PositiveWare Time Card Desktop Client

The PositiveWare Time Card client application allows PositiveWare users to manage plan and time-tracking activity from their desktops, without having to login to the PositiveWare web interface.

This means that the client application can be left running in the background to be accessed quickly when needed, without requiring an ongoing browser session.

It also makes it possible for employees' web-browsing activities to be restricted without impacting on their ability to utilize the PositiveWare system.

Installing the PositiveWare Time Card Client

The PositiveWare Time Card application requires the Adobe AIR Runtime to be installed. To learn more about this, contact your technical support team or see Adobe's AIR website.

Once the AIR Runtime is installed, installing the PositiveWare client is extremely quick and simple.

Right-click on the PWTimeCard.air installer file:

Choose the Install option when prompted:



Choose your preferred installation options:

 

The installation will complete without further input and you will see a confirmation message when it is finished:



Adding A Windows Taskbar Shortcut for the PositiveWare Client

To add a Windows Taskbar shortcut to the PositiveWare client application, simply drag the desktop icon created during the installation onto the Quick Launch area of the Windows Taskbar.


Adding A Max OS X Dock Icon for the PositiveWare Client

To add an icon for the PositiveWare client to your OS X Dock, follow these steps:
  1. Open a Finder window and locate the PositiveWare client application.
  2. Select the application and drag it onto your Dock.

Using the PositiveWare Time Card Client

To start using the Time Card client, simply run the program from the desktop shortcut or from the PositiveWare Time Card entry on your Windows Start Menu or Mac OS X Dock.

After a short pause, you will be prompted to log in. Use your normal PositiveWare username and password to do this:



You will be shown a confirmation message when you have successfully logged in:



The Time Card client provides access to the two most commonly-used areas of the PositiveWare system: Time Card and Plan Manager.

In the top-left corner of the client application are tabs for each of these areas - just click on the one you would like to use:



 
 

Both the Time Card and the Plan Manager function in exactly the same way as the web interface - you should not be able to detect any difference at all when using them.

Note: Edit activity in the Plan Manager requires web browser access to the PositiveWare system.


Plan Manager Time Card

 

Offline Working With PositiveWare Time Card Client

When working with the PositiveWare client, you must ensure you save all of your changes before you close the client application.

Failure to do this will result in these changes not being saved to the PositiveWare server and being lost when the client is closed.

The client does not currently support offline working and all data must be saved to the main PositiveWare system before client sessions are ended. Support for offline working is planned for future releases.

Saving Time Card Client Entries

In the Time Card, entries should be saved using the Save button in the top right:



Unsaved Time Card entries are indicated with a in the left-hand column.

Saving Plan Manager Entries

Changes made in the Plan Manager should be saved using the Save Changes task in the Edit window: