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Astrow is a time and attendance flexible application, adaptable to different needs of its customers through its main license packages, MSS, ESS and VT, customable roles and permissions, and many other options.
 
Application Version
 
Astrow is licensed per major version. A minor version upgrade of the application will not require a change of license. Any new option or module added on the license requires a license update. For more information, see CodeMeter and License Management.
 
Employees Packages
 
The number of employees determines the system capacity used for packages discounts or upgrades.
 
Web Packages
 
MSS, Management Self Service, is the management license. With MSS, the managers have full control of the time and attendance of their teams in Team Manager (add/edit/delete bookings and absences for your team, bookings MC, add notes, change day programs, change cycles, view timecards, holiday cards, anomalies and generate attendance reports of your employees in Astrow Web) and for HR personnel full configuration permissions and administration of all employees.
 
Licensing the product will require at least 1 MSS. This is the core license and will be automatically assigned with the role of HR. The master user HR will have full configuration rights for all employees, thus also the role of Manager. It will be able to act as a Manager for the system group All employees (System). All employees (System) is a group which will be automatically updated whenever adding or deleting an employee in the system. All employees (System) cannot be assigned to other users; in case there are more HR persons entitled to operate for all employees, we advice you to create new groups and include all employees manually.
 
VT license uses Virtual Terminal for real time bookings, as an evolution from a traditional time clock to a computer controlled terminal, through an internet browser. VT license is used by employees to make real time bookings directly from their computer.
 
Mobile VT (TO BE DISCONTINUED) license is a variation of VT, using the mobile phones for bookings, through an internet browser on mobile operation systems. It was developed for situations when employees’ tasks are assigned in changeable locations, e.g. sales or other outsourced services, satellites offices, home working employees, leasing personnel etc.  So paerst... b
 
ESS license, Employee Self Service, enables the possibility of sending absence requests to superiors, view personal timecard and holiday card, also team scheduled absences when sending an absence request. It also enables the authorizers to authorize absences of other persons. ESS license is used for employees to manage their own time and attendance and for authorizers to approve the absence requests of others.
 
Bio distribution is a license for distributing the templates on the terminals (see New/Edit iT30/iT300 and iT30/iT300 Terminal Commands for more details).
 
Morpho connection license enables the usage of Sagem Morpho terminals (see New/Edit Morpho 500+/200/J and Morpho 200/J/500+ Commands for more details). Please note that this is not possible without a Bio distribution license.
 
File terminal is a license to import in / export from Astrow bookings / data (see New/Edit File Terminal for more details).
 
Data collection is a license to insert directly from the terminal (iT30/iT300) the number of operations of a type defined done during a working day, to be included in daily or periodic reports (see Data Collection for more information).
 
Illness Control is an extra module of medical reports developed for the Norwegian market. Please contact the sales department for more details about this license.
 
Options
 
Extra licenses for PIP, Counters export and Detailed log enable the possibilities of PIP views, payroll exports and log operations.
 
Mobile Terminal is a mobile application that transforms a mobile phone into an Astrow data collection terminal. A mobile can be used instead of any terminal in order to make bookings. Employees can make bookings by PIN, employee number or by scanning a barcode / QRCode (see Bookings with Mobile Terminal). To define a mobile terminal, see New/Edit Mobile Terminal.
 
Activity Astrow is a mobile application that registers the time spent by a manager on performing some activities on a number of employees, e.g. doing trainings, presentations, etc. Settings and reports will be done in Astrow Web interface (see Activity Definitions and Activity Management in Astrow Web). Starting and ending the time for employees' activities will always be made with Activity Astrow mobile application (see Activity Mobile Application).
 
Pocket PIP is a mobile application to display the PIP status of employees. It also includes a roll-call checking list in case of emergencies (see Pocket PIP).
 
Visitors (registration and printing) helps companies using Astrow to register incoming visitors (see Visitors).
 
App design and run are for creating and run new configurations on the terminal (please contact your dealer!).
 
Astrow Mobile is a mobile application, mainly targeting the employee. All the daily actions for an employee (MSS, ESS, VT) can be done inside the app. It offers them the required tools to view/operate from their mobile. Functionalities that are available: mobile booking with GPS coordinates, absence and booking request, time card, holiday card, PIP, chat, data collection, daily view, customizable dashboard. The managers are able to approve the requests and see the T&A of the staff when away from office.
 
Cloud Packages
 
Astrow offers the same services in rental packages.
 
You can find below a guide of the operations and roles enabled for each main license in Astrow Web.
 
For a full explanation of roles per license, please see Security Levels, Roles and Permissions.
For a full explanation of permissions per license, please see List of Permissions.
 
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Operations
Operations
New Booking
VT
Absence Request
ESS
Booking Request
ESS
Time Card
ESS
Manage Requests (absences)
ESS
Manage Requests (bookings MC)
MSS
Team Manager
MSS
Holiday Manager
MSS
Team Anomalies
MSS
Communicate Status
MSS
Activity Manager
Activity + MSS
My Status
ESS
Team T&A Status
MSS
Task Scheduler (standard)
Standard
Import Employees from Task Schedule
Import Employees
Chart (standard)
Standard
Chart (advanced)
Chart
Chat
Standard + Astrow Mobile
Bulk Documents Upload
Standard
Freeze Period
Standard
Employee Files
Standard
View
 
Terminal Results
VT
Dashboard
Standard
My Requests
ESS
Holiday Card
ESS
Yearly View
ESS
Team View
ESS
Messages
Standard
Requests History
ESS
My Anomalies
ESS
PIP
PIP
Operation Log
Detailed Log
Notes
Standard
My Files
ESS
Visitors list
Visitors (registration)
Configuration
 
Employees
Standard
Departments
Standard
Groups
Standard
Authorization
ESS
Day Programs
Standard
Pay Groups
Standard
Cycles
Standard
Employee contract
Standard
Break Groups
Standard
Overtime Groups
Standard
Chop Groups
Standard
Rounding Groups
Standard
AutoDP Table
Standard
Absences
Standard
Seniority Schemes
Standard
Holiday Settings
Standard
Counter Definitions
Standard
Counter Operations
Standard
Master Codes
Standard
Cost Centers
Standard
EWTD Counters
EWTD
Activity Types
Activity
Activity Destinations
Activity
Communication
 
Terminal Manager
Communication (standard)
Terminal Groups
Communication (standard)
Terminal Configuration
Communication (standard)
Result Groups
Communication (standard)
Signal Definitions
Communication (standard)
Signal Exceptions
Communication (standard)
Special Card Manager
Communication (standard)
Terminal Commands
Communication (standard)
Command Log
Communication (standard)
Communication Queue
Communication (standard)
Data Collection
Data Collection
Security
 
Users
Standard
Roles
Standard
Reports
 
Report Definition
Standard
Report Archive
Standard
Export Definition
Counters Export
Export Archive
Counters Export
Bradford Factor
Bradford
HR
 
Groups
HR 1
Locations
HR 1
Equipments
HR 1
Skills
HR 1
Training institutes
HR 1
Free items
HR 1
Languages
HR 1
Access
 
GS Manager
Access
Access Groups
Access
Cards
Access
Event Logger
Access
GS Definitions
Access
Settings
 
Preferences
Standard
System
Standard
Tools
Standard
Change Password
Standard