I have a nifty timecard solution that I have been working on. All the employees clock in/out via a simple screen where they enter their number and press a button. Works great. The problem is they access this via IWP and IWP logs the user out every X minutes. Is there a way to set this up so it stays running all the time without logging out?

Right now when a shift starts the first person to clock in will log in with a generic username then they will be able to access the "clock" screen and everyone else will be able to clock in/out after that but when lunch or the end of day comes someone has to log in again. Is there a way to get this working with IWP so they don't have to login all the time?

On FileMaker Server Advanced 11, the maximum timeout for an Instant Web Publishing connection is 60 minutes, which can be adjusted via the FileMaker Admin program under Configuration > Web Publishing and then the Instant Web Publishing Tab.

Depending on what flavor of FileMaker you are using the settings may be in different places but I would imagine that you will never be able to get more than 60 minutes of idle time.

No, the 60 minutes is the maximum.

Beyond that, you need to look at this process. it isn't very secure. And someone could "clock in" for someone else. Or "clock out" for that matter. I'd recommend the clocking part be tied to authentication of a specific and individual account.

Steven

No, the 60 minutes is the maximum.

Yeah I'm aware of the 60 minute time limit. I was hoping there might be a solution to automate login maybe outside of filemaker? If I could create some kind of script that would login automatically and/or refresh the session every so often that would make this work great.

Beyond that, you need to look at this process. it isn't very secure. And someone could "clock in" for someone else. Or "clock out" for that matter. I'd recommend the clocking part be tied to authentication of a specific and individual account.

Steven

Point noted. However, security is not really an issue for this small of a business. Besides is it anymore secure than an old-fashioned punch card? That's what we were using before. I'm working on integrating an RFID card reader to the system but that is down the road.