Configuring History Days and Processing Settings for a CS TimeClock

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When TNA is connected to a CS TimeClock for the first time it will import the clock settings.  After the first synchronization TNA becomes the master of the clock. 

Since TNA takes over the processing of hours one can dedicate the storage space available on the CS TimeClock to clockings only by disabling the Auto-Processing feature on the clock.  It is also recommended to keep the minimum number of clockings on the clock itself as TNA constantly collects and stores the clockings in it's database. 

To set the History Days and turn off Auto-Processing open the Device Setup Screen, select the clock and click on Change.  The Update Clock window will open:

Untick the "Process Hours on Clock" box and enter the number of days of clocking history you need to keep on the clock. 

We recommend that this be set to no more than 30 days, but the setting may have to be adjusted to the site's requirements.  A rule of thumb is to assume that the maximum number of clockings the clock can store is 10,000 (with auto-processing disabled). 

Example 1:  On Site A, 100 employees will each clock 4 times per day - this equates to 400 clockings per day.  Therefore the "Keep History for" for this clock must be set to:  10,000 / 400 = 25 days.

Example 2: On Site B, 50 employees will each clock 2 times per day - this equates to 100 clockings per day.  This clock can be set to:  10,000 / 100 = 100 days, but set it to 30 days as the recommended maximum

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