About Licenses
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.
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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.
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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.
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Menu
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License needed
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Operations
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Operations
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New Booking
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VT
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Absence Request
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ESS
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Booking Request
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ESS
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Time Card
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ESS
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Manage Requests (absences)
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ESS
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Manage Requests (bookings MC)
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MSS
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Team Manager
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MSS
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Holiday Manager
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MSS
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Team Anomalies
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MSS
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Communicate Status
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MSS
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Activity Manager
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Activity + MSS
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My Status
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ESS
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Team T&A Status
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MSS
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Task Scheduler (standard)
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Standard
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Import Employees from Task Schedule
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Import Employees
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Chart (standard)
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Standard
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Chart (advanced)
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Chart
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Chat
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Standard + Astrow Mobile
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Bulk Documents Upload
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Standard
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Freeze Period
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Standard
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Employee Files
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Standard
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View
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Terminal Results
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VT
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Dashboard
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Standard
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My Requests
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ESS
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Holiday Card
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ESS
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Yearly View
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ESS
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Team View
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ESS
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Messages
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Standard
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Requests History
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ESS
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My Anomalies
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ESS
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PIP
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PIP
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Operation Log
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Detailed Log
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Notes
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Standard
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My Files
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ESS
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Visitors list
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Visitors (registration)
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Configuration
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Employees
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Standard
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Departments
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Standard
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Groups
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Standard
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Authorization
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ESS
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Day Programs
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Standard
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Pay Groups
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Standard
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Cycles
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Standard
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Employee contract
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Standard
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Break Groups
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Overtime Groups
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Standard
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Chop Groups
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Standard
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Rounding Groups
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AutoDP Table
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Standard
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Absences
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Standard
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Seniority Schemes
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Standard
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Holiday Settings
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Standard
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Counter Definitions
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Standard
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Counter Operations
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Standard
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Master Codes
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Standard
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Cost Centers
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Standard
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EWTD Counters
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EWTD
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Activity Types
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Activity
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Activity Destinations
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Activity
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Communication
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Terminal Manager
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Communication (standard)
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Terminal Groups
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Communication (standard)
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Terminal Configuration
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Communication (standard)
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Result Groups
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Communication (standard)
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Signal Definitions
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Communication (standard)
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Signal Exceptions
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Communication (standard)
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Special Card Manager
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Communication (standard)
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Terminal Commands
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Communication (standard)
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Command Log
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Communication (standard)
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Communication Queue
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Communication (standard)
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Data Collection
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Data Collection
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Security
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Users
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Standard
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Roles
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Standard
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Reports
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Report Definition
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Standard
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Report Archive
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Standard
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Export Definition
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Counters Export
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Export Archive
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Counters Export
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Bradford Factor
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Bradford
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HR
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Groups
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HR 1
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Locations
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HR 1
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Equipments
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HR 1
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Skills
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HR 1
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Training institutes
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HR 1
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Free items
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HR 1
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Languages
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HR 1
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Access
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GS Manager
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Access
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Access Groups
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Access
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Cards
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Access
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Event Logger
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Access
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GS Definitions
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Access
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Settings
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Preferences
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Standard
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System
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Standard
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Tools
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Standard
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Change Password
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Standard
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