Welcome to Staffinder Standard Edition
Version 3.0
August 2, 2003

Document Contents:

1. What is Staffinder Standard Edition
2. Finding more information
3. Installation instructions
4. Enjoy your evaluation

What is Staffinder Standard Edition:
Staffinder Standard Edition is a computerized In/Out board system for businesses of all sizes.  Staffinder is an employee productivity tool that decreases the time they spent looking for each other.  By using a professional, simple to use and customizable interface, employees can quickly view the location and contact information for any employee in the system.  Staffinder empowers receptionists to perform quickly and accurately when connecting customers to employees.  Having that information available with one click, they can take customers to their destination with putting them on hold or having to hunt for employees.

Staffinder also includes Security features that keep pranksters from changing the status of other employees.  With administrator permission, each employee can control their own security settings by allowing or disallowing other employees to change their status.  Staffinder administration tools are built into the main screen, allowing any employee to become an administrator if they have the administrative password.

Note:  The administrative password to access company setup is "Admin" by default.  During the evaluation, it is inserted automatically.

Finding More Information:
Staffinder is available, documented and supported from the Staffinder web site at http://www.staffinder.net.  The web site includes the following:

* Access to the 5-user downloadable demo
* Technical support request form
* Product feedback form
* Product information
* Product tour including some screen shots
* Pricing and purchasing information
* FAQ's
* Installation instructions
* Using the Company Setup
* The Users Manual
* Updates and Fixes page
* Technical Info
* Troubleshooting help

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Installing Staffinder Standard Edition:
If you did not go through the Staffinder web site to download your 5-user demo, you may not see the installation instructions.  You can either use the information on this document to install Staffinder, or you can visit the Support section of the web site for a more detailed description of the install process.

How to Install Staffinder Standard Edition:
Staffinder can be run in two different scenarios, either Network or Standalone.  Here is the difference in these scenarios:

Network:  Use Network when the Staffinder data is to be  located on your network server so your employee workstations can connect to it and use the data.  In most cases, the Network scenario is the right choice.

Standalone:  Use Standalone when you want the data and the program to be used ON THE SAME COMPUTER.  For example, your employees do not all have computers, but you want a receptionist to use the program to track employee's whereabouts.  In this case, the program is completely installed on the receptionist's PC and he/she is the only person using it.  This mode can be used even if the receptionist is on a network.

General Installation Information:
* The installation is done in two steps regardless if you're doing a Network or Standalone installation type.  Step one gets the files extracted out of the downloaded file (setup.exe) and creates an install point for step two.  Step two puts the executable program on the workstation and configures the program by creating Registry settings. 
* In a network installation, all employees must have READ/WRITE access to the folder where the Staffinder Standard Edition database is located.

Step 1 (Data Installation:  Run this from any workstation on the network)
1. Double-click the SETUP.EXE file you received in your download. 
2. At the "Welcome" screen, click NEXT. 
3. At the "Choose Destination Location" screen, use the Browse button to select the desired drive letter to install the workstation installation point and database.  The installation will automatically add the StaffinderSE folder to your selection.  

Network Installation Example:  If you're installing the program so others can access the data, you will select a network drive like "f:\programs".  Since Staffinder automatically creates "StaffinderSE" folder, your files would be extracted to "f:\programs\StaffinderSE in this example.

Standalone Installation Example:  If you're installing the program on one machine for a receptionist, you will select a location on the local hard drive like "c:\".  Since Staffinder automatically creates "StaffinderSE" folder, your files would be extracted to "c:\StaffinderSE in this example.

4. At the "Start Installation" screen, click NEXT.  Files will be copied to the location you selected in step 3.. 
5. At the "Finish Installation" screen, click FINISH. 

Step 2 (Workstation Installation):  Run this from each employee workstation

1. Locate the drive and folder that was chosen during Step 1 of the installation. 
2. Double-click WSSETUP.EXE. 
3. At the "Welcome" screen, click NEXT. 
4. At the "Choose Destination Location" screen, use the Browse button to select the desired drive letter to install the program to.  This is typically on the C: drive, but could also be a shared folder on the network.

Note:  Even though you can install the Staffinder Standard Edition client on a network drive, we recommend installing the program on the local drive of your workstations.

5. At the "Select Start Menu Group" screen, select the name of the Start Menu folder where the Staffinder icon will be displayed.  Setup recommends "Staffinder Standard Edition" by default.  Click NEXT.

6. If you would like Staffinder to start automatically when you start your computer, make sure you select the "Add Staffinder to my Startup Folder" option on this screen.

7. At the "Start Installation" screen, click NEXT to start the file installation. 
8. At the "Installation Complete" screen, click FINISH. 

Congratulations, you have installed Staffinder Standard Edition.  You should find an icon in your Start Menu to launch Staffinder.

The first time Staffinder is run, it will automatically start the Company Setup routine where you can add your departments, insert employees and configure the In/Out board selections.  Again, the administrative password is "Admin".  We have added 5 sample departments to help you start your configuration.  These departments can be deleted if necessary.

Enjoy your Evaluation:
We hope you find Staffinder a capable part of your business software collection.  If you have problems or questions, please fill out a Support Request form on the Staffinder web site.  Thank you for your interest in Staffinder Standard Edition.


The Staffinder Team
www.staffinder.net
