ATTEND V4.0 is a database program specifically designed for tracking 
employee attendance. Offering ease of use and versatility for even the 
mid-sized business, ATTEND helps automate and simplify the complicated 
task of tracking and updating employee vacation, sick leave, glitches, 
and other attendance chores. 

ATTEND is configurable for a variety of employee types and updates,
manual and automatic. New to version 4.0 is the addition of a Timeclock
and Import feature, for increased useability and efficiency. Not only
can ATTEND store information, it can gather it for you, and import your
existing attendance information in ASCII text form, from a spreadsheet
or other timekeeping program.

ATTEND can track about 200 employees per working directory. Sets of
directories can be used, to seperate employees by department, project,
division, status type, and so forth. Individual updates can be set to
Anniversary or Calendar year, performed manually, as well as manual
mass updating by status type, length of employment, or both. Datasets
for both attendance incidents and comment entries are maintained for
each employee.

Features and updates include:

- TimeClock function to enable computerization of manual timekeeping
  functions. Text based export of data, or automatic saving in the
  Import dataset. Text based and graphical clocks, password security.
  Codes included for clockin/out, two breaks and lunch. Other codes
  for special clockout exceptions include personal leave, injury, comp
  time, emergency family medical leave, company errands, more. Individual
  passwords optionally assignable to each employee.

- Import utility for tracking and entering attendance incidents to the
  main database. Text based import, or automatic import from TimeClock.
  Simple structure allows small import files using three fields, with
  date of occurrence based on filename. Configures using ATTEND master
  file and timeclock punch hours, with extra information for pay data.
  Its' seperate dataset can be printed and maintained externally from
  ATTEND, for holding entries while informing employees of incidents.
  ATTEND dataset employee comment files can be updated with the import
  data, even when no incident occurred.

- Special Mass Update feature, to manually update available leave
  time for one or all status types. Can also be keyed on length of
  employment with company.

- Master file sort, print, and search functions improved. View master
  without printing, and search on six key fields. Prints sorted file
  including key sort field. Performs sorts on whichever master file is
  in current directory path.

- Status Type configuration functions improved and simplified. Updates
  based on Calendar year, Anniversary, as well as manual/group updates.

- Missing or deleted comment files now re-created in View, Update, and
  the Import utility.

- Can be run on a network (requires DOS 3+, and SHARE.EXE installed).

- Working directory re-assignment can be used to create sets of 
  database records, with about 200 employees tracked per directory.
  You can organize directories in any method you wish, so that
  employees can be grouped by status, project, department, division,
  and so forth.

- Master Passcode feature for system administrators - allows access 
  when normal password is unknown, password forgotten, or to lock 
  out normal usage. Registered version passcodes are unique, though
  the shareware version passcode is not.

- Can be run on even the oldest IBM compatible PCs', XT to Pentium.

- Text file (.TXT) / documentation viewer with search function.

- Easy manual entry of Vacation, Sick leave, unexcused leave, tardies,
  and other occurrences. Keeps running total of unexcused leave time.
  Short comments can be stored in each record, and extended comment
  files are available for each employee.

- Automatic anniversary update checking upon startup.

- Automatic vacation/sick leave updating on anniversary.

- Various automatic print options, including upon file deletion.

- Extended comment files for making notes pertaining to specific dates 
  or entries. Comment files can also be appended from the Import utility.

- Automatic file saving. Backup and restore. Network file locking.

- File search not case sensitive. Can search for employee by name,
  Badge/ID#, or Social Security #.

- Can be run within DOS or Windows (3.x), full screen or windowed.

- Sort, print, or just display master file; print employee data
  and comment file features.

- Statistics calculations on attendance occurrences. Keeps records of
  not only attendance, but employee personal information.

- Data/Comment file clearing feature. Single record deletion 
  and recalculation. Modifications can be performed on some fields
  though others are restricted for security purposes.

- Screen saver, automatic or manual.

And many more features.

The program will work with data and comment files created with 
version 3.0 and up. Please view the README.TXT file before installing
this new version.

This version includes a number of upgrades & fixes to version 3.5.
The master passcode feature is for demonstration purposes - a unique
code is only assigned for registered users, built into each copy.
Some features reserved for the registered version only.

To run, enter: ATTEND

Documentation: README.TXT and online help.