Installation

You can install TimeWriter Standard on your computer or file server by using the installation wizard. Download the latest version from https://support.timewriter.com/downloads/installers/ (opens in a new tab). The wizard will guide your installation process to ensure that the files go to the desired location.

It is preferable that you do not place the program in your C:\Program files\ folder. If you do, Windows will write the data onto an unpredictable location, which makes it difficult if the software should need to be transferred to another location at some other stage.

If you choose the default settings, all files will go to the C:\TimeWriterV5\ folder.

You will find the following programs in the installation folder:

Program	Aim
\client\twClientStd	This is the application for daily usage. Per employee you can setup whether it is TimeWriter administrator or not. Every employee can: Register hours. Generate reports. Administrators can also: Managing master data. Setting up system settings. Create and edit reports.
\control\ControlPanelStd	Setting up local database / cloud database. Create / restore backup. Update check. Send files to support service. Program operations are explained in the ControlPanelStd (opens in a new tab) chapter.
\report\twReportStd	This program can be used if you only want to use the reporting function.

Program

Aim

\client\twClientStd

This is the application for daily usage. Per employee you can setup whether it is TimeWriter administrator or not.

Every employee can:

Register hours.
Generate reports.

Administrators can also:

Managing master data.
Setting up system settings.
Create and edit reports.

\control\ControlPanelStd

Setting up local database / cloud database.
Create / restore backup.
Update check.
Send files to support service.

Program operations are explained in the ControlPanelStd (opens in a new tab) chapter.

\report\twReportStd

This program can be used if you only want to use the reporting function.

Files needed for listed programs are stored in the following folders:

Folder	Aim
\data\	· TimeWriter database. **
\data\xso_standard\default\backup\	· Backup files created with ControlPanelStd are stored in this folder. **
\lib\	· Various libraries required by the different programs.

** If a cloud database is to be used, the database will be located at an internet location and this folder will not be used to store the new hour bookings