DigiPunch Installation

How to Install and Setup DigiPunch

DigiPunch consists of two main programs: DigiPunch Time Clock (DTC) and DigiPunch Manager (DM). Employees use DTC to clock in and out. Bookkeepers and managers use DM to manage the whole system. These two programs can be installed on different PC's on a network, or a single standalone PC.

**Installation Instructions for the 16-bit Version Downloaded from the Web**
1.	Unzip the zip files onto 3 floppy disks and name the disks as DP16, DBENG1 and DBENG2 according to the zip file names.
2.	On each PC designated to run DTC or DM or both, make a directory for DigiPunch programs and copy all the files from the DP16 disk into this directory.
3.	From each PC designated to run DTC or DM or both, run the SETUP.EXE program from the DBENG1 disk. When prompted, insert the DBENG2 disk.

**Installation Instructions for the 16-bit Version Shipped by Polaris Computing**
1.	From each PC designated to run DTC or DM or both, run the DP16.EXE program from the disk labeled "DigiPunch Attendance Management System 16-bit Install."
2.	From each PC designated to run DTC or DM or both, run the SETUP.EXE program from the disk labeled "Borland Database Engine 16-bit Setup 1." When prompted, insert the disk labeled "Borland Database Engine 16-bit Setup 2."

**Installation Instructions for the 32-bit Version Downloaded from the Web**
1.	Unzip the DP32.ZIP file.
2.	From each PC designated to run DTC or DM or both, run the SETUP.EXE program.

**Installation Instructions for the 32-bit Version Shipped by Polaris Computing**
1.	From each PC designated to run DTC or DM or both, run the SETUP.EXE program on the CD.

**Setup Instructions**
Depending on the version of DigiPunch and Windows, your screens may look slightly different.
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1.		On one of the PC's designated to run DTC or DM or both, run DBSETUP.EXE from the installation folder. When this screen appears, choose a folder for the DigiPunch database. If you want to create a new folder, select the drive or parent folder you want it created in and click the New Folder button. Please pay attention to the folder icons on the screen. Note the differences between open folders and closed folders. Double click a folder to open or close it. Click the OK button to accept the open folder for the DigiPunch Database. The program does not allow re-installation of the database in the same folder, so you will not accidentally wipe out your data. To re-install the database into the same folder, you must delete all the files in the folder.
2.		On each of the designated DTC or DM PC's, run DTC.EXE in the installation folder. The program will ask you to set the path to the DigiPunch database. When this screen appears, find the DigiPunch database folder, select the file HOURS.DB, and then click the OK button. Note that all DigiPunch PC's must reference the database folder using the same mapping.
3.		On each of the designated DTC PC's, restart the DTC.EXE program. The program will ask you for a name for the time clock. This name must be unique.
4.		Do the following on each of the designated DTC or DM PC's only if the program runs on a network. 16-bit only: Run BDECFG.EXE (default directory is C:\IDAPI) to set PARADOX Driver's "NET DIR" to the DigiPunch database directory. (Upper picture) 32-bit only: Run Control Panel>BDE Administrator to set PARADOX Drive's "NET DIR" to the DigiPunch database directory. (Lower picture)

Both DTC and DM will be able to run now. You may wish to create Windows desktop shortcut icons for them, or put DTC in Windows Start Up group. For these tasks, please refer to Windows help.

**System Initialization in DM**
Menu options are shown in parentheses
DigiPunch comes with the system password **CLOCK**
1.	If you have a license code, please enter it now. (Maintenance > License)
2.	Set up all the parameters for the system. (Maintenance > System Setup)
3.	Change the system password if you like. (Maintenance > Change System Password)
4.	If your company is divided into divisions, please enter divisions information. (Maintenance > Division Entry/Edit)
5.	If your company or your company divisions are divided into departments, please enter departments information. (Maintenance > Department Entry/Edit)
6.	Enter employees information. (Maintenance > Employee Entry/Edit) If you have many employees and a database or file containing employees information, you may want to import employee information into DigiPunch. DigiPunch comes with a program DGIMP.EXE that can import this data for you.

If you have followed all the steps above, the clock system should be fully functional and your employees can clock in.