Set Up the Auto Startup Feature

The Auto Startup feature allows you to access the TimeClock Punch In/Punch Out, Attendance Worksheet, TimeCard Utilities, and Auto Punch Out tasks without using the Sage 100 Desktop. You can set up shortcuts on the Windows Desktop for each of these tasks.

Before You Begin

You must be working on a Sage 100 system to use the Auto Startup feature.
You can access the TimeCard tasks outside of the Desktop only if you have the appropriate security setup.
For Sage 100 Advanced, you must have a drive mapping or a UNC path available for the Sage 100 Advanced server.
You must create a separate desktop shortcut for each task.

To establish the Auto Startup feature for TimeCard tasks

Create a Windows Desktop shortcut for the task you want to run outside the Sage 100 Desktop.
Right-click the shortcut icon.
In the shortcut Properties window, in the Target field, type the following Sage 100 path for the task.

For Sage 100 Standard:

"C:\Program Files\Sage\Sage 100 Standard\MAS90\Home\pvxwin32.exe" -hd ..\launcher\sota.ini ..\soa\Startup.M4P -ARG DIRECT UION <logon name> <logon password> <company> <task>

Note If Sage 100 Standard is not installed in the default location, replace C:\Program Files\Sage\Sage 100 Standard with the correct installation location.

For Sage 100 Advanced:

\\<Sage 100 Advanced installation location>\MAS90\Home\pvxwin32.exe -hd ..\launcher\sota.ini ..\soa\Startup.M4P -ARG DIRECT UION <logon name> <logon password> <company> <task>

Use the following guidelines for entering a logon name, logon password, company, and program:

<logon name>	Type the name of the user logon entered in Library Master User Maintenance. If there is a space in the logon name, enclose the field in quotation marks. If the Use Unified Logon check box is selected in the Library Master System Configuration window, type two quotation marks ("") instead of a logon name.
<logon password>	Type the password set up for the user. If the user does not have a password or the Use Unified Logon check box is selected in the Library Master System Configuration window, type two quotation marks (""). If the password has a space in it, enclose the field in quotation marks. The password is case sensitive.
<company>	Type the three-character company code for the company that will be accessed by the TimeCard tasks. Only one company code can be specified for each shortcut.
<program>	Type the program name of the task you will run from this shortcut. Type TCWDAA for TimeClock Punch In/Punch Out, TCWRAA for Attendance Worksheet, or TCWSPA for Auto Punch Out. Only one program can be specified for each shortcut.

In the Start In field, type the following Sage 100 path.

For Sage 100 Standard:

"C:\Program Files\Sage\Sage 100 Standard\MAS90\Home"

Note If Sage 100 Standard is not installed in the default location, replace C:\Program Files\Sage\Sage 100 Standard with the correct installation path.

For Sage 100 Advanced:

Type the UNC path to the Sage 100 Advanced server. The path should end in Home, such as \\Habanero\Sage\Sage 100 Advanced\MAS90\Home

Click OK to save the shortcut settings.