· Fail Safe or Fail Secure Options
· Card and/or PIN operation

Reports

· Report all Accesses by employee or date range
· Review illegal access attempts and/or discrepancies
· Report on "Last Known Location"

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